Experience

NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)

• Australia
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Coordinator, Risk and Governance

  • Oct 2021 - Present

• Senior Governance Officer

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2021

  Assisting the Director, Governance, Risk and Planning with governance, business continuity, compliance, probity, employee conduct issues and related matters.

• Senior Governance Officer and Chief Risk Officer

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2019

  Governance, risk management, compliance, probity, employee conduct issues, internal audit, business continuity and related matters.



Self

• Switzerland
• Business Consulting and Services

• Sabbatical

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2015

  Company directors course at AICD and Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance at Governance Institute of Australia. Company directors course at AICD and Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance at Governance Institute of Australia.



Department of Planning and Infrastructure

• Australia
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Finance and Assets

  • Oct 2012 - Mar 2014

  I worked with the Office of Strategic Lands, helping to realign its strategy to a more commercial approach, and drafted its Statement of Business Intent. Oversaw optimum utilisation of $70M surplus cash through management of short term investments.Managed compilation and distribution of detailed progress reports to Treasury's Fiscal Effectiveness Office and budget monitoring reports for Cabinet's Standing Committee on Expenditure Review.Identified opportunities for increased efficiency and effectiveness in the Department of Planning and Infrastructure's governance function.

• Director, Corporate Services

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2012

  Led the provision of finance, human resources, procurement, asset management and property services. Managed 25 reports, including the CFO, providing guidance as needed.Provided timely advice to Minister and drafted responses to Cabinet Minutes and Questions on Notice on a wide variety of issues across Planning cluster of agencies.Authored commentary for cluster's contribution to state budget papers and briefings for parliamentary committee on budget estimates.Managed monthly financial and human resources reporting to Planning Department's Executive Committee. Liaised with Department's shared services provider and monitored its performance, and managed transition of payroll and finance services of cluster agencies.

• Manager, Business Services

  • Sep 2006 - Mar 2011

  In this start up organization, I took on multiple responsibilities of developing, drafting and managing corporate governance framework, compliance, policies and procedures, risk management, internal audit and external reporting.Reported directly to the CEO, and outlined comprehensive blueprint of financial and administrative delegations. Project managed Authority's transition of multiple corporate and shared services to different providers, enhancing service quality overall.Chaired Authority's executive Risk Management Committee, and undertook role of Chief Audit Executive (2007-08).



NSW Treasury

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Advisor, Intergovernmental Finances

  • 2004 - 2006

  Managed provision of advice and improved quality of financial and other data used in NSW government submissions to the Commonwealth Grants Commission.Liaised extensively and managed working relationship with Commonwealth Grants Commission, as well as with State government service delivery and research agencies.Authored submission to the Review of Commonwealth Government Securities market.

• Principal Advisor, Asset and Liability Management

  • 2000 - 2004

  Offered expert advice on management of the general government sector's financial assets and superannuation, debt and insurance liabilities. Designed innovative financial product to deliver death and disability benefits awarded to fire fighters, including their governance, financial and administrative arrangements, to satisfy several complex and competing criteria such as tax effectiveness, insurance law requirements, superannuation prudential regulatory requirement for solvency and claims assessment procedures.Devised concept of General Government Liability Management Fund, developed its governance structure and advised its management committee on financial risk, and investment and tax issues.Instrumental in reducing concentration of risk in financial assets backing insurance liabilities be renegotiating Investment Management mandate with NSW Treasury Corporation to minimise exposure to insurance industry investments, and monitoring its performance and compliance.Appointed by NSW Treasurer as his representative on Protective Commissioner's Investment Advisory Committee, advising on suitable investment products to offer to clients, relevant back-office support, selection of service providers, performance benchmarks and compliance, as well as introduction of superannuation and annuity products (2001-04).

• Manager, Superannuation Policy

  • 1996 - 2000

  Played pivotal role in restructuring of NSW state public sector's superannuation framework, ensuring the roles and responsibilities of trustee, custodian, investment manager, financial advisor and scheme administrator were clearly defined, and effectively separated.Reporting directly to Treasury Secretary, managed small multidisciplinary team and exercised commercial acumen and sound judgement in a politicised environment to successfully sell government's funds management business to Deutsche Bank Australia for $240M in 1997, conducting thorough due diligence for the vendor. Sale allowed the superannuation trustee to engage additional investment managers. Led the provision of advice on management of the state public sector's defined benefit superannuation liabilities.



TAFE NSW

• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Personnel, Sydney Institute of Technology

  • 1993 - 1996

  Managed payroll of 4,000 part-time casual teachers, along with recruitment, staff services, application of personnel policies and procedures performance development and advising senior managers on personnel management issues.Drove major changes in delivery of staff services through introduction of training programs, transforming narrowly specialised and inflexible groups into multi-skilled teams focussed on supporting Institute's faculty structure.

• Senior Industrial Officer

  • 1991 - 1993

  Developed governance framework for conduct of staff disciplinary process. Investigated and prosecuted breaches of discipline and successfully defended disciplinary decisions before the Appeals Tribunal.



National Association of Nursing Homes and Private Hospitals Inc

• Industrial Relations Manager

  • 1989 - 1991

  Represented employers in negotiations and conciliation and arbitration proceedings, using expertise and experience to achieve fair and efficient resolutions. Developed and maintained new comprehensive industrial information service for members. Represented employers in negotiations and conciliation and arbitration proceedings, using expertise and experience to achieve fair and efficient resolutions. Developed and maintained new comprehensive industrial information service for members.



UTS: University of Technology, Sydney

• Australia
• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Lecturer

  • 1988 - 1988

  Taught industrial relations to undergraduate students. Also tutored at University of New South Wales. Taught industrial relations to undergraduate students. Also tutored at University of New South Wales.



Unions NSW

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advocate

  • 1980 - 1988

  Played key role in negotiation and advocacy across diverse industries, including electricity, manufacturing, civil engineering, construction, transport, ship repair and healthcare. Member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Industrial Legislation policy committee (1981-84) and helped develop and implement the retirement incomes policy. Represented Unions NSW at the government's Inquiry Into Proposed Logging at Terania Creek. Played key role in negotiation and advocacy across diverse industries, including electricity, manufacturing, civil engineering, construction, transport, ship repair and healthcare. Member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions Industrial Legislation policy committee (1981-84) and helped develop and implement the retirement incomes policy. Represented Unions NSW at the government's Inquiry Into Proposed Logging at Terania Creek.



Australian Transport Officers' Federation

• Research Officer

  • 1978 - 1980

  Applied economic and legal research Applied economic and legal research