Chronic Infoholic

"So much information. So little time."

I'm Steve Remington and I'm a chronic infoholic. I'm a knower of things, sharer of knowledge and seeker of truth.

I'm a husband, son, brother, friend and owner of two cats. I'm an educator, a researcher and consultant.

I'm unashamedly a geek who is fascinated by all aspects of technology and science: Not only what we know now but how we came to know it.

My research and consulting interests include decision support systems, business intelligence, and data warehousing.

My personal interests include science history, science fiction, hacking software and hardware, planning my next travel adventure, watching the world go by and (as indicated by the background image by Morano) steampunk.

More information about the personal and professional me is available from links below or send me a message using the "Contact" link in the top-left of the page.

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Steve Remington
Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Decision Support Systems consultant, educator and researcher
Information Technology and Services | Melbourne Area, Australia, AU

Summary

Working with organisations to help them better use the information they have to make business decisions inspires me.

I combine 15 years of consulting experience with the knowledge gained through teaching and research to implement cost effective operational reporting, business intelligence and data warehousing systems that are designed using best practice principles.

I have worked in a wide range of industry sectors in Australia and overseas with many small, medium and large organisations. This depth of experience coupled with formal qualifications in business, quality management and information technology allows me to quickly identify opportunities for improvement and delivery the necessary solutions.

My research areas of interest include, how business intelligence vendors innovate, effective implementation of business intelligence systems in different corporate and national cultures, and the relevance of social media technologies to decision support systems.
Specialties: Design and implementation of business intelligence (BI), data warehouse (DW) and business performance management (BPM) solutions.

Experience

  • Jul 2009 - Present
    Teaching Associate - Faculty of Information Technology / Monash University
    I tutor and lecture undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Faculty of Information Technology.

    I tutor in the following units:

    - Data Warehousing (Postgraduate)
    - Business Intelligence Applications (Postgraduate)
    - IT for Management Decision Making (Postgraduate)
    - System Design and Implementation (Undergraduate)
    - Industrial Experience Project (Undergraduate)

    I lecture in the following units:

    - Business Intelligence Applications (Postgraduate)
  • Jul 2009 - Present
    Principal Consultant / Minerra
  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
    Information Technology Lecturer / La Trobe University
    Lecturer, course coordinator and tutor for postgraduate students in the School of Management.

    I lecture in the following units:

    - Business Intelligence Project Design
    - Business Intelligence Project Implementation
  • Oct 2000 - Jun 2009
    Solutions Manager / Wave Business
    I worked with Wave's clients to design and manage the implementation of advanced, end-to-end business intelligence, data warehousing and other information management-related solutions.

    The projects were for small, medium and large clients in the following sectors:

    - Tertiary Education
    - Agriculture Management
    - Health Care (Private Hospital, Ambulance Asset Management)
    - Transport and Logistics
    - Financial Services (Equities Trading, General Insurance, EFT Payment Processing)
    - Commercial Broadcasting (Radio Advertising Management)
    - Professional Services (Legal)
    - Utilities (Water)
    - State Government (Infrastructure Management, Statutory Insurance, Police and Courts)
  • May 1997 - Sept 2000
    Business Performance Reporting Analyst / AMP Financial Services
    • Liaison between business and information technology for the ongoing support, maintenance and further development of divisional management reporting system.
    • Work with business function managers to develop performance measures that are in line divisional strategy and their specific business plans.
    • Perform statistical analysis of performance data to identify areas of business functions that can be improved.
    • Design and run ad-hoc queries on operational systems to extract specific performance information in response to business requests.
  • Jun 1996 - May 1997
    Project Manager – Quality Systems / Cuscal
    • Development and reporting of measures to senior management that indicated the effectiveness of the quality system.
    • Project management of the development of ISO9002 quality systems for the business units of CUSCAL.
    • Working with business unit managers to advise them of how best to implement Total Quality and Quality Assurance principles in their business units.
    • Management of content of on-line quality system documentation (Paradigm Quality software).
    • Facilitation of monthly staff induction training sessions on the principles of Total Quality and Quality Assurance.
    • Development and presentation of ad hoc quality training courses to staff and senior management.
  • Mar 1995 - Jun 1996
    Quality Coordinator – Information Technology / Cuscal
    • Development and reporting of department performance indicators.
    • Advising IT managers on the implementation of Total Quality principles within their departments.
    • Facilitating meetings of the IT Quality Improvement Team.
    • Advising the National Quality Manager - Software Quality Assurance on the integration of ISO9001 Quality Assurance and the ‘Method / 1’ application development methodology.
    • Communication to IT staff (via regular newsletter) on the progress of quality system implementation.
  • Jul 1994 - Mar 1995
    Quality Systems Manager / Hunter Valley Rewinds Pty Ltd
    • Management and improvement of the organisation’s ISO9001 Quality System.
    • Carrying out internal quality system audits.
    • Management of quality system related content of company management information system.
    • Liaising with certification body with respect to the conduct of surveillance audits.
    • Reviewing and rewriting Quality System procedures and work instructions to provide compliance with the requirements of ISO9001:1994.
    • Liaising with customers with respect to audit, requests for verification data and product complaints.
    • Planning and implementation of Total Quality Management principles to manufacturing process.
    • Development of internal training courses on introductory statistical process control.
    • Generation of statistical reports and charts relating to production processes.
    • Facilitating Quality Improvement and Management Review Team meetings.
  • Jul 1990 - Jun 1991
    Electrical Project Technician / AmpControl EPD Pty Ltd
  • Jan 1987 - Jun 1990
    Electrical Technician / Electroswitch Pty Ltd
  • Jan 1983 - Dec 1986
    Apprentice Electrical Fitter Mechanic / Shortland Electricity

Education

  • 2009 - 2012
    Monash University
    Masters in Business Information Systems (Honours)
  • 2000 - 2000
    Monash University
    Graduate Certificate in Information Management and Systems
  • 1994 - 1997
    University of Wollongong
    Graduate Diploma in Total Quality Management
  • 1993 - 1996
    University of Newcastle
    Bachelor in Business

Additional Information

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