Stephen's unique skills and strategic insights have been forged in military, consulting and not-for-profit organisations in business management, project management, technology implementation, management consulting and academic roles and assignments across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK.  Clients value his engaging, collaborative and structured approach, enabling him to deliver exceptional results in complex multi-stakeholder environments.

Key sectors:
Manufacturing, Design and Construction, Retail, Education, Health Services, Agriculture, Government.

Significant Work:

• Led the development of a Project Management Framework and supporting processes for a leading international architecture and design practice.  Developed and facilitated the roll-out of the framework and skills training to studios across Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and the UK.  Migrated the entire program to online delivery during the pandemic.
• Facilitated the development of the five-year strategy for leading Australian Private Schools; including strategic purpose, new educational delivery and business models, cultural shift and digital transformation.
• Designed and facilitated the Strategic Planning process for Isuzu Australia.
• Facilitated the development and implementation of an innovation management framework for a leading manufacturer in the timber industry.
• Facilitated the development of the five-year strategic roadmap for the Australian arm of an global supplier to the agricultural sector.
• Developed and led the implementation of the operations and integration plan for the migration of a not for profit education organisation from face to face to online delivery of services.

Industry Experience and Qualifications:
Stephen has held a variety of management and consulting roles across both private and public sectors.  He is currently the unit convener for Leading Innovative Thinking and Practice with Swinburne Professional and formerly Unit Convener for Business Decision Making and Analysis at AIM Business School. He was Program Manager at the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman, where he lead a major change management program; branch manager and principal consultant at an IT management consulting firm; and maintenance engineering manager for the Australian Army in field and project environments.

Stephen holds a Master of Science from Cranfield University (UK), a Master of Management Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from UNSW. He is a member of the Project Management Institute, a Prince2 Practitioner and Certified SCRUM Master.  He recently published a research paper on Collaborative Communities in the International Journal of Change Management.

In his spare time…
Stephen enjoys mountain bike riding, cooking pizzas with friends on their chiminea, amateur photography, studies and tutors in practical philosophy.