Gerard Thomas

Background

About Gerard Thomas

I have a lengthy background in technology, projects, service delivery, strategic and operational leadership, planning, organisational development, and management, but the number one thing has always been people. I help people find and develop their strengths, find their niche, and run, create, drive, or rescue technology, processes, or organisational platform that needs my time and experience. An effective negotiator-it's all about the relationship, with proven commercial acumen, P&L responsibility combined with experience in the private sector, state and local government, university sector, technical services, telecommunications, and even more things from work and life experience to add value to any organisation and people I have the privileges to work with. Proven skills in people management, mentoring and leadership,listening, consensus building, and teaming with the ability to drive decision making autonomously or at a team level importantly I am always learning. A confident presenter and customer experience advocate who has led cultural change and empowerment while fostering creativity among teams and stakeholders, it's all about the people. Proven Strengths in Service Strategy and Delivery Organisation Change management Risk and Crisis Management IT Service Management (ITSM) based on ITIL best practices. Business Development and strategic planning Strategic Initiatives Development Project Management, Project Development & Lifecycle Financial operations and capital management Benefits Realisation Relationship Building and management Strategic Business Planning Project Management Governance and Framework Methods Macro Level Capacity Planning & Change Management Business Impact Assessment Business Resumption / Disaster Recovery This a small reflection of my experience and pragmatic approach to achieving success in its many measurements, empowering people to also do their very best. Let's keep bringing people and technology together.