Bruce Ricardo

Bruce Ricardo

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  • About me

    Project Manager at Universities Admissions Centre

  • Education

    • McMillan Staff Development/ Paladin Risk Management Services

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      Diploma of Risk Management & Business Continuity
    • University of Southern Queensland

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      MMgt Information Systems
    • UNSW

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      BA Industrial Relations
    • University of New South Wales

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      BE Electrical Engineering Hons II
    • University of Technology, Sydney

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      MBA Strategic Planning
  • Experience

    • AWA Defence Industries

      Jan 1992 - Aug 1993
      Project Manager

      Seven $1M+ Airways Navigation projects on time and on budget in SE Asia

    • Siemens Plessey Electronic Systems (SPES)

      Aug 1993 - Aug 1995
      Project Controls Manager

      Introduced formal project management controls for $100M p.a. worth of design and manufacturing projects including: development of project management procedures, training for all project staff, interfacing and customising various PC and mainframe software packages, integrating project management and MRP software, and managing a team of seven project schedulers and accountants.

    • BHP IT

      Jan 1995 - Jan 2000
      Pricing & Risk Manager

      Managed the pricing of all bids and proposals and established and managed the risk management process and proposal approval process for all bids & projects across BHP IT. Mentored managers and other staff in costing, pricing and risk management skills; and helped structure business arrangements in bids and projects.

    • CSC

      Jan 2001 - Aug 2003
      Delivery Assurance Manager

      Responsible for reviewing all major projects; helping and mentoring Project Managers to improve project performance; as well as helping to develop the company project management body of knowledge.

    • Odyssy Electrical Services & Icon Business Solutions

      Sept 2003 - Jul 2006
      Owner

      1. Odyssy Electrical Services - an electrical Contracting company with 10 staff2. Icon Business Solutions - business adviser to small and medium businesses

    • IBM

      Aug 2006 - Jul 2008
      Project Manager

      IT Infrastructure PM on the Department of Health & Ageing and Westpac accounts

    • UGL Limited

      Jul 2008 - Feb 2010
      ICT Project Manager

      ICT projects

    • IBM

      Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
      Project Manager

      IT infrastructure projects for Westpac

    • HP

      Aug 2010 - Aug 2013
      Project Manager

      IT Infrastructure projects for the CBA

    • Self Employed

      Sept 2013 - Feb 2014
      Business Consultant

      Business development and risk management for Australian Computer Solutions

    • HP

      Feb 2014 - Aug 2014
      Project Manager

      IT Infrastructure projects for the CBA

    • Woolworths Limited

      Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
      Senior Project Manager

      IT infrastructure projects

    • Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)

      Apr 2015 - now
      Project Manager

      Manage the implementation of IT infrastructure, application development, business and process projects within the UAC program of work.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NSW Electrical Contractor Licence

      NSW Government Department of Fair Trading
      View certificate certificate
    • Prince2 Registered Practitioner

      APMG-International
      View certificate certificate
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified Risk Management Technician

      RMIA - Risk Management Institution of Australasia
    • Cloud Computing Foundation

      EXIN
    • Prince2 Foundation

      APMG-International
      View certificate certificate
    • ITIL v3 Foundation

      EXIN