Experience

Monterey Secondary College

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Principal

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Senior role in a high-functioning leadership team achieving school turnaround. Increases in all major measures of school improvement including student and staff perceptions, academic achievement, engagement, wellbeing, and community relationships. Portfolio has included: 7-9 sub-school, whole-school wellbeing, engagement (alternate) programs, 6-7 transitions, marketing, promotion and community engagement. Key achievements include: Implementing an innovative; trauma-informed engagement model; oversight of transition programs that saw significant growth in student enrolments; restructure of wellbeing teams; re-engagement programs and middle leadership profile; deepening relationships with not-for-profit partners to grow philanthropic support for school programs; developing a local LMS to support onboarding of new staff Show less



Tom Cain Consulting

• Director

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Providing a broad range of analysis, research, coaching and consulting services. Providing a broad range of analysis, research, coaching and consulting services.



Department of Education

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Principal

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Oversaw school-wide teaching & learning; data, assessment & reporting; Year 6-7 transition; middle years (7-9) sub-school; international student program; health & safety.Key achievements include: Victorian Education Excellence Awards, Winner 2019, Outstanding School Improvement Team; developing and implementing school-wide instructional model with all teaching staff; implementing high-functioning instructional coaching model with school leaders; overhauling school reporting system to provide more frequent and detailed data about student learning; developing an innovative alternate education program for vulnerable and at-risk students; implementing school-wide positive behaviour framework; designing, developing and delivering new model of school-wide professional learning. Show less

• Senior Implementation Officer (Secondment)

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

  Performance Division - led analysis on the enablers of school improvement, distilled best practices and shared with the system to support school performance.

• Leading Teacher, Classroom Teacher

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2017



Teach For Australia

• Australia
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fellow, Teach to Lead

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  Teach to Lead is a selective leadership development program that accelerates the development of middle leaders within schools facing educational disadvantage to improve student and school outcomes.

• Associate, Leadership Development Program

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2015

  Teach for Australia is a two year teaching and leadership program. Highly selective, the program recruits high-performing graduates and career changers and places them as teachers in disadvantaged secondary schools for two years. During this time, Associates work towards a Master's degree and receive intensive professional learning, mentoring and coaching.



Origin Energy

• Australia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retail Strategy

  • 2011 - 2013

  Analyst in an in-house strategy team supporting executive-level decision-making on strategy and operational improvements to reduce cost and lift earnings. Contributed to projects on B2B, B2C market offerings, solar business, and pricing strategy. Analyst in an in-house strategy team supporting executive-level decision-making on strategy and operational improvements to reduce cost and lift earnings. Contributed to projects on B2B, B2C market offerings, solar business, and pricing strategy.



General Motors

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Purchasing and Supply Chain

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Managed a global supplier portfolio of >50m USD of annual spend and led strategic sourcing projects. Led supplier negotiations on current and new contracts to reduce cost, improve quality and deliver business objectives. Managed a global supplier portfolio of >50m USD of annual spend and led strategic sourcing projects. Led supplier negotiations on current and new contracts to reduce cost, improve quality and deliver business objectives.



Geomatic Technologies

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Analyst

  • 2008 - 2008