Danny Schell - MACS CP

Communications Specialist

400 followers

Greater Adelaide Area

Connect with Danny Schell - MACS CP to Send Message

Connect

Connect with Danny Schell - MACS CP to Send Message

Connect

Timeline
About me
I.T. Technical Lead at Westpac Technology
Education
- Computer Power Institute
  1992 - 1992
  Diploma in Micro-Computer Technology Information Technology Distinction
  Activities and Societies: Employment undertaken on completion of study: • C, C++, Unix Programmer – Gekko Software, Adelaide. South Australia Subjects included:Pascal, C, Database Design, Unix, Networking, Data Communications, Accounting Fundamentals, Business Systems Analysis.
- Charles Darwin University
  1993 - 1995
  Associate Diploma of Business in Applied Computing Business/Computing High Distinction
- University of Adelaide
  2007 - 2007
  Professional Management Program Business Administration and Management
  Subjects included:• Leading & Managing People, Business Fundamentals (Process Improvement), Financial Management, Negotiation for Success, Strategic Planning & Project Management.
- Charles Darwin University
  1993 - 1995
  Associate Diploma of Business in Applied Computing Information Technology
  Activities and Societies: Employment undertaken whilst studying: • Business Analyst – Computer Support & Maintenance, Darwin • Software Trainer (MS Word, MS Excel) – Wordpower, Darwin • Self - Developed invoicing application (MS Access) for A Noble & Son, Darwin Subjects included:COBOL, Pascal, C, C++, Unix, Visual Basic, Data Communications, System Analysis & Design, Relational Database Design, Technical Documentation, Introductory Accounting, Statistics, Business Mathematics & Data Presentation Techniques.
Experience
- Royal Australian Navy
  Jan 1981 - Jan 1991
  Communications Specialist
- Systems Services
  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999
  Consultant - Application Development
  Provide full software development lifecycle service to implement client solutions.> Provide input to the tender documentation process;> Client consultation to gather functional requirements; prepare specification documentation;> Desktop & client/server solution development to specification;> Continuous enhancement of developed solutions;> Project management of SDLC phases, including source code configuration and production release;> Provide ongoing solution support;> Identify repeat business and new project opportunities; Show less
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  Jan 2000 - Jan 2005
  Senior Analyst/Programmer
  Provide full software development lifecycle service to develop and implement business processing solutions.Business consultation to gather functional requirements; prepare specification documentation;Client/server or desktop solution development to specification;Continuous enhancement of developed solutions;Management of SDLC phases, including source code configuration and production release;Provide ongoing solution support;
- Frontier Software
  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
  Business Analyst
  Provide BA services to Frontier Software clients and software development teams.Liaise with various stakeholders to gather system modification requirements;Functional design of system modifications;Manage delivery of all technical components;Define the end to end business process;Manage and execute test cycles;Manage training and change management activities;
- BT Financial Group
  Feb 2007 - Nov 2016
  Senior I.T. Analyst
  Provide systems analysis, administration, support, business continuity planning and disaster recovery services to the following complex, evolving and high focus computing environments:TIBCO SOA[TIBCO EMS server (Unix); Hawk; BusinessConnect; BusinessWorks; Windows production servers; SQL database;]Imaging & Workflow[IBM FileNet; IBM AIX; Eclipse application client; Windows production server farm; Citrix production server farm; SQL database;]MS Sharepoint[Site collection creation; Site, library, list and work flow development; Site import, export; Site backup, restore; Security; Windows production server farm; SQL database;] Show less
- Westpac Group
  Feb 2007 - now
  - I.T. Technical Lead
    Apr 2007 - now
  - Technical Lead
    Feb 2007 - now
- Viia::i.t. consulting
  Jan 2015 - now
  Owner Principal
Licenses & Certifications
- Australian Computer Society - Certified Professional
  Australian Computer Society
  Aug 2018
- ITIL v3 Foundation
  ISEB Ltd
  Jan 2014
- Business Systems Analysis
  Inquestra Learning
  Jan 2004
- ITIL v4 Foundation
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  Sept 2019
- Agile Project Management Practitioner
  APMG-International
  Feb 2015
- Certified Business Data Modeler
  Information Engineering Services
  Jan 2005
- ITIL Practitioner
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  Nov 2018