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Work History
Education
Skills
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Honors Awards
Conferences Courses
Volunteer Experience
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Michael O'Rourke

Brisbane,Australia

Summary

At insightsoftware, I work as a Senior Consultant, helping clients transform their data into actionable insights and improve their business performance. I have over four years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, working with various tools and technologies such as Azure DevOps, Analysis Services, and Full Stack Web Apps.

I am also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and a certified User Interface Design specialist, which reflects my passion for excellence and innovation in my field. I enjoy learning new skills and exploring emerging trends, such as blockchain and dlt. My mantra is: how you do anything is how you do everything.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Consulant

CALUMO
Brisbane, Australia
03.2022 - Current
  • InsightSoftware is a Finance-owned software that leverages your existing financial systems to speed-up processes, increase accuracy
  • Extract and distil requirements to deliver BI or CPM solutions in CALUMO + build Data/Business Models on Microsoft SQL Server & Analysis Services
  • Manage customer expectations and ensure that solutions are delivered on agreed schedules, budget and deliver expected outcomes
  • Supervised and supported Graduate Consultants and Consultants on projects.

Consultant

CALUMO and InsightSoftware
Brisbane, Australia
07.2019 - 03.2022
  • CALUMO is one of the world's leading business intelligence and corporate performance management solutions
  • Automate and improve the highly-material finance processes + Handle data and ELT change requests under direction of Senior Consultants
  • Upskill and support the wider Finance Team in becoming self-sufficient in utilising systems (CALUMO) and helping develop customised reporting
  • Maintain management for CALUMO, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Financial Reporting and PowerBI.

Business Analyst

Student Management and Finance Systems
CQUniversity, Rockhampton
12.2015 - 07.2019
  • CQUniversity is Australia's largest regional university offering certificates, diplomas and degrees
  • Involved in a successful Student Management System Go-Live, ensured smooth business process transition for CQUniversity Admission processes
  • Delivered a Finance Planning & Reporting tool, CALUMO, gathered requirements and delivered business outcomes
  • Lead Admissions, Student Experience, and Staff facing Enhancements with TechnologyOnes SM product.

Support Engineer

Department of Education and Training
Rockhampton, Australia
07.2013 - 12.2013
  • The Australian Government Department of Education and Training is responsible for national policies and programmes
  • Small term contact, responsible for the operational functionality of Student and Staff Information Technology DET services
  • Significantly increased up-time of laptop services via providing quick resolutions and repairs to all laptop outages
  • Managed MOE deployments for local machines on the DET network, and distributed client-side rollouts.

Junior System Administrator

infin net
Yeppoon, Australia
01.2013 - 07.2013
  • Infin net provides home based business to large multi-site corporations
  • Created a reliable Acer warranty reputation for serviced State Education Schools in the Rockhampton Region through fast warranty turnaround times
  • Awarded a contract to manage Acer warranty in the Mackay and Hervey Bay regions due to excelling reputation built in the local area
  • Responsible for server side up time and client site server architecture.

Education

User Interface Design -

RMIT Online
04.2020

Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) (Application Development) with Distinction -

CQUniversity
02.2018

Skills

  • Business Intelligence (BI)
  • Data Analytics
  • Strategic Planning
  • Leadership

Honors Awards

Golden Key Member (09/2017 - Present)

Conferences Courses

  • CEB Business Analyst Development Accelerator
  • Tingle Tree Group - Lean and Agile Foundations
  • Michael Kelly - Own the Conversation
  • Certificate of Attainment - SQL Server Reporting Services Advanced
  • Wardy IT Solutions - Australia's Leading SQL Server consultants, trainers and Business Intelligence specialists.
  • Keep Secure 5 (KSec5)

Volunteer Experience

  • Hacker, Govhack, 08/2017, 08/2017, Australia, GovHack is an open data hackathon, run annually by volunteers, focused on unlocking the value in open data published by government. Built a service and produced a simple tool that provides fire danger predictions using data gathered from Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). The tool detects weather condition changes to meet their fire management needs. https://2017.hackerspace.govhack.org/project/fahrenheit-4701
  • Community Volunteer, VESAbroad, 12/2015, 01/2016, South Africa, A VESA program allows an individual to be part of large scale humanitarian projects in regions of the world. Worked with locals in St Lucia, South Africa to build houses and conservation pens for wildlife. Traveled to Mozambique and further developed on this effort to bring stability and basic infrastructure to poor communities.

References

  • Thomas Clarke, thomas_clarke1@msn.com, 0409 220 405
  • David Binney, 0427 771 970

Timeline

Senior Consulant

CALUMO
03.2022 - Current

Consultant

CALUMO and InsightSoftware
07.2019 - 03.2022

Business Analyst

Student Management and Finance Systems
12.2015 - 07.2019

Support Engineer

Department of Education and Training
07.2013 - 12.2013

Junior System Administrator

infin net
01.2013 - 07.2013

User Interface Design -

RMIT Online

Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) (Application Development) with Distinction -

CQUniversity
Michael O'Rourke