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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Australia

I am currently project managing the deployment of a new hardware for onsite/cloud hybrid infrastructure across Australian locations. This critical project is on track to deliver improved system performance, scalability, and minimal disruption to daily operations.Meticulous planning, proactive risk management, and strong collaboration are driving this project forward. The new infrastructure will position the organisation for a more efficient and scalable future, ensuring client is well-equipped for evolving technological needs. Also setting up PMO foundations at Domain IT.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Project Highlights:Successfully delivered 2 major compliance projects in the Fraud tech platform - Unified fraud detection system across the bank- Employee surveillance system- Led 2 teams of 10 members each (Application delivery team and DevOps team)Overview:Responsible for delivering agile and waterfall solutions for banking and financial servicesLed a cross-functional Agile team to deliver critical software projects for the bank, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory requirements involving various app frameworksFacilitated all Scrum events, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives, ensuring efficient and effective collaboration.Mentored and coached team members on Agile principles and practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.Managed and prioritized the product backlog, working closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure the delivery of value-driven features.Implemented Agile metrics and reporting, tracking team velocity and project progress to provide transparency and insights to the bank's leadership.Successfully mitigated project risks and impediments, enabling the team to meet project deadlines and maintain high-quality standards.Collaborated with other Scrum Masters and Agile coaches to enhance Agile adoption and best practices across the bank's IT department.Worked with project teams on various technologies which cover Mobile platforms: iOS, Android, Web platforms: Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), Desktop platforms: Windows, macOS Squad management of Cloud platforms

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Project Highlights:Successfully delivered the following IT and Robotics projects for Treasury Wines Estate.- Incident management system upgrade- Unmanned Ground Vehicles - automated forklifts integrated with WMS- Multiple PMO Process improvementsOverview:Responsible for defining projects schedules and key milestonesResponsible for developing the detailed project plan and implementation approachResponsible for project delivery (scope, time, budget, resources, and quality)Responsible for all solution delivery through the end-to-end project lifecycleManage & resolve IT related risks & issuesLead, developed and mentored team members Solution Design, Change, and CommunicationEnsured all technical solutions align to the Technology RoadmapEnsured all projects comply with and adhere to the Architecture Review Board (ARB) & Program Management Office (PMO) governance processesEstablished communication channels for what is and is not being deliveredEnsured technical audit issues are resolved where relevant to the program’s scope and responsible functional area Transitioning to Support documentationEnsured a transition to support plan is created and agreed upon in given time framesEnsured transition to support activities are completed with a level of quality that allowed for seamless transition from project resources to internal TWE help desk & vendor support resources

Melbourne, Australia

Project Highlights: - SAP Business One implementation - WMS - Warehouse Management System implementation - Exchange migration to M365 - Industrial PLC Gateway implementation - Upgrade/Refresh of factory wide infrastructureOverview: IT risk assessment processIT governance process and policiesInternal AuditsManaging Stakeholders Organisational Change ManagementReview project budget and scope Overviewing vendor and 3rd party complianceOverviewing contracts and service level agreements for vendors, suppliers and managed services Managing internal and 3rd party technical project teamsLeadership & People ManagementStrategy PlanningSubject expert on systems and technology

Melbourne, Australia

- Managing ERP and Operating environment teams- Business Intelligence, infrastructure design and management- Planning and maintaining disaster recovery strategy - Authored and implemented security standards- Reviewing all IT procurement- Maintain IT Took kits- Designed database driven knowledge management systems- Managed security alerts for viral, intrusion or security inconsistency- Proactive and reactive strategy design- SAP Troubleshooting/ Reporting / Database maintenance - SAN/NAS Setup, maintenance, troubleshooting and performance tuning- Virtualisation (VMware)- Data Visualiaztion- Reporting solutions (SAP)- Budgeting for the IT department

Melbourne Victoria

Operating Environment (Microsoft Server Operating Systems)- SOE Design, best practices, roll-outs- Database Server installations and Administration (SQL Server)- Establishing Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) and Backups- Cloud Backups- Designing clients security protocols- Performance testing of hardware/databasesOptemizer (Custom Inventory Management System)- Logging bugs / problems issues - deploying fixes- Generating ReportsHardware Support:- New Server / Workstation Builds and deployments- Diagnostics- Warranty issuesAdministrative Tasks:- Streamlining internal communications- Implementation and maintenance of in-house Wiki Server- Analysing future trends and forecasting future requirements- Reviewing customer proposals- Documentation of software and processes

- Managed IT projects for small to large organisations- Managed multiple expert tech teams on various projects from solution development to system deployment-Assigning and scheduling teams to tasks-Managing contractors and sub-contractors-Developed various processes and streamlined existing processes, gauging efficiency-Project planning, Scope definition, stakeholder -Management and budget control-Preparation of project requirement, technical requirements-Managed change and scope control-Ensured deliverables, deadlines are delivered in a timely fashion-Status reports to clients and stakeholders-Preparing and reviewing client signoffs-Verifying invoices for contractors and sub-contractors

Masters In Enterprise Resource Management Systems, Sap

Activities and Societies: SAP Students Association President SAP Student Association

Bachelor Of Information Technology, Computer Networks