Brenda Xu

Experience

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  Bingo Training- Chartered Accountants Program

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2019

  Co-founder I Commercial Director

  • Defined and designed products with Co-founders based on extensive research and analysis• Integral role working with product team and vendors to develop, test and launch products• In charge of forecast, budgeting as well as product pricing strategy

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  Visionstream

  Jun 2017 - May 2019

  E2E Designer- Telecommunications

  • Carry out E2E design for wideband products: Epicentre, Evo, OSD and OMS840 • Accurate maintenance of Telstra DBoRs including TPD, Multiman, Cramer and Rapid• Act as central point of contact between Survey, Appraisal, Design and Asbuilt • Solid knowledge of Telstra's Infrastructure distribution and Telstra's network products• Wrote IDEAL manual, TPD manual for new trainee designers

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  Telstra

  May 2019 - Apr 2022

  • InfraCo Finance Lead for Telstra - ViaSat-3 project• Providing end to end finance business partnering for Service Operations• Preparing month end journals and business performance review for executives• Leading the preparation of forecast, budget and business plans• Construct and review business cases for capital investment projects • Finance lead for TowerCo IT strategy roadmap, build investment plans and prepare timely reporting of Capex and Opex• Finance lead for multiple projects across InfraCo asset groups Show less

  • Scrum Lead

    May 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Finance Manager - InfraCo

    May 2019 - Apr 2022
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  Engineers Australia

  Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  Commercial Manager - Digital & Technology

  • Built contract register for Digital & Technology group• Introduced Major contract register for EA• Managed a portfolio of 40+ vendors, renewals, tenders and contract negotiation• Designed and implemented telephony policy, IT asset management policy and procurement workflow for the Digital & Technology group• Identified cost optimisation opportunities and implemented new strategies to reduce costs• Redesigned forecasting and budgeting structure for Digital & Technology group • Redesigned invoice processing process which increases the efficiency by 80% Show less

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  INSEAD

  Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

  MBA Candidate

  - Co-president, Student Council INSEAD 23D - Winner, INSEAD 23D Master Strategy Day, sponsored by Bain & Chateau de Fontainebleau - Finalist of the 45th INSEAD Venture Competition - SolTent- Designed and built "23D Brainsead" - a knowledge sharing platform for INSEAD MBA

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  Seed Group

  May 2023 - Sept 2023

  Business Analyst

  Seed Group, a company of The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, is a diversified company operating in industries including technology, healthcare, tourism & hospitality, and real estate and acts as a springboard for new as well as established businesses and start-ups willing to expand their footprint in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.https://www.the-private-office.com/https://seedgroup.com/

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  Service Victoria

  Oct 2023 - now

  • Vendor & Contract Manager

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Vendor and Contract Manager, Technology

    Oct 2023 - Jun 2024