Senior Project Manager

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  • Nick Rakis

    Consultant at SMS Management & Technology

    Information Technology and Services | Melbourne Area, Australia, AU

    Summary

    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.

    Experience

    • 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

    Education

    • 2006 - 2009
      La Trobe University
      Masters Business Administration in Corporate Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems
    • 2005 - 2006
      La Trobe University
      Graduate Diploma Business Administration in Marketing, Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior
    • 2001 - 2003
      NMIT
      Advanced Diploma Computer Systems Engineering

    Additional Information

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    • Honors:
      Dean’s Commendation Award - Latrobe Graduate School of Management, 2009