Experience

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  Andrew Warland Consulting

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Senior Consultant, Information Management

    • Jul 2019 - Present
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Advisory consulting services supporting the implementation and management of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint (2010,2013, Online) to support best practice recordkeeping in line with ISO 15489 and ISO 16175.

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  Uniting

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Senior Information and Data Architect

    • Apr 2012 - Jun 2019
    • Sydney, Australia

    Information architect, including ownership and management of collaboration environments including Office 365, Yammer and SharePoint (2010/2013/Online) environments, and the development of high level conceptual and complex logical data models. I also provide advice on the management of legacy digital and paper records and work with offsite storage providers.

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  APRA

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Senior Business Analyst

    • Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Sydney, Australia

    Development of an Information Management Strategy, the Information Governance Model designed to improve the way information is managed across the organisation, a SharePoint Governance Model, an Information Architecture model for document and records management (including the required SharePoint topology), document metadata analysis, and change management.

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  City of Sydney

  • Senior Systems Services Coordinator

    • Jul 2009 - Nov 2011

    I led a team responsible for the implementation of the digital recordkeeping strategy (i.e., no paper files) using HP TRIM (now HPRM). I worked closely with the City's Correspondence Unit to implement a TRIM-based correspondence tracking system both for Lord Mayor's Letters and CEO's correspondence. I brought the City's Councillors onto the TRIM system for managing records.

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  Converga

  • Senior Consultant

    • Oct 1999 - Jun 2009

    I provided specialist consulting advice and services to clients in the field of information management, business process improvement, and business process outsourcing. I developed strategic plans and digital solutions to support improvements to information and knowledge management both for the organisation and our clients. I responded to and worked with my colleagues on tenders (very large - multi million dollar contracts, to very small) and proposal writing including responding to major Federal and State government Requests for Tenders and Expressions of Interest. During that period we secured a range of new business contracts for very large private sector organisations and won major Government tenders including for the Departments of Finance and Administration, Health and Ageing, Infrastructure, Immigration (now Border Force), and for the Australian Federal Police and a range of smaller agencies. I delivered and/or coordinated the delivery of services included in outsourcing contracts on a national basis - for example, overseeing the delivery of records management services for six very large organisations.

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  Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • Australia
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director, Resource Planning and Evaluation

    • 1996 - 1999

    I managed negotiations with a major Commonwealth Department over the costings of staff posted overseas. This work included the development of highly complex costing models and negotiations over costings for individual staff positions. I was awarded a Public Service Australia Day medal for this work. I managed a project implementing a new IT environment using Lotus Notes. I developed and implemented a Notes-based EDMS, and a Notes-based financial management system.

  • Director, Change Management

    • 1994 - 1996

    Development and management of a series of strategic change projects designed to bring improvements to corporate processes with fewer resources.Management of several significant change projects, including resource management issues.Effective organisational communication both to convey the vision for change, to negotiate for, and to assist with overcoming resistance, to change.Development of detailed costing models to cost activities and identify ineffective and duplicate activity.Design and implementation of training and other personal development techniques using computer-based systems.

  • Assistant Director, Nuclear Non Proliferation Section

    • 1991 - 1994

    Development and provision of policy advice in relation to the non-proliferation review process and disarmament issues.Monitoring and analysis of trends in the field of non-proliferation.Development of effective strategies for use in international negotiations.Representing DFAT in major domestic and international discussions.

  • Geographical desks

    • 1982 - 1991

    Worked on a range of geographical desks, including Middle East/North Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia.