Chief Architect & Managing Director

• Jun 2021 - Present

www.emphasys.com.au We help businesses using SAP, accelerate their return on investment by architecting strategic and tactical roadmaps to take advantage of the latest SAP product suites and integration opportunities, whilst keeping the solution options pragmatic and focused on delivering a strong increase in shareholder value. www.emphasys.com.au We help businesses using SAP, accelerate their return on investment by architecting strategic and tactical roadmaps to take advantage of the latest SAP product suites and integration opportunities, whilst keeping the solution options pragmatic and focused on delivering a strong increase in shareholder value.

Executive Committee Member

• Apr 2021 - Jul 2021

Senior Manager – Technology Strategy & Design

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

Leveraging significant success as Senior Manager, Corporate and Group Operations, engaged to further the AGL Energy vision to elevate customer experience, reduce technology spend and strengthen organisational performance through transformational applications delivery leadership. Designed and implemented a new technology benefit tracking structure to measure return on investment.  Enabled a productivity saving of $1m p.a., leading the successful delivery of an end-to-end enterprise-wide intranet replacement for 9000+ users, managing five project teams, driving RFI, RFP and vendor selection processes; Leading 3 AGILE SAP delivery teams using a “Design Thinking” approach, enabling efficiency and effectiveness as they empathise with business leaders to drive incremental digital business innovation. Show less

Senior Manager - Corporate & Group Operations

• Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

Engaged in a permanent position to lead teams of global resources to maintain maximum platform availability of two, significantly scaled SAP ERP platforms (Corporate Operations and Group Operations).Led the transition of a large S/4HANA transformation to BAU operation. Reducing the overheads to lower the OPEX cost. I moved a number of resources to our offshore partner TCS whilst still providing the required support; Reduced manual intervention, in consultation with key stakeholders, introducing technology tools that eliminated road blocks and enhanced resource availability through automation; Designed and implemented automated response time reporting installing real time robotic scripts across all transactional sites, enhancing the ability to proactively improve customer experience; Show less

Customer Experience & Business Experience Platform Owner

• Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

A newly created role, setting the vision and direction of a disjointed $90m ERP solution, aligning with the overarching ERP transformation strategy, while building controls to ensure the integrity of the integrated solution.  Showcased and promoted innovation within the technology department, introducing the first ever collaborative innovation day with SAP, energising and motivating technical teams;  Reduced project overheads, rationalising stage gates and artefacts whilst ensuring the delivery of a high quality solution. Show less

Enterprise Architect and Solution Assurance Lead

• Aug 2015 - Mar 2017

Tasked to define and elevate the overall architecture strategy across the Enterprise Services platform, consolidating disparate solutions into one single, integrated solution for adoption by 24,000 staff across Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains and Maritime Services.  Achieved an outstanding project result, designing an innovative conceptual solution that was adopted by 24,000 employees, well received by executives and later showcased at conferences. Tasked to define and elevate the overall architecture strategy across the Enterprise Services platform, consolidating disparate solutions into one single, integrated solution for adoption by 24,000 staff across Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains and Maritime Services.  Achieved an outstanding project result, designing an innovative conceptual solution that was adopted by 24,000 employees, well received by executives and later showcased at conferences.

Lead Solution & Enterprise Architect

• Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

Charged to lead solution architecture practice, solution design and integration while directing consulting partner Wipro, aligning activities with strategic objectives. During tenure, designed an approach to transform enterprise reporting capability that resulted in an CAPEX saving of $500k+ during that year. Charged to lead solution architecture practice, solution design and integration while directing consulting partner Wipro, aligning activities with strategic objectives. During tenure, designed an approach to transform enterprise reporting capability that resulted in an CAPEX saving of $500k+ during that year.

Solution Designer & Worldwide Technical Transformation Lead

• Apr 2010 - Oct 2012

Led a team of 6 to develop interfaces, data models and a web store generating USD$1b p.a., then worked with Schneider to adopt the solution for worldwide application. Subsequently, selected by a Senior VP to re-align a Swedish SAP project to scope and schedule, managing numerous cross-functional teams to successfully deliver the project within defined parameters. In addition, mentored a team of six Business and Systems Analysts, shaping a cohesive, high performing team, to deliver a successful SAP solution in Singapore. Show less