Experience

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  The PMO Leader

  • Australia

  • Advisory Board Member - The PMO Leader

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Australia

    The Advisory Board helps to shape the content, features, and vision for The PMO Leader community. Providing a regional and local perspective as well as a global understanding to ensure The PMO Leader is truly a Community of Communities! Our Vision Statement :To become the trusted global hub for Information, Knowledge, Networking and Services for PMO Leaders.Our Mission Statement :Using Community to Improve PMO Leadership around the World.

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  Telstra

  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

  • Delivery Excellence Lead

    • Nov 2021 - Present
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Drive the maturity of the portfolio utilising P3O best practice to support the full achievement of value on investment.• Manage a workforce of 80 resources within the delivery and governance team with the responsibility of a $300M+ yearly program budget.• Oversee the Delivery Excellence team and applying best practice quality assurance activities to ensure the portfolio risk is managed and any expected benefits are realised• Develop the governance, and reporting of the Design and Construction portfolio of projects• Build a culture that encourages collaboration across customer pillars and strives for the One Team approach.• Define and implement a project risk framework in alignment with the corporate risk framework.

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  Yarra Valley Water

  • EPMO Manager

    • Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

    Design and implement the EPMO to ensure alignment between the organisation’s strategic objectives and projects.Design and implement the governance of the investment of the $330M capital program.

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  DQA - Delivery Quality Assurance

  • Melbourne and Darwin

  • Senior Manager - Transformation Office

    • Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
    • Melbourne and Darwin

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  Barwon Water

  • Geelong

  • EPMO Manager

    • Apr 2018 - Oct 2019
    • Geelong

    Utilising P3O best practice design, develop and implement the EPMO business function to operate at a strategic level in collaboration with the organisation’s executives, management and operational team. Transform the culture of projects via this centralised office to provide organisation wide guidance, governance, standardised processes, and project portfolio management best practices, tools and techniques.

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  APA Group

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • PMO Lead

    • Dec 2016 - Mar 2018
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Support the development and implementation of the Business and Technology roadmap on behalf of the APA Business. This includes the management of a reporting and Governance structure to effectively track, control and manage the Business Projects and IT Portfolio and Program of Work to the strategic objectives and overall business plan.Responsible for the management of the Project Co-ordinator competency to support the project management community by transparently and consistently providing data, reports and analysis to drive business decisions regarding the health of the IT Roadmap, investment prioritisation and resourcing plans

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  The Australian Red Cross Blood Service

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • PMO Senior Lead

    • Feb 2014 - Nov 2016
    • Melbourne, Australia

    Implement and manage the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) governance framework which enables the successful delivery of the Blood Service ICT strategic initiatives.Manage/advise the ICT division on:• Project Start-Up & Mobilisation • Planning /Scoping/ Scheduling• Budgeting and Estimating• Resource Planning• Risk Management • Provide the ICT Portfolio governance and reporting for executive

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  IAG

  • Australia
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • PMO Manager

    • Nov 2012 - Feb 2014

    Define, implement and maintain portfolio governance framework, comprising policies and processes for the IAG OneTech Portfolio of Work.Facilitate the delivery of key strategic initiatives by providing expert project management capability and mentoring of the delivery teams.• Develop and manage the portfolio plan• Centralise the management of portfolio Risks and Issues• Executive level portfolio reporting

  • Workforce Planning Manager

    • Jul 2012 - Dec 2012

    Manage the demand pipeline and resource allocation of the IAG OneTech work slate.

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  CGU

  • Melbourne, Australia

  • Portfolio Project Manager

    • May 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Melbourne, Australia

    The role focussed on portfolio and relationship management, project delivery and line management. I supported Project Managers who were accountable for delivering the projects within the assigned portfolio to ensure the greatest chance of delivery success.The role engaged directly with the Project Manager and leaders of the assigned portfolio to provide support and consultative advice whilst adhering to project execution frameworks.

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  ANZ

  • Projects Portfolio Manager - ANZ Global Markets

    • Dec 2010 - Mar 2011

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  NAB

  • NextGen Release 3 PMO

    • Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

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  Tenix Solutions

  • PMO Manager

    • Dec 2008 - Apr 2010

    Manage the definition, implemention and maintainance of all program office standards and processes relating to the IMES program.

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  ANZ

  • Program Office Operations

    • Nov 2007 - Sep 2008

    Manage the compliance of the program of work including executive level reporting, quality control, communication plans, scheduling, risk and issues management, financial analysis.

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  Telstra

  • Resource Manager

    • Feb 2007 - Nov 2007

    Managed the implementation of a centralised resource management business model for the Network Engineering business for 1300 staff across 6 separate business units

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  Ajilon

  • Program office manager

    • 1999 - 2004

    Ensure project management compliance with the brand.