Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Successfully launched two new Azure data centre regions: Australia Central and Australia Central 2. - Led the cross organisational team comprised of more than 40 professionals to successfully land market awareness and build demand, on-board and ready our ecosystem of partner ISV/SIs, built enablement materials for our direct sales team, and land key media stories to amplify our launch. Architected an Azure training program targeting 5,000 Public Sector workers by June 2020. - Designed a new program to build the fundamental skills necessary to modernise Federal, State, and Local governments across Australia. Developed a new voice for Microsoft in the Australian Open Source community. - Evangelised Azure's unique capabilities and the deep integration of open source tools, frameworks, and languages for developers to build innovative new applications in Microsoft's cloud.
I believe in rationalising real-world experience in ways that support students and educators on their learning journeys. As a way to give back, to re-orient my perspective through sharing ideas with other minds, and check myself from being dogmatic in my focus, I have chosen to be an Industry Mentor in my spare time with RMIT. As a Industry Mentor I am responsible for mentoring online students to successfully achieve course competency outcomes. Leveraging my industry knowledge and skills, I facilitate learning and student success by guiding, motivating and engaging students through appropriate mentoring approaches such as frequent Slack channel communications, weekly webinars, private 1-to-1 mentoring sessions, and more. As a Mentor I emphasise the practical application of concepts and methodologies to drive the development of industry-relevant skills and employability, and provide direct career advice based on the students’ course and career goals.
Chased my dream of ocean sailing by embarking on a transpacific voyage with my wife aboard our Catalina-Morgan 440 sailboat. We set out to explore distant shores; experience new cultures; and challenge ourselves mentally, emotionally, and physically. - Over 16,000 nautical miles of sailing, including the waters of BC Canada, the US West Coast, Mexico, Central America, and the South Pacific. - Weather and route planning, watch keeping, and port clearances. - Maintenance of all boat systems including diesel engine, electronics, sailing systems, water maker, charging systems (solar and wind), and hull both above and below the water line. - Over 100 nights at sea and over 200 nights at anchor. - Blog: www.svtheredthread.com
Managed a complete marketing rebrand of the Microsoft IT Academy program to become “Microsoft Imagine Academy,” a worldwide education program touching over 10 million students in over 40,000 schools across 200 countries. • Facilitated pivotal strategic brainstorming and war room sessions to manage project scope. • Identified and implemented strategic decision-making models to develop scope, project deliverables, and KPIs. • Developed and managed project schedule to deliver a successful on-time launch. • Coordinated efforts across 10 geographically dispersed teams and 25 colleagues to manage workloads and priorities. • Managed all reporting, including risk, status, schedule, and budget; presented progress to senior leadership.