Andrew Walker

Chief Technology Officer at ThunderLabs
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Briana Ertanin

I had the amazing opportunity to attend a pilot workshop for the Spartan Method! What an experience! If you live in delivery world, this is a must for you! Thank you @Andrew Walker for the opportunity to join and spend a day experiencing great insights and fantastic company!

Adam Long GAICD

Andrew Walker is a rapid thinker that understands the fastest ways to build value and test innovation. His work at 3wks has brought the Silicon Valley school of thinking to big business and it has been very impressive watching him grow some of the world's biggest businesses over the past year.

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Credentials

  • Google Cloud Certified Professional - Data Engineer
    Google Cloud
    Oct, 2017
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • ThunderLabs
    • Chile
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Technology Officer
      • Jun 2021 - Present

      ThunderLabs is the sidekick for visionary leaders who need heroic outcomes from their tech. We work with some big names, including IAG, Sydney University, Transport for NSW, Commonwealth Bank and eftpos. We’re also on a secret mission to get kids for disadvantaged backgrounds into tech, by hiring them as Tech Apprentices. ⚡ We’re the sidekick that gets core digital tech built in weeks, instead of years. 🌟 That scouts the best talent. 🛡️ That keeps your organisation cyber-safe without slowing the mission down. Now we’re ready to go on a mission: Yours. Show less

  • Institute of Tech Apprentices
    • Australia
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • Executive Director
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      The Institute of Tech Apprentices exists to fast track high school students into careers in tech. The Institute of Tech Apprentices exists to fast track high school students into careers in tech.

  • The Impatient Futurist: Andrew Walker
    • Software Development
    • The Impatient Futurist (Consultant, Applied Entrepreneur, Author, and occasionally a Speaker)
      • Jan 2012 - Present

      As The Impatient Futurist, I work with companies as a catalyst for their future. When companies have deployed Agile but been frustrated by the lack of results, I come in to make things happen. That ranges from building capability, through to managing “impossible” software projects, through to building unique organisations like 3wks, Mondo Ventures, Institute of Tech Apprentices and ThunderLabs. I’m known for my work creating the Spartan Method and creating Emergent Organisations that produce transformational results organically. Get in touch if: - You've implemented Agile but not seen any change in your output - The same project in your organisation has failed multiple times - You've spotted a transformational opportunity that's too important to miss - Your business (or one you're invested in) is in need of a turnaround. I can help. Show less

  • FormStreamer
    • Australia
    • Software Development
    • Co-Founder
      • Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

      The world needed a tool like this – so we built it. While working with Monash University and Newscorp, we discovered the potential for large organisations to streamline the daily life of administrators who are overloaded with PDFs and paper forms. I know a business all about forms might sound boring to you, but these small changes can transform lives and businesses. The world needed a tool like this – so we built it. While working with Monash University and Newscorp, we discovered the potential for large organisations to streamline the daily life of administrators who are overloaded with PDFs and paper forms. I know a business all about forms might sound boring to you, but these small changes can transform lives and businesses.

  • GrowthOps
    • Australia
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Partner (Special Projects and Capability Building)
      • Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

      In 2017, 3WKS was acquired by GrowthOps, a newly listed "growth services" company designed to help ASX-listed enterprises defend against disruption. My contributions as Partner include: - Created and launched the Cloud Advisory practice, a new offering for the group - Led an internal skunkworks projects for a new group insurance enterprise. - Built capability in sales and delivery In 2017, 3WKS was acquired by GrowthOps, a newly listed "growth services" company designed to help ASX-listed enterprises defend against disruption. My contributions as Partner include: - Created and launched the Cloud Advisory practice, a new offering for the group - Led an internal skunkworks projects for a new group insurance enterprise. - Built capability in sales and delivery

  • 3wks
    • Australia
    • Information Technology & Services
    • Founder and CEO
      • Feb 2012 - Aug 2017

