Experience

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  Lindy Bryant & Associates

  • Campbell, Canberra

  • Mentor Executive Coach

    • Jan 2015 - Present
    • Campbell, Canberra

    I am semi retired but I still undertake some executive and career coaching (SES interview prep and CV reviews as well) for senior executives because I love it. I have coached in nearly all public sector agencies To Dep Sec level and believe that public servants are universally under-acknowledged as the intellectual powerhouse of Australian democracy. Over the top?? Not at all!!

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  Yellow Edge

  • Yellow Edge, Canberra

  • Founding Director And Executive Director of Coaching

    • Jan 2002 - Jul 2011
    • Yellow Edge, Canberra

    In 2010 I formally stepped down as one of the founding Directors of Yellow Edge and head of the Yellow Edge coaching practice - the biggest national public sector coaching practise (25 coaches nationally) at the time in Canberra. I was awarded PCC with the International Coach Federation (ICF).We also produced the first APS-focused survery of executive coaching. See www.yellowedge.com.au for range of services supplied by this brilliant company.

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  Spherion Outsourcing Solutions (HR)

  • HR Strategy and Marketing Manager

    • 1999 - 2001

    I undertook a range of business development activities (B2B) as well as consulting jobs in government - substantially in former Department of Transport.

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  Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)

  • Sydney

  • Manager, Intellectual Capital and Business Development Manager

    • 1997 - 1998
    • Sydney

    Six month secondment. Before the sale of the organisation. Developed their first systematic sponsorship deals ($1m target) - platinum, gold, silver etc. Managed delivery of three AHRI publications.

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  Compuware Asia Pacific

  • Canberra

  • Business Development Manager, Federal Governmment

    • 1997 - 1998
    • Canberra

    Maintained and built relationships with Aurion HRIS system government customer base (during transfer of payroll from Finance to individual agencies). Sold Uniface - an system used by many large government agencies to ensure various systems were interoperable.

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  Office of Government Technology (OGIT)

  • Canberra

  • SES Band 1 - Senior IT industry advisor to CGIO

    • 1995 - 1998
    • Canberra

    Advisor to Dr Andy Macdonald, Chief Government Information Officer and Manager of the Y2K Project Office for Commonwealth agencies.

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  AIIA

  • Canberra, Australia

  • Manager - Government Purchasing

    • 1993 - 1995
    • Canberra, Australia

    Developed policy for Australian IT industry doing business with government at all levels. Facilitating industry negotiation of various iterations of GITC; outsourcing of IT etc

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  Public Service Commission

  • Canberra

  • Manager - Secretariat and Ministerial Liaison

    • 1992 - 1992
    • Canberra

    Managed critical workflow of agency to Minister and other government agencies.

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  Department of Community Services, Tasmania

  • Hobart

  • Manager (SES 1) Corporate and Staff Development

    • 1990 - 1991
    • Hobart

    Managed the staff and management development function within the department. This included Risdon Prison.

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  Department of Premier and Cabinet, Tasmania

  • Hobart

  • Senior HR Consultant

    • 1988 - 1988
    • Hobart

    Seconded from Public Service Commission to Department of Premier and Cabinet. Played a consulting role in establishing the first whole of government SES development program; assisted in implementation of middle management development and a range of HR related legislation (EEO) and HR policies.

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  Public Service Commission

  • Canberra

  • Business Manager, Staff Development Branch

    • 1987 - 1987
    • Canberra

    In a team of two with Chris McCarthy, designed and implemented and reported to government on the first annual survey of the status of HRD in the Australian Public Service.

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  Public Service Board

  • Canberra

  • A/g Director - Personnel Management Division

    • 1985 - 1987
    • Canberra

    Various roles coordinating:The Executive Development Scheme (identified succession planning program for EL2/Class 11)Interchange (program of exchange between private and public sector)Administrative Trainee Scheme (Top grads for the APS year-long program)Service wide development program for ARO'sManagement Improvement Division: Training of SES in computer technology (yes that long ago!)Started in PSB personnel - payroll and recruitment for 6 months