Ken Willis

Experience

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  The Law Library

  Oct 2005 - Oct 2008

  Barrister

  General practice litigation, advocacy and negotiation - Supreme Court and High Court of Ireland, Dublin Circuit Court and the Employment Appeals Tribunal.Practice areas:-Constitutional and administrative law, in particular judicial review and the application of EU and international human rights law.-Employment law, including unfair/wrongful dismissal, sexual harassment and negligently inflicted work-related stress.-Insurance law - acted for plaintiff litigants as well as insurance companies and health service organisations. Show less

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  Randstad Legal

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2011

  Consultant

  In-house & private practice legal recruitment. Undertook assignments for roles at all levels in the Melbourne private practice market and assisted with interstate and international placement.Also completed assignments at General Counsel level in a range of industry sectors, including mining services and facilities management.Managed operations for Victorian team including performance, budgeting and reporting. Routinely published in ALB and Lawyer's Weekly on career counselling and job market trends. Show less

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  SHK

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2012

  Principal Consultant

  Executive Search at Partner and Senior Associate level for national law firms in the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane markets. Executive recruitment at Senior Legal Counsel level for top-10 ASX-listed companies.

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  FAL Lawyers

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  General Manager - Practice Development

  FAL Lawyers is a commercial law firm that has provided specialist corporate, commercial, regulatory and IP legal advice for over 20 years. The firm is internationally renowned for its work in patent & technology commercialisation and ranked in tier 2 for non-contentious IP (Doyle's Guide, 2013).FAL Lawyers has been the premier legal advisor to Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) since the CRC programme launched in 1991. FAL Lawyers also advises numerous other industry sectors including Government, Healthcare, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Universities, Mining, Defence and IT.Provided advice on development strategy, marketing and brand presence within the firm's key sectors. Show less

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  Kenneth Willis | Consulting

  Jun 2013 - now

  Principal

  Commercial negotiation, product management, supply chain risk management, business design.R&D, Government, Defence, Technology.

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  En Masse

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  Commercial Director & Company Secretary (Interim)

  En Masse Pty Ltd is an innovative business specialising in mental health, health psychology, happiness, equal opportunity and culture-building programs for major organisations.As Interim Commercial Director & Company Secretary, assumed a lead role on contract, commercial and risk management, major business development strategy and financial and risk analysis of major proposals, as En Masse progressed through a major period of change and development.

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  PwC Australia

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2024

  Direct negotiation of commercial ICT deals, major program rescue, redesign and implementation. Member of PwC's Defence Contracting Operating Unit, as part of the Team Nova Major Service Provider (MSP) consortium, one of the four winning panelists for large-scale Defence contracting work. Senior Manager in the Business Operations and later Supply Chain Operations team, as part of the PwC Management Consulting Practice, focusing on technology procurement, operating model design, strategic financial modelling. Primarily worked with government agencies, including Department of Defence, State government departments and water authorities, as well as large ASX-listed companies. Consulted as Subject Matter Expert in IP protection business and operational practices.

  • Cloud & Digital

    Nov 2022 - Feb 2024

  • PwC Defence Managed Services - Operations Director

    Mar 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Senior Manager

    Feb 2017 - Mar 2020
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  Mission 9 Group

  Mar 2024 - now

  Managing Director