Tom Foster
Deputy Director - Information & Communication Technology at Healthy North Coast- Claim this Profile
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Joe Thach
I had a great experience working with Tom at AGL Energy when he was a senior stakeholder and a Solution Architect on my projects. Tom possesses in-depth technical knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management skills. He is also very personable and a highly reliable team player. In addition, his pragmatic approach to solving complex problems, coupled with his extensive and unique IT experience would make Tom an invaluable asset to any organisation.
Aaron McKeown
Tom joined my team at Macquarie Generation as systems engineer in 2008. He immediately proved himself as a highly capable team member on which I quickly began to rely. Tom's knowledge and technical ability are outstanding, over the time he worked with me he continued to develop his knowledge in both project and operational IT infrastructure areas. He is dependable, dynamic and an excellent communicator who always strives to deliver an outstanding service. I would have no hesitation in employing Tom again in the future.
Joe Thach
I had a great experience working with Tom at AGL Energy when he was a senior stakeholder and a Solution Architect on my projects. Tom possesses in-depth technical knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management skills. He is also very personable and a highly reliable team player. In addition, his pragmatic approach to solving complex problems, coupled with his extensive and unique IT experience would make Tom an invaluable asset to any organisation.
Aaron McKeown
Tom joined my team at Macquarie Generation as systems engineer in 2008. He immediately proved himself as a highly capable team member on which I quickly began to rely. Tom's knowledge and technical ability are outstanding, over the time he worked with me he continued to develop his knowledge in both project and operational IT infrastructure areas. He is dependable, dynamic and an excellent communicator who always strives to deliver an outstanding service. I would have no hesitation in employing Tom again in the future.
Joe Thach
I had a great experience working with Tom at AGL Energy when he was a senior stakeholder and a Solution Architect on my projects. Tom possesses in-depth technical knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management skills. He is also very personable and a highly reliable team player. In addition, his pragmatic approach to solving complex problems, coupled with his extensive and unique IT experience would make Tom an invaluable asset to any organisation.
Aaron McKeown
Tom joined my team at Macquarie Generation as systems engineer in 2008. He immediately proved himself as a highly capable team member on which I quickly began to rely. Tom's knowledge and technical ability are outstanding, over the time he worked with me he continued to develop his knowledge in both project and operational IT infrastructure areas. He is dependable, dynamic and an excellent communicator who always strives to deliver an outstanding service. I would have no hesitation in employing Tom again in the future.
Joe Thach
I had a great experience working with Tom at AGL Energy when he was a senior stakeholder and a Solution Architect on my projects. Tom possesses in-depth technical knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management skills. He is also very personable and a highly reliable team player. In addition, his pragmatic approach to solving complex problems, coupled with his extensive and unique IT experience would make Tom an invaluable asset to any organisation.
Aaron McKeown
Tom joined my team at Macquarie Generation as systems engineer in 2008. He immediately proved himself as a highly capable team member on which I quickly began to rely. Tom's knowledge and technical ability are outstanding, over the time he worked with me he continued to develop his knowledge in both project and operational IT infrastructure areas. He is dependable, dynamic and an excellent communicator who always strives to deliver an outstanding service. I would have no hesitation in employing Tom again in the future.
Credentials
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Azure for Architects: Design a Networking Strategy
LinkedInNov, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Prosci for Managers
ProsciJan, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Prince 2 Foundations
ILX GroupJan, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
ITIL Foundation Level
DDLSJan, 2013- Oct, 2024 -
VMware VCP 4
VMwareJan, 2012- Oct, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server 2008 Enterprise Administrators (MCITP-EA)
MicrosoftJan, 2010- Oct, 2024 -
Citrix Certified Advanced Administrator for Citrix XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2008
CitrixJan, 2009- Oct, 2024 -
CompTIA Security+
CompTIAJan, 2006- Oct, 2024 -
Bachelor Degree of Information Technology
Southern Cross University
Experience
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Healthy North Coast
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Australia
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Deputy Director - Information & Communication Technology
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Jan 2023 - Present
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East Coast IT Advisory
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Australia
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Information Technology & Services
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Business Owner / Managing Consultant
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Jan 2021 - Present
CIO Services, Digital Strategy and Technology Architecture CIO Services, Digital Strategy and Technology Architecture
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Southern Cross University
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Australia
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, Technology Services - Apps, Data, Research
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Sep 2021 - Feb 2023
Application Portfolio Strategy, Architecture and Governance. Continuous Improvement and Continuous Delivery. Ensuring systems are available for students and staff Application Portfolio Strategy, Architecture and Governance. Continuous Improvement and Continuous Delivery. Ensuring systems are available for students and staff
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University of Newcastle
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Australia
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Capability Lead (Head Of) - Core Technology
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Aug 2020 - Sep 2021
Accountable for a team of DevOps engineering specialists and strategic partners in providing full stack product life cycle of mainstream technology - Platforms (Cloud, Network, Compute) and Corporate Apps (Finance, HR, WHS)
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Enterprise Architect
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Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
Working with stakeholders on strategic assessments of our application portfolio across the University. Defining standard architectures and patterns for use with Solution architecture and engineering functionsAnalysis and creation of strategic roadmaps for technology portfolios, and creation of technology reference model
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Greater Bank
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Australia
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Banking
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400 - 500 Employee
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Manager, IT & Payments Technical Initiatives
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Aug 2018 - Feb 2020
Strategic Architecture, Solutions and Delivery Strategic Architecture, Solutions and Delivery
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AGL
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Australia
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Platform Manager (Head Of), Datacenter Systems - Solution Architecture & Delivery
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Feb 2017 - Feb 2020
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National Platform Manager - Networks and Telephony, (Ops, Solution Architecture, Delivery)
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Dec 2015 - Feb 2017
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Technology Operations Manager
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Feb 2013 - Jun 2016
Team Leadership, Strategic Architecture, Operations and Delivery
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CIBIS International Pty Limited
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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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Enterprise Solution Architect / Consultant
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Oct 2012 - Feb 2013
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AGL
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Australia
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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IT Infrastructure Team Leader
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Aug 2011 - Oct 2012
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Systems Engineer - Architecture
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Oct 2008 - 2011
Reporting to and working closely with the IT Architect, my primary responsibility is the ongoing improvement and sustainability of the IT infrastructure and critical systems at Macquarie Generation. MacGen is a state owned Power Generation company that has 5 sites physically separated over highly secure WAN link. There is also a secure production network within the plant environment separated by additional firewalls. Design and Architecture, Project Delivery & Operations WLAN expansion, VOIP Solutions. Network and Security Architecture refresh, including: SQL Server HA and DR design VMware Virtual Desktops, including Windows SOE refresh Enterprise Monitoring solutions Active Directory upgrades Redundant Datacentres, storage appliances and fibre switched networks
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TriCare Retirement Living & Residential Aged Care
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Australia
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Hospitals and Health Care
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100 - 200 Employee
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Systems Administrator - Infrastructure, Data Platforms and EUC
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May 2005 - Oct 2008
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Information Support Officer - Data and Software
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Jun 2003 - May 2005
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Education
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2000 - 2004
Southern Cross University
Information Technology, Information Systems / E-Commerce
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