RoleOverall responsibility for Planning Services including leading the section, and making all budgeting and staffing decisionsProvision of high-level advice – statistical, IT and policy – to inform the University’s planning and decision-making processesSelected AchievementsPrincipal author of the Cycle of Planning and Accountability to describe the University's planning and review processesDesigned and oversaw the development of Operational Priorities Plans and associated schedulesDeveloped student enrolment and load plans in consultation with key stakeholders, developed a robust projection model and the means to monitor actual enrolments and load against planned levels, and negotiated related Funding Agreements with the Australian GovernmentPrincipal author of successful submission to the Australian Government for substantial increases in funding to facilitate the major restructure of the University’s coursesPrincipal author of the Mission Based Compact with the Australian GovernmentDesigned the set of KPI reports used to monitor the University’s performanceOversaw the development and maintenance of the University's Executive Information System that provided information to support decision-making and planning within the UniversityModelled impacts of changes to funding arrangements proposed by the CommonwealthSubstantial contributor to the development of schemes to improve access and participation in the University’s courses, including the UWay and Broadway Schemes.As the Universities Australia representative on the Higher Education Data Reference Group, participated in the design of a more robust data collection on applications for admissionConvenor of the 2013 Australasian Association of Institutional Research ForumExecutive Officer for the External Environment Committee – a sub-committee of the University's SenateAssisted with the selection and implementation of various University computing systems, including a new student system

Provision of official statistics on the University, including overseeing the preparation and submission of statistical records to governments, production of statistical publications, including revamping UniStats, developing UWA in Brief and statistical webpages.