Experienced Senior Manager with expertise in software integration, project management, finance, HR and Business Operations. Extensive experience in the higher education sector. Skilled in management, coordination, program/project planning, implementation and evaluation, and leading change. Proven track record in senior leadership, advisory consulting, and team management. Strong communicator and influencer with a commitment to high-performance teaming.
- Successful project management of numerous projects to integrate Enterprise tools (Intelledox/SmartIQ, SuiteCRM, Alesco HRM, Micropay Meridian, Office 365, RPA etc) into various Government, Higher Education and private enterprises including Commonwealth and State/Territory Governments, Mining, Universities/TAFE, Utilities, Travel and Healthcare.
- Led various initiatives to implement program and project management, governance, risk, and compliance frameworks in my previous roles. This included working within government financial frameworks to ensure compliance with legislation as well as internal policy. In addition, I have successfully restructured a program of work to recover projects in different stages, achieved by implementing suitable project management structure and practices, and direct stakeholder engagement to manage expectations.
- In addition, I delivered transformation projects for Fortescue Metals Group (RPA) and CSIRO (lean/6 sigma). A number of other projects included the delivery of software integration for customers on an ISO certified cloud platform (Smart Communications).
- Utilised workplace tools such as Asana, Jira, Wrike and MS Project for technical project management. I have also used tools such as Salesforce and Kimble to manage opportunity flow. This included risk assessment, financial viability, resourcing, and scheduling. I have also developed bespoke templates for project and program management as part of the stand-up of a program office.
- Worked closely with a broad range of stakeholders including C-suite, product leads, program offices, and users to achieve project and program outcomes. This resulted in repeated success supporting leadership to achieve their digital strategy goals.
- Demonstrated strong skills in managing teams of varying sizes (2-40 staff) for end-to-end digitalisation of key customer processes using technology, e.g., employee pre-placement assessment, pre-MRI safety checks and Pathology advertise-to-offer recruitment (Sonic Healthcare).
- I am a strong team player, committed to developing high performance teams, by harnessing team member skills and experience, while boosting morale by positioning the team for fulfilling roles and achieving results.
- productised and delivered a pre-trip approval solution to Australia’s Larger Travel provider for use by universities.
Qualifications
- B. Com (Accounting)
- M. Business Informatics (Analytics)
- Achieved a 6.75 out of 7 GPA,
- received two dean’s excellence awards
Certification
- Certified Practicing Accountant – membership renewal pending
- PMI-PMP – Certification in progress