Rob Blackadder Email & Phone Number

Canberra, Act, Au

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Scrum Master/Agile Coach, RTESAFe 6.0 Practice Consultant SPCSAFe 5.1 Practice Consultant SPCRTE Secure CommunicationsDelivering Agile Project Management through the SAFe 6.0 Framework in Defence Communication

Barton, Canberra, Australia

Daily Product Owner tasks & duties:Defining the vision Managing the product backlogPrioritizing needs Overseeing development stagesAnticipating client needs Acting as primary liaisonEvaluating product progress at each iteration User Story creation & deliveryDaily Scrum Master tasks & duties:Coach team members in the Agile processes Host daily stand-up meetingsAssist the product owner with the product… Show more Daily Product Owner tasks & duties:Defining the vision Managing the product backlogPrioritizing needs Overseeing development stagesAnticipating client needs Acting as primary liaisonEvaluating product progress at each iteration User Story creation & deliveryDaily Scrum Master tasks & duties:Coach team members in the Agile processes Host daily stand-up meetingsAssist the product owner with the product Remove roadblocksbacklog Teach Scrum practices and principles Show less

Canberra, Australia

I established this business in 2006 to combine my knowledge the recruitment industry and the IT industry to refine recruitment systems. I had significant influence on several current recruitment systems: Taleo 10, Bond Adapt, RecruitSoft, RecruitMax, and Fasttrack. During this time I consulted to SEEK and Career One regarding their recruitment systems.While operating my business, I was invited to complete extensive contracts with the Command Group as their IT Manager. These contracts… Show more I established this business in 2006 to combine my knowledge the recruitment industry and the IT industry to refine recruitment systems. I had significant influence on several current recruitment systems: Taleo 10, Bond Adapt, RecruitSoft, RecruitMax, and Fasttrack. During this time I consulted to SEEK and Career One regarding their recruitment systems.While operating my business, I was invited to complete extensive contracts with the Command Group as their IT Manager. These contracts were 2006-2008 and 2010-2013. After leaving the Command Group, I returned to my now established consulting business Recruiting Works and provided services primarily to the recruitment industry, and also to Corporate Sales & Marketing. In my capacity as owner / operator I am responsible for:• Business Management - Recruitment and management of my team - Business process management - Budget and cost forecasting• Procurement: - Project Management of HRIS, ISP, Telecoms tender process - Request For Proposal (RFP) and Vendor selection & Statement of Work (SOW) Management - Negotiation and management of ISP data contracts - Hardware and software procurement• Systems Administration: - Corporate Business relocations and server hosting - Taleo HRIS Application Support and System Administration - Bond Adapt Recruitment Application Support and System Administration - Coordinating data and telecom cutovers • Desktop support - MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point - SaaS support - Remote Support - Microsoft Exchange support - BYOD support - Printer & peripheral support• Business Analysis - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery consulting - Development of business requirement specifications - Draft network topology, workflow and business system diagrams• System Installations - Desktop relocations - Data Centre server rack installations/relocations - Wireless device setups and installations Show less

Sydney, Australia

In 2006, and then again in 2010, was invited to assume the role of Business Systems Manager. I was responsible for the research and recommendation of a range of suitable products to replace a range of existing and aging bespoke applications.In 2006 I was supporting two Sydney branch offices. These were Parramatta and Head Office in the Sydney CBD. When I returned in 2010, the Command Group had expanded to 11 offices. These included Sydney, Melbourne, Parramatta, Brisbane, Newcastle… Show more In 2006, and then again in 2010, was invited to assume the role of Business Systems Manager. I was responsible for the research and recommendation of a range of suitable products to replace a range of existing and aging bespoke applications.In 2006 I was supporting two Sydney branch offices. These were Parramatta and Head Office in the Sydney CBD. When I returned in 2010, the Command Group had expanded to 11 offices. These included Sydney, Melbourne, Parramatta, Brisbane, Newcastle, Auckland, Perth, Singapore, Canberra, Hong Kong & Adelaide. .During both terms my responsibilities were:-• Business Management: - Recruitment and management of my team - Business process management - Budget and cost forecasting - Branch Office Relocation Coordination• Procurement: - RFP/RFI and Vendor selection - SOW Management - BPO Negotiation and Management - Negotiation and management of SLA's, OLA's and UP's - Negotiation and management of ISP data contracts - Hardware and software procurement• Systems Administration: - Corporate Business relocations and server hosting - Bond Adapt Recruitment Application Support and System Administration - Coordinating data and telecom cutovers - Microsoft Exchange support - SQL Server Query writing• Desktop support: - MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point - Terminal Services - Intranet - CRM - BYOD Support - Microsoft Exchange Support - Printer & peripheral Support• Business Analysis: - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery consulting - Development of business requirement specifications - Draft network topology, workflow and business system diagramsDuring this time the global financial crisis hit the recruitment industry hard and a number of offices were closed and consolidated and a decision was made to outsource the IT department, a project that I managed and that was completed on time and within budget. Show less

Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Australia

My primary duties were to procure domestic and international Engineering human resources for multiple and major EPCM projects across Australia and Indonesia. Projects included, A$1.8bn Bayu-Undan Project, the largest petroleum project in operation in the Timor Sea.

Sydney, Australia

I identified a market opportunity for the recruitment of specialised engineering into the Aero industry in Australia. This was later expanded to include oil and gas mining. I established and managed a profitable company with operations throughout Australia that was eventually bought out by TRS. I remained with TRS for a period of time.

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Bankstown Airport, Sydney, Australia

Amberley Air Force Base, Queensland, Australia

Engineering

Certificate Human Resources & Management

Microsoft Project 2003

Certification, Scrum Master, Pass

Certification, Safe 5.1 Agilist, Pass