
Timeline
About me
Founder at The Project Lab
Education

University of tasmania
2002 - 2006Bcom, bcomp international business, marketing and computer scienceActivities and Societies: Tasmania University Dive Club, Tasmania University Basketball Society Studied IT programming, marketing and international business at the University of Tasmania.
Experience

Logica
Nov 2006 - Aug 2010Applications specialist / nem operations managerMy role as Applications Specialist was predominantly working within the NEM and corporate environments for Hydro Tasmania and Aurora Energy. During 2007 and 2008, I acted for extended periods (up to 5 months) in the Applications Team Leader role. My responsibilities included resourcing and managing up to 11 staff across three client accounts, financial reporting on a weekly and monthly basis, while still fulfilling my technical support role on several significant projects. Throughout 2009 I also performed an acting NEM Operations Manager role. In this position as manager of the National Electricity Market for Aurora Energy, Hydro Tasmania, Roaring 40s, Tamar Valley Power, and Momentum Energy, I maintained the day to day operations of IT NEM infrastructure, network components and application systems. As the NEM is a 24x7 mission critical operation for Tasmania’s power generation, trading and settlements, the Operations Manager role involved adherence to and management of strict Change Management, DR and Business Continuity planning as well as day to day incident and problem management using an ITIL implementation. Show less

Grassroots design house
Jun 2009 - Jan 2013Creative directorWhile travelling overland through Eastern and Southern Africa, my partner and I pioneered a web design and hosting business. Our inspiration for this business has been the developing of grassroots organisations and business that we were fortunate enough to come across whilst travelling.Our design business has implemented over 30 projects, assisting both less fortunate businesses within Kenya and South Africa, as well as local Tasmania organisations developing their own online presence and personality. Show less

Cgi
Aug 2010 - May 2013Project managerStepping up from my role as Operations Manager for Logica's National Electricity Market customers, I have now moved into project management. Concentrating on several large projects that I have previously been involved at a technical level, my extensive knowledge of our key client accounts, the customers and vendors that we engage with, and a background of the project proposals has enabled me to progress these through to completion successfully.Highlights of my portfolio during this time include: PC Fleet Replacement Program for a major Tasmanian E&U Company (2013), XenApp 6.5 Upgrade for a Major Tasmanian E&U Company (2012), Wind farm IT Systems Build for Roaring 40s (2012), MS Exchange 2010 Solution for a Tasmanian Government Division (2012), and an IT Service Provider Transition project for Aurora Energy (2012). Show less

The project lab
Dec 2013 - nowFounderWe exist to make Tasmania the best island in the world by improving:- The performance of organisations within the state by leveraging their uniqueness to help them succeed- The well-being of our community including key dimensions of education, social welfare, housing, health, and social connectedness- Environmental and economical sustainability that allows Tasmania to grow in line with what it means to be “Tasmanian” and without impacting on our islands unbridled natural beautyWe are creators of change. Our team deliver projects that make a meaningful impact in the lives of Tasmanians. Make it Matter. Show less

Tasict
Jan 2016 - Nov 2018Member of the boardBringing my entrepreneurial passion and energy to the TasICT board, as well as my experience in challenging 'industry norms' in the Tasmanian business scene, I am excited for the opportunity to assist with policy, education and training, and promoting ICT as a career for tomorrow’s workforce.

Electric highway tasmania pty ltd
Apr 2017 - nowFounding directorOn a mission to build a self sufficient and industry leading electric vehicle charging highway, connecting the entire state of Tasmania.

Tinkle
Aug 2018 - nowCo-founderWelcome to TinkleCo! How does a brand new, compostable bamboo toothbrush, delivered to your door with free shipping every two months sound?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Even better, $1 from every toothbrush will be donated to community organisations across Australia. Stay tuned for our first partner to be announced very soon. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Check us out here: https://www.tinkleco.com.au/ - and you'll be the first to know when we're sending these babies out! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀TinkleCo - good for you, good for the planet.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#tinkleco #tinkle4good #plasticfree #thereisnoplanetB #sustainabilitymatters #loveyourplanet #consciousconsumerism #timeforchange #zerowasteliving #bambootoothbrush #greenliving #saveourseas #zerowasteaustralia #sustainablysourced #composting #compostable #businessforgood Show less
Licenses & Certifications
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Lean six sigma yellow belt certification
Advanced innovation group pro excellence (aigpe™)Jun 2023
Prince2 practitioner
The knowledge academyNov 2013- View certificate

Designing for change
Ideo uApr 2018 
Agilepm practitioner
Pm-partners groupJun 2016
Cppm (certified practising project manager)
Australian institute of project managementSept 2016
Governance foundations for not-for-profit directors
Australian institute of company directorsAug 2024
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Ben Cashman2016 Benson Entrepreneur Award, Tasmania (Pearcey Foundation) Pearcey Foundation Dec 2016 As co-founder and MD at the Project Lab as well as residing on the Board of TasICT, Ben leads a growing team of project delivery experts specialising in significantly large and complex projects across Australia. Since it's launch in 2013, Project Lab has delivered $45m of value spread across 58 projects and was a top 2 finalist in the 2015 Telstra Business Awards. Ben is a well-known activist in the start-up community in Tasmania.
- Awarded to Ben Cashman2015 Telstra Business Awards Startup Category Finalist (The Project Lab) Telstra Business Awards Jul 2015 The Project Lab was honoured to be a finalist in the 2015 Telstra Business Awards Startup category for 2015.
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer
Issued by Ruhunga Community, Uganda on Oct 2009
Associated with Ben Cashman
Languages
- enEnglish
- spSpanish
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