      3WKS is the world's first organisation dedicated to applying the Radical Cloud Methodology, launching over 200 "impossible" software projects in record time for companies like Google, News Corp, Woolworths, Motorola and government bodies. Our median 'time to first release' was an astonishing 3 days, made possible by the Radical Cloud method and 3WKS pioneering structure as an Emergent Organisation. Projects included: - 4 Petabyte data lake (2014) - AI scam detection for online classifieds (2013) - Commercial weather forecasting (2014) - Ministerial briefing for Parliament of Victoria - High volume customer order processing for 2,000 call centre agents - In-taxi POS/payment and corporate concierge - 30 student-facing apps in university enrolment, research, law, pharmacy and business 3wks was acquired by Trimantium GrowthOps in April 2017 and was listed (ASX:TGO) in March 2018. Show less

  • News Corp Australia
    • Australia
    • Technology, Information and Media
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Agile Delivery Manager (Transformation-lead)
      • May 2010 - Feb 2012

      With 200 stakeholders to consider across 13 divisions, News Corp needed a way to make things happen at speed. My role was to change how work was done - and move the entire organisation forward. News Corp is a complex business. Each project needed to account for 155 newspaper and digital titles including carsguide.com.au, careerone.com.au, traderoo.com.au, The Australian, The Courier Mail, The Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph. The result? Transformation. Every day would see new releases to the actual users, leading to an incredible run rate of live releases every 15 days. Products had never made it to market so quickly. I sat down with the team at News Corp and explained how we could go even faster. They looked at each other and said: "We'll only slow you down. Go and launch your own business so we can hire you to break some speed records." That was my cue – I launched 3WKS. Show less

  • IAG
    • Argentina
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Agile Delivery Manager & Coach (Transformation-lead)
      • Jul 2008 - Apr 2010

      IAG needed new agile delivery capabilities – so they called me. I increased conversion on comprehensive insurance purchases by 60%. For new projects, we reduced time to market by 50%. Meanwhile, the Radical Cloud Methodology was starting to form as I saw so many opportunities to go beyond what Agile promises. IAG needed new agile delivery capabilities – so they called me. I increased conversion on comprehensive insurance purchases by 60%. For new projects, we reduced time to market by 50%. Meanwhile, the Radical Cloud Methodology was starting to form as I saw so many opportunities to go beyond what Agile promises.

  • Reuters
    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Agile Coach (Transformation-lead)
      • Jul 2007 - Jun 2008

      By this stage in my career, I was pretty good at Agile. And finding new improvements to the method that were outright transformational. Reuters wanted an uplift in throughput, especially because of the opportunities they were seeing in Asia. In one year of working together, I increased order throughput/efficiency by 15% globally. By this stage in my career, I was pretty good at Agile. And finding new improvements to the method that were outright transformational. Reuters wanted an uplift in throughput, especially because of the opportunities they were seeing in Asia. In one year of working together, I increased order throughput/efficiency by 15% globally.

  • Evoxus (acquired by InTechnology PLC)
    • CIO (Transformation-lead)
      • Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

      This role felt high-stakes. To get the sale they were after, Evoxus needed to get their IT operations right and their portfolio in order. That's where I came in. In one year I led my team to simplify the DSL and VOIP portfolio, launch new extensions, and accelerate the pace of work. This role felt high-stakes. To get the sale they were after, Evoxus needed to get their IT operations right and their portfolio in order. That's where I came in. In one year I led my team to simplify the DSL and VOIP portfolio, launch new extensions, and accelerate the pace of work.

  • British Telecom (through Cassium Technologies)
    • Agile Delivery Manager & Coach
      • Feb 2003 - Jun 2006

      The idea of "agile" was barely toddler age when I began rolling it out for BT. The outcome was 21CN (like Australia's NBN for the UK), NetCentricity, and 10 offshore/onshore projects for long distance communications. The idea of "agile" was barely toddler age when I began rolling it out for BT. The outcome was 21CN (like Australia's NBN for the UK), NetCentricity, and 10 offshore/onshore projects for long distance communications.

