Simon Ryder-Turner
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Craig Shaw
It is a pleasure to recommend Simon. I worked for Simon at AMP within the 2018/19 Federal Budget Project, during that time Simon proved to be a highly competent Senior Manager who consistently demonstrated excellent management and leadership skills in all facets of project delivery. Simon is technically very competent and can effortlessly build rapport and strong effective working relationships with his team members and stakeholders at all levels within an organisation. Simon manages uncertainty with ease, while coaching his team to maintain ‘laser-like’ focus on delivery at all times and particularly during periods where key information is not available. Simon is competent at maintaining effective project governance controls and adhering to PMO methodologies. I enjoyed working in Simon’s team and hope to do so again in the future. I have no hesitation in recommending Simon to any future employer.
Peter Dowd
I worked with Simon at Telstra. He is quite frankly one of the best Program Managers I have ever had the privilege to work with. He does what he says, always finds a solution to tricky problems, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. Its a pleasure to be able to recommend him.
Craig Shaw
It is a pleasure to recommend Simon. I worked for Simon at AMP within the 2018/19 Federal Budget Project, during that time Simon proved to be a highly competent Senior Manager who consistently demonstrated excellent management and leadership skills in all facets of project delivery. Simon is technically very competent and can effortlessly build rapport and strong effective working relationships with his team members and stakeholders at all levels within an organisation. Simon manages uncertainty with ease, while coaching his team to maintain ‘laser-like’ focus on delivery at all times and particularly during periods where key information is not available. Simon is competent at maintaining effective project governance controls and adhering to PMO methodologies. I enjoyed working in Simon’s team and hope to do so again in the future. I have no hesitation in recommending Simon to any future employer.
Peter Dowd
I worked with Simon at Telstra. He is quite frankly one of the best Program Managers I have ever had the privilege to work with. He does what he says, always finds a solution to tricky problems, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. Its a pleasure to be able to recommend him.
Craig Shaw
It is a pleasure to recommend Simon. I worked for Simon at AMP within the 2018/19 Federal Budget Project, during that time Simon proved to be a highly competent Senior Manager who consistently demonstrated excellent management and leadership skills in all facets of project delivery. Simon is technically very competent and can effortlessly build rapport and strong effective working relationships with his team members and stakeholders at all levels within an organisation. Simon manages uncertainty with ease, while coaching his team to maintain ‘laser-like’ focus on delivery at all times and particularly during periods where key information is not available. Simon is competent at maintaining effective project governance controls and adhering to PMO methodologies. I enjoyed working in Simon’s team and hope to do so again in the future. I have no hesitation in recommending Simon to any future employer.
Peter Dowd
I worked with Simon at Telstra. He is quite frankly one of the best Program Managers I have ever had the privilege to work with. He does what he says, always finds a solution to tricky problems, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. Its a pleasure to be able to recommend him.
Craig Shaw
It is a pleasure to recommend Simon. I worked for Simon at AMP within the 2018/19 Federal Budget Project, during that time Simon proved to be a highly competent Senior Manager who consistently demonstrated excellent management and leadership skills in all facets of project delivery. Simon is technically very competent and can effortlessly build rapport and strong effective working relationships with his team members and stakeholders at all levels within an organisation. Simon manages uncertainty with ease, while coaching his team to maintain ‘laser-like’ focus on delivery at all times and particularly during periods where key information is not available. Simon is competent at maintaining effective project governance controls and adhering to PMO methodologies. I enjoyed working in Simon’s team and hope to do so again in the future. I have no hesitation in recommending Simon to any future employer.
Peter Dowd
I worked with Simon at Telstra. He is quite frankly one of the best Program Managers I have ever had the privilege to work with. He does what he says, always finds a solution to tricky problems, rolls his sleeves up and gets stuck in. Its a pleasure to be able to recommend him.
