Managing delivery of Office of Local Government upgrade of Pet Registry and Companion Animals Register.

Tender document preparation for National Parks and Wildlife Service data warehouse project.

Assist in Project Managing delivery of upgrade to environmental air quality and dust monitoring system.

Review existing Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and recommend fine tuning and updating.Interview team members to gain understanding of how the process works and how it may be enhanced to improve group efficiencies, improved customer relations and product quality.

Review of tender proposals for replacement for the NSW Pet Registry and Companion Animals registers.Prepared detailed comparative analysis (technical and financial) of vendor proposals, contributing to recommendation of preferred vendor to key stakeholders.

Independent IT consultant engaged in project management, product development and IT systems support for clients ranging from start-ups to corporate clients.Client: Henderson & Horning Property ConsultantsWorked with directors to refine their core property management application and implement a complete refresh of their corporate website.Property management application – data driven web application; functionality includingBuilding Facilities management; automated order… Show more Independent IT consultant engaged in project management, product development and IT systems support for clients ranging from start-ups to corporate clients.Client: Henderson & Horning Property ConsultantsWorked with directors to refine their core property management application and implement a complete refresh of their corporate website.Property management application – data driven web application; functionality includingBuilding Facilities management; automated order approval, dispatch & reconciliation. Automated invoice receipting, management, processing & reconciliation; Automated rent arrears management and notification; Building, Tenant and Creditor managementSupport/redesign client management and property sales & marketing campaign web applicationLinux server, email, web server support, Linux VM implementation of SCO UnixClient: Adams ConsultingPorted and redesigned hosted Linux based corporate data backup system. Client: NeutralNut (www.neutralnut.com)Engaged to devise and deliver customised discussion forum.Client: B2B eCommerce web siteEngaged to design and develop prototype B2B eCommerce web site.Personal research projects, product evaluation and definitionPorted a range of Linux application software to RaspberryPi and BeagleBone platforms to test low cost platform alternatives.Technology reviews for a range of solutions for start-up technology ventures with former colleagues. The key to success in this endeavour is matching suitable technologies with the client needs. Review off-the-shelf technologies compared with bespoke software development. Defining ‘Minimum Viable Product’ for a messaging-based application, defining focus group discussion and surveys to refine product requirements. Show less

Activities in this role include, assessing the application of SAFe methodologies within the engineering team, overseeing the implementation of a global initiative to transform and harmonise the global engineering operations, working closely within APAC engineering groups and management to influence and evolve global engineering processes and practices in conjunction with USA and UK engineering organisations, striving for global process, managing and improving Software Configuration Management… Show more Activities in this role include, assessing the application of SAFe methodologies within the engineering team, overseeing the implementation of a global initiative to transform and harmonise the global engineering operations, working closely within APAC engineering groups and management to influence and evolve global engineering processes and practices in conjunction with USA and UK engineering organisations, striving for global process, managing and improving Software Configuration Management (SCM) and release processes for the Opal card system.Key achievements:Streamlined Software Configuration management practices and processes.Active participant in technical document preparation, review, and quality improvement for large corporate clients.Transformed training delivery to global engineering organisation. • Participated in design of engineering training syllabus• Key champion for adoption of third-party training programme (PluralSight/LinkedIn Learning) globally. Integrated into in-house learning environment• Influenced development of in-house training materialTransformed software development and quality practices• Facilitated training courses in TDD, Efficiency, Lean, Agile and Scrum practices• Worked with engineering managers to include targeted skills-based training into engineering team goals• Rationalisation of global tools to aid location-agnostic development practices and reduce IT management overheads• Influenced adoption of global software communities of practice, coding dojos, etc.Transformed Global IT infrastructure• Key participant in Global IT infrastructure reviewThe existing corporate IT infrastructure lacked the necessary performance to support common centralised toolsKey influencer in adopting cloud-based platform to support unified global software development environmentTransformed Global Collaboration• Transformation team led the adoption of corporate collaboration tool (#slack) rollout Show less

