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Head of Projects & Transformation
NobleOakHead of Projects & Transformation
Jan. 2020 - Oct. 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Senior Project Manager
Aborigional Housing OfficeSenior Project Manager
Jun. 2018 - Jul. 2019Sydney, Australia
Program Manager
TabcorpProgram Manager
Mar. 2016 - Mar. 2018Sydney, Australia
Project Manager
AMPProject Manager
Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2015Sydney, Australia
Project Manager
Genworth in AustraliaProject Manager
May. 2014 - May. 2015Sydney, AustraliaGenworth is a leading provider of Lenders Mortgage Insurance in Australia. Lenders Mortgage Insurance facilitates residential mortgage lending by transferring risk from lenders to Lenders Mortgage Insurance providers, predominantly for high loan-to-value ratio residential mortgages. Genworth has set up an Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) to centralise the management of all strategic initiatives, which comprises enterprise project managers and business analysts. • Delivered a systemised user access framework for Genworth’s claim management system, which complied with company policies and legislative requirements. • Managed the largest enterprise project (Business Intelligence Program) to provide a ‘single source of truth’ for all enterprise data in order to streamline analytics & reporting, provide information-rich value to customers, and make informed marketing/product decisions. • Partnered with Senior Leaders and key stakeholders to perform a mid-project review of the Business Intelligence Program, and devised a recommendation to the Control Board to enable effective completion and implementation. • Successfully delivered the Business Intelligence platform (data warehouse) in to UAT and completed change activities in preparation for a go-live.
Executive Marketing
Luxottica RetailExecutive Marketing
May. 2013 - May. 2014Sydney, AustraliaLuxottica is an Italian owned manufacturer and distributor of sun and prescription eyewear. In Australia, Luxottica comprises OPSM, Laubman & Pank, Budget Eyewear and Sunglass Hut. With a global presence, Luxottica own many other retail brands and have proprietary rights for Rayban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Alain Mikli, Arnette and Vogue Eyewear. Responsibilities and key achievements: • Responsible for franchise recruitment marketing and franchise local area marketing within the optical franchising division for OPSM and Laubman & Pank. • Prepared and authored a submission for the Franchise Council of Australia national awards (Innovation in Franchising) which was subsequently shortlisted as a finalist. • Successfully planned and executed the National OPSM & Laubman and Pank Franchise Partner National Conference in Cairns, QLD. • Prepared case studies and marketing collateral to aid the recruitment of new franchises. • Developed on-boarding marketing and PR launch plan for Luxottica’s largest independent acquisition comprising 13 stores in 1 state.
Owner/Director
ZayiraOwner/Director
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2019Sydney, AustraliaZayira is the creative product of women’s clothing designer, Anita Kostovski. Zayira is an online retail and wholesale brand, specialising in luxury womenswear with a focus on silk, leather and cashmere products. Zayira began trading in April 2012 and predominantly caters to Australian and New Zealand markets. All clothing is designed in Australia and ethically manufactured off-shore, across China, Indonesia and Pakistan.
Project Manager
Lend LeaseProject Manager
Apr. 2011 - Dec. 2011Sydney, AustraliaLend Lease is one of the country’s leading fully integrated property and infrastructure companies, with strong development, investment management, project and construction management and asset and property management capabilities. Responsibilities and key achievements: • The role of Project Manager was initially required during the diagnostic phase, to work with the internal Lend Lease team and selected consulting firm, and remained in place within the PMO post launch • Focal points of the role were; senior stakeholder management, development and implementation of a governance structure, financial management, managing external consultancies and the independent QA firm. • Progressed project from diagnostic phase => business case => Steering Committee approval => project team mobilisation => launch • Successfully on-boarded 30 new and seconded employees to the program based on requirements across 12 initiatives, and set-up the Project Management Office • Negotiated and executed several vendor agreements, and implemented vendor management protocol
Business & Marketing Consultant
Lend LeaseBusiness & Marketing Consultant
Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2011Sydney, AustraliaIn 2010 Bovis Lend Lease ventured in to a B2C business, Lend Lease Solar. This business was designed to leverage from the Government’s renewable energy incentives for residential homes, by accessing consumers via the databases of various alliance partners. Responsibilities and key achievements: • Responsible for client management from contract negotiation to launch of the offer. • Developed and operationalised the go-to-market strategy for the solar panel proposition in conjunction with the consultancy team. • Successfully negotiated contract with the major alliance partner, to align with overall business case and strategy. • Designed and implemented the B2C transaction for major utilities alliance partner, and worked with their marketing team to devise campaigns targeting key customers on their database. • Designed and implemented internal processes and systems for specific alliance partner, by customising Salesforce for end-to-end customer management.
Business Project Manager
Mortgage ChoiceBusiness Project Manager
Sep. 2008 - Mar. 2009Sydney, AustraliaAt the time of employment, Mortgage Choice was a Franchise operation in the Mortgage Broker industry, which only offered mortgage products from their panel of 33 lenders. There were 447 franchises nationally. Mortgage Choice is a publicly listed company on the ASX. Head office is based in Sydney with a support office in each state. Responsibilities and key achievements: • Responsible for bridging the gap between sales and operations by providing cross-functional, subject-matter-expertise across several enterprise projects, specifically for the enterprise system. • Active member of project Steering Group, Implementation Committee, Change Control Committee, Change Management Group. • Responsible for change management and overall project governance. • Ensured all relevant enterprise projects were aligned to broader company strategy and key objectives. • Successfully rolled-out two (CRM and lead management) modules of bespoke enterprise system to the national franchise network. • Successfully increased user uptake, improved the treatment of leads, and thus decreased reliance on legacy systems. • Facilitated workshops and cross-functional interaction to ensure in buy-in and co-operation post-implementation.
National Manager - Marketing Strategy Implementation
Mortgage ChoiceNational Manager - Marketing Strategy Implementation
Oct. 2007 - Sep. 2008Sydney, Australia
State Manager - Victoria & Tasmania
Mortgage ChoiceState Manager - Victoria & Tasmania
Nov. 2006 - Oct. 2007Melbourne, Australia
Marketing Manager - Victoria & Tasmania
Mortgage ChoiceMarketing Manager - Victoria & Tasmania
Oct. 2004 - Nov. 2006Melbourne, Australia

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