Case Studies

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

James Esson

Senior Business Development Executive

• Over 20 years experience in successfully delivering complex infrastructure and IT projects
• Mentoring, guiding and supporting organisations through change and continuous business improvement
• Post graduate qualifications in Engineering, Project Management, Asset Management and Business
• Experience in both Government and Private sector

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
• Expertise in PowerBI Report development