By Marissa Perez – mperez@businesspop.net It’s not easy being an entrepreneur because not only do you need to oversee all the functions in your business,
Liam Hall
Software Engineer
Studied at The University of Queensland
Completed thesis on using Machine Learning to perform Automated Penetration Testing
One year of Software Engineering experience at Focus HQ
Renee Bath
Client Solutions Director
Project Management, including Asset Management planning and 10 year financial forecasting experience
Business transformation driven Implementation specialist
Complex system integration and configuration delivery
Business process analysis and design thought leader
Keir Van Den Berg
Technical Product Owner
First Class Honours degree in Business Analytics and further qualifications in Data analytics and Data visualisation
Microsoft Power BI specialist supporting the Focus Insights product
Dr. Bernard Terrill
Chief Product Officer
22 years at Accenture in business and technology transformation
Led successful delivery of $500m+ global transformation programs, peak team sizes over 1,500
Adrian Tyler
CEO and Managing Director
Before joining Focus HQ, Adrian founded and successfully exited a Project Management services company with an international listed company, and held senior leadership roles with Tier 1 software companies, professional services and end user organization around the world.
Over 20 years of experience in leading enterprise-wide business transition projects and programs, establishing and running PMOs, and consulting to organisations around the world.
Master degree in Project Management, two Bachelor degrees in International Business and Information Systems and carries the PRINCE2 Practitioner, Project Management Professional (PMP) and Portfolio, Programme, Project Office Practitioner (P3O) Project Management credentials.
Served as President of the Board of Directors for the Queensland chapter of the Project Management Institute and was a graduate of the Project Management Institute’s Global Leadership Institute Master Class.
Paul Woddy
EMEA Director
A leading figure in the world of Building Information Modelling and former employee of both the Revit Corporation and Autodesk.
Co-chair and editor of the AEC(UK) BIM Protocols.
Responsible for the strategic education of BIM-related technology and methodology for many of the worlds leading design and construction companies.
Author and trainer of trainers.
Richard Tooley
EMEA Director
Richard Tooley is a business outcomes focused Sales Director at White Frog Solutions and FHQ in the EMEA markets
Before Joining Focus HQ, Richard Co-Founded and built a SaaS based Start Up business in the AECM (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Maintenance) industries which reached $80M in revenues within 7 years, delivering $20M of saving to its largest client in less than 24 months
25 Years’ experience delivering data driven business solutions in Asset Management, Project Management, Managed PMO, Benefits Realisation and Data Visualisation solutions globally. It is all about how you manage Data!
Peter Routledge
EMEA Director
Construction professional, educator and author focused on innovative software solutions for the global construction sector
Over 25 years board level expertise managing leading international engineering software companies
Previous member of the British Standards Institute B/555 Construction design, modelling, and data exchange committee, BIM4SME (enabling BIM into small medium enterprises), and the BIM Academic Forum (universities exploring BIM requirements in curricula)
A National External Auditor on the BIM Manger program of the China National Centre for BIM Skills and Qualifications, National advisor/trainer to the Ethiopian Government (ECPMI) BIM group, and advisor to the BIM Institute South Africa
Rob Windle
EMEA Director
Business transformation professional with 25 Years of experience in Financial Services working on large business transformation programmes in a variety of communication and leadership roles.
After several years at Barclays and Aviva he set up a Financial Crime prevention consultancy working with some to the biggest digital banks in the UK.
He has recently been focussing on delivering cutting edge technology solutions for a wide variety of clients incorporating both process improvement and AI.
Peter Williams
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Cooper
Founder and Principal Consultant
Bought and sold businesses worth $50m
Built and managed a global project management company to annual revenues of $20m
Vilma Aranza
Consultant
20+ years IT experience including Shared Services senior management with Tier 1 global organisations
Specialist in Service Delivery, Project Management and Vendor Management
Seasoned IT Professional/ Service Delivery across countries including Philippines, Singapore, USA & Japan
Deo Viray
Engineer
2 years of experience as Software Engineer
Hernan Romano
Senior Engineer
Obtained over 20 I.T. certifications and worked for a Public USA Company in the banking industry with a Market Capital of more than 13 billion USD and 2K employees.
Guided multidisciplinary teams of up to 25 people in short, medium and long-term Telecommunications projects with budgets of up to 1 million USD
Steve Merriel
Head of Engineering
Over 10 years experience in engineering of complex data rich systems and applications
Board member and head of digital transformation for an Australian charity
John O’Connor
Chief Strategy and Investment Officer
CxO in 4 startups in Australia and the USA building leads from $0 to $60m
National industry lead at Hewlett Packard with $100m in annual targets for new and installed business
Hein Nguyen
Head of Architecture
Grant Merriel
Founder and Product Evangelist
10 Years of business consulting and digital project to Australian and International businesses
Mapped and automated project reporting, net budgeting and benefit reporting for portfolio’s delivering over $100m of value
Babak Mahmoudy
Senior Engineer
10 years scaling up Australian startups
Managed production environments for complex applications involving millions of users, hundreds of servers and terabytes of data under demanding operational requirements
Programming from age 6 and not stopping any time before 66
Sheila Esmas
Head of Support
Leader of global support services
Collaboration driver across support services and product development teams
Client design advisory and support
Project implementation specialist
Ben Brabazon
Organisational Change Management Lead
Thirteen years of organisational change management experience leading and implementing transformational change to operating models, structures, processes, technologies, and cultures in a range of industries and complex operating environments.
Expertise in designing, co-creating, and delivering fit-for-purpose organisational change management strategies and plans to maximise adoption and business benefits.
Sebastian Gadaleta
Chief Operating Officer
Harnessing 20 years of delivering complex business change across global environments to enable organisations to realise strategic outcomes
Executive business transformational advisory
Value driven approach to deliver optimal operational effectiveness
Igniting organisational culture as the most effective driver of performance
Rod Kerger
Chief Commercial Officer
30 years at Accenture in business strategy and global leadership
Managed $500m annual account budget and a $250m industry segment
Mario Tieppo
Chief Digital & Business Transformation Officer
A Board and C Level Executive Advisor, specialising in organisational change and digital transformation
Spent 30+ years focussed on business value outcomes
Edward Mandla
Advisory Board Director
Politician and businessman, ex-Councillor for the City of Sydney
Spent over two decades in the information technology and executive search industries
Francheska Beltran-Cvetkova
Data Scientist
Holds a Master’s degree in Project Management
Specialization in Data Interpretation, Analytics, Modeling and Visualization
