Zach Hurst

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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About me
Senior Project Manager at Federal Government and Managing Director at Merlin's Group
Education
- RMIT University
  2016 - 2019
  Bachelor's Degree Computer Science
  Continuing Education from Australian National University. Studying from Sydney
- The Australian National University
  2010 - 2014
  Bachelor's Degree Physics and Computer Science
  Continuing Studies at RMIT University
Experience
- IBM
  Sept 2009 - Feb 2013
  Coordinated National IT Projects for the Department of Health and Ageing as well as Department of Human Services (Formally Medicare/Centrelink) contracted to IBM.
  - Project Coordinator
    Feb 2012 - Feb 2013
  - Helpdesk Analyst / Incident Manager
    Sept 2009 - Jan 2012
- ASI Solutions
  Feb 2013 - Aug 2017
  - Manage Large Scale (Multi-Million $) Projects - Manage PMO and guide Project Managers with delivery of allocated Projects - Tailor Project Governance's to suit strategic direction of company - Manage the delivery of IT Services to Managed Services Customers Australia-wide - Manage Large Scale (Multi-Million $) Projects - Manage PMO and guide Project Managers with delivery of allocated Projects - Tailor Project Governance's to suit strategic direction of company - Manage the delivery of IT Services to Managed Services Customers Australia-wide Manage the delivery of IT Services to our Managed Services Customers Australia-wide as well as provide Project Management to ensure successful, below budget and on-time delivery of new and unique solutions.
  - Project Services Director
    Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
  - Head of Project Services / Service Delivery Manager
    Mar 2015 - Mar 2017
  - Service Delivery / Project Manager
    Feb 2014 - Mar 2015
  - Business Development Manager
    Feb 2013 - Feb 2014
- Federal Government
  Oct 2017 - Dec 2022
  - Senior Project Manager
    Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
  - ICT Project Manager
    Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
- Merlin's Group
  Oct 2019 - now
  Managing Director
- The Australian National University
  Apr 2023 - now
  Project Manager
Licenses & Certifications
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  6Sigma
  Jan 2015
- SCRUM Fundamentals Certified
  ScrumStudy
  Dec 2014
- PRINCE2 Foundations
  EXIN
  Feb 2014
- ITIL V3 Foundations
  EXIN
  Aug 2013
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
  Project Management Institute
  Feb 2015
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
  Project Management Institute
  May 2017
- PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  Nov 2014
- PRINCE2 Registered AGILE Practitioner
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  May 2016