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PERSONAL BACKGROUND

I am 57 years old and have lived in Darwin for 34 years and have three children, Michael, Kylie and Nalani.
I was a teacher before moving full time into the Information Technology area. I still regard myself as an educator, hence the information on Constructive Multimedia in the menu.

I am the Managing Director of eNTITy1 pty ltd.
I am a former Lord Mayor of Darwin(2008 - 20012)  and I  work for FrogWatch on environmental issues, including cane toads and  I am also involved with the Australia Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) in the NT.

I have worked as a computer professional for over 20 years, including 10 years as an education adviser and  have 12 years Business and e-Business experience. I have been Lord Mayor for 4 years and have worked on a number of major federal initiatives in that time.

I have extensive business and management experieince as well as policy and governance experience and am available to work on any interesting and dynamic projects.


 I was involved with the development of the QANTM Multimedia Centre in Darwin as a part of the federal strategy to help Australia to move into the Information Age and have worked on the Building on our Information Technology Strengths (BITS) business incubator project as well.  These have given me a lot of exposure to business issues and management techniques which helped to develop my skills. My work with eNTITy1 has included a business consultancy work and the development of finace and project management systems and work in the elearning area


Qualifications
• Bachelor of Arts (Economics)- Melbourne University  
• Graduate Diploma in Education - Darwin Community College
• Graduate Diploma of Educational Computing - NTU

I have experience in many organisations during my time in Darwin.
I am currently:-

  • Chairman of the Board of the Service Industries Training Advisory Council (SITAC)
  • Coordinator of FrogWatch
  • Member of Australian Association for Environmental Education Association executive.
  • Board member of NT Industry Training Bureau


I have business management skills and training and have driven the development of business systems including the financial management and project systems..