Experience

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  Westpac New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Senior Business Analyst - Westpac One Mobile

    • Sep 2022 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Senior Business Analyst for rewrite and improvement of the Westpac One retail banking app across two Agile Dev Teams and one API team, including assistance with team management, processes, team scaling and occasional Scrum Master roles (as needed).The team here is professional and excellent, and the goals are lofty. ;)When not doing that... also Team Lead for BA Chapter Community of Excellence initiative to improve the BA Chapter presence within Westpac.

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  WML Software Limited

  • Business Analyst / Project Manager

    • Jul 2014 - Dec 2019

    Project Management and business analysis for multiple small projects and multi-year large projects for WML clients: Mitre 10 Group. Primarily in software and system integration, real-time transaction, and accounts/finance across multiple servers and legacy systems.- Small Works Board owner- Flybuys Integration Changes- POS integration- Gift Card Upgrades- B2B, B2C- Centralised Customer Accounts (SmartMate) and Payments

  • Business Analyst / Project Manager / Team Leader

    • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

    Provided Business Analysis and Project Management Services for WML/Mitre 10 Group in key WML projects.Managed the WML AS400 Development TeamBusiness Analyst and PM for WML side of CCA/CCB Stage 4. Currently known as “SmartMate”.Responsible for Mitre 10 “Small Works” Project Board containing 50-100 small projectsRan internal meetings with Stakeholders around resourcing and prioritizationProvided Business Analysis/Specifications for each Small Works Project where it was large enough to warrant the full process

  • General Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

    Managed resources, hiring and company culture. Responsible for budgets, clients, and projects. Prepared clear and concise reports for Directors on a regular basis. Account management, troubleshooting, managing development and engineering teams.

  • Business Analyst/Project Manager

    • Aug 2006 - Dec 2011

    Project Manager and Business Analyst for all engineering and software-based projects.Primarily bespoke software development and systems integration for real-time POS based transactional solutions, including B2B, Gift Cards, Flybuys, various reporting systems, Account Payment and Finance between head office and multiple external store servers and service providers.Account Management and presentations to StakeholdersPresentations of new technology and solutions to Mitre 10 Annual General Meeting

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  Pilates Personal Fitness Studio Limited

  • Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

  • Managing Director

    • Sep 1999 - Feb 2005
    • Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

    A clinical Pilates Studio based in Christchurch focused on rehab, sports efficiency, ballet training, posture repair and toning. 8-12 instructors. Clients of all ages, backgrounds and abilities/injuries.Supplied Mat and Reformer personal training prescriptions and small group classes in studio and externally to businesses. Advised Christchurch City Council on implementation of large Pilates classes at all their public facilities.- Personal Pilates Training- Small Group Training- Sports/Ballet/Contemporary Improvement- Rehabilitation- Instructor training

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  Parkers' Edge Limited

  • Senior Engineer

    • Jan 1994 - Jul 1998

    Head of the Engineering team for design. installation, management and support of Edify(tm) phone and web banking systems in various Banks and Financial Institutions around Australasia. Parker's Edge was one of the very first companies to be offering these sorts of services in the late 1990s just as Internet Banking access was becoming achievable as a single solution.- Business Analysis/Technical Solution Design- Engineering Project Management- Technical Support- Technical Training