Experience

Blueblood Solutions Pty Ltd

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Manager

  • 2014 - Present

  As Corporate Manager for Blueblood Solution Di performs the finance, payroll and human resources roles for the company including budgeting and cash flow analysis. Di also provides input into other areas of the company's activities including sales and marketing, and the development of technical training materials for presentation and resale to clients. As Corporate Manager for Blueblood Solution Di performs the finance, payroll and human resources roles for the company including budgeting and cash flow analysis. Di also provides input into other areas of the company's activities including sales and marketing, and the development of technical training materials for presentation and resale to clients.



Civic Video Goulburn, Gloria Jean's Coffees Goulburn

• Goulburn

• Director and Business Owner

  • 2002 - Present

  As a director and part owner of each business, Di has an in-depth knowledge of setting up, running and growing small businesses. Some of the tasks Di has performed for the companies include: • Business Set-up • Establishment of Employment Agreements for Staff • Book-keeping and payroll services using MYOB, and preparation of Business Activity Statements • Bench-marking and business analysis • Development of marketing and sales strategies • Business development • Business planning and budgeting • Other activities such as product ordering and review Show less



Aussie Scrap Source

• Canberra

• IT Manager

  • 2006 - 2013

  - Management and maintenance of a stock database including automated routines for loading data from the company's web storefront - Development of forms, queries and reports to analyse and report on company's activities, including the generation of closing stock balances for taxation - Automation of the invoicing and payment processing within Quickbooks - Creation of automated routines to create tax invoices from a US based web store - Some day-to-day maintenance and troubleshooting of the company's computers and printers, including purchase and setup of new computers - Development of a beginners scrapbooking course (36 week course), including notes, materials lists and costings for retail scrapbooking stores - Perform other duties when business owners on leave - including answering customer inquiries, processing on-line orders, processing credit card payments, directing shipping activities, updates to the on-line web store. Show less



ASG Group

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Solutions Consultant and Architect

  • 2004 - 2006

  o The architecture and pricing of business solutions to meet clients’ requirements o Bid management and development of solutions in response to government and commercial requests for tender, over a broad range of solution types. o Proposal preparation, bid management, business development, solutions development, service delivery, customer relationship development, presales and post-sales support. o Provision of Oracle product licensing expertise. o Research and Development into new products and services which can then be packaged and sold by ASG including architecture and participation in the management or development of these products. Examples include: Archive and Purge Toolkit, Business Intelligence Solution for Oracle eBusiness Suite, Regression Testing Portal, Business Intelligence for HP OpenView Service Desk. o Researching new products and technologies to ensure that ASG provided business solutions which take advantage of new products and technologies as appropriate. o Development and revision of training course materials including Oracle Portal 10g and Oracle Discoverer 10g. o Development of long lasting relationships with business partners and clients. o Provision of service delivery expertise to clients, primarily in the development of business solutions covering business portals, business intelligence and reporting solutions, multi-media solutions, financial management and other web-based solutions. o Development of a support offering covering help desk and on-site support. o Development of marketing information including brochures, data sheets, and customer profiles. Show less



ASSIST Pty Ltd

• Canberra

• Sales Executive and Technical Consultant

  • 2002 - 2004

  • Provided sales and technical support to ASSIST business activities. Participated in sales campaigns for pre-salse and post-sales activities, including the provision of demonstrations and presentations to clients. • Prepared proposals and quotations for ASSIST products and services, including quotations and advice on Oracle product licensing. Advised clients on the business benefits of solutions, allowing them to build business cases for acquisition and implementation of business solutions. • Architected the ASSIST Reporting Solution which incorporates business areas and standard workbooks for Oracle eBusiness Suite Modules. The solution was implemented at over 15 sites in Australia and Asia. • Architected the ASSIST Archive and Purge Solution for the Oracle eBusiness Suite which provides a Portal / Discoverer solution for accessing and maintaining archived information from Oracle eBusiness Suite modules in a separate archive database. • Provided account management and other services to clients, including discussion of business requirements with clients and provides recommendations on business solutions including products, technologies and services. • Introduced new products and solutions, which would assist clients in achieving business outcomes by implementing cost-effective solutions that compliment current business and technical environments. Answered technical queries and provided product demonstrations and advise. • Provided training services including courseware development and delivery relating to Oracle Development and Reporting Tools. • Wrote design and development standards for implementing business portals using Oracle Portal and related technologies. • Provided Project Management and Technical Consultancy services to ASSIST clients, particularly in relation to web development, portal, business intelligence and reporting technologies. Show less



