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Timothy Bixley
Chief Technology Officer
Glaisdale Cres, Hamilton,WKO
Summary
Forward-thinking Chief Technology Officer offering 20 years of experience working in fast-paced technology environments. With a proactive history of driving technology improvements to meet business strategic goals.
A reputation for resolving problems with a focus on customer satisfaction through a focus on end user experience and customer collaboration.
Adept at managing operations of a high growth, high performing team along side strategic planning.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Technology Officer
IT Partners
Hamilton, WKO
11.2020 - Current
- Managed architectural and configuration standards to provide appropriate
- Coordinated third-party vendors and client IT teams to seamlessly deliver effective solutions.
- Continued high-level knowledge of current and emerging technology developments appropriate to internal and client requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to simultaneously embrace macro-level strategic decisions and micro-level implementation.
- Ownership of Product Development for all standardised technologies deployed to clients.
- Drive continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
Head of Engineering
IT Partners
Hamilton, WKO
11.2014 - 11.2020
- Growth of a solid company of engineers into an industry leading delivery team.
- Applied engineering principals to proposed designs, creating reliable and repeatable final product designs.
- Delegated work to teams of engineers, distributing responsibilities to maximize useful skills and avoid knowledge gaps.
- Reviewed project proposals for accurate effort estimation and out-of-scope work.
- Reviewed and approved project designs, verifying compatibility with engineering principles and goals.
- Management of resource levels to continue to achieve industry leading customer satisfaction ratings.
- Facilitated ongoing team development and growth through training and professional skills enhancement.
- Collaborating with cross functional intra-company teams to ensure business outcomes
- Maintained strong vendor relationships and negotiated ongoing contract renewals
- Ownership of Product Development for all standardised technologies deployed to clients.
- Business Process Optimisation
- Recruitment to ensure only positive additions were added to the team.
Senior Systems Engineer
IT Partners
Hamilton, WKO
04.2014 - 11.2014
- Collaborated with clients to determine need and devise appropriate solution designs and delivery.
- Worked closely with customers, internal staff and other stakeholders to determine planning, implementation and integration of systems.
- Clear communication to affected parties during support or projects.
- Planned and implemented networking and server changes to meet client budgets and needs.
Infrastructure Engineer
Fonterra Co-operative Group
Hamilton, WKO
11.2007 - 04.2014
- Oversaw projects to assist the business build, secure and optimize their IT infrastructure.
- Deployed Solarwinds monitoring and management solution across 28 remote sites, over 500 servers and 1500 workstations
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting as well as mentoring to the wider infrastructure team.
Desktop Application Supervisor
Archtreo (Fonterra Account)
Hamilton, WKO
02.2006 - 11.2007
- Managed team of 8 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
- Strict delivery of projects to extremely tight timeframes.
- Removed technical debt within the business by reducing the application portfolio from 4500 individual applications to approx 1200.
- Implemented application portfolio principles for continued control and management.
Field Services Team Lead
EDS, Electronic Data Systems (Fonterra Account)
Hamilton, WKO
02.2005 - 02.2006
- Managing budgets and resourcing requirements of short term delivery teams of up to 15 contractors at a time.
- Level 2 and 3 escalations of migration tasks and end user support
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced atmosphere.
- Collaborated with multiple departments to ensure successful project delivery
- Planning and Progress Reporting
Education
Certificate in Business Computing -
02.1998 - 12.1998
Skills
Business Acumen
Negotiation
Cloud-based environments
IT Management and delivery
Corporate strategy development
New product introductions
Staff Management
Relationship building and retention
Strategic Planning
System design and implementation
Change Management
Project Management
Operations management
Technology utilization optimization
Affiliations
Bachelor of Applied IT - Wintec Industry Advisory Board
Interests
DIY
Family Time
Any and All Social Sports
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer - IT Partners
11.2020 - Current
Head of Engineering - IT Partners
11.2014 - 11.2020
Senior Systems Engineer - IT Partners
04.2014 - 11.2014
Infrastructure Engineer - Fonterra Co-operative Group
11.2007 - 04.2014
Desktop Application Supervisor - Archtreo (Fonterra Account)
02.2006 - 11.2007
Field Services Team Lead - EDS, Electronic Data Systems (Fonterra Account)
02.2005 - 02.2006
Wintec - Certificate in Business Computing,
02.1998 - 12.1998