Experience

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  BDO in Australia

  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Partner

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    I am a partner leading the Strategy, Transformation and ESG Consulting practice in Sydney. I have extensive experience as a strategic transformation expert working with clients across both government and private sectors in a number of international jurisdictions.

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  KPMG Australia

  • New South Wales, Australia

  • Director, Management Consulting

    • Jan 2021 - Aug 2022
    • New South Wales, Australia

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  KPMG New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Director, Management Consulting

    • Feb 2019 - Jan 2021
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Sydney Trains

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Strategic Advisor, Digital Systems Transformation

    • Nov 2018 - Oct 2019
    • Sydney, Australia

    Short term engagement providing strategic advice to Chief Transformation Officer as part of establishment of Sydney Trains and NSW Trainlink Digital Systems Transformation Office (DSTO). The Digital Systems Program is part of an $880+ million investment in technology improvements to modernise the Sydney Trains network and the next phase of the More Trains, More Services program, transforming Sydney’s rail network using world class technology to create high capacity turn up and go services to meet growing demand.Specific engagement deliverables include ongoing quality assurance, mobilisation planning, development and review of executive papers, transformation reporting, cadence and governance.

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  TAFE NSW

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Modernisation / Business Transformation Leader

    • Jan 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Sydney, Australia

    Reporting to Chief Operating Officer, leading one of Australia's most substantial and complex business transformation and change programs, rated as 'Nationally Significant' with the complexity characteristics of the largest portfolios undertaken in the country, creating a noticeable impact on the economy. Consolidating 10+ organisations into single business with hub and spoke model including standing up central corporate functions and new operating model. Substantial scale and complexity - 18000 staff / <400 FTE in program team / 63 concurrent projects. Streams include ICT/Digital, Finance, Organisational Reform, selection and implementation of new Student Management System (one of the country's largest IT Projects), Revenue Growth and optimized state-wide Education and Training Service Delivery Model.

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  KPMG

  • Global Markets Transformation and Major Projects Lead

    • May 2014 - Dec 2016

    Reporting to Global Head of Sales & Markets at KPMG, leading transformation program and 12 major projects to deliver Global Sales & Markets strategy to drive alignment of activities and investments between the largest KPMG member firms (US, Germany, UK and China) and KPMG International. Scope circa 60,000 FTE / 50%+ of global revenues.

  • Director Strategic Execution

    • Mar 2013 - Apr 2014

    Reporting to COO and with a team of <100FTE, responsible for firm-wide delivery of strategic investment and business transformation programs. Leading change management, business analysis, program management, procurement and knowledge management functions.- Managing and delivering all major firm projects including business transformation and performance improvement programs through Project Management and Change teams- Personally leading distributed delivery (offshoring and outsourcing) program for KPMG, delivering major savings, innovation and business transformation - Effectively managing the firm's cost base and service delivery through strategic sourcing, supplier management and internal demand side programs- Managing a unified service management framework to drive continuous improvements in business support service quality, with a focus on customer centricity- Improving collaboration and leveraging the firm's collective global expertise and knowledge to benefit clients, providing business partnering and related key business enabling services such as research, document and information management, portal and collaboration services- Providing consultancy services to clients

  • Director, Head of Knowledge

    • Jun 2011 - Feb 2013

    Firm-wide Head of Knowledge leading Australian Knowledge function including Knowledge Management, Information Management, Document Management, Records Management and KM Advisory strategy and service delivery. Vision - to provide a commercially aligned, highly innovative and market leading Knowledge capability that delivers real value to the firm and our clients.Key successes included:- Leading the delivery of the firm-wide Knowledge Program utilising global infrastructure and systems within budget to aggressive timetables- Centralised, restructured and optimised Knowledge function, achieving cost reduction targets whilst improving service and business value- Developed and executed Knowledge strategy ensuring alignment with firm, regional and global strategies

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  Macquarie Group Limited

  • Australia
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Global Lead, Strategic Sourcing and Commercial

    • Mar 2010 - Jun 2011

    Leading Professional Services Category including Legal, Consulting, Audit & Tax, Financial Services and Insurance. Provision of consultancy services to business units, panel inception and management, reporting and deployment of online tools to suport selection and engagement. Demand management working with senior stakeholders including major internal change management initiatives. Member of the Legal Executive Committee supporting Group Legal operations.

  • Global Head of Knowledge and Information

    • Oct 2008 - Mar 2010

    Head of group-wide Knowledge and Information Services team. Key responsibilities included:- provision of fee for service consultancy services across business units- management and development of corporate intranet- business information and research services - implementation of collaborative and social technologies- information architecture and design consultancy- business process mapping and improvement

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  Barclays Bank

  • Head of Knowledge Management

    • Jun 2007 - Sep 2008

    Seconded to Barclays Bank in London to support internal legal operations, partnering with panel firms and third parties on innovation and business improvement programmes

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  Lovells

  • London

  • Global Head of Know-how

    • Dec 2005 - Sep 2008
    • London

    As Head of Knowhow at Lovells, I was responsible for knowhow strategy and a number of international knowledge and change initiatives including the firm’s new global portal and knowhow systems, document automation and a number of client knowhow projects.

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  Bird & Bird LLP

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Head of Operations

    • May 2004 - May 2005
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Norton Rose

  • Knowledge Projects Lawyer

    • 2002 - 2005