Department of Defence

• Canberra

• Technical Architect - Short Term Contract

  • 2001 - 2002

  • Provided technical and application architecture services to the Department of Defence, for redevelopment of an existing Mainframe system. • Involved a high level of knowledge of N-Tier architectures, java technologies, application server software, database software and mid-range systems. • By the completion of the contract, Defence was provided with Technical Architecture recommendations, as well as a working proof-of-concept system built using Java technologies. • Provided technical and application architecture services to the Department of Defence, for redevelopment of an existing Mainframe system. • Involved a high level of knowledge of N-Tier architectures, java technologies, application server software, database software and mid-range systems. • By the completion of the contract, Defence was provided with Technical Architecture recommendations, as well as a working proof-of-concept system built using Java technologies.



Customised Software Solutions

• Canberra

• Senior Technical Consultant

  • 2001 - 2001

  • Technical consultant for a large Oracle web-based development project, utilising Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition Database and Oracle Application Server. • Developed the database security and auditing strategy, as well as providing technical advice on architecture of the solution (including Failover considerations). • Provided design expertise during workshop sessions with the client, and assisted staff in performing data modelling and development activities. • Provided Oracle product and consulting pre-sales support to customers and business partners including technical input into proposals and tenders. • Provided a technical paper to Australian Taxation Office in regards to securing database applications. Show less



Oracle Corporation Australia

• Canberra

• Senior Business Consultant

  • 1996 - 2001

  • Provided technical expertise, architectural and development advice to customers and business partners, as well as presentations, demonstrations, public addresses, and seminars. Responsible for building technical alliances with Oracle’s business partners in Canberra. Provided Account Management support for licensing and pricing. Assisted in development of technical responses to tenders for Oracle and its business partners. • As the Oracle Liaison Officer for the ACT Oracle User Group (an independent non-profit organisation), provided organisational assistance as well as many technical presentations and seminars on web-based technologies. A key organiser for the ACT Oracle User Group Conference in 1999. • Assisted in the development of systems for customers including proof of concept systems - intranet self-service applications and dynamic internet information systems based on Oracle technologies. Show less



BHP Information Technology

• Canberra

• Project Leader & Applications Consultant

  • 1990 - 1996

  Department of Social Security • CAMTRK Replacement Project – Project Managed, and defined business and technical requirements for a Ministerial Correspondence Tracking system; recommended a solution to meet the new requirements. Performed detailed evaluation of document management, workflow and imaging solutions, including development and evaluation of tender documentation. ComSuper • IT Modernisation Project – Redesign and development of an existing mainframe Superannuation application to a client/server Windows environment. As an Applications Architect, designed the GUI in conjunction with ComSuper developers and business users, helped designed the application architecture, managed and developed design standards, established and supported a technical infrastructure for development including quality work instructions and automated configuration management. Managed several staff members and supported a team of 15 developers. HURON Development Group • Team Leader responsible for leading a small team of developers in establishing a HURON Applications Development Group, and developing skills in the toolset. Team skills were applied on a consultancy at Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Show less



BHP Information Management

• Canberra

• Project Leader and Training Consultant

  • 1990 - 1996

  • Helped establish the BHP IT National Training Group in October 1990. Specifically provided assistance in the following areas: establishment of the training facilities; setup of administrative procedures; marketing the group’s services; and establishment of standards for instructional design. • Responsible for the preparation of training and skills responses to RFTs. On award of contracts to BHP, provided training plans, performed training needs analysis, project management and administration of the delivery of national training courses. • Developed course materials for many instructor led training courses. Presented courses and workshops for the MS-DOS, Windows and Macintosh environments. Provided training to government and corporate clients in Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Kembla, Wagga Wagga, Cooma and Sydney. • Developed a specialty in the presentation of Microsoft Project for Windows courses, and provided consultancy services to a number of clients in the application of project management principles, and development of project plans. Developed Word Basic macros to generate complex reports based on information downloaded from client systems. Developed and presented a workshop to client staff, who were required to customise and maintain the macros for each state office. Show less



AppleCentre Canberra

• Canberra

• Various Job Roles

  • 1987 - 1990

  Diane started her working career in Canberra as a receptionist for Computer Information Management – a reseller of Apple Macintosh and PC hardware and software. Di progressed quickly to Assistant Accountant for the company, and then later progressed to Training Coordinator and then Training Officer when the company was bought by the Logic Group and became and AppleCentre. As an employee of the AppleCentre Canberra Diane taught both Macintosh and PC courses covering operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets and database software. Show less