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I am the Chief Technology Officer at the Australian Communications and Media Authority. I also lead the Strategy and Architecture practice for the agency and provide principal engineering, security and digital services to lead teams and capabilities.

With automation and digital business changing how we run operations and the migration to the cloud an imperative for all organisations, delivering strategic business transformation in large, complex organisations is becoming increasingly difficult.DQA provides integrated and supported methodologies, toolkits and expert capabilities vital to sustainably solving these problems for complex organisations.We deliver people, process and technology results across Government, Financial Services and Utilities verticals with permanent resources on the ground in Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Darwin.DQA provides a home for over 70 experienced professionals who want to be part of a supportive team environment away from the traditional big firms. In a world where the big consulting firms are dominated by graduates and offshore resources, we are differentiated by the depth and breadth of our experienced pool of seasoned program delivery, consulting, technology and strategy specialists. Our core team has over 200 years of delivery experience and has successfully delivered over $2.5 billion in capital projects.Over the last 20 years we have developed the skills and expertise to successfully establish governance, commercial and management structures to allow us to control and manage multiple vendors or system integrators across large numbers of projects in parallel to deliver integrated yet agile business outcomes.DQA is a multiple Microsoft and Signavio Gold Partner with all core cloud, DevOps and business process transformation competencies. Our clients include Department of Finance, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Department of Industry, Innovation & Science, Department of Home Affairs, Digital Transformation Agency, the Australian Federal Police, the National Disability Insurance Agency, the Bureau of Meteorology, NT Power & Water Corporation and AusNet Services.

Architecture, innovation and assurance services working directly to the CIO. Working with a specialised team in the design and delivery of major new capabilities, most recently in the adoption and integration of cloud enterprise services and modern workplace capabilities.Demonstrated experience in the delivery of secure, automated and highly available on-premises and cloud environments. Specialisation in the full Microsoft stack, hyper-converged virtualisation platforms, operating system architecture, automation and modern web platforms. Also providing short-term and long-term strategic architecture services for the department, including C-level strategy.

Solutions design, development and implementation of a wide range of enterprise services and platforms across various public and private organisations, including within the Microsoft and Amazon clouds. Led the technical establishment and delivery of the first state practice for the organisation in Queensland.Development, implementation and management of secure, automated and highly available environments leveraging a diverse range of enterprise hardware and software platforms. Specialisations in the full Microsoft stack, virtualisation, secure remote access services and bespoke customisation thorough tailored automation and programming.

Ownership and delivery of Finance’s desktop, deployment, authentication, print, monitoring and remote access services. Leading a team of engineering staff to deliver complex operational and project focused deliverables throughout the organisation and providing strategic technical direction. Demonstrated experience in providing secure and automated identity, desktop, server and application enterprise capabilities, the design and configuration of secure authentication platforms and private clouds, and the complete endpoint management across thick, thin and mobile clients.

Configuration, management and development of IP Australia’s desktop, infrastructure, application and remote access platforms. Demonstrated experience in designing and delivering automated deployment services for a range of operating platforms and applications throughout the department.