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Employment

• DirectorApril 2004 - Present

  Next Level Project Management

  Director of a boutique project management firm specialising in the management of IT and SCADA projects both associated with infrastructure and software development

• Senior Project ManagerJune 2010 - Present

  Motherwell Automation

  Project management of the Process Control System implementation for the Karara Iron Ore Mine project. Budget > $10M, Resources (peak): 35

• Senior Control Systems Engineer/Project Engineer2006 - 2010

  SKM

  Project engineering responsible for the implementation of control systems executive software (route selection, anti-collision and stockpile management) for the RTIO CLU80 upgrade. Also responsible for the live replacement of the control systems network at Cape Lambert.

• Project Manager2005-2006

  L7 Solutions (now Amcom)

  Various project management roles in high profile projects including: Burswood Entertainment Complex network upgrade, United Credit Union office relocation, Nestle office relocation, Bankwest pre-feasibility studies associated with the implementation of a pre-deployment system for stress testing customer-facing business applications

• Infrastructure Project Manager2001-2004

  iiNet

  National roll-out of iiNet dial up infrastructure and setting up points of presence in Telstra Exchanges (TEBA) in all capital cities and major centres. Budget > $5M, Resources > 10 (internal). Held other strategic roles at iiNet including Software Development Manager and IT Services Manager

Education/Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (No. 26388)2000

  PMI

• Bachelor of Engineering1987 - 1990

  The University of Western Australia

Recent Work

• Senior Project Manager$10M+

  Motherwell Automation

  Project Management of the implementation of a PCS for an iron ore mine in the mid-West

• Engineering Consulting$$$

  SKM

  Engineering consulting services associated with the Serra Sul Mine for Vale in Brazil

• Project Engineer$10M+

  SKM

  Project engineering responsible for the implementation of control systems executive software (route selection, anti-collision and stockpile management) for the RTIO CLU80 upgrade. Also responsible for the live replacement of the control systems network at Cape Lambert.

• Project Manager$3M+

  MatrixGroup

  Project management of the installation of control system executive software at two main grain handling terminals in WA

• Technical Consultant$$$

  AGIMO

  Risk management consulting services for the Australian Government Information Management Office in Camberra: gov.au registrar outsourcing

• Overseas Experience$$$

  Various

  Worked in a number of senior roles in projects across China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, UK and Brazil