amandasingh

*** SUMMARY *** I'm a systems thinker with a difference - I have the business acumen, the imagination, the technical skills and project management experience to successfully align your operations with your strategy. My particular expertise is with virtual teams and building infrastructure that effectively supports communications where face-to-face contact is minimal. *** ABOUT ME *** I provide business analysis and system design services, and am a qualified and experienced project manager. I have a Bachelor of Applied Science (Information Technology) and a Diploma of Project Management. My experience ranges from government and defence to financial services to virtual teams and Web 2.0. I'm based in Canberra, Australia. *** PAYMENT TERMS *** This depends on the project or engagement. For long term engagements, I invoice monthly, with payment terms of 30 days. For one-off projects, I ask for payment by deliverable according to a mutually negotiated schedule. *** DETAILED SERVICE DESCRIPTION *** =============== PROJECT MANAGEMENT =============== ** EXPERIENCE ** I'm a qualified project manager with experience in a variety of sectors. Specialising in (but not limited to) IT projects, I have successfully delivered within the following sectors: - Defence - Government Business - Government Policy Development - Web 2.0 - Virtual Business - Financial Services - Leadership Consulting ** SERVICES ** I offer the following project services: - Full Lifecycle Project Management, including: . Status Reporting . Performance and Contract Management . Budget and Schedule Control . System Verification and Validation (this ensures the client receives what the client wants); . Project Finalisation Reports. - Concept elucidation and drafting of Project Charters; - Technical documents, including Software Requirements Specifications (including Release Specifications), and High-Level Design Documents; - Project Management Plans, including Scope, Risk, Communications, Budget, Schedule - Procurement Management Plans; - Team Planning and Contractor Procurement; - Organisation-specific Project Management Methodology Development; and - Project Management Information System (PMIS) development. =========================== BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS DESIGN =========================== ** I love building systems!** Because I minored in Management Science and have 10 years of commercial experience, I bring a richness of business acumen to my systems design efforts, and my ability to communicate with and understand end-users means my systems are always well-considered and fit-for-purpose. I use object-oriented systems analysis and design techniques utilising UML when designing Information Systems and Web Applications. Rather than limiting myself to a textbook approach, I tend to use a mix of object-oriented and process-based techniques in early analysis (depending on the project) to ensure I have a well-rounded grasp of the system under consideration. ============================= SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION ============================= I'm a competent programmer and have an intermediate working knowledge of the following technologies: - PHP/MySQL - AJAX - XHTML/CSS - Development Frameworks (CakePHP, I use my own object-oriented framework) - Open Source software (WordPress, Drupal, ProjectPier, ajax im, BambooInvoice, OpenVPN and many more) I'm a competent Linux systems administrator and have set up and maintained the following: - Web and FTP servers - ISP-style mail servers - Samba and CUPS servers ======================= QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES ======================= I have a B. AppSci (IT) with Distinction from RMIT, and a Diploma of Project Management. I gained much of my project management and systems engineering training at the Australian Department of Defence, where I passed the following courses/competencies: - Integrated Logistics Support (through-life support/systems engineering) - Project Planning and Scheduling - Systems Engineering (Managing Complex Technical Projects) - Simple Procurement - Risk Management - Open Plan Professional I am trained in both PRINCE2 and PMBoK. Credentials *** EMPLOYMENT *** --- Web-Ready Services --- 2007-Present - Director and Project Manager A Specialist Web 2.0 Project Management Consultancy --- Australian Department of Defence --- 2006-2007 - Assistant Project Manager, Military Geographic Informations Systems Program Office, Defence Materiel Organisation --- Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources --- 2005-2006 - Graduate Program / Project Officer *** REFEREE *** Dag Gogue - Personal Reference - 2007 CybaSumo, LLC, Director Project Manager, [login to view URL] development and Launch *** EDUCATION *** Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science (Information Technology), 2004 Diploma of Project Management, 2008