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Helping People and Organisations to Be Their Best in A Digital World

Located in the heart of one of Australia's fastest growing economic regions, Western Sydney University offers unlimited potential to students with the talent, drive and ambition to succeed. Ranked amongst the top two per cent of universities in the world, we value academic excellence, integrity and the pursuit of knowledge. We are globally focused, research-led and committed to making a positive impact on the communities we engage with.

I am a transformational leader and visionary with over 25 years experience supporting, developing and leading digital functions in Education, Research and Corporate institutions. During this time I have demonstrated expertise and commitment to strategy, architecture, innovation, communications, change and all things digital! ​ With a proven track record helping organisations realise their strategic aspirations in the digital world, I credit this to the application of his belief that "digital capacity and capability is best cultivated by focussing on people and their experiences". Professional Skills • IT Management including, Operations, Strategic and Planning. • Program and Project management with an emphasis on stakeholder engagement. • Development and implementation of sophisticated enterprise wide Information Technology solutions supporting strategic objectives and business requirements. • Stakeholder engagement ranging across all levels of the business, including academic and executive levels. • Risk, Financial, human and physical resources management. • Information Technology Infrastructure operations management including systems (Windows and Unix), virtualisation, DR/BCP, storage, networking (LAN/WAN), telephony, wireless & security combined with a comprehensive technical understanding and ability. • Information Technology Service Delivery operations/ management and development in line with industry best practice e.g. ITIL and KPI’s • Information Technology Program and Project management. • Information Technology Architecture & Governance. • Marketing, Branding and Communications within contemporary enterprises. • Academic Computing/ eResearch including High Performance Computing, Application Development and Information Management. • System, Storage and Network Administration and Software engineering and development in a variety of languages.