Recent Assignments

ICT Assessment and Review
Review of the G2003 and G2006 Microsoft agreement for a Government Department and determined the best approach for the Department for the next 6 years based on staff and ICT environment changes
Internal audit and review of software usage for a Government Department
Information Architecture and Design refresh of multi Government Agency website
Technical review of bespoke Government web application
Review of technical requirements for a new web based application for a Government Authority
Privacy impact on an automated status system for a Government Department
Review of storage and usage for inter-country data sharing system
Architecture and migration plan for one of the largest NZ Government websites
Contract Drafting, Analysis and Strategy
Drafting SLAs and Schedules for contracts ranging from web hosting, ICT operations, service monitoring and metrics, and application development
Performed review of IT leasing agreements which resulted in 7 figure savings to client
Technical and business schedules for a large outsourced payroll system
All schedules, including service level agreement for a large IT managed services contract
Reviewed the Microsoft, Telecom and Vodafone syndicated procurement agreements and provided contract management plans for each agreement.
NZSIT 401 and 402 compliant security outsource schedules
Procurement
Performed contract review and negotiations with an off-shore vendor which resulted in significant cost savings and value improvement on a multi-million dollar business process outsource agreement
Key team member for contract negotiations for IT multi-national for a multi-million dollar managed services outsource agreement
Renegotiated the commercial terms for a multi-million dollar contract extension. This resulted in providing the client with greater than 25% savings for no reduction in service
Negotiated the agreement for support of a classified ICT system for the Crown
Evaluation panel member for the selection of a content management system for a large Government Department
Independent advisor relating to commercial and procurement matters for an online initiative by a Government Ministry
Probity Advisor and performed TCO calculations for a large document management system tender
Probity Advisor for procurement issues relating from tendering, conflicts, evaluation and commercial risk for a large Government Department
Performed probity audit for a tender for a large IT managed services agreement
Established a large multi-vendor IT Panel Contract including all the agreements and procurement processes
Facilitated the evaluation process for a large procurement for a Government Ministry
Governance Advisory
Performed a review of the All of Government Syndicated procurement contracts and designed an approach that would provide savings to SSC and their vendors and provide clear governance and operational separation
Recommended and implemented the governance/operational management separation between the IT and business groups for engagement in a multi-year IT outsource agreement
Reviewed and revised the governance approach in a multi-million dollar business process outsource agreement
Supplemental Staffing
Web Team Leader for a Government Ministry
Web Advisor for a Government Ministry
Technical support for Web and Infrastructure for a State Owned Enterprise