Experience
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Project Management Volunteers
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project and Business Advisor to ICAN / CO-OP
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Jan 2023 - Present
Providing advisory services in the strategic development of ICAN/CO-OP from a volunteer based service to one with a commercial and revenue based structure Providing advisory services in the strategic development of ICAN/CO-OP from a volunteer based service to one with a commercial and revenue based structure
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KF Aerospace
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Canada
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Airlines and Aviation
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400 - 500 Employee
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Project Management Consultant
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Feb 2021 - Oct 2022
Uplift project management capability and maturity through creation of a KF specific PM framework, policy and procedures plus training and coaching. Uplift project management capability and maturity through creation of a KF specific PM framework, policy and procedures plus training and coaching.
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Project Management Volunteers
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Advisor to Urbanarium
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Jul 2021 - Jan 2022
Providing project management advisory services for the Urbanarium Competition. Providing project management advisory services for the Urbanarium Competition.
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Project Management Volunteers
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Advisor to Self Design Learning Foundation
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Dec 2020 - May 2021
Providing guidance and mentoring/coaching to assist in the migration to a digital records system.
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Senior Project Lead
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Sep 2020 - May 2021
Project to increase the profile of PMV.org in British Columbia amongst the not-for-profit and charitable organisations sectors.
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PM-Partners
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Australia
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Business Consulting and Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Project Manager at AMP (Superannuation and Insurance)
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Jun 2018 - May 2019
1. Implementation of federal government requirements covering superannuation insurance regulations.2. Manage OPEX cost out initiatives including digitization and automation, unit cost reduction across IT and process re-engineering to increase business performance.
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Procurement Consultant at Cuscal
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Mar 2018 - Jun 2018
Engaged to deliver the business case for the purchase and implementation of a Client Billing Solution.
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Procurement Consultant at Office of Director of Public Prosecutions
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May 2017 - Feb 2018
Engaged to drive the selection and procurement of the ODPP key strategic application (Matter Management System) and to set up the implementation program, source key resources and finalise the contract for supply.
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Program Management Consultant at MLC (Insurance claims transformation)
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Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
Provision of PM services
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Senior Project Manager at UNSW
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Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
Various cloud migrations for core administration and student learning applications.
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Program Manager / PCI Compliance Director at Helloworld
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Dec 2015 - Jul 2016
Helloworld as a travel merchant is required to be PCI compliant and has been struggling to reach this goal. This role was created to bring control and a better approach to attaining compliance within the required timeframe.
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Telstra
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Australia
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Manager - Westpac Transition and Transformation
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Nov 2013 - Oct 2015
Management of transition streams of activity to support contractual obligations under WTSA for Westpac / St George. Management of transition streams of activity to support contractual obligations under WTSA for Westpac / St George.
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Eventra
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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M&A Integration Manager
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Oct 2013 - Nov 2013
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Head of Consulting (NSW)
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Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
Tasked with expanding Eventra into the Sydney and NSW market, my principle role will be to act as a managing consultant and BDM to facilitate the growth of Eventra Consulting and establish the brand as a highly valued business partner and service provider.
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Acquisition Lead
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Mar 2013 - Sep 2013
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NEHTA
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Australia
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Project Manager
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Nov 2011 - Sep 2012
As part of the ground-breaking initiative to bring the e-Health capability to every Australian, the development of compliant software applications to interface between health professionals and the e-Health system itself is a cornerstone of the program's success. I successfully facilitated and managed the process by which a select group of software vendors where able to develop and test their products to meet rigid industry standards in time for the Go-Live launch of the system. As part of the ground-breaking initiative to bring the e-Health capability to every Australian, the development of compliant software applications to interface between health professionals and the e-Health system itself is a cornerstone of the program's success. I successfully facilitated and managed the process by which a select group of software vendors where able to develop and test their products to meet rigid industry standards in time for the Go-Live launch of the system.
