Neil Allison
Richardson,ACT
Summary
I am a committed and proactive professional who specialises in the development and delivery of software solutions which provide efficiencies to an organisation’s information technology systems. I am an experienced Business and Systems Analyst and am able to work well on my own initiative, be part of a team or act in a team leading role. I am trained to organise and prioritise as required to achieve tight deadlines and deliver. I thrive in pressurised and challenging working environments.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Systems Analyst (Contractor)
Services Australia
01.2018 - 01.2021
- I joined DHS (now Services Australia) in late 2018. I was selected to become part of a small team to undertake a ‘Proof of Concept’ (POC) to develop a new application to process claims for Residential Aged Care payments - to replace the existing mainframe application called SPARC, which is written in an outdated computing language called Objectstar. My primary task was to extract the system rules from the Objectstar system and technical resources and documenting the rules for the selected processes. My secondary role was to extract calculation results from the legacy SPARC system to validate the results from the new application.
- The Java-based POC was a success, but for longer term strategic reasons, senior management determined that the preferred software solution was to use ‘Pegasystems’ as the base application for the solution. The new solution uses a ‘distributed architecture’ which; interfaces with the existing SAP CRM system (ACMPS) as the primary data source, uses a Postgresql database to store the executable system rules and a MongoDB as the repository for the calculation results output.
- As the PACE project progressed, I led a team of six Systems Analysts who, under my guidance, documented the system rules for 20 – 30 separate complex calculation processes, including; Means Testing, Basic Subsidy, Multiple Supplements, Claims Process and Annual and Lifetime Caps.
- Another major task was to put in place the rules for the transition from the ACFI funding model to AN-ACC which was to coincide with the implementation of the PACE solution.
- During the PACE project, I worked very closely with the Project Managers and the lead Solution Architect and I coordinated the interaction with the business team of subject matter experts who were located in various parts of Australia.
- My role as the team leader for the Systems Analyst group peaked as the project moved into the build integration and test phases. Unfortunately, for personal reasons, I terminated my engagement with Services Australia shortly before the PACE project went live.
Senior Business Analyst (Contractor)
Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade
07.2009 - 11.2016
- Played a leading role in initiation and progression of the SAP Development Program to deliver multiple SAP projects which have sought to modernise (both technically and functionally) and improve the use of the department’s financial management system.
- Project Lead and Test Manager for the SAP technical upgrade (4.6C to ECC6) and database migration from Oracle DB to Microsoft SQL.
- DFAT lead for the preparation of the Request for Tender documentation for the SAP Development Programme (SDP).
- DFAT functional lead for the Collections and Disbursements Project (Cash Desk). Lead for all aspects of the project from the original requirements gathering exercise to the implementation into all the Australian Passports Offices in Australian and at overseas posts.
- Functional lead on the development of DFAT’s financial delegations module in SAP which has been central to the implementation of the DFAT’s new Travel and Expense Management system and Purchasing and Logistics project.
- For the last 2 years of my engagement, I worked as a member of the corporate team (Business Analyst) for the upgrade of PeopleSoft HCM and ELM to version 9.2.
Public Servant
Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade
11.1977 - 07.2008
- Multiple roles in the DFAT corporate area with a later specialisation in financial and human resources systems.
- Five long term overseas postings interspersed with assignments in Canberra.
- Leading roles in corporate team management at two large and complex Australian overseas posts (Embassies). New York, Tokyo.
- Senior Administrative Officer (Corporate Manager) at Australian Embassy Rangoon, Myanmar.
- Lead role in several Software development and systems upgrade projects.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hawker College
Hawker, ACT11.1980
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Strategic Planning
Gap analysis
- Business process improvement
- Customer Needs Assessment
- Business Process Mapping
- Operational Reporting
- Predictive modeling
- Project finance
- Negotiation
- Stakeholder Management
- Web-based reporting tools
Languages
French
Limited Working
Japanese
Elementary
Thai
Elementary
Lao
Elementary
Timeline
Systems Analyst (Contractor)
Services Australia
01.2018 - 01.2021
Senior Business Analyst (Contractor)
Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade
07.2009 - 11.2016
Public Servant
Department Of Foreign Affairs And Trade
11.1977 - 07.2008
High School Diploma -
Hawker College
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