Experience

Australian Institute of Family Studies

• Australia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Manager

  • May 2023 - Present

• Senior Data Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Australian Bureau of Statistics

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Processing Specialist

  • Mar 2022 - Oct 2022

  Household Economic Resource Surveys – Product Completion• Key responsibilities – Producing and analysing dissemination tables, preparing tables for publication and providing support to the team

• Data Processing Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2022

  Longitudinal Study of Australian Children - Data Processing• Key responsibilities – Creating and maintaining SAS code, problem solving, validation, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, data linkage, staff management and team support. • Major achievements – Updating the complex geography code for 9C2, NAPLAN and Centrelink data linkage for Wave 9, identifying and solving complex data issues for Wave 9• Extraction and manipulation of LSAC datasets;• Extensive validation and quality assurance of datasets; • Metadata creation and validation;• Use a combination of SAS, Excel, Ultraedit and Household Survey Facilities (HSF);• Maintaining and creating SAS code each survey cycle;• Engaging with external survey partners (DSS and AIFS) including discussion of complex data queries and minute taking at our monthly meeting;• Managing updates to the Wave 9C1 weighting paper and liaising with the Household Survey Methodology section;• Liaising with the Geography section to coordinate the addition of geographic levels to our survey data;• Responsible for all Wave 9C2 data linkage activities, which includes NAPLAN, Medicare and Centrelink;• Staff management and coaching of other team members. Show less

• Data Processing Specialist

  • 2020 - 2020

  RAPID (Rapid Acquisition of Population Information and Data) - Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey – 2020 - 10 week role• As a response to COVID, the ABS produced a number of publications to try and understand the impact COVID was having on households and businesses;• I worked on the Household Impacts of COVID-19 Survey for a period of 10 weeks in a part-time processing role in order to support the RAPID team during a busy period;• My LSAC work was being done in conjunction with this role;• Responsible for data extraction, validation and creation of derivations and dissemination tables;• Managed hard deadlines within the role whilst also managing my LSAC workload; Show less

• Field Enumeration Analyst

  • Oct 2018 - Nov 2019

  2021 Census Branch - Enumeration Model and Procedures • Led the development of the Census October test Field Support Centre. I was responsible for setting up the telephone and computer systems to be used by all staff. I had to understand these systems and processes and write up procedures and training for all staff. • Worked in a cross-functional team to develop phone and computer system; • Development of 2021 Census field procedures; • Internal stakeholder engagement; • Staff management; • Practiced agile behaviours and used JIRA and sprints; • Completed a 2-day plain english course. Show less

• Senior Data Analyst

  • Jun 2017 - May 2018

  2021 Census Branch - Data Quality and Statistical Risk• Key responsibilities – Analysis of form type usage and demographics of the 2016 Census, stakeholder communication around findings, data analysis on adhoc projects • Major achievements – Produced a key infographic on the online form usage which is used by the program manager in the lead up to the recent Census, produced an in-depth report for internal use which fed into 2021 Census participation strategies • Lead the online form usage analytical product which was released on the ABS website;• Produced an in-depth internal report on the use of the online form and device types used;• Provided analytical support for homelessness data release;• Provided analysis on other sex test sample area in 2016 Census;• Contributed to analysis of Industry and Occupation coding methods used for 2016, and created slide pack for stakeholders;• Participated in agile learning workshop and actively displaying agile behaviours. Show less

• Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2017

  Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey – Quality Assurance Specialist• Responsible for the observer process. This was a quality assurance process that was undertaken by people outside the ABS;• Tasks include writing up the procedures for the observers to follow, develop physical and online training packages, communicate with ministers and committees and coordinate process with external facility where work was taking place;• Provide advice to other areas on quality assurance;• Work with external stakeholders to develop end to end quality gates;• The AMLPS project was given to the ABS with a quick turn around time. Staff from all over and outside the ABS were pulled into the project for all different lengths of time to assist with specific parts of the process. I was in the team for a period of 6 weeks. Show less

• Senior Data Analyst

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2017

  2016 Census Data Operations Branch – Topics Review Team • Key responsibilities - Review final data sets before it was released to dissemination area, investigated discrepancies in time series data to either explain or resolve the discrepancy, communicate data issues with stakeholders. • Major achievements – Came into mid-way through the project and within tight timeframes, ensured all data items were thoroughly validated and quality assured before release• Census operations is a temporary part of the 5 year Census cycle. This team existed only for a short time to perform a specific role. This is the reason this role was short term. • Final review of second release topics before data was handed over to the output team;• Analysis using SAS, discoverer and excel;• Review data to ensure derivations have worked properly, ensure consistency and logic across topics and with external data sources;• Perform data amendments where necessary; • Data issues documented and presented to senior management; Show less

• Data Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2017

  2016 Census Data Operations Branch – Data Assurance and Dissemination• Census operations is a temporary part of the 5 year Census cycle. This team existed only for a short time to perform a specific role. This is the reason this role was short term. • Investigated discrepancies in 2016 Census data, across all states and territories and seeked to resolve and understand the discrepancy;• Performed analysis using Oracle Discoverer, OMS, ISC, Excel and Census Front End.

