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+61 438 740 211

Profile Summary
A motivated business analyst who thinks laterally and has the ability to integrate and analyse information from
multiple disciplines in a demanding business environment. Key skills in areas such as supply chain & logistics,
people management, business process re-alignment and end-to-end process mapping.

Royal Australian Air Force.

Joint Logistics Command,
International Logistics
Business Analysis Manager,
Flight Lieutenant ƒ Reduced turn around times for repairable
(2006 onwards) inventory sent from overseas from 90 days
to an average of 60 days by closely
Appointed by the Air Force to head the working with Defence Contractors.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) &
Inventory Optimisation section of the entire ƒ Delivered 14% improvement in
$4.7 billion Defence Supply Chain. warehouse space utilisation across 2
Distribution Centres by proactive
Strategic Logistics 10 years of management management of shelf space, distribution
experience across the and disposal of excess inventory.
ƒ National inventory manager responsible for Asia Pacific region
management of the warehouse management Project Management Acumen
information management system. Practical supply chain
strategist with project ƒ Appointed Project Manager for
ƒ Managed the inventory optimisation management expertise Defences’ Advanced Inventory
project across 24 Defence distribution centres Management System application upgrade
which resulted in 14% improvement in Royal Australian Air project. Delivered this $1.7m project
customer demand satisfaction and in Force logistics officer within time and budget.
identification excess stock to the tune of $10 with 7 years of
million over a 1 year period. experience ƒ Supervised 4 integrated project
management team members. Managed
Operational Logistics Comprehensive IT skills end-to-end stakeholders engagement,
gained in a fast-paced tracking project status, resources allocation
operational environment and process mapping for $1.7 million IT
ƒ Headed the technical response team of 12
people with the responsibility of providing project.
Excellent people
technical support to over 20,000 ERP users. management skills ƒ Produced risk management plans and
ƒ Chairperson of Defence’s inventory supervised a team consisting of 3 business
Gaurav Wankhede analysts, 2 enterprise architects and
managers’ forum. This forum assisted senior 69, Baggott Drive,
Defence executives in tracking supply chain Hoppers Crossing – VIC contractors. This project was part of the
KPI data that helped in assessing the health 3029, Australia Defence’s $400 million strategic logistic
of Defence supply chain. reform project.

Highlights Highlights

ƒ Successful in changing the culture from emphasis on ƒ Delivered $18 million in inventory reduction and 32%
‘purchasing’ towards an ‘inventory optimisation’ approach. reduction in stock holding over a 3 year period.

ƒ Engineered a direct link between strategic goals and day- ƒ 25% reduction in inventory managers’ workload by
to-day activitiesƒ to Supply Chain. Asmanagers
assist inventory a direct result of this
in their a
job. introducing exception based planning .process.

ƒ Achieved sustained benefits and results by integrating ƒ Responsible for generating sensitive high level
financial and inventory planning. inventory performance reports for senior Defence
executives.
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“Commended by the Head of Defence Logistics, Government of Australia

for achieving significant savings across the Defence supply Chain”

Royal Australian Air Force Defence Materiel Organisation: - Joint Project

Officer-in-Charge, Supply Chain Governance 2077 (Improved Logistics Information System, PMO set-up
(Mar 2004 – 2005) phase, budget of $15 million)
Project Scheduler
(Nov 02 - Dec 05)
Governance
Business and Financial
ƒ Managed day-to-day tactical operational supply chain
aspect of 40 geographically dispersed operational ƒ Lead the development of Project Work Breakdown
warehouses and stores carrying inventory in excess of $5 Structures, established project schedules for all elements of
million. the project, including re-planning following major scope
changes.
ƒ Independent in-charge of delivery, cataloguing,
storage and distribution of aircraft spare parts with an ƒ Provided advice and assistance to senior Defence
annual turnover of 10,000 inventory items. officials and stakeholders on project scheduling and
project status reporting issues.
ƒ Reduced inventory stock-take error rates to 3% over a
period of 1 year from around 11% across 24 Defence ƒ Generated earned value performance reports on a weekly
distribution centers. basis which was used to report the projects status to high
level Defence committees.
ƒ Developed and implemented an online inventory
management system and stock replenishment system. ƒ Ensured that activities were progressed in accordance
Supervised approximately 70 junior logistics managers’ with project’s standard operating procedures. Was made
across the country. independent in-charge of project scheduling application.
Business and Planning ƒ Assisted in the education of project managers and
stakeholders in interpreting project status information. By
ƒ Redeveloped the scope of delivery of logistics organising an onsite one on one training session with staff
services within my area of responsibility. working on the project
ƒ Developed contract for Defence to outsource key ƒ Represented project JP2077 at the project scheduler and
logistical functions at its warehouses. project manager working group forums on a monthly basis.
ƒ Drafted the Business Plan as well as Logistics Activity
plans for my business unit. These plans spanned from 6
months to 3 years.

Highlights Highlights

ƒ Drafted the business plan as well as logistics activity ƒ Produced project status reports in accordance with
plans for multiple business units. These plans spanned Defence reporting requirements that were used at high
from 6 months to 3 years in length. level Defence project management committee meetings.

ƒ Managed outsourcing contacts between Air Force ƒ Drafted dashboard type KPI reports for the project
head office and with Defence contractors. director. Represented the project team on working group
meetings and produced detailed project tracking data on
ƒ Nominated by the Department of Defence to mentor MS project and Defence owned risk management tracking
new Air Force recruits. system.
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“My postgraduate studies in Information Technology have helped me in understanding the

concept of equipping & producing ‘Information Enabled Managers’ who bridge the gap
between Technologies, Clients & Management”

Professional Strengths Technical Qualifications

ƒ Effective communicator. ƒ Languages : Java, C++, Visual Basic
ƒ An initiator, organiser, facilitator and ƒ Platforms : Windows XP & Linux
manager. ƒ Database : Oracle, MS Access. PL/SQL &
ƒ Analytical & qualitative researcher. HTML
ƒ Self-motivated & well organised ƒ Office Suite : Advanced Excel, Word,
PowerPoint, Outlook & MS Project

Education Personal information

ƒ Master of Information Technology Email : [email protected]

Griffith University, Qld

Hobbies : Cricket, science projects & travelling.

ƒ Master of Hospitality Management

Publishing : Published articles in local
Majoring in Relationship Management,
community newspapers &
Griffith University, Qld university magazines.

A strong conceptual thinker, able to integrate

ƒ Bachelor of Hotel Management material from multiple disciplines and to apply
Griffith University, Qld excellent analytical skills to a diversity of material,
and apply in an operational context.

ƒ Australian Defence Logistics Officer Course A keen sportsman having represented the university
Royal Australian Air Force in cricket and squash.