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Summerset Group Holdings LimitedSenior Project Manager
Oct. 2022Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Stats NZSenior Project Manager
Mar. 2022 - Oct. 2022Wellington, Wellington Region, New ZealandTechnology Lead for the Implementation and Operational Handover phase of 8 Willis St, a new shared government building. 8 Willis is a TeSA (Technology enabled Shared Accommodation) building, housing 1000+ staff for Stats NZ and Ministry for the Environment.
Stats NZProject Manager
Mar. 2021 - Apr. 2022Wellington, Wellington Region, New ZealandIn this role, I was responsible for design, delivery and handover of meeting room technology, electronic lockers, workstations, collaboration technology and a bespoke capacity reporting tool in 8 Willis St. 8 Willis is a new TeSA (technology enabled shard accommodation) government building, housing up to 1000+ staff from Stats NZ and MfE.
Ministry of Business, Innovation and EmploymentProject Manager
Jul. 2018 - Dec. 2020Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandIn this contract role I managed multiple business improvement and technology projects for Immigration New Zealand in the Identity and BAU spaces. I managed multiple projects from Business Case to Project Closure, ranging from $50k - >$5.5mil with delivery timelines from three weeks to two years. I successfully delivered several high priority projects on time and to budget, including upgrades to a key border software system, enhancement and deployment of a key biometric system into Azure, a complex software and server upgrade to a key immigration system, a number of security remediations to the NZETA platform and a number of key improvements to improve efficiency and capacity of existing systems.
Kantar WorldpanelProject Manager
Jul. 2016 - May. 2018London, United KingdomIn this role I worked on a range of projects spanning enterprise system development, business improvement and recruitment. One of the key projects I delivered was Shoppix - the front and backend of a large scale data collection app. I worked with onshore and offshore teams to deliver the app itself, the backend system and API's to drive the app. Key project results: - Managed the development of a large state-of-the-art enterprise system, from requirements gathering through to delivery - Managed the delivery of a data collection app - both frontend and backend - Initiated set up and documentation of the help desk and social media strategy for the app - Set up and managed deployments for the app and backend systems - Managed programme planning and reporting - Managed a business operations transition from the US to the UK, with a focus on process improvements - Managed the development of a new data processing platform
Ministry of Business, Innovation and EmploymentIT Project Manager
Mar. 2015 - May. 2016Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandIn this role I worked on a range of Immigration (application), Infrastructure and Operations projects, ranging in budget from $30k to >$500k. My responsibilities in this role included managing resources, schedules and budgets, building and maintaining strong stakeholder and vendor relationships, negotiating with vendors, project reporting, writing business cases and managing project risks. The Immigration projects required working with multiple offshore vendors and law enforcement agencies. Key project results: - Upgraded hardware and software for the Ministry firewalls and Bluecoat servers - Migrated key services to new servers - Delivered a software release for the Immigration Health System - Managed new software application project from initiation through to testing phase - Operational and security improvements for Outlook Web Access and ActiveSync services - Managed hardware replacement across national sites
Ministry of Business, Innovation and EmploymentProject Coordinator
Aug. 2013 - Mar. 2015Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandIn this role I was the Coordinator for the annual Science Investment Round, and worked on the 2013, 2014 and 2015 rounds. Each year the government has an amount of money to invest in science research (approx $40M), and I managed the application and assessment process, working with a large and diverse team of science, legal and communications professionals. I was responsible for managing the tasks and time-frame for the entirety of the process. This involved assisting in the development of the investment strategy, Gazette Notices and RfPs, organisation of the annual Science Roadshows, assisting with proposal submission and selection of assessors, and notifying applicants of the results of their applications. I was also tasked with organising the assessment panels, liaising with imminent local and overseas academics.
Statistics New ZealandData Processing Specialist
Apr. 2013 - Aug. 2013Working as a Query Resolution specialist processing the 2013 New Zealand Census data.
UN Youth New ZealandTHIMUN Assistant Director - Logistics
Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2013In charge of logistics for The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) study tour through Asia and Europe for a group of 22 of NZ's top high school students, plus 4 staff. My key tasks involved all travel, accommodation and tour bookings for the group and control of the trip itinerary. I assisted the Director with budget management, for which we came in under budget for the trip.
Victoria University of WellingtonGeology Tutor
Jul. 2010 - Oct. 2012Wellington & Wairarapa, New ZealandTutored labs for the two first year geology classes. Involved tutoring and assisting students during field trips, and marking lab work and assignments.
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