Marghanita da Cruz
Director Ramin Communications Pty Ltd
Information and Communication Technology Consultant
Profile
Marghanita da Cruz has extensive experience in the adoption of emerging and new Information and Communication Technologies by organisations. This has included the implementation and management of email, the internet, the world wide web, remote access, intranets and VoIP.
Marghanita's current ICT focus is on the effective Governance of ICT and Open Source Software and Standards for Video on the Web and on Laptops. Marghanita also edits Annandale on the Web, Eco-Sydney, and is curating Eco-Annandale 2010.
Contact Information
Phone: (+61)0414-869 202
Post: PO Box 341 Annandale NSW 2038
E-mail: marghanita@ramin.com.au
About Ramin Communications: ramin.com.au/ramin.html
Employment History
ICT Consultant & Director Ramin Communications Pty Ltd 1996-
Assignments
- June 2009: Local Community Engagement 2.0 presented to Public Sphere #2, Parliament House Canberra
- March 2009: Established Leenova Craft Website: leenova-craft.com.au
- Recorded Video of Speakers at ComputersOff Breakfast, Canberra 20 January 2009. Edited clips for publication on Youtube
- Eco-Annandale 2009 Exhibition and Talks (December 2008/January 2009)
- Walks on Google Maps (December 2008)
- No Duty of Care - Govnet Vol 2, No 1 (2008)
- No Duty of Care: The Governance and ICT, July 2008.
- eeePC on an Aegean Odyssey - traveling with a Linux LapProfile and Contact Information, May-June 2008.
- Leveraging ICT in Corporate Governance - The Australian Experience, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15-6 May 2008.
- Ecologically Sustainable Sydney webspace and
RSS Feed, 2008-
- Design and Hosting of Creekcare, 2007-
- ICT Governance Webspace and RSS Feed.
- Annandale on the Web (ramin.com.au/annandale): diary of local events, subscription to email alert, webspaces and a directory of websites for local businesses and community groups, Anecdotal History and Google Advertising, 1998-.
- new theatre website (ramin.com.au/online/newtheatre/) program information; subscription to email alert; rss feed of media releases. Registration and redirection of Domain Name newtheatre.org.au, 1998-2008
- Comments on Draft HTML5 Specification as invited public member of HTML5 Working Group Feb 2007 to May 2008
- No Duty of Care: the Governance of ICT (ET GOVICT2008), 1-2 May 2008.
- Manager Contracts and Infrastructure, APSC - managed implementation of VoIP for Branch Office and migration of Web sapplications to new server and vendor, Oct 2007-Jan 2008.
- Introduction to AS8015 Australian Standard for Corporate Governance of ICT, IQPC IT Governance, June 2007.
- SLUG Bootcamp Lightning Talks: switch to Linux, Knoppix, Kino and Video & Animation Editors, May 2007.
Set up RSS Feeds, July 2007- Getting more from the time and money invested in online services, March 2007.
- Entry to Fedora/Creative Commons Video Competition, 2006.
- Chapter on AS8015 in
Frameworks for IT Management, September 2006. This book, has been re-published as a pocket guide, and translated into Japanese, German and Dutch and is available on Google Books.
- Talk Open Source Video Editing and Publication, 2006.
- Commissioned Illustrations of Governance of ICT: IT Governance, Corporate Governance of ICT and Leadership and Governance of ICT, 2006.
- Founding Chair of Australian Computer Society, Governance of ICT Committee and ACS representative on Standards Australia committee IT-030 IT Governance and Management. Established the ACS Governance of ICT Committee Webspace and ICT Governance Forum Mailing List 2003-2006.
- Performance Indicators and Business Intelligence from Websites, 2005.
Assisted in the drafting and socialising of AS8015-2005 Australian Standard for Corporate Governance of ICT, which was published January 2005 and adopted as ISO/IEC 38500 in May 2008.- , 2003. Member standards working group on IT Governance and Management, coordinated qualitative market research to scope and position standards on the governance of ICT, 2002-2005.
- Hunter Hill Theatre Website, 2003.
- 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.
- Submission to Productivity Commission Review of Broadcasting Legislation, 1999
- Guest Lecturer UTS on Service Delivery over the Internet, 1998/1999.
- 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), identified gaps in skill levels and transferred skills to address some of these, presented findings to Executive, 1998.
- 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, 1998.
- Prepared ACS Submission on Ministerial Council Statement - Towards an Australian Strategy for the Information Economy, 1998
- Build or Buy? Internet World, 1998
- Exploiting Intranets for Information Distribution, 1998
- Project Manager/Consultant 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, 1997.
- Outsourcing of Internet Services, 1996
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1988-1996
- 1996 Project Manager Outsourcing hosting of Website.
- 1992-6 Sales Manager, Digital Audio Editing and Broadcasting System - included preparation of tender proposals and presentations at tradeshows in China and Australia.
Digital Technology in the Radio Studio - Computers: Australian advance puts
reel-to-reel tapes in the closet along with manual typewriters and carbon paper. - LA Times 24 May 1993.
Digital dilemmas: the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and interactive
multimedia publishing, 1992 - 2002, Fiona R. Martin epublications@SCU
- 1988-9 Senior Office Automation Technical Analyst, ABC IT. - Managed All-in-1 E-Mail/WP/Corporate Directory System & evaluated "Office Automation" Software
Australian Public Service 1982-1988
- 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.
Associations, Education & Training
- 2007- Member Sydney Linux Users Group (SLUG)
- 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 NSW Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Innovation and Small Business Standing Committee (2001).
- 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
- 1989 ABC Women in Management Course
- 1984 Philosophy A1, Australian National University
- 1984 Bachelor of Science (Computer Science/Mathematics/Chemistry/Zoology/Physics), University of Western Australia
Other Interests
Golf, Travel, Pottery, Environment, Community.