Managed team of 10-15 software engineers, test engineers and graphics designers. Improved team productivity, performance and morale. Drove activities and tasks to deliver high quality products.Significantly improved cross-team relationships, breaking down siloing of development teams. Short cycle, continuous delivery and collaborative product development with client for innovative electronic gaming product.Lead refactoring of legacy product architecture – major improvement in… Show more Managed team of 10-15 software engineers, test engineers and graphics designers. Improved team productivity, performance and morale. Drove activities and tasks to deliver high quality products.Significantly improved cross-team relationships, breaking down siloing of development teams. Short cycle, continuous delivery and collaborative product development with client for innovative electronic gaming product.Lead refactoring of legacy product architecture – major improvement in software quality. Show less

Senior Solutions Designer, Payment Solutions (October 2006 – July 2008)Generated partnership model for solution delivery and development, utilising agility of partner and employing Telstra brand for delivery to market.Successfully managed e-commerce solution development and release to product group.Generated effective market segmentation and go-to-market models.Generated highly effective business development presentation tools for e-commerce solutions.Manager CTI… Show more Senior Solutions Designer, Payment Solutions (October 2006 – July 2008)Generated partnership model for solution delivery and development, utilising agility of partner and employing Telstra brand for delivery to market.Successfully managed e-commerce solution development and release to product group.Generated effective market segmentation and go-to-market models.Generated highly effective business development presentation tools for e-commerce solutions.Manager CTI Solutions Design ( December 2003 – October 2006)Established project management team with Dimension Data to manage complex and competing projects. Worked collaboratively with vendor to drive project delivery.Managed vendor to ensue cost effective and timely project delivery.Managed and built strong and highly effective Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) solutions team of around 20 people. Devised Design-Build-Test-Operate processes for cross-functional teams. Show less

Prepared & presented solution selected for automated insurance quotation system for major Australian Bank – “best proposal the bank had seen from Premier”.Prepared & presented technology infrastructure review for major multinational oil company – “the clearest technology report that has even been read by the company”.Key contributor to Premier Technologies becoming a Telstra Partner.

Improved team performance & morale, unifying a fragmented team that lacked leadership. Reviewed and redesigned software development processes to significantly improved product quality and reduce ongoing maintenance effort.Increased innovative new product ideas within the R&D group by fostering and encouraging open and creative design discussions.Planned & Project Managed development and roll-out of $4.5M projects for Telstra.Detailed Business Analyst and proposal presentations… Show more Improved team performance & morale, unifying a fragmented team that lacked leadership. Reviewed and redesigned software development processes to significantly improved product quality and reduce ongoing maintenance effort.Increased innovative new product ideas within the R&D group by fostering and encouraging open and creative design discussions.Planned & Project Managed development and roll-out of $4.5M projects for Telstra.Detailed Business Analyst and proposal presentations (RFP and RFQ) for major clients (Telstra and other utilities)Collaborative product development with sales and product teams to ensure solutions were fit for purpose.Technical contact between sales and technical teams to ensure successful product delivery. Show less

Established strong and successful start-up software development team.Implemented successful software management processes.Delivered application software to meet critical milestones..

Devised processes that achieved accreditation of Keycorp's software development process to ISO-9000.Prepared successful R&D tax concession applications — value $1M.Conducted initial analysis and investigation for a successful R&D start grant application — value $1M.

Provided engineering and software expertise locally and in Asia for organisations developing wireless data applications to run on the Ericsson Mobitex mobile data network.Prepared and conducted highly successful training courses in mobile data communications both within Australia and SingaporeAssisted early adopters of the Mobitex technology in successfully integrating the mobile data technologies with their platforms

After graduating I was continuously employed in a range of R&D and product development roles in Melbourne and Sydney. These roles ranged from Electronics Engineer, Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, covering a diverse range of technologies including SCADA systems, data communications, scientific instrumentation and aircraft navigational systems.The primary responsibility in all roles was the design, development, testing, documenting and delivery of technology products, processes… Show more After graduating I was continuously employed in a range of R&D and product development roles in Melbourne and Sydney. These roles ranged from Electronics Engineer, Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer, covering a diverse range of technologies including SCADA systems, data communications, scientific instrumentation and aircraft navigational systems.The primary responsibility in all roles was the design, development, testing, documenting and delivery of technology products, processes and services. Show less