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HESTATechnical Project Manager - Investments
Apr. 2024Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
BIR Studios and RecordsFounder
Mar. 2022Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaI create music and collaborate with musicians as part of BIR. No agenda and no commercial goals. Just have fun developing the skills involved.
AustralianSuperSenior Technology Project Manager - Investment Platforms
Mar. 2022 - Mar. 2024Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaTechnology delivery lead and program delivery manager for key projects and programs in the investments space at AustralianSuper: - Key delivery partner for the investments team at AustralianSuper for projects and programs. Responsible for initiating and setting technology goals for programs according to the strategic program and Fund-wide objectives - Working as the technology delivery partner for the ATOM program, in partnership with the strategic delivery office (SDO) of the Fund - Planning technology solutions and delivery for projects and programs from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones, developing budgets, and change plans in partnership with change teams - Supervising all program and project technology resources involved to define and govern success criteria, provide feedback and resolve complex problems - Interfacing with investments and technology teams spread across global offices of AustralianSuper (London, New York), working/ delivering in the domains of all key investment assets - listed assets, private equity, private credit, property, infrastructure - Involved in selection, solutioning, and commissioning key investment assets and systems for the Fund, spanning the disciplines of IBOR, TPM, investment analytics, exposure management, cash and collateral, portfolio governance, custodian data, cashflow optimisation, and core asset management - Working with the senior technology leadership to develop and deliver the new ways of working initiatives across the investments/ enterprise areas of the Fund as part of DevSecOps initiatives
KiriHQCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer
May. 2018 - Mar. 2022Melbourne, AustraliaAs CTO for KiriHQ, I was accountable for the technology vision, product delivery, and their eventual adoption by users across all our clients. The immediate responsibilities of my office included:
1. Partnering with the rest of the executive team and board to deliver business outcomes through technology output
2. Delivering, maintaining, and refining our product platforms including architecture, stack, frameworks, and architecture runway
3. Maintaining and refining the technology vision for KiriHQ, keeping keen view of upcoming frameworks, practices, and trends
4. Building and refining our engineering practices to suit speedy delivery to customers, scaling the technology roadmap and innovate in all that we did
5. Improving outcomes of technology change adoption across our client network, as well as our engineering staff
6. Fostering a culture of excellence in our engineering staff - constantly asking the question as to how can be better deliver on KiriHQ's core values of "innovate, collaborate, learn, give" every step of the way
Gibsons TechnologiesCo-founder, General Manager Customer Service and Delivery
Mar. 2017 - May. 2018Melbourne, Australia
Yarra Valley WaterProject Delivery Team Lead/ Enterprise Agile Coach
Jun. 2015 - Apr. 2017Melbourne, AustraliaI was accountable to deliver all key programs and projects for Yarra Valley Water, working in partnership with enterprise PMO, change management, IT operations and knowledge services to deliver programs and projects leveraging various delivery models, staffing models, and technology platforms. My portfolio in 2016 involved the delivery of 65 individual projects and three enterprise programs, to the agreed benefits realisation plans, and to the overall allocated enterprise IT budget. We have harnessed an “Agile-first” approach to the portfolio, bringing along a traditional, waterfall-oriented IT and business team to an Agile culture, and delivery of faster to market results. • Led a team of senior project and project managers and program delivery leads (apps, infrastructure, and business analysts) towards delivering the portfolio and its projects and programs successfully. • As the Enterprise Agile coach, engaged with GMs and executives towards building scrum teams, training product owners, PMO teams towards building Agile-led portfolios. • Implemented and rolled out the SAFe framework (called YVW Delivery Assurance Framework) in a relatively young Agile environment, and currently transitioning individual project and program streams to the new delivery and governance model- including a move towards LEAN-based Agile budgeting, and KANBAN-driven enterprise IT portfolios. • Developed an internal cross-skilled team of developers and testers (consisting of permanent and contract roles) to develop a capacity model for all projects and DevOps engagements at YVW. • Aligned technology initiatives to portfolio methodology, making changes wherever required to support an Agile model, whilst at the same time remaining compliant to the stringent governance requirements of the Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO).
StrayatechCo-founder and Managing Director
Jun. 2014 - Jun. 2015Melbourne Area, AustraliaStrayatech creates fully integrated mobile-ready enterprises. Harnessing new age technology tools, our proprietary frameworks and methodologies, Strayatech delivers a range of business mobility solutions that are scalable, robust and cost effective. I worked with all our clients and reseller partners in studying key issues, selecting the right solutions, and creating adequate plans towards their implementation.
EnergyAustralia (through Infosys)Senior Project Manager
Oct. 2011 - Jun. 2014Melbourne, AustraliaManaged key transformations programs involving digital technologies and enterprise integration for EnergyAustralia, building winning technology teams and working with key stakeholders across the organization towards ensuring critical success.
National Australia Bank (through Infosys)Senior Project Manager
Jun. 2010 - Sep. 2011Melbourne, AustraliaManaged quality delivery services to an enterprise portfolio of legacy banking systems for National Australia Bank (NAB), spanning business banking, internet banking, PCI compliance, payments transformation, lending, mortgages, loyalty, and other regulatory compliance projects and programs. Worked with the bright and enthusiastic minds at NAB towards consolidating a portfolio of legacy systems and processes under a single umbrella.
Syntel, Inc.Program Manager
May. 2007 - Jun. 2010Phoenix, Arizona AreaAs a key customer delivery contact for clients such as American Express, Target Corporation, American Greetings and Shoppers Stop, I had the privilege of working with some of the best professionals ever from both Syntel and our client organizations, towards delivering the technology outcomes of critical program initiatives. Our combined consulting and client teams were able to turn around incredibly challenging situations through the systematic use of strong program management and governance, coupled with the leverage of incredible technology talent that came together to script success.
Sapient CorporationProgram Manager
Mar. 2006 - May. 2007Through Sapient, I managed multiple program streams in one of the largest Telecom mergers, between Sprint and Nextel Corporation. We delivered the billing system integration, warehousing integration across logistics and dispatch, and the switchover of the networks with the core engineering team of Sprint. Sapient is one of the best places to work, and my experience of working with the talented bunch of individuals there was no different.
GE MoneyProject Manager- Pre Acquisition
Oct. 2004 - Feb. 2006Easily the most revered brand that I have worked for, GE taught me how to shape oneself as a keen, imaginative, and contributing professional. I consider myself lucky to have been introduced to project management at a company no other than GE, and the incredible leadership that I witnessed from some of the most sought after professionals in the world. I managed the credit card originations and loyalty platforms at the company, and their end to end integration with mainframe systems and customer service applications.
Saksoft LimitedSr. Specialist- Technology
Feb. 2002 - Oct. 2004As a technical lead across credit decisioning and data warehousing projects, I worked for prestigious customers such as Citibank, Morgan Stanley, Bank Mandiri, TrueCredit, Wachovia, and ICICI. Truly the experience where I had the opportunity to deep-dive into the concepts of credit decisioning/ rating, treasury and the various aspects (and challenges) of managing multi-country core banking operations.
Giraffe Software Systems and SolutionsFounder, Chief Executive Officer
Aug. 1998 - Feb. 2002Founded Giraffe while pursuing graduate studies, in assistance with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, India. The company provided ERP solutions and product-based consulting and sourcing services to SAARC Nations in the APAC region, focused on the education and healthcare sectors.
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