Responsible for the governance and delivery of Government’s Superannuation Policy Program and the ATO’s priority Superannuation infrastructure investment areas. This work includes the building of ICT and frontline staff solutions.

Provide leadership in developing the next generation of services and products to clients covering the entire range of superannuation products provided by the Australian Taxation Office including Self Managed Super Funds, APRA Regulated Funds, Income Tax, Co-contributions and Superannuation Guarantee. Working across the wider ATO engage industry associations, key stakeholders, and State and Federal Government Agencies to create solutions to client hindrances while driving down costs for all stakeholders.

Responsible for developing, delivering and approving Marketing and Communication products for Privately Owned and Wealthy Groups covering the following matters; serious financial crime, tax crime, phoenix activities, trusts, tax governance, fringe benefits tax, capital gains tax, and aggressive tax planning.

Responsible for the policy, education and strategic direction of the ATO's regulation and taxation of Self Managed Superannuation Funds.Create initiative compliance programs and treatments, ensuring appropriate SMSFs selected for review/audits across Australia.Represent the ATO at public events (over 300 presentations) including delivering webinars (www.ato.gov.au/SMSFwebinars) and contributing to public ATO committees . Approve prosecution actions including settlements. Work with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) to target scheme promoters. Work with other State and Federal Agencies to address fraud.

Drive the detection of aggressive tax planning arrangements and schemes targeting superannuation.Build the superannuation capability and knowledge of ATO officers who specialise in complex tax evasion cases in Oder for the ATO to respond to emerging risks in this area. Short term secondment.

Responsible for the policy, education and strategic direction of the ATO's regulation of Self Managed Superannuation Funds.Create compliance programs and treatments, ensuring appropriate controls in place to select SMSFs for review/audits. Represent the ATO at public events and on committees. Approve prosecution actions including settlements.

Ensure all risks to the Superannuation system (including regulatory, income tax, super guarantee, co-contributions and Super Reforms) were recorded, had mitigation strategies and known to all key delivery areas in the ATO.Lead treatment of Risk Differentiated Framework approach to compliance activities.

Responsible for stopping illegal early release schemes and their promoters who target people. Involved creating a transparent process for rollovers between large super funds and Self Managed Super Funds (SMSFs). Involved devleoping industry standards, websites, and communication products.

As project manager deliver Super Simplification products including:- Creation of Self Managed Super Fund Annual Return (2008)- Updating Fund Income Tax Return (2008)- Create technical content for Electronic Super Audit Tool (eSAT) Working with contractors delivery the ATO's wider Change Program that replaced 10-20 year old systems.Consult with industry, negotiate with Government Agencies (ABS, Treasury, Finance, APRA) to create new products.Represent ATO at external forums presenting to industry bodies. Train internal staff on changes.

Working a large array of position across the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) including;- ATO Auditor- Project Manager- Human Resource Manager - Accountant- Personnel OfficerInvolved in several successful staff dismissals, reducing staff insurance costs by successfully managing over 50 staff return to work programs, specialising in redundancy and maternity leave cases, Personnel trainer across agencies on fee for service basis, implemented ATO's first Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) auditing area and program, member of restructure committee changing the delivery of superannuation services (over 1,500 staff impacted), created 'Role & Responsibilities for SMSF Trustees booklet (2005), assisted in creation of Auditor Contravention Reporting regime for SMSF industry, contribute to Member Contribution Statement reporting regime including software specifications for clients and internal system build.

Commencing as a Trainee after successfully completing Public Service exam I worked for DEET for three years during which I completed Unversity studies part time and TAFE qualfications (as a trainee).Worked in front line clients services in Commonwealth Employment Service, Youth Access Services, Career Reference Centre and Professionals Employment Service. Major achievement was being included in Officeworks recruitment program (private / public joint venture). Also worked in Personnel for one year paying out over 500 redundancies during major Department downsizing operation.