Cloud based (SaaS) solutions for the Financial Services industry.Delivering the ASSIST suite of products for the financial services industry including ASSIST Commission & ASSIST Broker.

Instigated and successfully lead the organisation's transformation to the Cloud including email, document management /file shares, telephony and call recording.Renegotiated and consolidated the many vendor relationships and redundant services, providing eChoice with a simpler and more cost-effective operational IT platform. Delivered eChoice the ability from an IT operational perspective to scale as an when needed as it undertakes an aggressive growth strategy.

Participated in the pilot program for the MLC Advice Store concept. Established the second MLC Advice Store in Australia. Provided MLC with feedback and know-how to evolve their offering and extend their network nationally.Established a team encompassing Financial Adviser and Advice Associate. Successfully managed a client based with in excess of $80M funds. Established a unique process for reviewing and managing clients on an ongoing basis, including regular reporting, communication, and face to face presentations.Acted in the capacity of a financial adviser as an authorised representative of GWM Adviser Services (a wholly owned subsidiary of MLC Limited).The business was sold in June 2016.

Engaged on a consultative basis post purchase of the Rapid Web Publisher business by Tower.Duties:Assist and advise the CEO on strategy for Tower’s business solutions initiative for the ECM market.Research and identifying Solutions to enhance Tower's TRIM Context ECM technology platform, including opportunity and competitive analysis.Identify markets / business solutions which presented the lowest barrier to entry and provided Tower with a unique selling proposition.Identify a product management methodology to implement within the organization as part of its go-forward strategy for both its solutions and product delivery.Develop business plans which included a sales, marketing and distribution strategies.

Founder of a software start-up that became the standard for Web Content Managment in Local, State, Federal Government and medium to large corporates. Exit via sale to Tower Software.The business was started at home with $2,000 with no customers and went on to establish offices in Sydney, Melbourne and London. Intimately involved with the product design and business development, including cold calling, trade shows, & seminars. As the business grew I developed a sales team over time covering Australia, UK & the U.S.A.With business growth came the responsibilities of a CEO in which undertook and established a management team that included a GM Sales, Chief Technology Officer and GM of Services. This was complemented by a well thought out software platform which managed Sales, Timesheeting, Invoicing and Staff Managment.** Rapid Web Publisher **Architected and managed the development of the flagship product Rapid Web Publisher a Web Content Managment system that delivered a sophisticated end user experience via a robust database driven platform incorporating a secure workflow, aging and archiving framework. Oversaw the creation of a unique approach to implementation and adoption of Rapid Web Publisher via the Rapid Site methodology. This enhanced the sales process as well as managing the risk when implementing such a solution to large enterprises with hundreds of content providers.Sample of clients acquired:Acer Computer Australia and GloballySt George BankOrica LtdAustralian Catholic InsuranceAustralian Wheat BoardQantas LtdTennis AustraliaFederal Attorney Generals Department (40 websites)Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)Victorian Department of InfrastructureVictorian Department of Premier and CabinetVictorian Department of RoadsParramatta Local CouncilHornsby Local CouncilToowoomba Local CouncilSutherland Shire CouncilNSW Ambulance** Technology platform *** - Microsoft .Net- Lotus Notes- CSS- XML / XLT

Responsible for delivering a CRM system for Relationship Managers within the IIB business unit (approx. 1000 users globally).Duties included hiring staff to support the project and engaging with a number of vendors for consulting, software development, documentation and infrastructure deployment.Rollout included;o Analyzing the business requirement,o Developing a strategic plan for developing the solution, training and implementation

Director, Atlas Consulting Group.Appointed as a Director of the wholly owned subsidary of Com Tech Communications.Developed a business plan and go to market strategy for the new entity. The business plan was presented to the board of directors and successfully received funding to proceed.
In summary, Atlas was established as consulting and software development business with a strategic focus on the Groupware / Lotus Notes market. 
Duties;The commercial preparation of software solutions including marketing collateral and pricing matrix. Vendor relationship management including Lotus, IBM and AT&&TBusiness Development (Sales) Financial Management of the wholly owned subsidiary.Presales:Support and Implementation of UNIX and related technologies ( C Compiler, TCP/IP, Networking Technologies, shell Scripting, etc)
Lotus Notes Consultant:Sales, development, and support. Included selling and developing applications such as a Helpdesk, CRM and QA (ISO Certification)Instructor:Delivering certified training courses for Lotus Notes, SCO UNIX, UNIX System IV, Novell and Networking Technologies.