Self Employed IT Consultant
Sydney Area, Australia
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- Freelance IT Consultant at Self Employed
- Past
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- SharePoint Consultant at CustomWare
- Product Manager at ProjectCentre.Net
- Consultant at Hands-on Systems
- Systems Analyst at Reed Constructions Australia Pty Ltd
- Estimating Manager / Contracts Administrator / IT Specialist at Powerhouse Group
- Business Analyst at Bradcorp Pty Ltd
- Construction Analyst at J-Corp Pty Ltd
- Education
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- Edith Cowan University
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Jodie Miners’s Summary
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007) consultant, specialising in delivering a SharePoint solution that meets the business and technology needs of the organisation.
I have excellent business analytical skills which allows me to engage all levels of the organisation, from the end user to senior executive teams, and then translate the business needs to the development team. I work with the staff to understand their requirements and then plan and implement the SharePoint customisations required, or work with the developers if custom development is required.
Technically, I have a very broad range of experience across much of the Microsoft product suite and can implement or design solutions involving integration with other line of business applications within the organisation, ranging from InfoPath forms, analysis in Excel, Reporting Services reports, PerformancePoint Services dashboards or even ERP suite integration.
My passion is keeping up to date with the latest technology and Internet trends. I also have a great interest in keeping up to date with the full range of Microsoft products and attend MS conferences and user groups regularly.
Jodie Miners’s Specialties:
Translating between the business and the developers.
Understanding and developing KPI's for business.
Product and Vendor Research.
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Services 2007
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft Reporting Services, Crystal Reports
Microsoft Excel, Word, Access (Advanced level, including development in all 3)
Microsoft Viso, Project and other MS tools
Confluence Enterprise Wiki
Jodie Miners’s Experience
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Freelance IT Consultant
Self Employed
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
I have been working as a freelance IT consultant and building a few websites and working on some extended contracts.
Some examples are:
• Managing a SQL Server and ASP.Net Web Site installation for a client, including regular site maintenance and modifications of SSIS packages.
• Customisation of an ASP.Net website including CSS tweaks to meet client needs and corporate look and feel.
• Designed and built 3 websites on the Business Catalyst platform and 2 on the WordPress platform. (See www.jodiem.com.au/portfolio for details).
• A 3+ month project to build an automated Web testing framework for a large corporate client using the Selenium web testing tool, Microsoft Visual Studio Team Test Suite and C# coding. The tool integrated with the testing being undertaken concurrently on the Windows based application. See http://blog.jodiem.com.au/2009/10/26/automated-website-testing-with-selenium/ for more technical details on this project.
• Increased my knowledge of CSS, PHP, ASP.Net and C# coding to deliver solutions to clients that meet their needs. -
SharePoint Consultant
CustomWare
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2009 — April 2009 (3 months)
SharePoint Consultant helping clients to build great SharePoint sites. Unfortunately my position was terminated due to the downturn in the market.
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Product Manager
ProjectCentre.Net
(Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2008 — August 2008 (5 months)
• Responsible for the development pathway and client interaction for the Contracts Administration module of the ProjectCentre.net platform
• Pre-sales technical presentations (in conjunction with the business development manager) to clients around Australia to help them understand the benefits and features of the CA Module
• Implementation support and training for clients using the CA Module
• Translated client requirements into development goals and worked closely with the development team to prioritise and test all development on the CA module
• Thoroughly tested the whole CA module and ensured that it worked to both industry and technical standards
• Liaised with Clients to understand their business needs and train them on how best to utilise the features and benefits of the CA module to gain more control and transparency with their contract negotiations
• Documented the CA module’s features, benefits and how it worked into the corporate Confluence Wiki -
Consultant
Hands-on Systems
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2008 — April 2008 (3 months)
• Consultant for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision) ERP System
• Understanding client requirements and writing specification and proposals for development of upgrades and add-ins to the NAV product
• Liaising between the client and the development team and project managers to deliver a full working solution to the client
• Project Managed a development team to build an add-on module for NAV. Undertook the whole project from sourcing, requests for tender, interviewing, engaging and working with the development team
• Wrote the specification for a full NAV add-on including researching requirements, understanding technical details of the requirements, working with developers to understand the requirements -
Systems Analyst
Reed Constructions Australia Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Construction industry)
October 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 1 month)
• Business Analyst for a Mid Tier Construction company specialising in improving systems, procedures and therefore profitability for the company.
• Utilising my combination of Construction Skills and IT Skills to improve systems and procedures in the construction division of a large construction company.
• Analysis of profitability for projects and preparing KPI’s for management.
• Designing and developing the corporate database to track all project, staff and corporate information.
• Design and implantation of the SharePoint Intranet application including using SharePoint for tracking project data.
• Creation of standard company forms and documents including complex Word and Excel VBA coding.
• Liaising with the project teams to understand their system requirements and train the teams on new system implementations. -
Estimating Manager / Contracts Administrator / IT Specialist
Powerhouse Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
January 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 9 months)
• Responsible for all facets of estimating, purchasing, ordering and administration for interior fitout projects up to $2M value.
Liaising with clients to understand their requirements for inclusions and specification of the project, whilst keeping the whole project within their budget.
• Expertise with the requirements that organisations need for their comms rooms and IT infrastructure requirements.
• A good knack for thinking outside the square and finding innovative ways to achieve the designer look for a budget, especially with furniture and finishes.
• Responsible for the IT requirements for a small organisation (12 people) and liaising with the external providers of technology.
• Upgraded key estimating and purchasing systems utilising Excel to dramatically improve efficiency, reduce errors and increase profitability. -
Business Analyst
Bradcorp Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
April 1999 — September 2002 (3 years 6 months)
• Key member of the team to develop the web-based estimating, procurement and building management system, used now by both Australian and US home builders.
• Responsibility for analysing the requirements of the home building team and developing the specification for the SQL server back end and web-based user interface.
• Responsibility for integrating the system into the home building business including data importation and manipulation, training staff members in the use of the system and formalising procedures and documentation.
• Key member of a 4 person team designing, estimating and building large prestigious homes for clients – fully utilising the system designed and developed for this purpose. Role included Procurement, liaising with suppliers and contractors, all building administration functions and Estimating and Cost Control. -
Construction Analyst
J-Corp Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Construction industry)
1986 — 1999 (13 years )
• Re-designed part of the company’s construction management system using an Oracle database incorporating estimating, specification control, contract documentation, procurement, purchase orders and invoicing, job tracking and cost control with responsibility for specifying user and business requirements and translating these into functional IT specifications to facilitate the system’s development.
• Undertook training staff in the regional WA offices on the use of new systems and procedures.
• Coordinated and controlled the specification and pricing of over 450 standard house types
• Produced all the standard documentation, forms and reference documents used by the firm’s marketing function
Provided construction profitability KPI's to the management team.
• Liaised between the construction department and the computer department, translating computer terminology into construction terms and the construction department's requirements into IT terms.
Jodie Miners’s Education
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Edith Cowan University
BBus , Management and Information Systems , 1995 — 2000
Also other qualifications in Construction and Architectural Drafting
- Activities and Societies:
- Dean’s list for outstanding performance
Golden Key Honors Society
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