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Brenda Treasure named International Correspondent for PMForum in Australia
Mrs. Brenda Treasure has been named an International Correspondent for PMForum in Melbourne, Australia. Brenda is also Professional Services Manager & Director for BHE Services Pty Ltd, currently serving on a contract for Telstra Corporation as Senior Project Manager for a national IT transformation project.
Brenda Treasure, PMP has been actively practicing Project Management for over 15 years in both a permanent role and consulting through her own company. Brenda initially gained her qualifications in Business Management. Through the combination of working across various industry groups, these both provided the crucial experience needed for her to gain project management skills, and ultimately her PMP Certification. Brenda’s industry experience has included contract roles for private organisations, Government agencies, and currently in the IT & Telecommunications arena.
Brenda is currently contracted to Telstra Corporation within the Service Management Group as Senior Project Manager for the National IT Transformation Project for Customer Care & Billing. She recently completed a contract as Senior Project Management for a key technology program – Jersey for Ericsson Australia, involving the delivery of the 3G Mobile network technology across Australia for Telstra. Previously, Mrs. Treasure was Business Services Manager for Toll, Corporate IT, responsible for delivery of all IT projects and overall governance of the project delivery team incorporating the Project Office.
Brenda served as Technology Implementation Manager for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, during 2005-2006 where she was responsible for the overall implementation of technology across all venues, working very closely with all program areas so that their technology requirements were identified and implemented. Throughout the Commonwealth Games, all IT procurement, deployment, setup, operation and removal of technology was conducted by external suppliers, under the direction of project managers reporting to Brenda.
From 1994 until 2005, Brenda had such interesting assignments as:
Very active within the Project Management Institute (PMI®) for over 8 years, Brenda has served as Professional Development Director & President of the PMI Melbourne Chapter (during 2001 & 2002, for which the chapter won the PMI® Chapter Professional Development Award for Exceptional Activities, and the PMI ‘Chapter of the Year’ award). In 2003 Brenda was Chair and Facilitator for the first International forum focusing on “Women in Project Management” held in conjunction with World Project Management Week in Queensland, Australia. In 2003 Brenda also participated on the International Project Management Certification Audit Committee, and received the PMI Australian Chapters’ Distinguished Contribution Award’.
Brenda served as Communications Director for PMI’s Women in Project Management Specific Interest Group (WiPM SIG) during 2004-2006. She is currently Asia/Pacific Representative for PMI’s Component Services Member Advisory Group, on the Core Team of PMI’s 2nd Edition of the Program Standard (as Volunteer Coordinator) and on the COPAT for PMI Global Congress 2007 - Asia/Pacific to be held in Sydney in March 2008. Brenda recently graduated as Australia’s first Representative from PMI’s Leadership Institute Masters Class 2007. She speaks regularly at PMI Component & Leadership Meetings and global Congresses.
Brenda has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Canberra and is certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP®).
Melbourne is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan population of approximately 3.7 million. Located around Port Phillip Bay in the country's south-east, Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria state and a major centre of commerce, industry and cultural activity. The city is often referred to as Australia's "sporting and cultural capital" and is home to many of the nation's most significant cultural and sporting events and institutions. Melbourne is notable for its mix of Victorian and contemporary architecture, its extensive tram network, Victorian parks and gardens, and diverse multicultural society. It was the host city of the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Melbourne was founded by free settlers in 1835, 47 years after the first European settlement in Australia, as a pastoral settlement on the Yarra River. Transformed into a major metropolis by the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s, "Marvellous Melbourne" became Australia's largest and most important city by 1865. It was overtaken by Sydney as the largest city in Australia in the early 20th century.
Melbourne is home to many of Australia's largest corporations: Telstra, BHP Billiton, ANZ and the National Australia Bank, and to the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and many companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Many multinational corporations also have their main Australian office in Melbourne including Rio Tinto Group, one of the world's leading mining companies. Melbourne is home to Australia's largest seaport and much of Australia's automotive industry, including Ford and Toyota manufacturing facilities. It is home to many other manufacturing industries. Melbourne is also a major technology hub, with a strong ICT industry that employs one third of Australia's ICT workforce, has a turnover of AUD$19.8 billion, and has export revenues of $615 million. Melbourne is Australia’s leading centre for pension funds and home to the $40b Federal Government Future Fund.
The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania and a number of other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Australian mainland has been inhabited for more than 42,000 years by Indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and by Dutch explorers and merchants starting in the 17th century, the eastern half of Australia was claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation as part of the colony of New South Wales, commencing on 26 January 1788. As the population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established during the 19th century.
On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth Realm. The capital city is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory. The population is 21 million, and is concentrated in the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Australia has a prosperous, Western-style mixed economy, with a per capita GDP slightly higher than France, Germany and the UK in terms of purchasing power parity. The country was ranked third in the United Nations' 2006 Human Development Index and sixth in The Economist worldwide quality-of-life index. Unemployment stands at around4.6% and inflation at 2–3%. The service sector of the economy, including tourism, education, and financial services, comprises 69% of GDP. Agriculture and natural resources comprise 3% and 5% of GDP but contribute substantially to exports, with Australia's largest export markets being Japan, China, the USA, South Korea and New Zealand. Additional information about Melbourne and Australia can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne, the source of the above information.
