Experience

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  University of Melbourne

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Honorary Fellow, School of Languages and Linguistics

    • Mar 2017 - Present
    • Melbourne, Australia

    I am currently an Honorary Fellow at the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne where I have been conducting research into topics centred on the work of Mikhail Bakhtin. I intend to expand this research into more general areas in the philosophy of language..

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  John Cook III

  • Geelong West, Australia

  • Independent Researcher

    • Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
    • Geelong West, Australia
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  University of Oxford

  • Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Doctoral Candidate

    • Oct 2013 - Dec 2016
    • Oxford, United Kingdom

    Russian Sub-faculty, Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, Humanities DivisionSt Cross CollegeThesis on Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin

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  John Cook II

  • Principal

    • Aug 2010 - Jan 2013

    Consulting in IT Project Management

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  ANZCA

  • Director, IT

    • Feb 2006 - Aug 2010

    Direction and oversight of the IT functions of the College of 100+ staff as well as management of the IT staff and the provision of strategic direction for the organisation’s IT needs.

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  John Cook I

  • Principal

    • 2003 - 2006

    Consulting and contracting in the areas of:* Project Management,* Knowledge Management, & * Electronic Publishing

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  RMIT University, Multimedia Database Systems Group

  • Manager, Sales & Marketing (Asia/Pacific Region)

    • 2001 - 2003

    Management of all aspects of sales and marketing throughout the Asia Pacific Region for RMIT MDS (subsequently Inquirion, subsequently TeraText Technologies Division, SAIC).

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  Level 8 Systems

  • Consulting Manager, Asia Pacific

    • 2000 - 2000

    Management of all aspects of the provision of Level 8 consulting services throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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  Level 8 Systems

  • Manager, Federal Government Business Unit

    • 1997 - 1999

    Management of all aspects of Federal Government Business Unit Accounts for Level 8 Systems (previously SEER Technologies).

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  GE Capital IT Solutions

  • Delivery Manager, ACT

    • 1997 - 1997

    Management and coordination of resources to deliver products & services from the GE Capital Information Technology Solutions ACT Office.

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  Ferntree Computer Corporation

  • Manager, Structured Information Services

    • 1995 - 1997

    Responsibility for the Product Management of the Structured Information Manager (SIM) software and delivery of all ancillary services.

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  Ferntree Computer Corporation

  • Manager Information Design Services

    • 1992 - 1994

    Responsibility for managing and delivering consulting in the area of designing and implementing information architectures.

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  ACI Computer Services

  • Customer Service Manager -- AUSINET

    • 1988 - 1991

    Responsible for the creation and management of a Customer Service Department so as to provide the AUSINET service with a competitive advantage.

  • Account Manager -- AUSINET & BOOKNET

    • 1986 - 1988

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  Gordian Book Production Consultants

  • Principal

    • 1979 - 1986

    Supply of book production consultancy services to Australian publishers.

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  Pitman Publishing Australia

  • Production Manager

    • 1978 - 1979

    Management of the book production process

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  Longman Cheshire

  • Production Controller

    • 1977 - 1978

    Administration of aspects of the book production process.

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  McCarron Bird

  • Planner & Estimator

    • 1971 - 1975

    Planning and estimation of printing jobs.