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The Glen, Melbourne

After leaving Specsavers we decided to invest in two Laser Clinic Australia clinics at Cranbourne Park and The Glen. The intention was to take 2 years to build these businesses to support an ongoing capital growth and income stream during later years. It has taken a year longer to build them to the level of self sufficiency but in spite of COVID they are ready for me to move back into a mainstream IT role.o Laser Clinics Australia are the established brand and market leader in the… Show more After leaving Specsavers we decided to invest in two Laser Clinic Australia clinics at Cranbourne Park and The Glen. The intention was to take 2 years to build these businesses to support an ongoing capital growth and income stream during later years. It has taken a year longer to build them to the level of self sufficiency but in spite of COVID they are ready for me to move back into a mainstream IT role.o Laser Clinics Australia are the established brand and market leader in the fields of laser hair removal, cosmetic injections and skin treatments. Operating as a joint venture franchise operation, with over 100 clinics, the business is achieving consistent year on year growth and expending it’s network. During 2017, this network has performed more than 2.7 million treatments and welcomed over 220,000 new clients. We operate 2 clinics: The Glen and Cranbourne. o The work as clinic director encompasses: Full 4 wall accountability for clinic profitability Creation, and delivery, of business plans Building the capabilities, skills, quality and output of, and within, the clinic teamso Achievements Creation, from scratch of, 2 successful new clinics Success in a new, quite different, area of retail, whilst utilizing my experience in other retail forums  On track transition of new start businesses towards stable profit earning operations Show less

Greater Melbourne Area

As part of my concern about working under a new specific global structure and the agreed succession plan for my 2IC Specsavers and I agreed to an exit approach and I took the opportunity to move into an owvership position of two Lasr Clinic Australia clinics. o The work at Specsavers encompassed: Delivery of IT strategy & services that meet the business outcomes sought by the 5 year cross functional strategic plans Participation, as an equal business leader, in the development… Show more As part of my concern about working under a new specific global structure and the agreed succession plan for my 2IC Specsavers and I agreed to an exit approach and I took the opportunity to move into an owvership position of two Lasr Clinic Australia clinics. o The work at Specsavers encompassed: Delivery of IT strategy & services that meet the business outcomes sought by the 5 year cross functional strategic plans Participation, as an equal business leader, in the development and delivery of these plans and priorities Delivery of the resultant IT Portfolio of works successfully, on time and on budget Development & ‘Keeping the lights on’ in the areas of IT infrastructure, network and support functions Driving ongoing process improvement initiatives Acting as the liaison into Global IT initiatives, providing direction/communication, to and from both teams, as well as clearly prioritised requirements from our local market Building the capabilities, skills, quality and output of, and within, the APAC IT team Show less

Greater Melbourne Area

 Programs Managero Accountability Support the transition of Myer out of the Coles Myer corporation Deliver tactical and strategic programs to support the transition and the future needs of the business Establish and run an effective Program Management Officeo Achievements Prior to this role I was leading work within Coles Myer to establish the transition. Through the building of effective relationships I was able to work around the ‘us and them’ stance that… Show more  Programs Managero Accountability Support the transition of Myer out of the Coles Myer corporation Deliver tactical and strategic programs to support the transition and the future needs of the business Establish and run an effective Program Management Officeo Achievements Prior to this role I was leading work within Coles Myer to establish the transition. Through the building of effective relationships I was able to work around the ‘us and them’ stance that developed and deliver faster, cheaper and more effective transition results Fast build of an effective change team including architects, business analysts, project managers, PMO and technical leads Transition of key systems and processes from Coles Myer:• Collaboration systems, including email, live on Day 1• HR, including payroll within 3 months• Hardware maintenance and support agreements within 3 months• Finance systems within 6 months• Supply Chain systems and sites within 12 months, including the development of a new site Lead the successful initial phases of the strategic Myer Point of Sale (POS) program that included discover, RFP selection and preliminary requirements and design. This was achieved within 5 months and whilst I would have continued to lead this program I moved to Specsavers. The system is being used in Myer today. Show less

Greater Melbourne Area

 Store Systems and Processes Managero Accountability Across the 11 Coles Myer brands establish a common method for viewing current solutions and capabilities, potential improvements and a resultant strategic approach for IT development and delivery Liaison with all brands to ensure input and support for the approach Build a specific list of prioritised actions and delivery programs From this list kick off programs into the initial project phases Support projects… Show more  Store Systems and Processes Managero Accountability Across the 11 Coles Myer brands establish a common method for viewing current solutions and capabilities, potential improvements and a resultant strategic approach for IT development and delivery Liaison with all brands to ensure input and support for the approach Build a specific list of prioritised actions and delivery programs From this list kick off programs into the initial project phases Support projects with qualified business analysis resources Towards the end of my role I also added the accountability for leadership on specific Myer transition activities o Achievements Establishment of the first cross company view of Store business systems and processes. Prior to this each brand developed their own solutions missing out on the opportunity of shared cost and benefit for cross brand solutions. This work became the model for future brand planning. Through effective planning and the provision of quality business analysis the consistent delivery of Store projects  Development of effective pre-transition guidelines and approaches for the Myer transition. The effectiveness for this can be seen in the quality, both in terms of effectiveness, cost and time, of the actual transition. Show less