Gareth Biggs

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Braddon, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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About me
Actuary (FIAA) | Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA) | Director at the Department of Health and Aged Care | Football Referee | Futsal Referee |
Education
- Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
  2019 - 2019
  Actuary Accreditation Actuary 80 (Pass)
  Completed CM2 (the old CT8)
- Edmund Rice College
  2003 - 2008
  Higher School Certificate
  • Selected as Peer Support Leader/ School tour Guide• Achieved Headmaster’s Award in Year 7 and 10• Achieved Headmaster’s Medal in Year 10• 1st place in Information Processes and Technology in Year 11• Completed 35 hours of community services with people with disabilities
- Actuaries Institute Australia
  2023 - 2023
  Enterprise Risk Management Pass
  First subject of the Fellowship Program
- Actuaries Institute
  2024 - 2024
  Data Science Applications Pass
  Third and last subject of the Fellowship program
- University of Melbourne
  2020 - 2021
  Community Access Program Actuarial Science
  Completing Actuary Program Exemptions
- Actuaries Institute Australia
  2022 - 2022
  Asset Liability Management Pass
  Last subject of the Actuary Program.
- University of Bath
  2010 - 2011
  Exchange Semester
- Actuaries Institute Australia
  2020 - 2020
  Communication, Modelling and Professionalism Pass
  Course of the Actuary Program
- University of Wollongong
  2009 - 2012
  Bachelor Mathematics and Finance (Hons) Mathematical Economics First Class Honours
  • Minor in International Studies• Graduated with First Class Honours• Honours Project on Hedonic Modelling of Laptop Computers• Developed a knowledge of the Statistical program SAS through Honours project• Achieved excellent results in all subject areas resulting in an offer of a overseas exchange placement and winning two scholarship grants• Proven ability in organisational skills following successful 6 months immersion in a top English University• Subject… Show more • Minor in International Studies• Graduated with First Class Honours• Honours Project on Hedonic Modelling of Laptop Computers• Developed a knowledge of the Statistical program SAS through Honours project• Achieved excellent results in all subject areas resulting in an offer of a overseas exchange placement and winning two scholarship grants• Proven ability in organisational skills following successful 6 months immersion in a top English University• Subject areas:o Mathematicso Statisticso Economicso Econometricso Finance Show less
- The Australian National University
  2014 - 2015
  Master of Actuarial Statistics with Merit
  Graduated with a Distinction AverageCompleted 5 CT exemptionsAchieved a High Distinction in Actuarial Techniques, a subject meant to replicate Actuarial work projects.
- The Australian National University
  2017 - 2017
  Graduate Certificate of Finance and Actuarial Statistics
  Gained an additional exemption for the Institute of Actuaries (CT6)
- University of Melbourne
  2019 - 2019
  Community Access Program Life Contingencies 81
  Obtained exemption for last foundation subject of the Actuary Accreditation
- Actuaries Institute
  2023 - 2024
  Fellowship Banking Pass
  Second subject of the Fellowship program
Experience
- Football NSW
  Jan 2005 - Jan 2012
  Referee
  • 4 years of local juniors refereeing• 8 years of local seniors refereeing• 5 years of Premier Youth League State Panel (NSW)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
  Jan 2012 - Jan 2016
  Senior Research Officer
  Methodology Division.Working in Emerging Data and Methods Section working on Big Data projectsWorked in DACMU (Data Access and Confidentiality Methodology Unit)Successfully completed Survey Methods 1 (SM1)Developing skills on how to use Big Data Sources to empower solutions in an NSO contextDeveloped understanding of confidentiality producers and protectionDeveloped a knowledge of price indexes
- Parliamentary Budget Office
  Jan 2016 - Jul 2018
  Working in the Budget Analysis Division on policy costings.http://www.aph.gov.au/about_parliament/parliamentary_departments/parliamentary_budget_office Working in the Budget Analysis Division on policy costings.http://www.aph.gov.au/about_parliament/parliamentary_departments/parliamentary_budget_office
  - Assistant Director
    Apr 2017 - Jul 2018
  - Senior Analyst
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2017
- Victoria's Parliamentary Budget Office
  Aug 2018 - May 2022
  Principal Analyst
  Policy costings and advisory services for members of the Victorian State Parliament
- EY
  May 2022 - Nov 2024
  Manager
  Health & Human Services | Actuarial, Analytics & System Design
- Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
  Nov 2024 - now
  Director
Licenses & Certifications
- Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia
  Actuaries Institute
  Dec 2024
- Actuary
  Actuaries Institute Australia
  Dec 2022