Consultant at SMS Management & Technology
Information Technology and Services | Melbourne Area, Australia, AU
Nick Rakis is an experienced, outcome focused Senior Project Manager with over 9 years of experience spanning a variety of industries including, banking & finance, mining & resources, utilities, professional services, local government, manufacturing and superannuation. He has used best practice PRINCE2 methodologies to manage the end-to-end delivery of large projects in both in-sourced and outsourced environments.
Nick’s strong delivery focus is supported by his excellent strengths in stakeholder management and concise communication approach. He has the ability to build strong and intimate relationships with clients, suppliers and teams at all levels by delivering over and above expectations. He adapts his style to influence a variety of resources and has a reputation for delivering business benefits within challenging and high-pressure environments.
Specialties: Supplementing his core project management skills, Nick’s strong background in strategic project management, solution architecture, systems integration, transition management and service management provide him with the unique ability to interface between the business and technology experts to achieve the desired outcomes.
May
2010 - Present
Consultant - Program & Project Services / SMS Management & Technology
Project Management Consultant
Banking & Finance (Big 4)
* Establishing $8M Security & Risk program of work
Project Management Consultant
Utilities Industry
* Delivered $5M Virtualization Program of work
* Delivered $1M Data Centre Remediation Project
Project Management Consultant
State Government
* Short term role in defining requirements for to-be operational readiness and support framework for large program of work
Apr
2010 - Present
Board Member / Interchange Northern
General board member at Interchange Northern, focusing on providing delivery management, strategic planning, relationship management and marketing
(Note: positioned obtained April 2011, this is set to 2010 due to linked in constraint around current job roles)
Mar
2004 -
May
2010
Senior Project Manager / ASTA Solutions Pty Ltd
Senior Project Manager (Prince2 Practitioner) with end-to-end delivery focus for all major ICT, development and Integrations projects at ASTA Solutions
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2006
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2009
La Trobe University
Masters Business Administration
in
Corporate Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems
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2005
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2006
La Trobe University
Graduate Diploma Business Administration
in
Marketing, Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior
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2001
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2003
NMIT
Advanced Diploma Computer Systems Engineering