Max Vit

Experience

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  Vanguardia de Industrias Teconologicas, C.A. - VITCA

  Oct 1991 - Nov 1995

  Operations Manager

  ▪ Responsible for manufacturing plant performance and 20 Production Staff, 5 Office Staff and up to 15 Casuals and 70 Contractors as required▪ Manufacturing processes: CNC Turning / Milling, sheet metal pressing, dies, welding, heat treatment, grinding, etc▪ Managed manufacturing projects up to $10m▪ Oversee all CNC programming and associated manufacturing process▪ Oversee ISO9000 Quality Assurance processes related to Oil Industry background

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  CNC Engineering Sales and Service

  Feb 1996 - Aug 1997

  Applications / Service Engineer

  ▪ Attend all service calls for Australia - NSW▪ CNC Machinery commissioning▪ Applications projects▪ Technical support for sales▪ Global OEM interaction (Japan, Italy)

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  Wickman Machine Tools

  Sept 1997 - Mar 2001

  Applications / Service Manager

  ▪ Manage all Applications Projects, from concept right thru completion; values up to $5m▪ Manage all service calls for NSW and interstate & New Zealand overflow▪ Global OEM management (Taiwan, Japan, US, Germany, Italy, Spain)▪ Technical support for sales▪ Directly quoting customers for repairs, breakdowns, upgrades and preventative maintenance schedules. Supply of spare parts, tooling, fixtures, external services, etc.▪ Link between Principals, Customers and Company

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  General Electric Plastics (now known as SABIC)

  Apr 2001 - Jun 2004

  Value Added Leader

  ▪ Manage all In House/Outsource conversion for Australia and New Zealand ($6.5m p.a.)▪ Deployment and enhancement of Oracle ERP 9i suite▪ Strategy and execution of merger, acquisitions, consolidation and divestment of manufacturing and distribution businesses▪ Remote service delivery and team management (14 sites across ANZ)▪ Global vendor, manufacturing and OEM management (ANZ, Singapore, Japan, US, Germany, China)▪ Forecast and Inventory Management/Analysis▪ Procurement and deflation responsibility for Film Business Unit▪ Develop market segmentation reports & pricing strategies/applications for products offered▪ Warehouse Service Provider contract management▪ Continuous process improvement utilising Six Sigma & Digitisation▪ Design, automate and digitise business processes and reports Show less

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  NICTA

  Jul 2004 - Jun 2016

  ▪ Managed (strategically and hands-on) merger of NICTA with CSIRO (federal agency); integrating all NICTA IT & Ops services to form Data61 – Australia’s new digital powerhouse; a new CSIRO business unit▪ IT & Ops leadership, business alignment, strategy preparation and execution▪ Service consolidation / Shared services adoption▪ Budget management of operational expenditure in excess of $10m p.a.▪ Staff development and mentoring▪ Remote service delivery and team management (8 sites in 5 states)▪ Overseeing establishment, operations and enhancements of all IT Infrastructure and Information Systems▪ Responsible for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans▪ Developing NICTA as a leading edge user of sophisticated IT systems▪ Business Processes optimisation and streamlining▪ Elaboration of key policies, frameworks and compliance guidelines▪ Continuously identify and realise cost saving opportunities Show less ▪ Design and deployment of Information Architecture▪ Project manage all IT aspects related to corporate systems implementations▪ Lead the definition & mapping of business processes with cross-functional teams and recommend & implement IT systems aligned with business processes▪ Responsible for all corporate applications enterprise wide:-- Internet / Intranet-- Finance / Payroll / HR-- CRM-- Reporting dashboard-- Call / Issue / Asset tracking-- Website / WIKI-- Research Project Management, etc Show less

  • Director of IT and Operations Support

    Dec 2008 - Jun 2016

  • IT Business Services Manager

    Jul 2004 - Nov 2008
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  CSIRO

  Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Executive Integration Lead: IT & Operations Support

  This is a project-based role I undertook in parallel to my NICTA role.▪ As of January 2015; NICTA and CSIRO have been engaged in an enterprise scale integration project to form Data61 – Australia’s new digital powerhouse; a new CSIRO business unit▪ Key Achievements:-- Major input in early integration activities: Due diligence, modelling scenarios, feasibility studies and auditing-- Managing (strategically and hands-on) merger of NICTA with CSIRO (federal agency); integrating all NICTA IT & Ops services -- Key participant of IT Integration Project Board to ensure appropriate governance principles applied to the integration activities-- Ensuring a smooth transition of services with minimal impact on both organisations.-- Lead critical programs and project streams for IT and Ops Support (Administration, Facilities, Business Processes) Show less

