Joe Seychell, head of IT

Joe Seychell

head of IT

Pinnacle Investment

Location
Australia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
Experience
17 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 7 Months

head of IT at Pinnacle Investment
  • Australia - Brisbane
  • My current job since June 2022

I manage all technology and teams including design and management of network and all MSP activities

Business Operations Manager at AfterDark Technology
  • Australia - Brisbane
  • May 2017 to June 2022

• Client Relationship Management
• Service Desk Team Management (20 people including 3 TL)
• Contract and Commercial Management.
• Oversee delivery of Services and SLA Management.
• Manage resource plans
• Manage all HR aspects including recruitment, retention, staff performance, 121’s, attrition, talent planning etc
• Performance Reporting
• Driving ongoing improvement and Innovation.
• Provide an Escalation Point for customers with Service Delivery matters.
• Managing Team Leads (3) to improve their mentoring of each team - it is an immature environment
• Provide leadership for overall solution support
• Monitor and manage compliance processes
• Lead triage of problems elements of the solution
• Manage forward work plan for minor enhancements, including prioritisation with the client, budgeting, estimating and delivery leadership.

Service Delivery Manager at CYBERHOUND
  • Australia
  • November 2012 to May 2017

Create and implement Process and procedure
Vendor engagement and management
Manage staff 3 helpdesk /2 snr engineers (pre-sales and install)
Engagement Management - stakeholder management
Project Management
Build and nurture excellent relations with our customer base and business relationships
Integration and Solution Design
Business Process management
Develop and maintain functional KPI and monitor outcomes
Report development and analysis to demonstrate ICT usage and outcomes and implement programs based on outcomes
Ensure and develop outstanding customer relationships and satisfaction

Sales Executive at 2012 New Horizons Learning Centres
  • July 2012 to November 2012

Account Management and Sales of RTO offerings - meeting and achieving KPI’s and targets and client engagement

Senior Technical Delivery Manager at Melbourne IT
  • Australia
  • June 2011 to June 2012

Member of Melbourne IT Managment team

Senior Advisor at Southbank Institute of Technology
  • to August 2008

Provision of strategic technical and business advice and guidance on emerging technologies to best support business need;
Coordinating, selecting, purchasing and delivery IT infrastructure deployed in new buildings;
Managing strategic partnerships with John Holland (building contractor), Spotless Facility Management, Unisys IT Services and several other contractors and suppliers to achieve this;
Project Management of major infrastructure projects;
Project coordination of tasks;
Leadership and guidance to staff working on infrastructure project

IT Operations officer at Southbank Institute of Technology
  • Australia
  • April 2006 to November 2007

Southbank Institute of Technology

General Manager at Time and Access Systems Pty Ltd
  • Australia
  • March 2003 to March 2006

Managed team of twelve staff, incorporating sales and technical teams geographically spread across Australia.
Managed installation and upgrade projects, working closely with management to control projects risks, technical issues and personnel. I also managed maintenance, repair and administration of Time and attendance hardware and software.
Lead, manage & coordinate the helpdesk/support Teams comprising 12 staff geographically spread across Australia;
Manage sales of Automated Time and Attendance Systems;
Developed maintenance program to increase repeat business and turnover;
Developed strategic alliances with various customers to ensure effectiveness of delivery.
Coordination of end user support and training;
Training and development of staff;
Project Management
Large scale installation for example Mt Isa Mines ($350k contract)
Deployment of Enterprise servers to deliver out product and IT services eg: Kingaroy council ($210k project)
Successfully organised and implemented planned equipment installation for mission critical delivery schedules.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at University of NSW
  • March 1985

Also have many other certifications and over 25 years experience. I am in Dubai regularly and avialable on short notice to travel for a meeting ast my cost. ( airfrares)

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Languages

English
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

ITIL 4 ® STRATEGIST Direct, Plan and Improve CPD (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2021
CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2021
IT and Security +others (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
AMAZON Solutions Architect (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2021
Certified Agile leader- Teams (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2021
certified Agile Leader E (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2021
ITIL4 Foundation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2020
certificatified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2021
Certified Scrum Master (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2021
AWS Solutions Architect (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2021
Prince2 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2007
CSPO certified Scrum product owner (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
CSM Certified Scrum Master (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2021
SCRUM MASTER (Training)
Training Institute:
SCRUM ALLIANCE
Date Attended:
January 2020
Duration:
16 hours
Prince 2 (Training)
Training Institute:
Yellow House Training
Date Attended:
August 2011

Hobbies

  • Committee Member for BMW Club Queensland
    As a member of the BMW Club committee , I am involved with club decision making and responsible for sponsorship of our events.
  • BMW - committee member
    I am a committee member of BMW clubs Australia
  • Aviation
    I am keenly interested in the aviation industry