Resume - Marghanita da Cruz
Principal Consultant & Director Ramin Communications Pty Ltd
Contact Details
Web: Contact Form
Phone: (+61)0414-869 202
About Ramin Communications: www.ramin.com.au/ramin.html
Post: PO Box 341 Annandale NSW 2038
E-mail: marghanita@ramin.com.au
Current Activities
Experience
- May 2008 No Duty of Care: the Governance of ICT (ET GOVICT2008)
- Oct07-Jan08 Managed implementation of VoIP for Branch Office and migration of Webbased applications to new server and vendor in outsourced environment
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September 2007, Review of Chapter on ITIL3 for 2nd Edition of Frameworks for IT Management, in which Marghanita da Cruz authored the Chapter on AS8015. The book has been translated and published in Japanese and German.
- July 2007, Set up RSS Feeds
- June 2007 Introduction to AS8015 Australian Standard for Corporate Governance of ICT, IQPC IT Governance 2007
- May 2007, SLUG BOOTCAMP LIGHTNING TALKS: switch to Linux, Knoppix, kino and Video & Animation Editors
- March 2007 Getting more from the time and money invested in online services
- Chapter on AS8015 in Frameworks for IT Management published September 2006
- 2006, Talk Open Source Video Editing and Publication.
- 2006, Entry to Fedora/Creative Commons Video Competition
- 2006, Commissioned Illustrations of Governance of ICT for the Ramin Communications' IT Governance webpages.
- 2003-2006 founding Chair of Australian Computer Society, Governance of ICT Committee and ACS representative on Standards Australia committee IT-030 IT Governance and Management
- 2005, established the ICT Governance Forum to promote good governance of ICT.
- 2002-2004 Assisted in the drafting and socialising of AS8015-2005 Australian Standard for Corporate Governance of ICT, which was published January 2005
- 2003, Hunter Hill Theatre Website.
- 2002, as member of standards working group on IT Governance and Management, coordinated qualitative market research to scope and position standards on the governance of ICT.
- 2002, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Dispute Mediation
- 2001 Member of the NSW Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Innovation and Small Business Standing Committee (2001).
- 2000, Program Manager E-Business Optus Communications Input into strategic planning including opportunities for use of the Internet, Budget and Implementation Strategy.
- 2000, Review of the Office of State Revenue Internet and Intranet Websites including resolution of issues with Service Provider,extraction and presentation of usage statistics, review of business practices and recommendations for expanded use of internal and external websites for information dissemination within organisation and to clients. Preparation of Action plan and Budget.
- 1999, Review of Project Proposal at Sinclair Knight Merz - Consulted stakeholders to review business opportunity and solution fit, Reviewed selection of solution, Prepared business case (financial analysis) for proposed project, Identified gaps in skill levels and services to address these, Prepared project schedule, Presented project proposal to Executive Committee.
- 1999, ICT Architecture - Consultant on Whole of Government IT Integration Model - Identified opportunities and assisted in the development of a framework for business and technology integration across Victorian Government Agencies.
- 1999, Submission to Productivity Commission Review of Broadcasting Legislation
- 1999/2000, Guest Lecturer UTS on Service Delivery over the Internet
- 1998, ACS Submission on Ministerial Council Statement - Towards an Australian Strategy for the Information Economy
- 1998, Exploiting Intranets for Information Distribution
- 1998, Build or Buy? Internet World
- 1997, Remote Access at University of Technology Sydney - Consulted stakeholders (students, administrative staff, technical staff, management, academics, service providers) to identify business requirements and clarify scope of business opportunity. Defined Scope of Solution. Developed financial model and business model. Prepared and issued request for tender. Selected and recommended service providers.
- 1996, Investigation of Outsourcing Internet Services
- 1996, Project Manager Outsourcing hosting of Australian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC) Website.
- 1992-6, Sales Manager, Digital Audio Editing System.
- 1988-9, Senior Office Automation Technical Analyst, ABC IT.
- 1988-1992, Managed the implementation and widespread adoption of Electronic Mail across the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- 1987-8, Systems & Network Manager, Australian Institute of Health.
- 1984-7, Computer Programmer/Analyst, Department of Resources & Energy.
- 1982-4, Computer Programmer, Industries Assistance Commission.
Professional Development & Qualifications
- 2007- Member of Sydney Linux Users Group
- 2003-2006 ACS representative on Standards Australia Technical Committee, which published AS8015-2005
- 2002-2005 Member of Standards Australia Working group which drafted AS8015-2005
- 2002, Certificate of IT Industry Specialised Mediation Training, Australian Commercial Disputes Centre.
- 2001 Member of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce
- 1999 Business, Legal & Ethical Issues ACS Certification Unit, Essay on Social and Legal Issues of E-Commerce
- 1997-2007 Member of the Australian Computer Society
- 1997 Foundation Member Internet Society - Australian Chapter
- 1997 Becoming a Business Consultant - Sydney Community College
- 1996 Object Orientated Programming in Java -Sydney University
- 1984 Philosophy A1, Australian National University
- 1984 Bachelor of Science (Computer Science/Mathematics/Chemistry/Zoology/Physics), University of Western Australia
Other Interests
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