Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Highly experienced, self motivated professional with impeccable team leadership and communication skills. Proven ability to motivate and inspire teams to realize common goals through planning and co-ordination from the inception of a project through to completion.

Diverse range of skills in recruitment, sales, business management, legal/risk analysis, project management, technical systems knowledge and experience, training, finance, tendering, procurement, contracts administration and negotiation supported by an unrelenting determination for success and career enhancement.

Personal presentation and punctuality are flawless, supported by well honed communication and interpretation skills, exacerbated by a wealth of technical knowledge and refined business acumen.

Accomplishes designated tasks with speed, accuracy and integrity, whilst maintaining consistency in quality control in all aspects of my role functions. I am the “go to guy” to get things done.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Client focused service delivery
• Strong all-of-business experience, including finance
• Strong technical, systems and process improvement experience
• Strong, effective & demonstrable Operational Management experience
• Mentor to staff
• Strong business analysis experience
• Business developer and networker
• Exceptional commercial contracts analysis and negotiation skills
• Ability and experience in development and embracement of technology for overall company/client benefit
• Sales and service improvement focused
• Strong technical & telecoms knowledge and its application in business
• Budget writing and financial control skills
• Proven strong vendor negotiation skills
• Past ITCRA Board Member - active involvement since 1998 inception
• Software concept design, re-engineering, project management, UA testing, user group hosting experience and sales
• Can turn my hand to any function

Work History

• Skyzer Technologies
• Group Operations Manager
• November 2009 to Present

• Private Boutique Recruiter
• Manager
• Febuary 2009 to October 2009

• Private Boutique Recruiter
• CEO
• July 2007 to December 2008

• Operating across Information Technology, Building & Construction, Banking, Finance & Accounting, Human Resources & Sales & Marketing recruitment, my remit was to train staff, increase revenue, streamline operations, explore new market opportunities, implement and improve processes, maximize current business relationships and opportunities, grow the business, develop and maintain high level relationships to the benefit of the Company. This was very much a hands-on operational management role.
  Direct reports – 19

• e.Bit Pty Ltd (Interpro Australia)
• Group Relationship Manager
• November 2006 to June 2007

• This organisation operated six IT recruitment agencies across 12 locations and a software house operating locally and in India.

  Group Relationship Manager (Contract Role)n- Promoted
  Sat on the ITCRA Board, representing all six Group companies and recently promoted to this senior role as the central point of contact for all front and back office functions.

• e.Bit Pty Ltd (Interpro Australia)
• Group Operations Manager
• November 2005 to November 2006

• Group Operations Manager (Contract Role)
  Responsibilities
  Hands-on management responsibility for the following business units:
  • Information Technology helpdesk and support.
  • Software development (local & off-shore) & Business Analysis.
  • Software sales
  • Human Resources.
  • Facilities Management for 12 locations.
  • Contractor Management (payroll) company.
  • Legal.
  • 20 direct reports.

• Sapphire Technologies (Randstad)
• Group Operations Manager
• March 1998 to March 2005

• Responsibilities
  Reporting to, and second in-charge to the Managing Director, I was involved across all aspects of this multi-location services business. My role included, but was not limited to provision of excellent customer service to external and internal clients, all marketing efforts, sales opportunity generation, procurement, business process development, capital expenditure and budget development and control, service provider negotiations and Service Level Agreement management across the group. Until the back-office merger with our parent company Select Australasia (Randstad), I was also responsible for the management of Information Systems and telecommunications, with 6 direct reports.

  Working with branch General Managers in Australia and New Zealand, I had direct Profit and Loss responsibility (costs) for all six profit centres.