Pip Wright Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

An ed-tech not-for-profit, Grok is a leading provider of digital technologies, innovation and cyber security education for Australian teachers and students, covering the full spectrum of computing skills from digital literacy, through to advanced computer science skills and related disciplines.Grok’s mission is to educate all learners in transformative computing skills, knowledge and dispositions, empowering them to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of the future.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Forte is an innovative way to finance education, at no cost to individuals or governments and without relying on philanthropy. Forte connects untapped pools of private capital with the real needs of job seekers and labour markets today. For Forte, outcomes matter, so that individuals get training for free, governments get to help disadvantaged groups and increase the skilled workforce without worsening the budget, and investors get low-risk, high-yield, short-term returns. https://www.forteofficial.com/

Melbourne, Australia

Oversaw a function of 50+ across product, digital and technology. Responsible for technical product development (agile), enterprise and eCommerce systems, service delivery, strategic planning and delivery, regional team management, and global stakeholder relationships.

Melbourne, Australia

Worked as part of a small, networked global team of impact researchers, data strategists, and thought leaders to measure and improve outcomes for Pearson's strategic educational products and services. Implemented efficacy practice for APAC and delivered on Pearson's commitment to provide externally-audited impact reporting for their flagship products and services.

Worked across China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand to launch Pearson's internal efficacy program. Responsibilities included: establishing a prioritisation process for investment and decision-making; conducting efficacy reviews for strategic products and programs of work; creating and facilitating large-scale training on what it means to be 'learner-focused'; and implementing a new, global framework for program outcomes evaluation and continuous improvement.

Headed up the Workflow Transformation stream of Pearson Australia’s major content management transformation project (from print to 'digital-first'), with a strong emphasis on people and process. Worked across Higher and Professional Education, Schools and Penguin Books publishing and content teams.

Worked under the CIO to establish the Technology Solutions team in IT, with a core focus of strengthening business engagement and partnership between IT and the businesses they serve.

Compiler of Crosswords for Pleasure bi-monthly publication. Occasional editor and database manager.

Field Deployment business analyst for the company’s high-profile 4 year roll-out of 1.1 million Smart Meters across Victoria.

Corporate consultant working on large-scale transformation and mass-deployment projects in the industries of Utilities (Distribution and Retail), Banking & Finance, Telecommunications & ICT, Government (Health).

Sky-Skan is a US-based, global, niche industry provider of planetarium systems (full-dome projections, real-time 3D visualisation software and turn-key facility operations). Responsible for systems and projects across ANZ, South Africa, India and Asia.

Doctoral thesis on the non-adoption of social communications technologies.

Phd (Arts), History And Philosophy Of Science

Doctoral candidate and socio-technical theorist for the ‘Wired Homes Project’. Managed the development, implementation.

Bsc (Hons), History & Philosophy Of Science

Honours thesis on the settling of a debate in the emerging experimental field of radio astronomy in the 1950's, between Cambridge.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology; Physics