  • Dixons Stores Group
    • POS Redevelopment Program Manager
      • Jul 2002 - Jan 2003

      Before "tap and go", there was "chip and pin". Oh, and the chance to build in-store management sytems! What can I say - it was 2002 and things like that were CUTTING EDGE! Dixons relied on me to restructure their 100-person program and get it rolled out to 13,000 POS devices across 1,100 stores. Before "tap and go", there was "chip and pin". Oh, and the chance to build in-store management sytems! What can I say - it was 2002 and things like that were CUTTING EDGE! Dixons relied on me to restructure their 100-person program and get it rolled out to 13,000 POS devices across 1,100 stores.

  • Walmart
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Home Shopping Program Manager
      • Feb 2001 - Jul 2002

      Ok, so this really felt like building the future. Walmart's VERY FIRST online ordering platform. It even had a digital TV ordering platform (but you're too young to remember what that was like). I must have done a good job, because they used the platform for the following decade. Ok, so this really felt like building the future. Walmart's VERY FIRST online ordering platform. It even had a digital TV ordering platform (but you're too young to remember what that was like). I must have done a good job, because they used the platform for the following decade.

  • Silver - Network Logistics (physical fulfilment startup)
    • CTO
      • Jul 2000 - Jan 2001

      In those days, an online order might turn up this morning, later today - or maybe next week. Who knew?! We wanted to change that and built systems to make next-hour delivery possible, along with 1-hour timeslot scheduled delivery, pick-up at commuter locations and other radical ideas that I'm sure you take for granted today. In those days, an online order might turn up this morning, later today - or maybe next week. Who knew?! We wanted to change that and built systems to make next-hour delivery possible, along with 1-hour timeslot scheduled delivery, pick-up at commuter locations and other radical ideas that I'm sure you take for granted today.

  • Sony Professional Solutions Europe
    • United Kingdom
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • Program Manager: Web-based Procurement
      • Nov 1999 - Jul 2000

      Holy moly, Y2K was just around the corner! Would it mean the end of the world?! Not with me at the helm, steering the rollout of self-serve purchasing options across the globe. Holy moly, Y2K was just around the corner! Would it mean the end of the world?! Not with me at the helm, steering the rollout of self-serve purchasing options across the globe.

  • Credit Suisse
    • Switzerland
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Agile Application Delivery Manager (Europe)
      • Jan 1999 - Oct 1999

      The tech challenges in this role were what made it exciting. And I got really familiar with how to roll out Siebel (the Oracle CRM). The tech challenges in this role were what made it exciting. And I got really familiar with how to roll out Siebel (the Oracle CRM).

  • Robert Fleming & Co (sold to Chase Manhatten)
    • Special Projects
      • Jan 1998 - Dec 1998

      Yes, there's a ton of money in Luxembourg, and heist films were in vogue, so we rolled out fingerprint encryption to managers of high net worth private clients. Yes, there's a ton of money in Luxembourg, and heist films were in vogue, so we rolled out fingerprint encryption to managers of high net worth private clients.

  • EY
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director (Project Rescues)
      • Feb 1988 - Dec 1997

      Wow! You read all the way to the bottom of my LinkedIn profile! Well done, you must be really interested in knowing more about me. So how about we jump on a call? Or send me a message and I'll give you a copy of my book: Beyond Agile. So since you're interested in what I did after uni, it was this: I cut my teeth at EY doing Project Rescues. I felt like a superhero, turning these around. And I learnt an incredible amount just by seeing all the ways that projects could fail. Seeing that first hand made all the difference to the rest of my career. I began by learning what not to do. Customers included Suncorp, Credit Suisse, Flemings Fund Management, Legal & General, Motability Finance, Lloyds, Barclays, West Bromwich Building Society, Queensland Electricity Commission, Department of Construction, Australian Taxation Office, Department of Radio Spectrum Management and the Department of Training. What a wild way to start a career. Show less

Education

  • Central Queensland University
    Bachelor of Business (Distinctions), Computing
    1985 - 1987
  • Yeppoon State High School
    High School, 98.5
    1980 - 1984

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