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  3rd Point Of View

  Nov 2016 - Dec 2019

  Director

  3rd Point Of View (3POV) - your CIO on Demand3POV provides sensible IT, Operations and Business consultancy and advisory services for organisations that require an unbiased third point of view on any initiative, project or organisational matter in need to be dealt with.We leverage our extensive experience with Private, Education and Government sectors.The 3POV edge: We deliver straightforward value based on our three pillars:Pillar #1: Fair Dinkum ApproachWe are straightforward and we will deliver to your expectations. We provide unbiased consulting and advisory services in a direct, sensible, and no-gimmicks fashion.We do not hide behind frameworks, technology or vendors.If you are not satisfied with 3POV, consulting fees are waived. Our SKIN is in YOUR game. That simple!Pillar #2: Technology & Vendor AgnosticOur core belief is that technology must support the business - not the other way around.3POV is Technology & Vendor Agnostic to be able to provide unbiased advice - our only bias is to add value to your unique needs.Our business model ensures we are Technology & Vendor Agnostic: ▪ We are not aligned with any technology or vendor▪ We do not get commissions from vendors or third partiesPillar #3: Framework AgnosticFrameworks ARE important. They provide a frame of reference upon which we can compare specific processes or practices.However, we have often seen consulting advice utilising frameworks to hide behind them. Advice such as "according to COBIT" or "as per best practice" or "TOGAF says" are often an introduction to multiple caveats that do not provide value and are often not relatable to your situation.In our advice, we may reference frameworks but we will never hide behind themOur advice comes from us and not from a text book. Show less

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  Telstra

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  CTO Senior Solutions Architect - DevOps

  Worked in two transformation programs:▪ NWOW (New Ways of Working)▪ NE2020 (Network Evolution 2020)Major deliverables centered around deployment of DevOps as an enabler to achieve Telstra's deep Network transformation.►DevOps Maturity Model for Telecom Service Providers◄Defined the target architecture required to implement DevOps within a SDN/NFV context:▪ Created the DevOps Maturity Model for Telecom Service Providers to uniquely address the challenges of DevOps adoption in a hardware dependant environment▪ This maturity model was accepted as the base draft for the TIP (Telecom Infra Project) chapter that deals with the transformational challenges required by Telecom Service Providers▪ The TIP chapter was led by Facebook and Deutsche Telekom, and also comprised collaborators like Telefonica (Spain), Telecom Italia, Accenture and Verizon▪ The dimensions of the maturity model included Organisation, Culture, Metrics, Tools, Processes, Finance, People, Collaboration and Vendor Engagement►DevOps deployment at Telstra◄Provided advice to structure program to properly deploy DevOps at Telstra:▪ Led the creation of DevOps Community of Practice to institute monthly town hall style meetings across the multiple Telstra siloed domains▪ Identified the centres of DevOps practices existing at Telstra and promoted exchange of information between them▪ Active participation in the strategy for selection of appropriate CI/CD and DevOps tool chains▪ Partnered with a vendor to provide benchmarking and best practice approach to DevOps in a Telstra environment:-- Large multinational (50,000 accounts) with a dispersed geographical and time zones footprint-- Siloed domains-- Telecom Service Provider network that is highly hardware dependant Show less

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  Metamako

  Apr 2017 - Sept 2018

  COO

  ▪ Define the key performance indicators to provide Metamako's position in key areas including Inventory, Pipelines, Forecasting, Projects and any other as required▪ Enable periodic, transparent, accurate, and timely reporting of key performance indicators to the required audience▪ Responsible for operational aspects of the business:-- Supply Chain / Manufacturing / Inventory-- Business information systems-- Business processes▪ Architect business and IT systems to support Metamako's business processes and objectives▪ Identify, map, and continually improve Metamako's business processes▪ Define and implement Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plans (DR/BCP) as agreed▪ Continually identify improvement opportunities for business processes and cost savings▪ Promote and foster an inclusive, approachable, dynamic, open and high-performing team environment▪ Embed operations as part of the engineering ethos of Metamako▪ Balance the operations function to achieve the right balance between:-- Governance, Compliance, and Reliability; and-- Flexibility, Adaptability, and Experimentation▪ To set the right business and customer enabler culture for the operations team▪ Responsible for internal staffing, attitude, skills and structure to support the objectives above Show less

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  Arista Networks

  Sept 2018 - now

  • Leading talented cross-functional teams from HW, Diagnostics, SW, Compliance , Test, Component Engineering, Manufacturing, and Operations to deliver leading edge ultra-low latency network switches with powerful hardware, FPGA-based network apps, and developer toolkits for markets such as HFT, Exchanges, and TapAgg• Single point of contact for all program related matters, and during the complete product life cycle stack: concept, development, prototype, mass production, retiring• Creating and managing program schedules, milestones, work packages, and deliverables; including tollgate reviews at VP level• Engagement with stakeholders from Senior VP, Directors, Managers to detailed functional positions like HW design, Mechanical design, NPI engineers, Diagnostics engineers, SW engineers, Contract manufacturers, Cost analysts, Test engineers, Compliance engineers, Component engineers, Supply Chain managers, Commodity managers, Technical writers, etc Show less Arista Networks acquired Metamako (my previous employer) on September 2018.▪ Pivotal role during due diligence phase; shaping strategy, project execution, provision of timely and accurate data▪ Direct responsible for all manufacturing done in Australia which produces all low latency network devices for Arista Networks▪ Management / involvement on all operational aspects of the Australian operation:-- Supply Chain, Inventory-- Manufacturing, Scheduling, Forecasting-- Sourcing, Vendor liaison, Pricing negotiation-- BOM-- Integration of processes and information systems-- Consolidation of contract manufacturing, driving cost improvement▪ Promote and foster an inclusive, approachable, dynamic, open and high-performing team environment▪ Embed operations as part of the engineering ethos of Arista Networks Show less

  • Program Manager

    Oct 2019 - now

  • Manufacturing Manager, Australia

    Sept 2018 - now