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IAG
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Australia
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager Customer Advocacy (Director of Program and Portfolio Delivery)
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Jan 2010 - Apr 2011
As a recently in-sourced entity, EIT was tasked with the delivery of infrastructure and application services to the three towers of this insurance group. Seeking significant service delivery improvements while delivering BAU operations called for adept management of the internal customer and the EIT hierarchy. Working with highly focused and talented senior leadership and management teams some extraordinary results were achieved. I personally delivered significant improvements in the demand pipeline, portfolio management, and project and BAU financial management, contributed significantly to project capability improvements, while also saving and overseeing the successful delivery of a number of high value programs of work. Show less
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Airloom
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Sydney, NSW
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Senior Project Manager and Delivery Process Implementer
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May 2009 - Jan 2010
As a small company experiencing a welcome but significant growth curve, Airloom found itself being so busy with delivering it did not have the time or resources to deal with the uplift in delivery capability required to meet demand. While tactically managing the existing demand pipeline, I introduced the necessary tools and processes to enable projects to be tracked, resources leveled and costs accounted for. The critical piece was to engineer these solutions so that they were appropriate for the size of the company yet could be scaled as required. Job done! Show less
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Trimax Solutions
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Sydney, NSW
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Project Management and Business Consultant
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Jan 2009 - Apr 2009
To aid in the expansion of business opportunities for Trimax Solutions I assisted/consulted with the development of ERP and CRM implementation packages to SMEs - building basic PMO, implementation library and business requirements to support the move into this opportunity. To aid in the expansion of business opportunities for Trimax Solutions I assisted/consulted with the development of ERP and CRM implementation packages to SMEs - building basic PMO, implementation library and business requirements to support the move into this opportunity.
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Antenna Software (now part of Pegasystems)
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Professional Services APAC
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Oct 2006 - Nov 2008
As Director of PS I was tasked with forming a local team and system of delivery partners that could deliver existing sales as well as being involved with the anticipated growth of the region. With limited resources I managed to deliver a number of very large projects. Significant interest in the Dexterra product by such houses as Fujitsu, Telstra, Mincom and UXC opened the door to a different approach and Dexterra Australia moved to a distribution model and the professional services team were transferred to a number of companies to provide in-house expertise and capability. My role changed to being one of an account manager for delivery and developing the product roadmap with large clients. The distribution model worked too well and Dexterra Australia was eventually phased out and under financial difficulty the parent company was bought by Antenna Software. The re-branded Dexterra products are still in service by the companies that I delivered to under the Dexterra banner. Show less
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Telstra
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Australia
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Service Director
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May 2004 - Oct 2006
The Service Director (SD) role was positioned alongside the sales team that consists of the Account Executive (AE) and various technical sales specialists. I owned the service relationship with the clients (who are all top 100 key and corporate), acted as Senior Project or Program Manager and became the client advocate to ensure strategic and operational delivery and performance criteria are met. My key achievements were• Successful service management of key corporate Telstra accounts including Coca-Cola (Aus), AGL, Caltex, OneSteel, Hanson Australia and Tenix (total value approx $50 million).• Retention of $5 million revenue ‘at risk’ by accounts potentially moving to competitors.• Account growth of $3 million.• Successful delivery of projects including complex data networks, VOIP/IP telephony, data centre consolidation/migrations, wireless solutions, hosting, managed services, infrastructure and platform integration.• Leveraged significant internal and external process change to increase delivery efficiencies. Show less
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Senior Project Manager (Woolworths Account)
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Mar 2003 - May 2004
As senior project manager for the Woolworths Transformation I delivered a complete data transformation to approximately 1500 sites Australia wide within an eighteen-month period. The Transformation Project was worth an estimated $60 million in capex and in excess of $12 million in operational revenue. The project was considered to be ‘at risk’ when I was appointed - seven months behind schedule with no project agreements in place with the customer. I was able to turn this around within five weeks and within ten weeks of my appointment the first services were being rolled out. I successfully negotiated dedicated resources in a shared services environment and established new delivery mechanisms/processes to ensure quantity of targets were met. Show less
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Project Manager
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Mar 2000 - Mar 2003
Mid to senior level project management role in the Westpac transformation program of works. Leveraging my construction management experience, I led projects related to Westpac branch refurbishments, greenfield call centre development and data centre upgrades.
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Various Companies
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United States
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700 & Above Employee
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Construction and Project Manager
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Jan 1990 - Jan 2000
Residential and commercial construction projects. Residential and commercial construction projects.
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Education
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CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)
Diploma in Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, Construction Management -
University of Otago
Bachelor of Science with Honours, Geography with a minor in Statistics