| JAMES M. ROBINSON |
| james@jamesrobinson.com | phone:+61 (0) 416 216 190 |
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Career Summary |
| James has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years, focusing on project, program and senior management, and is actively seeking new, stimulating and compelling career opportunities. He has proven leadership skills, original and creative thinking, and has vision, drive and energy to implement change and innovation. He possesses strong analytical, planning and organisation skills, combined with the ability to identify opportunities and to translate them into realistic IT solutions. He has extensive experience with both PMBoK and Prince2. He is also able to motivate and manage multicultural teams in complex technical environments. With astute risk identification, assessment and mitigation skills, plus his exceptional cross-cultural awareness, James would be a key asset for any company seeking a highly motivated and skilled leader of people. |
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Project Experience (only primary engagements listed below) |
| Employer | NSW Department of Education and Training | Project Date | June '07 to Current |
| Role Title | Senior Program/Project Manager | Project Length | On-going |
The Infrastructure Services unit, part of the NSW DET Information Technology Directorate, in which I am senior program/project manager, is tasked with implementing & maintaining state-wide technology solutions that have a direct impact on every primary, high school, & TAFE student in NSW - over 1.5 Million users. CIO Magazine classify DET IT as the largest IT operation in Australia, with over 10,000 servers, 2,400 sites, 335,000 desktops/notebooks, 2 data centres, & 14 computer rooms. In terms of network connectivity (WAN/LAN), it is considered to be the Australian Governments largest network. In this role I manage multiple concurrent projects, multiple direct reports (both project & technical resources), & multiple teams spread across multiple sites, data centres, & computer rooms. A key facet to every solution I deliver is service continuity & disaster recovery as these concepts are critical for IT solutions that have state-wide significance.
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| Employer | Alcatel-Lucent | Project Date | March '05 to June '07 |
| Role Title | Senior Project Manager | Project Length | 27 Months |
I was Senior Project Manager with Alcatel-Lucent IT Services Division, and managed seven direct reports, both project and technical resources, in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. I was also the leader of a working group to improve Project Management competency within Alcatel IT Services. This included improving project management methodology, processes and templates.
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| Employer | Various minor projects | Project Date | August 02 to March 05 |
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During this period I undertook many short term project engagements as a consultant Project Manager, varying from one to four months each. All were technology based projects ranging from software upgrades, software testing, hardware upgrades, and hardware integration work. |
| Employer | DCW Global Limited | Project Date | December 00 to July 02 |
| Role Title | Senior Project Manager | Project Length | 20 Months |
DCW Global was a joint venture, based in Beijing - China, between the government of the Peoples Republic of China (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation) and the University of New South Wales. I was appointed Chief Technology Officer and was based primarily in Beijing. The focus of the JV was to develop a plan to implement an online education and training system throughout China, using the existing national fibre and satellite networks.
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| Employer | IBM | Project Date | January 99 to December 00 |
| Role Title | Project Manager | Project Length | 23 Months |
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Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. Being appointed the Results Systems Manager, I was in charge of sporting results delivery for selected sports. I held end-to-end responsibility for:
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| Employer | Zed Connect | Project Date | January 96 to December 98 |
| Role Title | Project Manager & Owner | Project Length | 36 Months |
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Zed Connect was a Sydney based Internet Service Provider, and as the owner and chief architect, I had full and final responsibility for its development and success. Zed Connect was launched to the market in January 1996, and was officially identified as the 40th ISP in Australia. Success was rapid, and by the end of that year my company had been awarded Best new ISP for 1996 by Your Computer magazine. My primary tasks were managing network and technology requirements, such as servers for web, mail, ftp, etc., the design and building of the call centre and associated support services, direct hands-on configuration and maintenance of all network, gateway, routing, server and customer access equipment, the development and deployment of the firms website, online customer tools, and customer tracking and billing system. |
| Employer | Third Network Overnight | Project Date | February 93 to December 95 |
| Role Title | Project Manager & Station Manager | Project Length | 35 Months |
| I managed the development and launch of a national satellite radio broadcaster. Third Network Overnight broadcast midnight to dawn radio programmes, via the Optus C1 satellite, to over 45 radio stations around Australia. I was responsible for: all contract negotiations with vendors; management of stakeholders, service providers and re-broadcasting stations; leadership of studio design, construction, and maintenance; resource management of on-air, sales and administration staff; the setting and monitoring of operational budgets. |
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