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SIMS Project TeamClick here to see Staff Profiles SIMS ContactsSchool Administrative Managers (SAMs) Project TeamDarren Holland - Project SponsorDarren is the Vice President of Student & Learning Support Portfolio and is the sponsor of the SIMS Project. For further information on Darren please refer to his biography. Alan Brady - Project LeaderAlan is the Project Leader for the Project Office which has responsibility for the SIMS Project. For further information on Alan please refer to his biography. Alan's contact details are available on the Contact Us page. Marianne Drake - Administrative OfficerMarianne is the Administrative Officer for the Project Office and provides administrative support across the Project Office and for the SIMS Project. Marianne's contact details are available on the Contact Us page. Kelsie George - Administrative AssistantKelsie is the Administrative Assistant for the Project Office and provides administrative support across the Project Office and for the SIMS Project. Kelsie can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 9758 or via email k.george@ballarat.edu.au. Troy Severino - Implementation ManagerTroy is responsible for delivery of the project within agreed timeframes. He is responsible for planning and execution of the project and reporting the project status to the Steering Committee. Troy also manages risks and issues associated with the project and has task management responsibility for University staff working on the configuration of the system. Troy can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 9316 or via email t.severino@ballarat.edu.au. Keli MacRae - Change ManagerKeli will lead the change management activities of the project. This will involve communicating the impacts and consequences of the project to the University community, ensuring stakeholder engagement and providing strategic assistance to impacted areas on changed business processes. Keli will also be responsible for the development of training programs for the University, ensuring that system users are trained appropriately before the system is deployed. Keli can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 9592 or via email k.macrae@ballarat.edu.au. Kim Davidson - Systems, Learning & Training CoordinatorKim is responsible for determining the training needs and requirements for the new student information management system. Kim will develop the training strategy for the new system which will outline the training objectives and delivery methods that will effectively prepare staff and students for the implementation of the new system. Training is a key component of the change management strategy which will support staff and students during the transition between the old and new systems. Kim can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6189 or via email k.davidson@ballarat.edu.au. Helen Sutton - Senior Business AnalystThe Senior Analyst (Applications) is responsible for the oversight of the analysis, design and preparation of specifications for the Student Information Management Systems (SIMS) by:
Helen can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6182 or via email h.sutton@ballarat.edu.au. Andrew Segrott - Technical Resources ManagerAndrew is the Technical Lead responsible for the team of developers, system administrators and database administrators providing development, implementation, deployment and production support to the system. Andrew can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 9959 or via email a.segrott@ballarat.edu.au. Yasna Macola - Testing ManagerAs the Testing Manager, Yasna will manage and provide oversight to all the testing activities for the SIMS project. In her role she will:
Yasna can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6185 via email y.macola@ballarat.edu.au. Chris Andrews - Senior Analyst (Data Conversion & Integration)Chris is responsible for analysing existing data in current administrative systems and for the conversion process to populate the SIMS system with current and historical student data. Chris can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 9572 or via email c.andrews@ballarat.edu.au. Richard Webber - Curriculum AnalystRichard's main role within the project is to liaise with academic and administrative staff to ensure that the delivered system correctly encodes the many different courses that the University offers, and how students can enrol in and progress through the units that make up these courses. Richard can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6181 or via email r.webber@ballarat.edu.au. Michelle Nesci - Business Analyst Student Recruitment and AdmissionsMichelle is a graduate of UB and her role in the project is as Business Analyst for Recruitment and Admissions. She will cover the student life-cycle from prospective student to the point where the student is accepted into a University program (course). Michelle can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6183 or via email m.nesci@ballarat.edu.au. Kathryn McNamara - Business Analyst FinancialsKathryn's responsibilities within the project are to:
Kathryn can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6184 or via email k.mcnamara@ballarat.edu.au. Louise Busija - Business Analyst Student Records and GraduationsLouise's role involves researching and defining the requirements of the University in the areas of:
