Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
Experienced technology executive with proven skills in leadership, business development, strategic planning, risk management, project & change management, digital transformation, vendor management, and continuous process improvement with a risk based quality focus. I bring to the table over 30 years of international business and technology experience including: ● Demonstrated track record in all major areas of the product development life cycle: architecture, business requirements, project planning, DevOps and DevSecOps, continuous testing and integration, technical automation, security and performance testing, documentation, training and release management. ● Accomplished leader with extensive technology knowledge and practical experience leading global development and testing teams. Master's Degree (MPA) in Public Administration / Information Systems. ● Experience successfully implementing and leading corporate compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, along with experience acting as a member of multiple public and private governance boards ● Experienced in application development of desktop, mobile and SaaS solutions with knowledge across multiple industry sectors including government, telecommunications, education, healthcare, electronics, food service and manufacturing. ● Demonstrated ability to solve problems, conduct strategic business planning, recruit, mentor and motivate teams, develop robust applications, improve quality and development processes, and successfully manage multiple concurrent programmes of work.
Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for iPayroll (New Zealand) and CloudPayroll (Australia) - iPayroll is the leading online PAYE Intermediary (PI) processing over $4 billion worth of gross payrolls per annum.
● Create and implement technology strategies, vision and roadmap, aligning technology resources with goals to yield competitive advantage. Foster product innovation through product research and continuous improvement. ● Managed successful implementation and rollout of ISO 27001 certified Information Security Management System. ● Establish and oversee product and software development and releases processes, including development, delivery, specification, and testing processes, using industry accepted best practices. ● Develop, track, and control the technology budget for purchasing and staffing. ● Serve on the executive committee to align technology goals to departmental and organizational objectives. ● Manage recruitment, training, retention, and organisation of technical staff including the development and testing team, product team, vendor management & compliance, security, architecture and IT / Operations ● Ensure technology processes and customer-facing services comply with market expectations and applicable laws and regulations for privacy and security. ● As the CISO, direct security operations and security architecture planning and implementation. ● Oversee identity and access management, data loss and fraud prevention, and security governance and facilitate development of a risk-based security culture among staff.
● CTO for a social enterprise software as a service payroll system ● Planning strategic delivery of SaaS system development for system upgrades and enhancements to existing and new features, services and products. ● Managing IT systems and SaaS architecture including scoping, planning and overseeing IT forecasts and budgets, ● Implementing and leading digital transformation of legacy systems and implementing effective change, environment, and release management processes ● Developing and overseeing security, risk management, business disaster recovery, and incident management processes ● Evaluating and recommending new technologies and solutions to enhance SaaS services ● Managing technology team including recruiting, training, mentoring, professional development and supervision of staff
● Principal Consultant for government agencies and commercial businesses, with a strategic technology focus centring upon quality systems and business processes. ● Significant experience creating and overseeing technology and testing strategies. Experienced programme test manager skilled at managing multiple simultaneous cross functional teams ● NZ Regional champion for DevOps practice, focusing on Continuous Improvement and Lean processes, creation and promotion of business development strategy and training of staff in DevOps technologies. ● Experienced Scrum Master / Agile coach, with practice mentoring scrum teams in Agile and DevOps practices. ● Regional manager for Wellington region's Complete Tester corporate training program, focused on strategic planning and training roll-out including hands on technical training of staff and development of online virtual learning training materials for technical automation and Continuous Testing. ● Business Development and account management of client engagements including RFP/SoW development and vendor relationships ● Risk Management focus, working with businesses to develop plans with key stakeholders, conducting risk analysis workshops to prioritise development and Risk Based Testing efforts. ● Change Management adviser with expertise in process analysis, strategy development and implementation. Experienced in conducting Test and DevOps Process Improvement reviews and assisting organisations with process improvement programs. ● Experienced across the entire QA front including test planning, scheduling, execution, team leadership and reporting to business stakeholders across multiple test levels (Unit, System, Integration, Acceptance, Regression, Automated, Performance, and Security testing) at the programme level, in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
● Senior Consultant for both government agencies and commercial businesses, with a strategic technology focus centring upon quality systems and business processes. ● Significant experience creating and overseeing technology and testing strategies and plans. Experienced managing cross functional teams across multiple projects ● Change Management adviser with expertise in process analysis, strategy development and implementation. ● Experienced in conducting Test and DevOps Process Improvement reviews and assisting organisations with process improvement programs. ● Risk Management focus, working with businesses to develop plans with key stakeholders, conducting risk analysis workshops to prioritise development and Risk Based Testing efforts. ● Regional manager for Wellington region's Complete Tester corporate training program, focused on strategic planning and training roll-out including hands on technical training of staff and development of online virtual learning training materials for technical automation and Continuous Testing. ● Release and Environment Manager, experienced in bridging the gap between development and QA. ● Business Development and account management of client engagements including RFP/SoW development, and vendor relationships ● Experienced across the entire QA front including test planning, scheduling, execution, team leadership and reporting to business stakeholders across multiple test levels (Unit, System, Integration, Acceptance, Regression, Automated, Performance, and Security testing) at the programme level, in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
● Test Consultant / Manager for government agencies and commercial businesses with a strategic technology focus centering upon quality systems and business processes. ● Change Management adviser with expertise in process analysis, strategy development and implementation. Experienced in conducting Test Management process improvement programs. ● Risk Management focus, working with businesses to develop plans with key stakeholders, conducting risk analysis workshops to prioritise development and Risk Based Testing efforts. ● Significant experience creating and overseeing technology and testing strategies and plans. Experienced managing cross functional teams across multiple projects ● Experienced across the entire QA front including test planning, scheduling, execution, team leadership and reporting to business stakeholders across multiple test levels (Unit, System, Integration, Acceptance, Regression, Automated, Performance, and Security testing) at the programme level, in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
● Head of Technology and Development, managing the Software Development and Testing team, creating interactive responsive websites and developing web-based applications. ● Agile Scrum Master / Project Manager focusing on agile project management, streamlining PM activities and developer workload to ensure projects are completed on time, to specification and within budget. ● Manage IT, quality systems, software development, customer service, and lead technical process improvement programs. ● Manage cloud computing resources using Amazon Web Services. Develop risk mitigation and deployment strategies to reduce service outages and downtime while improving scalability and reducing costs. ● Architect, design and develop client solutions including interactive responsive websites, web applications, SaaS, and Web Services using HTML5, CSS, jQuery / Ajax, JavaScript and PHP/MySQL.