Brenda Treasure, who is working to advance the Project Management profession in Australia and worldwide, is based in Melbourne and can be reached at brenda.treasure@bheservices.com.au. We at PMForum welcome Brenda to our Global Correspondents Network in support of PMForum, PM World Today and the world of professional project management.
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Brenda is currently contracted to Telstra Corporation within the Service Management Group as Senior Project Manager for the National IT Transformation Project for Customer Care & Billing. She recently completed a contract as Senior Project Management for a key technology program – Jersey for Ericsson Australia, involving the delivery of the 3G Mobile network technology across Australia for Telstra. Previously, Mrs. Treasure was Business Services Manager for Toll, Corporate IT, responsible for delivery of all IT projects and overall governance of the project delivery team incorporating the Project Office.
Brenda served as Technology Implementation Manager for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, during 2005-2006 where she was responsible for the overall implementation of technology across all venues, working very closely with all program areas so that their technology requirements were identified and implemented. Throughout the Commonwealth Games, all IT procurement, deployment, setup, operation and removal of technology was conducted by external suppliers, under the direction of project managers reporting to Brenda.
From 1994 until 2005, Brenda had such interesting assignments as:
- Senior Infrastructure Project Manager for Superpartners in Melbourne, where she managed the design, build and implementation of a new Unix platform, using PRINCE2 methodology.
- Project Manager for Toll Logistics at their ICI Plant in Laverton, where she developed a quality certification program for IT systems, administration and workflow.
- Project Manager for Victorian Workcover, where she managed the implementation of a Safety Case Assessment Project.
- Program Director for Accompli Technologies in Geelong, where she managed the delivery of a financial planning package, including software development.
- Manager of Applications Testing and Integration Groups for Ansett Australia, where she hired, trained and led a team of 25 IT technical specialists.
- Project Manager for Telstra’s Wholesale and International Business Unit, where she managed IT development for Telstra’s “Global Trading Platform”, “Strategic Intelligence System”, Service Provider Reference Interface to Telstra”, and the “Data Billing Solutions” project.
- IT Project Manager for Hermes Precisa Pty Ltd, where she managed a multi-million dollar IT development of the Land Registry Victoria project.
- Business Solutions Analyst and Project Manager for Eastern Energy/TXU.
Very active within the Project Management Institute (PMI®) for over 8 years, Brenda has served as Professional Development Director & President of the PMI Melbourne Chapter (during 2001 & 2002, for which the chapter won the PMI® Chapter Professional Development Award for Exceptional Activities, and the PMI ‘Chapter of the Year’ award). In 2003 Brenda was Chair and Facilitator for the first International forum focusing on “Women in Project Management” held in conjunction with World Project Management Week in Queensland, Australia. In 2003 Brenda also participated on the International Project Management Certification Audit Committee, and received the PMI Australian Chapters’ Distinguished Contribution Award’.
Brenda served as Communications Director for PMI’s Women in Project Management Specific Interest Group (WiPM SIG) during 2004-2006. She is currently Asia/Pacific Representative for PMI’s Component Services Member Advisory Group, on the Core Team of PMI’s 2nd Edition of the Program Standard (as Volunteer Coordinator) and on the COPAT for PMI Global Congress 2007 - Asia/Pacific to be held in Sydney in March 2008. Brenda recently graduated as Australia’s first Representative from PMI’s Leadership Institute Masters Class 2007. She speaks regularly at PMI Component & Leadership Meetings and global Congresses.
Brenda has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from the University of Canberra and is certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional (PMP®).
Melbourne was founded by free settlers in 1835, 47 years after the first European settlement in Australia, as a pastoral settlement on the Yarra River. Transformed into a major metropolis by the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s, "Marvellous Melbourne" became Australia's largest and most important city by 1865. It was overtaken by Sydney as the largest city in Australia in the early 20th century.
On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth Realm. The capital city is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory. The population is 21 million, and is concentrated in the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Australia has a prosperous, Western-style mixed economy, with a per capita GDP slightly higher than France, Germany and the UK in terms of purchasing power parity. The country was ranked third in the United Nations' 2006 Human Development Index and sixth in The Economist worldwide quality-of-life index. Unemployment stands at around4.6% and inflation at 2–3%. The service sector of the economy, including tourism, education, and financial services, comprises 69% of GDP. Agriculture and natural resources comprise 3% and 5% of GDP but contribute substantially to exports, with Australia's largest export markets being Japan, China, the USA, South Korea and New Zealand. Additional information about Melbourne and Australia can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne, the source of the above information.
Brenda Treasure, who is working to advance the Project Management profession in Australia and worldwide, is based in Melbourne and can be reached at brenda.treasure@bheservices.com.au. We at PMForum welcome Brenda to our Global Correspondents Network in support of PMForum, PM World Today and the world of professional project management.
