Peter Lambert Email & Phone Number

Canberra, Act, Au

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

F2-2-42 Fairbairn Act

As the Chief of Research Services for DST group, I provided the leadership, strategic vision and execution to: deliver the multi-faceted digital research infrastructure, including supercomputing, secure research cloud, research laboratory and experimental infrastructure, and research acquisition, operations, security and safety demanded by a complex research and development (R&D) organisation; deliver research engineering design, prototyping and fabrication capabilities, including multi-material 3D printing and micro-nano scale fabrication, required by a modern science and technology organisation; deliver and extend these secure central capabilities to the Defence innovation, science and technology ecosystem, including the University and industry research sectors; and, manage the audit, research data management and information management functions.

Canberra, Australia

As Head of Business Operations I was the COO/CIO equivalent for the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), a Prescribed Agency with over 7,500 staff and a budget of around $11 Billion per annum delivering acquisition and sustainment of capabilities for the Australian Defence Force. My Division has three branches and over 350 staff (including trainees) delivering these services to the four Groups and fifteen Divisions/Programs within the DMO. My responsibilities include corporate planning and governance, assurance, security and risk management, workforce and HR management, ministerial and corporate communications, external agreements and performance reporting. One of my branch heads is also the Chief Audit Executive for DMO, responsible for Internal Audit and liaison with the ANAO. CIO related responsibilities include business process improvement, information management and provision and support of business systems, including DMO’s Internet and Intranet presence. Successfully rolled out a very large and complex Enterprise Asset Management system serving more than 9,000 users across the world managing assets worth over $9Bn.

Canberra, Australia

In this position I was responsible for leading the CIO Group and managing ICT for Defence after the early departure of the then CIO. The Group delivered ICT services through over 1,400 applications to over 90,000 users across multiple, secure, fixed and mobile networks spanning the world from Canberra to the foxhole. While I was acting CIO, I primarily focussed on actively engaging with the Deputy Secretary (equivalent) members of the Defence Committee (DC), developing an action plan for the ICT recommendations of the Defence Management Review (DMR), contributing to the development of the new Defence Business Model and continuing to drive transformation within the Group. I viewed my time as acting CIO as successfully establishing improved relationships and communication channels with customers in preparation for the arrival of the new CIO, Greg Farr.

Canberra, Australia

As Head of Information Systems Division (ISD), I was responsible for the design, construction, support and sustainment of Defence ICT infrastructure. This organisation of around 600 staff (excluding external contractors) was formed after my successful intervention in developing a revised operating model and organisational design for the CIO Group. Apart from delivering the information capabilities under construction, my major focus was on improving the responsiveness and accountability of the organisation. Defence demand for ICT systems was exceeding ISD’s supply capacity and the workforce was not properly structured for scalable delivery. As a result, I initiated and led a major transformation of the organisation, aimed at increasing the capacity of the Division to deliver to customers. This transformation was primarily focussed on up-skilling our people from ‘code-cutters’ to program, project, technical and contract managers. I also actively led the introduction of Portfolio, Program and Project Management and the establishment of relevant Competency Centres throughout the organisation.• Successfully transitioned development and support of the personnel and finance systems from the business owners into CIO Group. Successfully delivered major capability improvements such as the Standard Operating Environment, single email client, software rationalisation, remote computing services. Created new arrangements for strategic relationships with industry in the supply of design and installation services and in the supply of ICT equipment.

Canberra, Australia

As the Assistant Secretary for Network and Systems Development, I was responsible for the development, delivery into production and support of a wide range of business applications, common services applications and network infrastructure. Business application functions included corporate management information, personnel security management, police and incident management, cadet administration, infrastructure management, payroll, honours and awards, health services and logistics. Common services included standard operating environments, intranet and Internet capabilities, office productivity applications and enterprise application integration. Network infrastructure delivery included user devices, back-end systems hardware, voice and data networks, and fixed and mobile bearer systems. The major challenges in this position related to creating accountability for delivery and financial management and developing performance metrics for delivery and support. Implemented Project Management methodologies and Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) measurement. Consolidated the establishment of a Program Management Office, initially covering all projects under construction (approximately 80 projects each with budgets greater than $250,000)

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Australia

Various roles, including Commanding Officer of 7th Signals Regiment (Electronic Warfare), @Army; Commanding Officer of the Australian contingent to the United Nations MINURSO operation in Western Sahara, @Africa; Project Director of Army’s battlefield command support system, @DMO; program manager for Army command, control, communication, computing and intelligence systems capability development, @Australian Defence headquarters; served with British Army Of the Rhine (BAOR) in West Germany during the Cold War.

Ethics, Immersed

Advanced Management Program, Management And Leadership, Completed

Master'S Degree, Science (In Information Technology)

Master'S Degree, Defence Studies (And Public Policy)

Army Command And Staff College, Advanced Military And Operational Studies, Dux Of C&Sc - A Pass

Bachelor'S Degree, Science (In Computer Science), Honours Class 1

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