Experience

Mercury NZ

• New Zealand
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Delivery Lead - Generation & Trading

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  New Zealand

• Senior Project Manager - Generation

  • Jun 2021 - Sep 2023

  New Zealand



Te Whatu Ora Waikato

• New Zealand
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Jun 2021

  Hamilton, New Zealand • Replacement of the existing Human Resource Information System with a new solution for Payroll and HR functionality and HR service management. • Development of the business rule definitions and testing framework for the 29 Multi Employer Collective Agreements. • Migration, Upgrade and Deployment of expanded functionality for the roster management solution covering 8000+ employees. • Development of the program direction alongside the program manager, to outline and visualize the… Show more • Replacement of the existing Human Resource Information System with a new solution for Payroll and HR functionality and HR service management. • Development of the business rule definitions and testing framework for the 29 Multi Employer Collective Agreements. • Migration, Upgrade and Deployment of expanded functionality for the roster management solution covering 8000+ employees. • Development of the program direction alongside the program manager, to outline and visualize the program lifecycle, including its various phases, objectives, milestones, deliverables, resources, and planned timeline. Show less



Hamilton City Council

• New Zealand
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Jul 2019

  New Zealand • Implementation of an Enterprise Suite as part of a Program of Works to migrate financial modules as well as the rich matrix of functionality and technology of the solution and maintain integration with current solutions. • Implementation of Office 2016 and EDRMS as part of a Digital Transformation Program. • Deployment of product specific mobility solutions • Software solutions currency upgrades • Infrastructure migration projects • Development of software mobility… Show more • Implementation of an Enterprise Suite as part of a Program of Works to migrate financial modules as well as the rich matrix of functionality and technology of the solution and maintain integration with current solutions. • Implementation of Office 2016 and EDRMS as part of a Digital Transformation Program. • Deployment of product specific mobility solutions • Software solutions currency upgrades • Infrastructure migration projects • Development of software mobility solutions • Software and infrastructure solutions currency upgrades Show less



Gateware Technologies

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2005 - Mar 2016

  Cape Town Area, South Africa In my role as Project Manager I was responsible for projects from inception to delivery, which included initial project planning through to management of deadlines, deliverables and budgets as well as setting priorities, risk management, resource allocation and task distribution. This included conducting weekly Project Status meetings, Steering Committee meetings and fulfilling general day to day Project Management duties. Software, Infrastructure and Change initiatives delivering… Show more In my role as Project Manager I was responsible for projects from inception to delivery, which included initial project planning through to management of deadlines, deliverables and budgets as well as setting priorities, risk management, resource allocation and task distribution. This included conducting weekly Project Status meetings, Steering Committee meetings and fulfilling general day to day Project Management duties. Software, Infrastructure and Change initiatives delivering Billing, Policy, Release Upgrade (Software, Database) capabilities. Delivered 2 key projects (Transport Management System and Orthopaedic Diagnosis and Operations System) governed by PRINCE2 methodology, and 2 key projects (Weighbridge Management System and Container Terminal Management System) governed by Agile methodologies with extensive software vendor management, in conjunction with business analysis, solution design & coordination of multiple smaller BAU/change initiatives. Worked on real-time transaction based projects in the logistics, transport and healthcare industries. Show less



Fresh Produce Terminals

• IT & Project Manager

  • May 2000 - May 2005

  Cape Town Area, South Africa My role was to manage IT services utilizing the ITIL framework. I provided external customer facing management for delivery, stakeholder management & engagement and general business / team communications during the leadership of projects. I initiated, coordinated and enforced systems, policies and procedures as per ISO standards and directed technological research by studying the organization goals, strategies, practices and user projects. I accomplished financial objectives by… Show more My role was to manage IT services utilizing the ITIL framework. I provided external customer facing management for delivery, stakeholder management & engagement and general business / team communications during the leadership of projects. I initiated, coordinated and enforced systems, policies and procedures as per ISO standards and directed technological research by studying the organization goals, strategies, practices and user projects. I accomplished financial objectives by forecasting requirements, prepared the annual budgets, scheduled expenditures, analysed variances and initiated corrective actions. My responsibilities was to ensure that Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement and Warehousing was efficient, supported our business as usual and deployment activities. I participated in business case development, new product deployment, new vendor product selections, business improvement projects, helped improve the business operations and tool sets, using my experience from within the business and from past 10+ years of industry experience. I managed the software development environment, internal and vendor, through the complete development life cycle. I also enjoyed digging in with the developers developing code and solutions. Show less



International Harbour Services

• Network Engineer

  • Jul 1997 - Apr 2000

  Cape Town Area, South Africa IHS was a subsidiary of the Unifruco group. They specialize in the export of fruit to the overseas market by loading the containers and vessels with the products of export organizations and agents. Contributions: • Design and configure a linked computer network system, install cabling, routers, switches and servers. • Assess and recommend improvements to the network and related software. • Maintain the network, identify faults, and fix problems and provide support and technical… Show more IHS was a subsidiary of the Unifruco group. They specialize in the export of fruit to the overseas market by loading the containers and vessels with the products of export organizations and agents. Contributions: • Design and configure a linked computer network system, install cabling, routers, switches and servers. • Assess and recommend improvements to the network and related software. • Maintain the network, identify faults, and fix problems and provide support and technical assistance to network users.

• Computer Support Technician

  • Oct 1994 - Jun 1997

  Cape Town Area, South Africa IHS was a subsidiary of the Unifruco group. They specialize in the export of fruit to the overseas market by loading the containers and vessels with the products of export organizations and agents. Contributions: • Identify and solve computer software and hardware problems • Update and repair equipment • Keep records of software and equipment • Analyse user problems and make suggestions for prevention of future problems.

• Database / System Administrator

  • Nov 1993 - Sep 1994

  Cape Town Area, South Africa IHS was a subsidiary of the Unifruco group. They specialize in the export of fruit to the overseas market by loading the containers and vessels with the products of export organizations and agents. Contributions: • Administrate data input and validation of the organizations mainframe system and train people to use the organization’s system. • Setup desktop computers and train users to work with the technologies. • Develop statistical reporting solution in Clarion to support… Show more IHS was a subsidiary of the Unifruco group. They specialize in the export of fruit to the overseas market by loading the containers and vessels with the products of export organizations and agents. Contributions: • Administrate data input and validation of the organizations mainframe system and train people to use the organization’s system. • Setup desktop computers and train users to work with the technologies. • Develop statistical reporting solution in Clarion to support management