• Field Enumeration Area Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Oct 2016

  2016 Census Operations Branch - Victorian Regional Management Unit • Key responsibilities - Recruitment, training, managing staff and enumeration workloads, strategy formulation and implementation, performance management, leading public housing tower strategy. • Major achievements – This was not a typical role for me but it allowed me to get outside my comfort zone and work on skills I hadn’t developed yet, my team and I achieved a very high response rate for our enumeration area. • Team leader for the Eastern Metro region, responsible for counting nearly 2 million Australians; • Managed a team of 5 Enumeration Support Managers who in turn led approximately 2000 field staff; • Led budgeting and supported operational planning for Victorian RMU; • Interviewed and assessed nearly all RMU Enumeration Support Managers and 130 Area Supervisors; • Led the Public Housing Targeted Strategy for Victoria; received a commendation from the peak NGO within the sector about how aware and included public housing residents were in the Census; • Performance management activities; including discussions with both internal RMU staff and field staff; • Involved in stakeholder engagement including state and local government and NGOs; • Delivered training to field staff, and drove the completion of field staff online training using the limited management information available. As a result Victoria was the only state to have 100% of Area Supervisors complete their online training; • Analysed field incidents, operational data and response rates to inform the selection of field staff in, and locations of, de-brief sessions. Then coordinated those sessions and oversaw feedback to inform RMU recommendations; • Performed frame maintenance activities. Show less



Booking.com

• Netherlands
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Credit Controller

  • Jul 2014 - May 2015

  • Responsible for the collection and validation of direct debit mandates for newly acquired properties, change of ownership process and provided general assistance with credit control activities; • Completed this role whilst on leave without pay from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. • Responsible for the collection and validation of direct debit mandates for newly acquired properties, change of ownership process and provided general assistance with credit control activities; • Completed this role whilst on leave without pay from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

• Senior Data Analyst

  • Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

  2016 Census Data Branch – Coordination and Analysis of Targeted Strategies • Project manager for the Area focused targeted strategies stream; • Communications Network committee member. 2016 Census Data Branch – Coordination and Analysis of Targeted Strategies • Project manager for the Area focused targeted strategies stream; • Communications Network committee member.



Statistics New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Statistical Analyst

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  • I applied for and successfully won a secondment position at Statistics New Zealand. This temporary transfer was advertised and organised through the ABS; • My role was to validate data edits and derivations, perform high level macro checks, investigate data quality issues and recommend solutions, internal stakeholder consultation, data validation and creating problem reports and final evaluation reports; and data analysis performed using SAS coding and Microsoft Excel. • I applied for and successfully won a secondment position at Statistics New Zealand. This temporary transfer was advertised and organised through the ABS; • My role was to validate data edits and derivations, perform high level macro checks, investigate data quality issues and recommend solutions, internal stakeholder consultation, data validation and creating problem reports and final evaluation reports; and data analysis performed using SAS coding and Microsoft Excel.

• Data Analyst

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2013

  2016 Census Data Branch – Data Quality and Evaluation• Performed analysis and wrote a paper on the potential impacts on occupancy data quality under the new Census model and assisted with the Census Data Usage project by analysing web analytics.

• Data Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2012

  Census Data Processing Centre (DPC) – Data Review and Coordination • Project manager for the Dwelling Non-Response, Special Dwellings and Homeless Identification Data Quality Investigations for the 2011 Census; • Successfully fulfilled an acting APS6 (Team manager) position for the duration of my time at the Census DPC and trained and managed 5 staff members; • Successfully fulfilled an acting EL1 (Team leader) role for 2.5 weeks;

• Data Analyst

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2011

  National Accounts Branch - Supply Use Benchmarks• Responsible for the compilation of the Compensation of Employees and Health data for the Supply Use Tables, which feed into the Australian national accounts release;• Project manager for the Trade Concordance project; • National Accounts Branch (NAB) Human Resources committee member and coordinator of the 2010 NAB off site.

• Graduate Analyst

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2009

  Social Conditions Branch – Children and Family Surveys • Responsible for the CEaCS (Childhood Education and Care Survey) data confidentiality submission and assisted with the delivery of the publication;• Committee member for the SSG Seminar Series and Secretariat role for the Survey Managers Meeting.

• Graduate Analyst

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2008

  Social Conditions Branch - Household Economic Resource Surveys • Assisted with the delivery and review of SEARS (Survey of Superannuation, Earnings and Retirement). Responsibilities involved creating derivations, data validation and confrontation.



VicRoads

• Australia
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Services Assistant

  • Nov 2006 - Jan 2008

  • Responsible for internal financial queries, internal database management, client billing and reporting, records management/data entry, monthly forecasting and end of month financial statements. • Responsible for internal financial queries, internal database management, client billing and reporting, records management/data entry, monthly forecasting and end of month financial statements.