Gary Lim
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Dynamic IT Project Manager with over 15 years of experience delivering complex infrastructure and technology projects across diverse sectors, including energy, telecommunications, education, and insurance. Demonstrated expertise in managing the entire project lifecycle, from infrastructure deployment to cybersecurity initiatives and enterprise application integration. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets while ensuring alignment of IT outcomes with strategic business goals. Certified PMP and ITIL practitioner, recognized for transforming legacy systems, modernizing IT infrastructure, and effectively mitigating project and security risks.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professional Stock Trader
Self Employed Services
01.2014 - Current
- Managed small to large diversified portfolio, conducting in-depth market research and analysis to identify investment opportunities. Executed trades based on market trends and investment strategies resulting in a 20% to 100% increase in portfolio value.
- - Performed daily analysis of global financial markets to identify potential trade opportunities
- - Executed trades using technical and fundamental analysis to optimize investment outcomes
- - Developed and implemented risk management strategies to protect investments and minimize losses
- - Collaborated with research team to evaluate market trends and investment opportunities
- - Utilized advanced trading software to monitor portfolio performance and adjust trading strategies
- - Weekly portfolio meetings with lead technical analysts at equity story investment group on performance on general market and stocks.
Business Technology Lead
Eco Living Group
01.2014 - 12.2021
- - Spearheaded infrastructure and technology implementations across multiple land development projects valued at $2M+.
- - Introduced cloud-based collaboration tools, improving staff mobility and driving a 20% increase in revenue.
- - Delivered Agile-based technology transformation initiatives including Skype for Business rollout, reducing customer response times by 80%.
- - Applied PMBOK methodologies to streamline project governance and resource coordination, improving delivery efficiency.
Cybersecurity Project Lead (Contract)
Deakin University eSolutions
11.2016 - 03.2017
- - Led a cybersecurity uplift across university systems using NIST CSF, significantly reducing threat exposure and restoring service uptime by 90%.
- - Implemented ITIL v3-aligned incident response processes, improving incident response time and risk tracking.
- - Oversaw access reviews and penetration test remediation, achieving a 10% reduction in security breaches.
Infrastructure Project Manager
IBM Global Technology Services
01.2008 - 12.2013
- - Managed and delivered small to large complex projects in different accounts and programs support.
- - Projects costs ranging from $10k to $2m.
- - Projects delivered ranging from software upgrades on midrange servers, patch installation, installation of hardware, decommission midrange servers, database upgrade refresh, database builds and small new server builds.
- - Managing and coordinating technical resources from start to finish.
- - Present project delivery implementation in delivery meetings with customers.
- - Deliver projects on-time and on budget.
- Energy Australia – Request For Service (RFS) Program
- - Delivered $5M+ infrastructure project involving physical and virtual server builds, application upgrades, and decommissioning of legacy hardware.
- - Managed data center refresh of 30+ physical servers, migrating to virtual platforms on schedule and within budget.
- - Coordinated DR environment setup with high-availability configurations to support business continuity planning.
- RACV – Cornerstone Program
- - Led end-to-end delivery of $10M infrastructure transformation involving 300+ hardware assets and 30+ enterprise application upgrades.
- - Directed a team of 20 local and offshore engineers for server build, software deployment, and Cisco network configuration.
- Telstra – Legacy Decommissioning Project
- - Oversaw monthly decommissioning of 30+ obsolete devices, freeing up resources and ensuring infrastructure compliance.
- - Mentored junior project managers, improving delivery frameworks and reducing onboarding time by 30%.
Graduate IT Specialist & Project Coordinator
IBM
01.2005 - 12.2007
- - Served as a Unix System Administrator to Unix midrange servers, storage backups and print servers. Perform software installation, upgrades/patches, troubleshooting, and maintenance on UNIX servers.
- - Analysed and resolved diagnostic problems on Sun, HP-UX and Aix systems.
- - Responsible for capacity planning, including allocating storage, providing hardware and software redundancy, and planning future expansion requirements. Participate in root-cause analysis of recurring issues, system backup, and security setup. Maintain web servers, file servers, firewalls, and directory services, and set up user accounts.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance
Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC01.2017
Bachelor of Science (Hons) & Bachelor of Information Management -
Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC01.2002
Skills
- Infrastructure Program Delivery ($30M programs)
- Project Lifecycle Management (Agile, PMBOK, Waterfall)
- Cybersecurity & Risk Mitigation (NIST, ITIL)
- Data Center & Server Migrations (On-Prem to Virtual)
- Vendor & Stakeholder Management
- Budget Control & Cost Optimisation ($50M portfolios)
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
- DevOps & Automation (CLI Tools, CI/CD)
- Organisational Change & Team Leadership
- Financial Analysis
- Risk Management
- Technical Analysis
- Portfolio Management
Affiliations
- Project Management Institute (PMI) – Member since 2011
- Australian Institute of Management – MID 16067
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI, 2012
- ITIL v3 Foundation – 2011
- IBM Project Management Fundamentals & Orientation
- IBM Leadership Course
- AIM Professional Management Certificate – 2017
Timeline
Cybersecurity Project Lead (Contract)
Deakin University eSolutions
11.2016 - 03.2017
Professional Stock Trader
Self Employed Services
01.2014 - Current
Business Technology Lead
Eco Living Group
01.2014 - 12.2021
Infrastructure Project Manager
IBM Global Technology Services
01.2008 - 12.2013
Graduate IT Specialist & Project Coordinator
IBM
01.2005 - 12.2007
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Finance
Deakin University
Bachelor of Science (Hons) & Bachelor of Information Management -
Deakin University
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