Here’s what people are saying…
Simon Dorrington, PROGRAM MANAGER, Queensland reconstruction Authority
Nick was engaged on a short term contract to gather requirements on an IT/GIS project. Nick was exceptional to deal with and had outstanding communication skills (both written and verbal). He was resourceful and worked well without supervision. A highly motivated individual, Nick’s work output was to a very high standard and I have no criticisms to note at all. Would hire again in a heart beat!
Darren Kroll, project manager, suncorp group
I have had the pleasure to have worked with Nick across a number of IT projects at Suncorp. Nick consistently demonstrated very clear communication skills that is a great asset when dealing with non-technical stakeholders, as well as a high degree of attention to detail that is extremely important when capturing business requirements for a more technical audience. I have found Nick to be highly motivated, extremely professional and very knowledgeable. I would have no hesitation in working with him again in the future and would highly recommend and endorse his work.
helen garnett, senior project manager, suncorp group
Nick is one of the best Business Analyst’s I have worked with. He is absolutely and totally reliable. As a Project Manager I could not have got to where I was without him. He has a can-do attitude, gets on extremely well with Stakeholders at all levels, is organised, and is very comfortable in either a business or technical environment. When he came on board the project was in a bit of a pickle with resourcing… He was up to speed and producing deliverables, and working closely with the team within a few days. In the first week he was here, he specifically assisted me to reconcile the project plan and milestones which had payments associated with them, and were provided by the third party vendor… he incorporated them into our internal project plan, and assisted to identify the discrepancies between the two (of which there were many from the vendor). Therefore I was able to ensure very quickly that any issues from a contractual perspective were averted. In addition, because we did not have a stable Iteration Manager, he also stepped in and set up JIRA and all the [story] cards, along with the daily stand-ups, the elaboration sessions, etc. All this, as well as his activities and tasks as a Business Analyst, working with our Data Analyst and Architect. He was integral to having [a critical] deliverable agreed and signed off across the business working group, as well as getting it across the line with the Product Owner and the EM Sponsor. The working group spanned representatives across of the majority of the organisation. This was a key enabler for the [release] going live just recently along with the implementation of [large data migration].
eva dacre, senior project manager, qld. dept. CHILD SAFETY
Nick joined the our team working on the Corporate Information team in the role of Senior Business Analyst with a Business Intelligence led position. Though I did not manage Nicholas directly, I found him to be keen to work as soon as he hit the ground, driving efficient operations with a line of business by analysing business processes and data to provide business insights. His responsibilities included articulating key process flows and stakeholders; describing and manipulating data sets, sources, and structures; gathering requirements and managing multiple inputs and priorities; developing reporting to make data more meaningful to business initiatives; and participating in identified business initiatives and project delivery; all of which Nick efficiently delivered.
Nick was also happy to work directly with other team members to transform the quality of deliverables in a consistent manner.
Jag singh, senior test lead, qld dept. COMMUNITIES
I have worked with Nick for a period of time and I have observed that Nick is an amazing professional, who brings all of the skills and expertise required for Business Analysis and Data Warehouse Testing. Nick has good understanding of Kanban and he takes a highly pragmatic approach to implement Kanban into Agile Project Management. I would highly recommend Nick for any Business Analyst or Project Management role.