Newton Braga

Master of Business Administration (MBA), AICD Foundations of Directorship, Bachelor Electrical Engineering, ITIL Certification

Founder
Virtual CIO Consultancy
W: https://virtualcio.com.au
E: [email protected]

Previously:
- Head of Information & Communication Technology
UNSW - Australian Defence Force Academy
· Slashed the organisation’s IT OPEX/CAPEX annual costs by $0.6M+, throughplanning and developing with the executive team, and delivering a 3-year ITstrategic plan and investment roadmap, including benefits, costs and riskassessment, spearheading the delivery of a major digital transformation programand cloud first strategy, using Microsoft Azure / Office 365 E5 Subscription,Amazon Web Services Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and other niche Softwareas a Service (SaaS) provider.

· Improved business compliance and cyber security, considering risk assessment and management, and leading a team implementing the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Essential Eight baseline strategies to mitigate cyber security incidents. Accountable for planning and developing cyber-security best practices, policies and procedures. As a member of the organisation’s Data Management Steering Committee and IT senior management, developed an organisational data classification standards, data handling guidelines, data breach report procedure and information security management systems.

· Delivered increased ICT efficiency, reducing ICT costs from 5.32% to 2.67% of organisational income over a 5-year period, with ICT staff costs reduced from 3.45% to 1.65% of the organisational income over the same period.

- Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Screen Australia

Information Technology (IT) executive leader, with experience in development and implementation of IT strategies and investment roadmap aligned with business strategic goals and needs.

Development and implementation of IT governance framework, improving transparency, decision accountability and prioritisation in the allocation of IT resources across the organisation, aligning programs / projects with business priorities and improving stakeholder engagement.

Delivering improvements to operative efficiency, cyber-security, business continuity and service quality through a continual service improvement process.

An unique career working in Information Management and Communication Technology leadership roles across global organisations, higher education and public service, in Australia and overseas.