Leanne Doherty

Experience

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  Australian Corporate Alliances

  Jul 1999 - Nov 2002

  International Investment & Trade Project Manager

  ● Sourcing and Negotiation of International Investment and Trade opportunities between China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australian Business● Submission of various business Visa's

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  AusNet

  Nov 2002 - now

  • Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of new business processes, system integrations, and data migration to deliver the service partner transition.• Collaborate across the project team and with external stakeholders to develop the works management delivery plan and oversee delivery of all activities required within this workstream. • Maintain and update project schedules, coordinating with workstream leads to trackdeliverables, dependencies and timelines.• Stakeholder engagement and communication: Develop and maintain professional relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective interfaces and timely delivery of activities to meet the project objectives.• Act as the central point of contact for key workstreams, facilitating communication and collaboration across teams. Ensure key stakeholders are kept informed of project progress, changes, and decisions that may impact on delivering the broader project objectives.• Risk and issue management: Proactively identify, document, and manage project risks and issues, working with delivery workstreams and the project team to develop mitigation strategies. Escalate critical risks as appropriate to maintain project momentum.• Handle day-to-day activities required under the Works Management and Processes workstream, including:- Provide expert advice on business process and requirements to the Digital workstream to ensure effective delivery of the faults and non-faults mobility integrations - Map and develop new business processes required for a new service deliverypartner- Manage all master data & transactional data updates and migration required to transition to a newpartner- Develop necessary training documentation and requirements to onboard field workforce Show less • Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of contract performance, KPIs and Financial metrics which reflect the performance of each contract enabling the business to effectively track progress against business objectives and to facilitate and drive continuous improvement initiatives. • Drive effective and efficient processes for contract administration including the development and implementation of digital Contract Performance Dashboards with drill throughs to allow easy understanding of contract performance to stakeholders• Provide insights in opportunities for improved contract outcomes• Develop & accurately maintain a register to ensure timely completion of contract obligations• Lead the streamlining and correctness of invoice tracking vs work orders, and variation management • Assist Contract Leads and Contract Managers in the identification, assessment and mitigation of commercial risks through effective specialist contract insight. • Lead the regular assessment of contract performance against business case forecasts and work with business units to improve poor performing contracts and/or develop exit strategies. Show less ● Develop business processes for AusNet Services regulated and un-regulated networks covering 3 Networks (Electricity Transmission, Distribution and Gas).● Review and approved functional and technical design documents● Manage a team of Subject Matter Experts● Manage delivery of artefacts to project plan● Liaise with other teams within the project to ensure an integrated solution● Engage with all levels of the business to gain support for the solution and to understand all business requirements● Engage with training, testing, Change Management, Data Migration and GIS teams to develop material, deliver training & demonstrations, facilitate workshops, perform testing, etc Show less ● Managed a team of support officers and analysts● Management of VMS (Vegetation Management System) and FMC (Field Mobile Computing) solutions.● Management of all mobility hardware - internal and external.● Management of upgrades and solution workshops with Geomatic Technologies and our Internal and external field and office work force● Develop and manage Change Management Plans, Project Plans, Testing Plans and Implementation Plans● Develop Databases and other tools to meet business requirements - utilising Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, and Excel● Develop testing and training documentation● Develop Client reports and tools required to produce accurate, auditable reports efficiently ● Manage, reconcile and develop all financial reporting for Select Utility Solutions● Mobilise for new contracts● Facilitate pre and post implementation workshops● Engage with internal and external stake holders Show less

  • Works Management Lead - Network Operations & Delivery (Distribution)

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Senior Business Analyst Contract

    Apr 2020 - Sept 2024

  • Systems & Process Performance Specialist

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2020

  • Business Process Improvement Lead

    Aug 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Mobility Business Lead

    Nov 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Maintain Assets Functional Business Lead

    Jun 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Business Analyst & Reporting Manager

    Oct 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Systems & Support Manager

    Jul 2006 - Oct 2011

  • Logistics & Procurement Co-Ordinator

    Aug 2005 - Jul 2006

  • Works Management Co-Ordinator

    Nov 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Compliance Officer

    Nov 2002 - Nov 2004