Hand Crafted Solutions

SHANE DOWNEY

Formulating Data Strategies for Today’s Enterprises

Business digitization revolves around devices and data, encompassing smart meters, personal health devices, or mobile telephony – essentially, the Internet of Things. From a marketing standpoint, it offers immense potential to enhance customer experience, increase brand awareness, promote products, and analyze sentiments. However, I observe that many organizations lack the internal structure to support such initiatives, hindering their success. Digitization extends beyond customer interactions; it includes internal processes – streamlining and automating business procedures are crucial for rapid market delivery. Additionally, having robust analytics capabilities with real-time data management and monitoring is vital for maintaining organizational agility. When considering AI, comprehensive strategies that address these elements and supportive governance structures are essential.

SERVICES

Information & data governance

I can assist in establishing robust governance frameworks that ensure compliance with Australian Data Privacy Laws and GDPR, while promoting the ethical collection, use, and processing of data, particularly in the context of AI and advanced analytics.

Digital strategy

I can help you gain a deeper understanding of your systems, processes, data, and technology use cases, while identifying current challenges and uncovering future opportunities for growth and innovation.

Industry experience

I am very fortunate to have worked in a number of companies spanning my career.

35+

Years experience

6

Government Departments

9

Private Companies

1

University

Recommendations

“Shane is a dedicated and passionate innovator in the world of data, analytics, systems and business outcomes. While his technical expertise is extraordinary, his successes, I believe, are the result of the way he works with people and particularly those out in the business who are the co-creators and recipients of solutions and improvements. Shane is able to distill and simplify, bring people on a journey, find ways to solve problems, maintain momentum and get to a destination with happy customers and great outcomes. He is exceptionally well connected and abreast of innovations in technology and looks for ways to leverage those. He sets a fine example in sharing learning with others and learning himself and has become a wonderful storyteller and professional speaker. I have enjoyed very much all the opportunities I have had to work alongside and with Shane and should any more arise in the future, I’d be delighted!”

Tricia Moore

Business Change, Org Design & Development

Shane has been a strong and regular contributor to my Information System Assurance and Governance class at the University of Queensland Business School for several years now. He is an engaging presenter and very skilled in communicating the concepts underpinning data governance into terms that a person without his level of expertise can understand. This means that he’s good at contextualising the issues underpinning data governance in an engaging way. However, beyond this expertise I’ve found Shane to be a willing and reliable contributor to the class. Basically – what Shane says he will do, he does it and does it well – and it’s appreciated.

Michael Axelsen

Senior Lecturer (Business Information Systems) | Deputy Director Teaching & Learning and Program Convenor (Commerce Program Suite) at UQ Business School

“Shane has the capability to think strategically and deliver operationally. He has been the lead on a number of a projects at Mater requiring a change in organisational data storage and governance for both new systems and existing system incorporating whole of organisation administrative and clinical data.
Shane can engage with stakeholders across all areas of the business and is able to communicate abstract data concepts with non-IT stakeholders. Shane is also a great coach and takes time to help non-IT stakeholders come to terms with new requirements.
Shane can be trusted to deliver and lead teams.”

Tanya Brock

Program Director, HR Systems & implementations

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