Kent Walker
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Bill Fisher
Last week the College went live with our parent platform for Schoolbox and updates to our Digistorm App to implement authenticated secure access. K12 Solutions and their PIPS service provided the glue. Dean and Kent from K12 Solutions made the process straightforward for us, supporting the implementation and integration along the way. Not only did they provide a great parent authentication solution, they also helped us develop a more in-depth connection between Schoolbox, Digistorm and other College systems. PIPS certainly made the job of parental authentication across systems seamless. K12 Solutions and their Parent Identity Passport Services (PIPS) came along to us just at the right time. We were establishing a new Learning Management System at College and were looking for an easily managed parent authentication method. I heard of the many problems that can exist when you try to incorporate parent authentication into traditional methods and the workflow made the process seem daunting. Support from vendors can be lacking, but I can safely say Dean and Kent go above and beyond, responding to any issues raised in a short time frame. They have given me some of the best service I have encountered, and I do not hesitate to recommend K12 Solutions and PIPS.
Peter Yeates
I have had the pleasure of being an associate of Kent since first meeting, in 2005 if I recall correctly when he was at St Pauls and I was at St Joseph’s College Toowoomba in similar roles. Over the following years Kent has been a reliable confidant whom I have often consulted about approaches to resolving business problems through our respective roles in ICT. He has been instrumental in bringing together the ICT / IT – CIO/Directors/Managers in Qld and beyond through associations with ITMEL. I highly recommend Kent as a valuable consultant with integrity and a considered approach to evaluating your ICT investment (people and technologies) to align with the business’s goals.
Bill Fisher
Last week the College went live with our parent platform for Schoolbox and updates to our Digistorm App to implement authenticated secure access. K12 Solutions and their PIPS service provided the glue. Dean and Kent from K12 Solutions made the process straightforward for us, supporting the implementation and integration along the way. Not only did they provide a great parent authentication solution, they also helped us develop a more in-depth connection between Schoolbox, Digistorm and other College systems. PIPS certainly made the job of parental authentication across systems seamless. K12 Solutions and their Parent Identity Passport Services (PIPS) came along to us just at the right time. We were establishing a new Learning Management System at College and were looking for an easily managed parent authentication method. I heard of the many problems that can exist when you try to incorporate parent authentication into traditional methods and the workflow made the process seem daunting. Support from vendors can be lacking, but I can safely say Dean and Kent go above and beyond, responding to any issues raised in a short time frame. They have given me some of the best service I have encountered, and I do not hesitate to recommend K12 Solutions and PIPS.
Peter Yeates
I have had the pleasure of being an associate of Kent since first meeting, in 2005 if I recall correctly when he was at St Pauls and I was at St Joseph’s College Toowoomba in similar roles. Over the following years Kent has been a reliable confidant whom I have often consulted about approaches to resolving business problems through our respective roles in ICT. He has been instrumental in bringing together the ICT / IT – CIO/Directors/Managers in Qld and beyond through associations with ITMEL. I highly recommend Kent as a valuable consultant with integrity and a considered approach to evaluating your ICT investment (people and technologies) to align with the business’s goals.
Bill Fisher
Last week the College went live with our parent platform for Schoolbox and updates to our Digistorm App to implement authenticated secure access. K12 Solutions and their PIPS service provided the glue. Dean and Kent from K12 Solutions made the process straightforward for us, supporting the implementation and integration along the way. Not only did they provide a great parent authentication solution, they also helped us develop a more in-depth connection between Schoolbox, Digistorm and other College systems. PIPS certainly made the job of parental authentication across systems seamless. K12 Solutions and their Parent Identity Passport Services (PIPS) came along to us just at the right time. We were establishing a new Learning Management System at College and were looking for an easily managed parent authentication method. I heard of the many problems that can exist when you try to incorporate parent authentication into traditional methods and the workflow made the process seem daunting. Support from vendors can be lacking, but I can safely say Dean and Kent go above and beyond, responding to any issues raised in a short time frame. They have given me some of the best service I have encountered, and I do not hesitate to recommend K12 Solutions and PIPS.
Peter Yeates
I have had the pleasure of being an associate of Kent since first meeting, in 2005 if I recall correctly when he was at St Pauls and I was at St Joseph’s College Toowoomba in similar roles. Over the following years Kent has been a reliable confidant whom I have often consulted about approaches to resolving business problems through our respective roles in ICT. He has been instrumental in bringing together the ICT / IT – CIO/Directors/Managers in Qld and beyond through associations with ITMEL. I highly recommend Kent as a valuable consultant with integrity and a considered approach to evaluating your ICT investment (people and technologies) to align with the business’s goals.
