Damien Shields

Product Manager at Australian Signals Directorate
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(386) 825-5501
Location
The Gap, Queensland, Australia, AU

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Credentials

  • Certified Practising Portfolio Executive (CPPE)
    Australian Institute of Project Management
    Jul, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Practising Project Director - CPPD
    AIPM - Australian Institute of Project Management
    Jan, 2012
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • Australia
    • Defense & Space
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Manager
      • Aug 2022 - Present

    • Product Manager
      • Aug 2022 - Aug 2022

    • Product Manager
      • Aug 2022 - Present

    • Australia
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Jun 2016 - Jul 2022

    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Voice Biometrics Project Manager
      • Jun 2015 - Apr 2016

      Joined DHS to roll out Voice Biometrics (Common Pass Phrase) utilising my Nuance experience. Great fun to successfully be able to deliver the first of the Transition projects - great metrics showing customers love the Voice Bio experience - My responsibilities include Voice Biometrics, including Whole of Govt. & migration of the MCCS program from the ICT front in assisting with the Telstra handover. Joined DHS to roll out Voice Biometrics (Common Pass Phrase) utilising my Nuance experience. Great fun to successfully be able to deliver the first of the Transition projects - great metrics showing customers love the Voice Bio experience - My responsibilities include Voice Biometrics, including Whole of Govt. & migration of the MCCS program from the ICT front in assisting with the Telstra handover.

    • Australia
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Queensland Portfolio Manager
      • May 2014 - May 2015

      Wanted to step up to a Portfolio Manager position, and the Optus Queensland Portfolio Manager role ticked all the boxes. Frantic activity to kick off as we went from six PM's to 20 PM's within six months due to heavy project demand. My responsibilities include leading a team of up to 20 resources consisting of a mix of: Program Managers, Project Managers and Project Officers for Optus Project Services for Queensland projects. Including: Carriage Infrastructure ICT (including Call Centres, UCCE & Cloud Services). Show less

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Manager
      • Sep 2011 - Apr 2014

      Great role with Nuance after returning from four years with Emirates Airlines. Spent over three years with Nuance, as Professional Services Account Manager for Federal Government, including Department of Human Services (DHS) and DIAC (Department of Immigration and Citizenship.) Learnt a lot from some great SME's and enjoyed leading the Dept Human Services team. Good relationship with Sales Manager helped with delivery and customer happiness. Responsible for successful deliver of all projects and programs at DHS, including Telstra Transition and Transformation. Show less

    • United Arab Emirates
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Manager
      • Dec 2007 - Sep 2011

      Program Manager for nearly four years at Emirates, there from start to finish leading the successful delivery of Emirates flagship project Global Connect, the virtualisation of Emirates contact centres and town offices around the world – one of the biggest Telco project of its type in the world at this time involving both BT and Genesys. Had a great team of people - happy to say they are still performing above and beyond. Program Manager for nearly four years at Emirates, there from start to finish leading the successful delivery of Emirates flagship project Global Connect, the virtualisation of Emirates contact centres and town offices around the world – one of the biggest Telco project of its type in the world at this time involving both BT and Genesys. Had a great team of people - happy to say they are still performing above and beyond.

    • Australia
    • Airlines and Aviation
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • 2008 - 2009

      As project manager delivered the redesign of Virgin Blue’s flagship www.virginblue.com.au. Also as part of the same project rolled out the new Content Management System (CMS) for which all new content was added by the business owners. To complete the program with both E-Commerce and Corporate within Virgin Blue for the ongoing redesign and deployment of the Intranet, Velocity website and the V Australia website as well as the Virgin Blue website already mentioned. As project manager delivered the redesign of Virgin Blue’s flagship www.virginblue.com.au. Also as part of the same project rolled out the new Content Management System (CMS) for which all new content was added by the business owners. To complete the program with both E-Commerce and Corporate within Virgin Blue for the ongoing redesign and deployment of the Intranet, Velocity website and the V Australia website as well as the Virgin Blue website already mentioned.

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • 2007 - 2008

    • Australia
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • 2005 - 2006

      Building Mobile Applications to assist Providers and Participants in NDIS. Building Mobile Applications to assist Providers and Participants in NDIS.

    • Project Manager
      • 2004 - 2005

      Working with a team of developers to build a collaborative Mobile App that makes life easier and more efficient for Providers in working with the NDIS. Working with a team of developers to build a collaborative Mobile App that makes life easier and more efficient for Providers in working with the NDIS.

    • United Kingdom
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • 2001 - 2004

  • Atex
    • Hong Kong/Singapore
    • Consultant
      • 1999 - 2001

Education

  • University of Tasmania
    Arts/Law
    1981 - 1983
  • Don College - Devonport
    Matriculation
    1978 - 1979

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