Ben Halicki
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Clare Blackstock
It's been great working with Ben, he is prompt, efficient and gave me all the information I needed. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with him as his business grows.
Clare Blackstock
It's been great working with Ben, he is prompt, efficient and gave me all the information I needed. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with him as his business grows.
Clare Blackstock
It's been great working with Ben, he is prompt, efficient and gave me all the information I needed. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with him as his business grows.
Clare Blackstock
It's been great working with Ben, he is prompt, efficient and gave me all the information I needed. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with him as his business grows.
Credentials
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Citect SCADA Certified Expert (CSCE)
Schneider ElectricSep, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
PRINCE2 Agile
-Jun, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Prince2
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ITIL V3
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Experience
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Ben Halicki Consulting
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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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Director | T/As Ben Halicki Consulting PTY LTD
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Jan 2019 - Present
Launched in January of 2019, I established Ben Halicki Consulting to assist small and medium enterprises to achieve efficiencies and increase productivity. I leverage my background in industry, together with my extensive technical knowledge and experience to assist clients with finding a tech solution that gives them a unique competitive advantage while supporting their strategic growth. Key Areas of Experience: - Providing technical advice regarding systems integration to drive operational performance and business growth. - Engaging with a diverse client group to streamline business strategy and identify opportunities for change and improvement. - Full life cycle project management from concept to delivery, including costings and budget management, reporting and contract management across multiple projects simultaneously. - Building industry partnerships to facilitate systems integration including PTC. - Retaining currency in market developments, underpinned by a commitment to staying at the leading edge of change and growth in this space to provide competitive services to clients. Key Projects - Monitoring and controlling a hydroponic operation with a Allen Bradley Micro820 controller, together with Kepware ServerEx to integrate the hydroponic operation with mobile technology. - Building and maintaining REST APIs using PHP Symfony framework, hosted both locally and in AWS cloud environments - Developing web-based applications using PHP (Symfony framework) and C# .NET Core to deliver multiple projects including a CRM solution, online micro-brewery management solution and an API integration and monitoring solution.
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Mars
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United States
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Apr 2013 - Dec 2018
Following seven years in analyst roles, I moved to a critical leadership role with Mars Incorporated, delivering multiple operations-critical projects concurrently with a focus on creating strong inroads in overcoming complex business challenges on both global and local levels. Key Areas of Experience:- Providing strategic advice and recommendations that leverages technological systems to drive business growth and streamline operations. - Leading crisis management strategies including information recovery and business continuity planning- Supporting sales growth through working with both customers and internal business unit leads to understand and support the achievement of key priorities and requirements. - Managing full life cycle project management within an extensive technical program with a focus on effective planning, budget and cost management, progress reporting and client engagement. - Cultivating and leading a cross-functional high performing team to provide functional, technical and project management support and mentoring with a focus on staff empowerment to foster inclusive and positive work environments. - Consolidating all risk management functions and building risk mitigation strategies. Key Projects:- Integrating SAP into the Mars manufacturing environment, utilising both Oracle and Microsoft technologies- Developing and deploying a reporting solution using Microsoft SSRS to support a Warehouse Management System implementation- Developing and supporting applications that facilitated critical business functions throughout Asia Pacific- Implementing strategic Trade Partner Integration solutions with key customers, in collaboration with internal customers and OpenText.
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Asia Pacific/ANZ Applications Support Analyst
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Aug 2009 - Apr 2013
This role involved the application of key knowledge regarding Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and ITIL frameworks to drive key business outcomes. Key Achievements:- Drove sustainable improvements by applying an understanding of SDLC across over 30 applications in the Asia Pacific region. - Delivered customised solutions through understanding the business context, how each application was used and applying ITIL V3 framework to manage application incidents. Regularly communicated with key stakeholders across all levels regarding project progress. Key Projects:- ANZ Local Area Data Store (LADS) – a migration project involving the development of a local transactional database supporting the majority of applications and six factories throughout Australia / New Zealand.- SAP Thailand Implementation – development and implementation of a solution supporting end to end integration at the Mars Thailand factory.
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Functional Analyst
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May 2006 - Aug 2009
This role was key in making data-driven decisions that directly impacted business outcomes. Key Projects:- Recipe System - led a team of five onshore and offshore developers, together with 30 associates globally to develop and deploy a template of a core recipe system, which has since been implemented at Mars sites across five continents. - Executive Presentations - Presented to members of the Mars family and Mars Incorporated Presidents as part of the Make a Difference global finals held in Washington DC in 2007, delivering presentations in the form of Quick Bytes and project updates for the team.
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Education
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1999 - 2002
Charles Sturt University
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor of Information Technology -
2015 - 2015
Wodonga TAFE
AutoCAD 2D Essentials, Engineering -
2019 - 2019
Citect SCADA - Schneider Electric Educational Services
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering -
2019 - 2019
Rockwell Automation - Accelerated Logix5000 Programmer Certificate Level 1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering -
2020 - 2022
UNSW
Data Analytics -
2022 - 2022
DDLS
DP-203 Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure, Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician -
2023 - 2023
Udemy
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
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