Bill Fisher
Last week the College went live with our parent platform for Schoolbox and updates to our Digistorm App to implement authenticated secure access. K12 Solutions and their PIPS service provided the glue. Dean and Kent from K12 Solutions made the process straightforward for us, supporting the implementation and integration along the way. Not only did they provide a great parent authentication solution, they also helped us develop a more in-depth connection between Schoolbox, Digistorm and other College systems. PIPS certainly made the job of parental authentication across systems seamless. K12 Solutions and their Parent Identity Passport Services (PIPS) came along to us just at the right time. We were establishing a new Learning Management System at College and were looking for an easily managed parent authentication method. I heard of the many problems that can exist when you try to incorporate parent authentication into traditional methods and the workflow made the process seem daunting. Support from vendors can be lacking, but I can safely say Dean and Kent go above and beyond, responding to any issues raised in a short time frame. They have given me some of the best service I have encountered, and I do not hesitate to recommend K12 Solutions and PIPS.
Peter Yeates
I have had the pleasure of being an associate of Kent since first meeting, in 2005 if I recall correctly when he was at St Pauls and I was at St Joseph’s College Toowoomba in similar roles. Over the following years Kent has been a reliable confidant whom I have often consulted about approaches to resolving business problems through our respective roles in ICT. He has been instrumental in bringing together the ICT / IT – CIO/Directors/Managers in Qld and beyond through associations with ITMEL. I highly recommend Kent as a valuable consultant with integrity and a considered approach to evaluating your ICT investment (people and technologies) to align with the business’s goals.
Credentials
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Justice of the Peace (Qualified)
Department of Justice and Attorney-General QLDMay, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Senior Member of the ACS - Certified Professional MACS (Snr) CP
ACS - The Professional Association for Australia's ICT sectorJun, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
MicrosoftMar, 2008- Nov, 2024 -
ACS Certified Professional - Senior (Snr CP)
Australian Computer Society
Experience
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K12 Solutions
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Kentec Pty Ltd
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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IT Consultant
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Aug 2018 - Present
I work with clients to build upon their internal capabilities, supporting continual improvement and building upon the teams’ strengths. I work with clients to build upon their internal capabilities, supporting continual improvement and building upon the teams’ strengths.
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Motocross Australia (Motocross.com.au)
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Australia
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Owner
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1999 - Present
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Brisbane Girls Grammar School
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Australia
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of IT
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Nov 2011 - Aug 2018
I led a team that supported technologies that enable and enhanced the educational outcomes for students and reliable technologies to support the business operations that scaffold the support of this high quality education. The position was a member of the school Senior Leadership Team, and as a member of this team I had direct input into the strategic direction of the school and help to guide the operational decisions that are made. Achievements: - Implementation if BYOD program including the infrastructure to support quality connectivity and a streamlined user experience, as well as quality technical support structures. - Establishment of Remote Astronomical Observatory – Technical and communications connectivity to support the remote observatory. - Continual Reporting – Supported the technical implementation of continual reporting including mobile app access and push notification. Show less
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St Paul's School - Company
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Australia
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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IT Manager
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Jan 2001 - Nov 2011
Lead a fantastic team of IT professionals who helped me bring IT at St Paul's from good to great, enabling the schools vision of becoming leaders in educational thinking and practice. Lead a fantastic team of IT professionals who helped me bring IT at St Paul's from good to great, enabling the schools vision of becoming leaders in educational thinking and practice.
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Education
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University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor of Information Technology, Majoring in IT Management -
Asset College (RTO 31718)
JUSJPQ001 Perform the duties of a Justice of the Peace (Qualified), Course in Community Justice Services (Justice of the Peace [Qualified]) -
TAFE Queensland
Diploma of Information Technology, (Systems Administration) -
Unify Solutions
Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 Foundation Course -
DDLS
Microsoft 2780: Maintaing a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Database -
DDLS
ITIL, ITIL Version 3 Foundation Certificate -
DDLS
Microsoft 3938: Updating Skills from MS Exchange 2003 to MS Exchange Server 2007 -
DDLS
ITIL, Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management (v2) -
Dialog
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, MCSE -
St Paul's School
Senior Certificate