Abdul Nishar
Auckland,New Zealand
Summary
As an outcomes-focused, collaborative, and trusted leader with excellent strategic acumen, I am passionate about building cohesive, engaged, and high-performing teams. With experience in driving strategic change, developing capabilities, and implementing IT transformational leadership. I am also experienced in Mana whenua engagement, project, programme and portfolio management, innovation, technology, and governance. A servant leader who builds teams with trust and engagement, I pride myself on producing positive results at all levels of organisations by identifying and acting on trends that are impacting on overall performance. I am seeking a new position within an inclusive, people-centric, and forward-thinking setting where I can use my broad strategic, leadership and interpersonal skillsets to help an organisation and its people to reach their potential.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Digital Operational Platform Manager
Transport & Infrastructure - Downer Group
06.2024 - Current
- Develop and set a comprehensive strategy to enhance digital experiences by focusing on infrastructure, core systems, security, and user experience.
- Drive the development and management of a unified, user-centric suite of digital operational platforms for the T&I business.
- Establish and maintain productive relationships with operational and strategic vendors to consistently deliver and enhance outcomes.
- Lead, coach, develop and manage a team to deliver digital solutions for the Transport & Infrastructure across AU and NZ.
- Enhancing operational efficiency and user experience by rationalising solutions, standardising practices, and centralising platforms.
- Collaborated with stakeholders, SMEs, and solution architects to thoroughly understand business objectives, processes, and data requirements.
- Leveraging advanced analytics and AI technologies for actionable insights, and ensuring platforms evolve to meet changing business and user needs.
Geospatial Solutions Delivery Manager
Downer Group (Downer IT and T&I)
11.2021 - Current
- Set application and data strategy for the business in line with broader IT strategy.
- Lead, coach, develop and manage a global team (NZ, AU, and India) to deliver technology solution in a fast-paced environment.
- Plan, direct and coordinate activities to manage and implement multiple technology & digital architecture and solutions.
- Ensuring Downer businesses are provided with feedback and are support through their engagements to deliver outcomes to clients and opportunities for further growth.
- Producing and presenting solution architectures and proposals for new projects to internal and external.
- Deliver agreed business plan and roadmap within annual budget (capex and opex).
- Management and implement ITIL frameworks and methodologies.
- Strengthening working relationships with business representatives and other technical teams and system integrators from all business towers within Downer.
Team Leader - Geospatial
Downer New Zealand
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Requirement gathering and solution design for GIS applications with a range of production and across platforms.
- Communicating between various stakeholders from different teams and ensuring the delivery of GIS applications.
- Project delivery including program governance, stakeholder management, risk management, cost management, scope, quality, capacity and change management.
- Preparation of project business case and put it across multiple stakeholders followed by project scoping and project scheduling activities.
- Manage large project teams and known for high-quality deliverables that meet or exceed timeline and budgetary targets.
- Interactions with third party vendors to support GIS Projects.
- Lead exercises such as sprint planning and team standups. Keep the team on track to meet project deadlines on budget.
- Liaising with service management team to adopt best practices of technical support and team management within GIS team.
- Management ITIL process and handle and resolve escalations from internal and external stakeholders.
- Provide mentoring and development to the team by sharing skills, knowledge and expertise to enable them to achieve their objectives.
Geospatial Analyst
Contact Energy Limited
01.2010 - 08.2019
Geospatial Technician
Top Energy Limited
01.2008 - 01.2010
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - GIS/Remote Sensing
Auckland University of Technology
12.2016
Leadership Circle - Organizational Leadership
Acumen Global Partners Limited
04.2017
Postgraduate Diploma - Business and Administration
Massey University
12.2010
Master of Arts - Geospatial
University of the South Pacific
10.2010
Bachelor of Science - GIS Emphasis
University of the South Pacific
10.2006
Skills
- Digital transformation
- Portfolio/Program Management
- Service Delivery / Management
- Process Analysis, Design and Compliance
- Release and Change management
- Risk Mitigation
- Automation
- Continuous Improvements
- ITIL, Agile, Dev Op’s, Six sigma
- Vendor and Client Management
- Mana whenua/Iwi engagement
- Governance
Affiliations
- New Zealand Institute of Directors Member of the Auckland Branch, June 2023
- Royal Federation of NZ Justices’ Associations August 2018
Timeline
Digital Operational Platform Manager
Transport & Infrastructure - Downer Group
06.2024 - Current
Geospatial Solutions Delivery Manager
Downer Group (Downer IT and T&I)
11.2021 - Current
Team Leader - Geospatial
Downer New Zealand
08.2019 - 10.2021
Geospatial Analyst
Contact Energy Limited
01.2010 - 08.2019
Geospatial Technician
Top Energy Limited
01.2008 - 01.2010
Leadership Circle - Organizational Leadership
Acumen Global Partners Limited
Postgraduate Diploma - Business and Administration
Massey University
Master of Arts - Geospatial
University of the South Pacific
Bachelor of Science - GIS Emphasis
University of the South Pacific
Doctor of Philosophy - GIS/Remote Sensing
Auckland University of Technology
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