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Led a team to undertake discovery of the current business and technology state, due diligence of other industry participants and market offerings to formulate a future Market Systems strategy and roadmap.

Led the initiation of an urgent technology remediation initiative to ensure continuity of compliance and customer services.

A significant system upgrade and modification initiative that ensured TasNetworks' compliance with Australian Energy Market Commission rule changes and continued delivery of regulated data services to customers via market protocols.Management of an internal project team (15) and performance and delivery management of multiple external software service.

Tasmania, Australia

Transformation initiative to introduce choice of design and construction of distribution network to customers. Provided oversight and reporting of ten independent work streams from across the business, spanning from customer-facing staff, through to engineers, designers, field crews and internal legal and regulatory teams.

• This project involved gaining an understanding of the requirements of Information Technology within the business for the next ten year period, in order to demonstrate to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) the.
• Undertaking application business health assessments with key users across the business to understand areas in need of investment;
• Formation of an Information Technology ‘roadmap’ for the… Show more This project involved gaining an understanding of the requirements of Information Technology within the business for the next ten year period, in.
• Formation of an Information Technology ‘roadmap’ for the next ten years; and
• Development of Investment Evaluation Summaries for the initiatives expected to be undertaken in the ten years (this is inclusive of high-level cost/benefit and risk analysis) Show less

• Performed the role of a Business Analyst for the TasNetworks Core Applications Strategy Project. The aim of the initiative being to propose a strategy with which to pursue regarding the duplicate systems and processes.
• Capturing and understanding current operational expenditure of in-scope applications;
• Documenting of Level 1 Business Process… Show more Performed the role of a Business Analyst for the TasNetworks Core Applications Strategy Project. The aim of the initiative being to propose a strategy with which to.
• Documenting of Level 1 Business Process (current and future) and the business requirements, to support the Request for Information (RFI) process;
• Evaluation of RFI responses against business requirements;
• Assisting with the financial modelling of the different strategy scenarios;

Undertook analysis and due diligence activities with leading universities and software vendors to produce a solution platform options paper for the University of Tasmania’s potential new online staff portal.

Hobart

• Performed a senior role within the BA team and was responsible for overseeing the successfully delivery of a major stream of work through all phases of the project.The program was a significant system and process.
• Meet the obligations set by the regulatory body (AEMO) to operate in the market;
• Successfully transact with other market participants and allow Tasmania’s energy customers to transfer between different… Show more Performed a senior role within the BA team and was responsible for overseeing the.
• Successfully transact with other market participants and allow Tasmania’s energy customers to transfer between different retailers; and
• Transform a purely manual process of managing unmetered assets (i.e. streetlights) to an electronic medium.Responsibilities included:
• Facilitation of vendor and stakeholder workshops

Hobart

• Consulting as a business analyst, Paul was part of a small team that was responsible for the enhancement and modification of a number of business critical systems and processes which allowed Tasmania to become the.
• Evaluation of vendor software specifications
• Process Mapping – Creation of to-be process maps to ensure compliance with national framework
• Software Testing – Worked… Show more Consulting as a business analyst, Paul was part of a small team that was responsible for the enhancement and modification of a number of business critical systems and processes.
• Software Testing – Worked with subject matter experts in the formulation of functional, integration and UAT test cases, as well as execution of test cases and providing of assistance to UAT
• Traceability – Mapping of legislative requirements through, business requirements, functional specifications, vendor specifications and test cases

Hobart

• Financial Model Review
• IT Controls Auditing – Performed internal audits of numerous government agencies and public companies with regard to their IT risks and controls.
• Financial Auditing – Provided assistance on numerous financial audit engagements with KPMG.

Hobart

Provided advisory assistance in the production of key policy and procedural documentation for the RBF Risk and Compliance division in their application to become a Registered Superannuation Entity (RSE).

• This was a major and time-critical system and process implementation with significant regulatory and legislative implications.The project upgraded Aurora Distribution’s market systems to allow Tasmanian energy.
• Meter Data Provider (MDP) Accreditation: Assisted in the delivery of Compliance activities for Aurora’s MDP Accreditation through liaising with Business, Vendors & SME’s to ensure alignment with AEMO Regulations.
• Requirement Documentation: Elicitation and production of business and functional requirements documents for software implementation deliverables
• Solution Validation: Performed analysis of proposed solution documentation against business requirements and functional specifications to ensure deliverables were fit for purpose.
• Application Configuration: Conducted configuration of applications in test and production environments and was responsible for key tasks during in move-to-live activities.
• Administration Documentation: Production of administration guide documentation and specifications for key applications.

• Consulting as a business analyst for Aurora Energy on the RENEWAL/ACP project, the program was responsible for the enhancement and modification of a number of business critical systems and processes to allow.
• Requirement Documentation: Elicitation and production of business and functional requirements documents for software implementation deliverables.
• Defect Management:… Show more Consulting as a business analyst for Aurora Energy on the RENEWAL/ACP project, the program was responsible for the enhancement and modification of a number of business critical systems and.
• Defect Management: Assisted in the investigation, management, communication and delivery of defect solutions with vendors, as well as the running of defect meetings andmanagement reporting.
• Testing Support: Provided ongoing support to test resources regarding system functionality as well as production and execution of test cases.
• User-Acceptance Testing (UAT): Management and execution of user-acceptance testing with key business resources.

Graduate Diploma, Applied Finance

Units completed: Financial Markets and Economic Principles - Distinction Law, Regulation and Ethics- Distinction Techniques in Financial.

Commerce, Management Of Informations Systems, Finance