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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Focussed on helping organisations improve efficiency through AI-powered document automation, using Affinda's platform.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

I help technology and finance executives in some of Australia's largest companies better understand, communicate and optimise their technology investments.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Technology and finance leaders look to Apptio to help them transform the way they manage the technology business and make decisions. Apptio's cloud-based applications help tech leaders become strategic partners to the business by demonstrating value of IT investments, accelerate innovation and shift their technology investments from running the business to digital innovation.

Worldwide, Oo

Tailoring consulting engagements with clients, helping identify areas where analytics can best add value, where Deloitte can provide expertise, ultimately helping them increase analytics capability in their people, processes and systems.Analytics is revolutionising our world in so many ways. From improving medical outcomes for patients to creating more tailored experience for customers to business efficiency and effectiveness improvements, organisations are upturning entire industries by applying analytics across their businesses.Deloitte are experts in helping organisations through all stages of analytics maturity, whether it be initial analytics optimisation and design, implementing best in class software and systems, through to introducing automated decisioning in operational processes.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

With responsibility for analytics software sales in IBM's financial services sector in southern Australia, I worked with existing and new IBM clients, helping to identify areas where analytics could unlock value in their business. This involved bringing industry-specific thought leadership, painting a view of what might be possible, running interactive workshops, stakeholder briefings, drafting value propositions and business cases. I then tailored and negotiated software transactions for both traditional on-premises software and software-as-a-service (cloud) deals.A few examples of areas in which my clients realised value through analytics:- saving money and improving asset performance with predictive maintenance- increasing accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness of the business budgeting and planning process - increasing marketing effectiveness through micro-segmentation and targeted marketing based on propensity modelling- improving attrition by identifying customers who are likely to churn and then recommending the best intervention based on statistical analysis- delivering enterprise performance dashboards to executives on mobile devices

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

In this role, within IBM's Global Technology Services (GTS) business, I was responsible for working with existing IBM clients, identifying, negotiating and closing new business. I led both the negotiations with the client as well as managing IBM's engagement team, including complex solution design, crafting value propositions and building business cases. During this time, I successfully closed a number of multi-million dollar deals and exceeded sales quota targets.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Working in sales teams within IBM's services business, with responsibility for the financial and commercial structure of complex multi-year outsourcing deals, this role involved working with IBM clients on the deal pricing structure and with senior IBM executives on the deal financials.

Au

Initially a management accounting role, then broadened to involve strategic planning, budgeting and reporting in the insurance underwriting division, where I worked with senior business unit executives on annual business plans, monthly financial budgeting and reporting. This then culminated in preparing consolidated reports and published business plans for the board and various regulatory bodies.

Eastmelbourne, Au

Starting as Financial Controller for a family-owned insurance agency, I was responsible for the Finance and IT functions, including a small team of staff. Following acquisition by OAMPS, I became a divisional accountant responsible for forecasting, reporting and analysis for numerous underwriting agencies writing motor, liability, warranty and personal lines insurance.

During the peak of the dot-com boom in 1999, I launched an online B2B financial services business whilst studying at University.Liquid8.com.au was a full e-commerce site built to help small businesses improve their cash-flow. This was a great learning experience, dealing with leading-edge web technologies at the height of the dot-com boom. I built a small but growing client base with clients in Australia, USA and UK.Whilst I had initial discussions with potential investors interested in growing the business, the dot-com bust in 2001 caused a re-think across the industry. At this time I chose to wind the business up and instead continue University studies.

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And E-Commerce

Education record

High School