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Catalyst IT - Business Analyst & Project Manager

Web Business Analyst, Information Architect, Project Manager

  • Web Business Analyst, Information Architect, Project Manager

  • Drupal, Ruby on Rails, Moodle and other web project scoping, specification, design

  • and delivery

  • Project and Programme management

  • Client liaison / account management

  • Project resourcing

  • Solution design and proposals

  • Workshop and meeting facilitation

  • New website, business venture and product kick-starting

  • Pre-sales support and proposal development

  • Deep appreciation of Open Source pros and cons

Achievements / result

  • Accent.ac.nz – bid lead, analysis, specification, IA, wire-framing and architecting
  • phase 1, and phase 2 (PM for phase 2)
  • Booksellers.co.nz – PM for new site
  • nzrs.net.nz – PM for site rebuild
  • Secret project – analyst, co-developer, and agile PM for highly AJAX’d Ruby on Rails
  • internal application for large Telco, to support new venture/product evaluation
  • TrueNet.co.nz – Initiation, analysis, specifications and wireframes / process
  • mapping, agile PM, launch and enhancements, programme coordination
  • AkoAotearoa.ac.nz - phase 3 enhancements
  • RFP / pre-sales proposals and presentations – helped Catalyst win RFP bids and
  • deliver proposals and presentations
  • Summeroftech.co.nz internships – champion, lead and coordinate Catalyst taking on
  • 6 interns for 2010/11 summer – including gaining FRST R&D funding approval
  • Championed internal development team resource scheduler to give resource
  • visibility and planning to PMs

Learnings and experience gained

  • Total immersion into the world of open source
  • Diverse team management, negotiating resources, different team & individual styles
  • Significant CMS and application design and specification experience
  • Technical learnings and appreciation (GIT version control, Linux/Ubuntu, Drupal,
  • PostgreSQL, Virtual Machines) 
 
HireThings.com - Operations. Let Use It Ltd, Wellington. Current (Part-time)

Product / Service / Operations manager

  • 3-5hrs/wk, plus board responsibilities
  • Business development, direction, management
  • Customer services (customers, suppliers)
  • Product specification, design, testing
  • Administration and Finance

Achievements / Learnings

  • Time and priority/focus management
  • Distributed/virtual team management
  • Offshore website deployment
 
HireThings.com, Start-up years. Wellington, 2006 - 2008

Founder, CEO, Analyst, Developer, Administrator, Generalist

  • Small business & start-up experience
  • Team leader, director, shareholder, CEO
  • Web 2.0 developer  (Ruby on Rails, HTML/CSS/AJAX/Javascript)
  • Hire industry knowledge
  • Presentations and Pitching
  • Capital raising and shareholder management
  • Contracts, terms of trade, legal compliance
  • Research & development grant management & delivery
  • Financial administration, tax and planning
  • New product / service design and delivery
  • Testing (automated, manual, usability, user groups)
 

Achievements / Learnings

  • Establish founding team and launch service
  • Entry into Creative HQ Business Incubator
  • Approval and delivery for several large government R&D grants
  • Initial core development, ongoing development
  • Manage team, restructuring & business continuity
  • Capital raising / shareholders’ agreement
  • Development team and project management
 
Intergen, Wellington, 2004 - 2006

Software Developer

  • Microsoft .Net developer (C#, ASP.Net)
  • SQL Server 7/2000/2005 DBA/Dev
  • Mobile application development, testing
  • Web Apps, Web Services, WinForms, Windows Services
  • Onsite and offsite development
 

Achievements / Learnings

  • Nationwide farm application – Energy Sector (Winforms)
  • Support & enhance large govt website (ASP.Net)
  • RFP response content lead architect (SOA/Web,. Client liaison
  • Systems integration development (SAP/.Net web service)
  • Online Post-code & address finder with map Integration (ASP.Net)
  • Completion, testing and delivery of mobile museum tour application (.Net CF)
  • DBA, co-developer on large financial management and reporting system (ASP/SQL) 
  • Framework evaluation and prototype (Winforms, SOA)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional (SQL Server)
 
Travel and Exploration, South America & Europe, 2003

Traveller

  • South America, Cuba, Canada, Europe
  • Started blogging. 
  • Built & maintained own travel website (with Excel!)
  • Actively studied Spanish.  Practice guitar

Achievements / Learnings

  • Nearly fluent in Spanish through lessons and self study & imersion
  • Maintained web competency (HTML, FTP, Blogging)
  • Experience and appreciate foreign cultures
 
eCentric, Wellington, 2001 - 2002

Web and Web Services Developer

  • Delphi
  • XML / XSL
  • Web Services (proprietary and .Net)
  • Mobile applications (Win Mobile)
  • WAP application design, develop, deploy

Achievements / Learnings

  • Learn Delphi, .Net, web services
  • Primary web UI developer for eCargo.co.nz (Delphi, HTML, XML, XSL, Web Services)
  • Justice sector document management support.  Cross sector web development (ASP)
  • Drive and deliver WAP extension of eCargo.co.nz (WML, XML, Web Services)
  • Mobile prototype for border security (C#, Windows Mobile, Web Services)
  • Worked alongside the Trade Me team as they got off the ground & grew
 
MAF IT - Developent Team, Wellington, 1999 - 2000

Analyst Developer

  • SQL Windows/GUPTA (OO WinForms)
  • Informix DB
  • MS Access & VBA

Achievements / Learnings

  • Learn object oriented development
  • Large relational database systems experience
  • User & business requirements gathering & sign-off
  • Development lifecyle & process appreciation
 
MAF Operations, Wellington, 1998 - 1999

IT Coordinator. Senior Manager.

  • Liaison between business and IT groups (meat works, quarantine, laboratories)
  • Special Projects
  • Business group reporting
  • IT & Telecomms contract management 

Achievements / Learnings

  • Roll-out nationwide Virtual Private Network to meatworks
  • Selection and implementation teams for MAF-wide IT support outsourcing
  • Execuitive responsibilities and reporting
 
MAF Quality Management, Wellington, 1994 - 1997

IT Projects Manager, Assistant to National Director

  • Support National Director, regional managers, executive team
  • Represent and communicate corporate views and objectives
  • Stakeholder coordination. Implement and coordinate national initiatives
  • Special projects - Training event coordinator, campaign management
  • Contract administrator
  • Geographic Information Systems operator (5 month secondment)

Achievements / Learnings

  • Nationwide seafood data collection and analysis programme
  • Requirements for Audit management system
  • Establish and maintain first MQM-wide “Intranet”
  • Receivership management. Legal liaison and legislation contribution
  • Annual budgeting and contract negotiation support
 
Earlier Work Experience - Cafe, Freelancer, Television Producion - 1989 - 1993

Cadence Performance Cafe - Manager - Wellington 1993

  • Operations / general Manager
  • Re-open failing business
  • Core food, stock, hygiene, staff and cash-flow systems
  • Music venue event management

Freelance writer / editor / deigner - All 2003

  • Video Editing
  • Desktop publishing
  • Market research
  • Environmental Assessment Reporting
  • Database development

 

TV/Video Editor, Camera

  • Video Masters (’89). TV3 (’89-’91). Production Post (’91-’92). Kids TV (’92)
  • TV promos, News, Current Affairs, Sports, Kids Shows, Corporate Videos
  • Editor, mixer, cameraman

 

University Part-time work

  • Clifton Motors (Europa/BP) 24hr Service Station – Sole charge night shift
  • Economy Car Rentals – Sole charge weekends
  • Business computing / PASCAL programming tutor