Louise can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 9299 or via email l.busija@ballarat.edu.au. Nick Balkin - Conversion AnalystNick's role in the Project is Conversion Analyst. Nick will be looking at mapping the migration of data from our varied existing systems to Campus Solutions. This will involve data cleansing and fixing as required, along with some configuration of the system. Nick can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6186 or via email n.balkin@ballarat.edu.au. Russell Simpson - Database AdministratorRussell's role as Database Administrator sees him responsible for ensuring the implementation, performance, monitoring and maintenance of the solutions deployed for enterprise-wide data management of the University’s Oracle PeopleSoft Student Information Management System (SIMS). Russell can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 9211 or via email r.simpson@ballarat.edu.au. Atanu Das - Middleware AdministratorDas' role as Middleware Administrator sees him responsible for ensuring the implementation, performance, monitoring and maintenance of the solutions deployed for enterprise-wide management of the University's Application Server implementations, including Oracle and PeopleSoft applications. Das can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6171 or via email a.das@ballarat.edu.au. Nick Lloyd - Analyst ProgrammerNick's role as Analyst Programmer sees him responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining extensions of functionality and complex interfaces between new systems and database applications in line with user requirements, to support the University of Ballarat’s implementation of Oracle PeopleSoft’s Campus Solutions as its Student Information Management System for Higher Education. Nick can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6178 or via email n.lloyd@ballarat.edu.au. Sasank Vemana - Analyst ProgrammerSasank's role as Analyst Programmer sees him responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining extensions of functionality and complex interfaces between new systems and database applications in line with user requirements, to support the University of Ballarat’s implementation of Oracle PeopleSoft’s Campus Solutions as its Student Information Management System for Higher Education. Sasank can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6193 or via email s.vemana@ballarat.edu.au. Bilal Munir - Systems AdministratorBilal's role as Systems Administrator sees him responsible for ensuring the University's Student Information Management System (SIMS) and the application stack supporting the Oracle RDBMS and application data repository, are available at all reasonable times. The role involves developing, operating and monitoring the servers, platforms and applications software. Bilal can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6177 or via email b.munir@ballarat.edu.au. Craig Jack - Systems AdministratorCraig's role as Systems Administrator sees him responsible for ensuring the University's Student Information Management System (SIMS) and the application stack supporting the Oracle RDBMS and application data repository, are available at all reasonable times. The role involves developing, operating and monitoring the servers, platforms and applications software. Craig can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6188 or via email c.jack@ballarat.edu.au. Shahnaz Kouhbor - Test AnalystShahnaz's role as Test Analyst with the Project Office Test Team will be to understand, document and execute tests related to various areas of Campus Solutions, but her primary focus will be on Student Financials. Shahnaz will also focus on becoming an expert in the recently acquired automated software testing tool, Quality Centre from Hewlett Packard. Shahnaz can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6196 or via email s.kouhbor@ballarat.edu.au. Robert Hepburn - Test AnalystRobert's role as a Test Analyst, and with his previous testing experience, will assist him in understanding, documenting and performing testing related tasks for the area of Student Records in Campus Solutions, amongst other testing activities related to the automated testing tool, Quality Centre. Robert can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6190 or via email r.hepburn@ballarat.edu.au. Natalie Burdett - Test AnalystNatalie’s role as a Test Analyst with the Project Office Test Team will be to understand, document and execute testing tasks related to Enrolments and Admissions in Campus Solutions, as well as becoming familiar with Campus Community and documenting testing activities for this area. She will also become proficient in the automated testing tool Quality Centre. Natalie can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6195 or via email n.burdett@ballarat.edu.au. Phil Otieno Oduor - Testing OfficerPhil’s role as a Testing Officer will be to assist the Testing Analysts by verifying and validating new and changed functionality and executing tests. He will then test systems and functions to ensure fitness for purpose. He will also become proficient in the automated testing tool Quality Centre. Phil can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6168 or via email p.oduor@ballarat.edu.au. Tammy Ballard - Training FacilitatorTammy can be contacted by calling +61 3 5327 6225 or via email t.ballard@ballarat.edu.au. Project Team OfficeThe Project Team is now located at the Global Innovation Centre (GIC). For location details, please view the attached map at the Ballarat Technology Park. Student Services Team Leaders
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