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Gary

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Gary works with an exceptional level of professionalism and maintains a track record of consistent delivery beyond expectations. With a high level of client focus and productivity, Gary has managed extensive business transformation projects; and is frequently recognised for his effective management of people, processes and policies.

His expertise centres on negotiation and both verbal and written communication. He has also lectured to management students in tertiary educational institutions; and managed human resources (HR) projects through the full range of the development lifecycle. His ability to work directly with academics, board members, CIOs, line managers and operational staff, demonstrates extraordinary flexibility.

Gary’s strengths include managing and leading transformation in student administration, HR and finance projects. Additionally he is skilful in large scale change management initiatives including process improvement, cost benefit analysis and management reviews.

Gary’s professional career shows two distinct stages, the first of these holding positions such as Accountant, Financial Controller, Consultant and National Product (Superannuation) Manager. During this time, he:

  • Managed accounting and finance departments in a range of industries including importing, manufacturing and distance education;
  • Conducted analyses and recommendations for company mergers and acquisitions;
  • Managed large process and staff decentralisation projects; and
  • Provided advice to large Australian public companies on superannuation and employee benefits.

The second stage of Gary’s professional career was spent in academia, where Gary:

  • Initiated and managed multiple end to end process reviews;
  • Managed a large faculty with an annual budget of $60M and 200 FTE academic and professional staff;
  • Initiated and implemented the deployment of several technological solutions to increase efficiency; and
  • Managed an administration team of 50+ FTE professional staff in marketing and web, finance, IT, HR and student administration.

His 17-year tenure as the longest serving Faculty General Manager in Macquarie University’s history was the pinnacle of his 40-year professional career.

Gary holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from Macquarie University and Lean Six Sigma Foundations certification.

October 21, 2016

Ana

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Ana is renowned for her public relations skills, building effective, productive working relationships with clients and staff.

A skilled problem solver, Ana’s achievements include:

  • The creation of a framework to improve deal origination and evaluation in private equity in Australia.
  • The analysis of macroeconomic scenarios to develop trading strategies for securities markets in London.
  • The management of $6 million of funds, with consistent returns, in financial markets.
  • Successfully working on more than 90 court trials and hearings; and negotiating 20 out-of-court settlements, avoiding litigation in court.
  • Being ranked in the top 11% in the Centre for Judicial Studies (Portuguese board of Judges and Prosecutors).

During her career, Ana has held positions as a lawyer, securities trader and financial analyst. She has also fulfilled roles as change agent and business analyst across finance and tertiary education industries.

Ana holds an MBA from Macquarie University, a Masters in Law from the University of Coimbra, a Post Graduate Certificate in Finance, a Diploma in Investor Relations and Lean Six Sigma Foundations certification.

April 10, 2014

Linda

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Linda is renowned for being able to solve complex problems with highly cost-effective solutions.

Her achievements include the design, development and implementation of organisational learning and development initiatives at one of the top four banks in Australia.

A regular volunteer in her local community, Linda possesses expertise in business writing and has experience copy editing newspaper, magazine and website articles for a leading publicist in Australia.  Her expertise lies in the areas of system analysis, software development, course development and training. Linda’s strengths include facilitating workshops, collaborating with top level management and influencing change.

Having earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Science) degree and Lean Six Sigma Foundations certification, Linda’s career experience includes roles such as systems analyst, programmer, project manager, trainer and writer, in finance and services industries.  Her consulting experience includes deploying IT solutions in the tertiary education sector.

April 8, 2014

Sharon

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Sharon maintains a high level of client focus and productivity, allowing her to successfully collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

Sharon’s achievements include:

  • The successful development and implementation of Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) for a centralised reservation department at a multinational car rental organisation.
  • Standardising processes and procedures relating to ticket ordering and sales administration for a multinational tour operator.
  • Developing and implementing HR policies and procedures, including standardised position descriptions and a position grading system.
  • Project managing ‘Y2K’ compliance in IT.
  • Implementing a payroll system for a construction organisation.

A skilled facilitator, Sharon’s expertise lies in the areas of requirement scoping and business process analyses (‘as-is’), identifying bottlenecks and providing high level solution themes. These analyses lead to a case for change, the design of future business process states (‘to-be’) and the documentation of procedures and work instructions.

During her career, Sharon has held managerial positions in operations, marketing and human resources across tourism, travel and retail industries. Sharon also has fulfilled roles as business analyst and office administrator across construction, publications and real estate organisations; and has earned Lean Six Sigma Foundations certification.

April 7, 2014

Vicki

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Vicki is a skilled communicator who has improved processes across a range of industries including aged care, education and banking.

She has experience working in aged care, education, stockbroking, funds management and banking; and has demonstrated her ability to design, build, deliver and support IT projects.

Vicki’s achievements across various industries include:

  • Successfully developing an online account processing automated commercial banking application for one of the big four banks.
  • Designing and implementing a positional risk analytical reporting system, providing more accurate and efficient reporting to the Australian Stock Exchange for a large securities company.
  • Successfully managing a securities lending system for a consortium of major banks and stockbrokers’ systems, delivering an estimated $4M profit annually.
  • Developing procedures for a large transformation project with an aged care provider in NSW.

During her 30-year professional career, Vicki has held systems analysis, software development and project management positions with JP Morgan, Colonial First State, ABN AMRO, CommSec, BNP Paribas, Westpac and CSC. She has also fulfilled roles as change agent, consultant and technical writer to tertiary education and aged care institutions.

Vicki holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Mathematics) from the University of Sydney and Lean Six Sigma Foundations certification.

April 1, 2014