Transformation architect who architects and delivers complex technology programs — government portfolio delivery, regulated financial services, mining and energy enterprise, and post-acquisition M&A integration. Several of those engagements were run from Kuala Lumpur, delivering for ABB Enterprise Software across APAC, EMEA, and North America.
I define target-state architectures, govern COTS and SaaS platform replacement programs, chair architecture review boards, and hold architectural integrity from business case through to production. On complex multi-vendor programs I am the architect the delivery teams escalate to. I own the outcome, not just the design.
Authoring a book on Enterprise Architecture as a functional decision system — 30+ chapters. Angel Investor & Technical Advisor, Func Ventures (2023–Present).
Professional Experience
Senior Architect (AO8-equivalent)2024 – 2025
Queensland Dept of Transport & Main Roads · Contract via Ordo Animi · Brisbane, QLD
- Architected a portfolio of platform migration, legacy modernisation, data and compliance initiatives — taking binding architectural decisions through executive design and governance forums.
- Led architecture and coordination for multi-application migration to Azure warm, cold and archive storage — Azure Blob, metadata cataloguing with Seascape, and a multi-decade data tiering and retention strategy.
- Designed multi-platform legacy content migration architecture spanning application hosting, public web portal, and long-term Azure archival — with privacy impact and threat/risk assessments completed.
- Designed and governed end-to-end integration patterns across Power Platform, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Blob Storage, Sitecore, and Flex server — ensuring security and supportability throughout.
- Produced Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and Strategy & Architecture Documents (SADs) — time-boxed, transparent, and investment-grade — presented through executive governance forums.
- Designed decommissioning strategies including stakeholder impact mapping, dependency analysis, B2B decoupling, and long-term retention obligations for Lotus Notes, archive databases, and legacy platforms.
Technical Service Delivery Manager2024
Idea11 — Boutique AWS Managed Service Provider · Brisbane, QLD
- Senior client relationship owner and operations lead across enterprise AWS environments — government, education, mining, and utilities — accountable for SLA compliance, commercial governance, presales, and escalation management.
- Primary executive point of contact for all enterprise accounts across a 24/7 managed services operation — led presales, owned outage response, governed client delivery outcomes.
Senior Architect — Cybersecurity & Network Security Uplift2023
Queensland Dept of Education · Contract via Ordo Animi · Brisbane, QLD
- Lead architect for a state-wide Cybersecurity and Network Security Uplift — engaging senior stakeholders, defining security posture, and governing investment approval through whole-of-government frameworks.
- Produced as-is assessments, to-be designs, threat and risk assessments, and implementation roadmaps aligned to QGEA, ISM, and Essential Eight.
- Governed SD-WAN migration and enterprise security platform deployment — chairing design reviews and enforcing architecture standards throughout delivery.
Senior Architect — ERP, Supply Chain & Data Platform2022
Amart Furniture (National Retail, 65+ Stores) · Contract via Ordo Animi · Brisbane, QLD
- Led solution architecture for ERP and supply chain systems uplift — aligning business capability across procurement, logistics, and warehouse operations to technology investment decisions.
- Designed data warehouse architecture for logistics and warehouse management; established enterprise architecture foundations — governance frameworks, reference architectures, principles, and standards.
Senior Consulting Architect2020 – 2022
Planet6 — Technology Services Provider (Microsoft Practice) · Brisbane, QLD
- Led state TAFE Microsoft Teams Voice migration — ported a large volume of services with zero service disruption, owning full solution design and governance.
- Rationalised Azure Monitor architecture across a large managed services estate — delivering significant recurring cost reduction and improved signal quality.
- Architected and governed SharePoint Online and Microsoft Purview implementations — metadata frameworks, records design, taxonomy, data classification, and compliance alignment.
Career Sabbatical — Technical Dive Master & Rescue Diver2019 – 2020
Deliberate recalibration
Senior Architect2016 – 2019
Blue Coat Systems / Symantec (Broadcom) — NASDAQ-listed · 4 Continents
- Architected cloud transformation and infrastructure consolidation — governing multi-vendor architecture and delivery across a large estate of sites and data centres on four continents.
- Architected the Web Site Security platform expansion into hyper-converged edge locations across Europe, USA, Australia, and New Zealand — scaling capacity to support significant revenue growth.
- Architected post-acquisition COTS platform consolidation — retiring significant legacy infrastructure and integrating a large developer population into a secure Azure development environment.
- Delivered zero-disruption Microsoft 365 migration for a large user population — Exchange Online and SharePoint Online, end-to-end architecture governance.
- Led SOC2 and ISO 27001 compliance program — executive stakeholder engagement, external audit coordination, and security governance across a regulated environment.
Lead Architect & Delivery Manager2010 – 2015
Mincom / Ventyx / ABB Enterprise Software · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia + Atlanta, USA
- Based in Kuala Lumpur — senior architect to the SVP of Managed Services, governing delivery teams across APAC, EMEA, and North America.
- Architectural authority for the transformation of Mincom’s managed services into a shared services business unit — governing operations across multiple regions, serving the majority of the world’s top mining groups.
- Delivered significant FinOps and infrastructure rationalisation — cloud migration programs to AWS and Azure enabling team integration and material cost savings across the managed services estate.
- Engaged directly with SVPs and CIOs to develop and present board-level technology roadmaps and investment cases — securing executive alignment across complex multi-jurisdictional programs.
- Deployed to Atlanta to lead North American services integration following the Ventyx acquisition by ABB.
Lead Systems Engineer2008 – 2010
Fronde (acquired by Datacom) · Wellington, NZ
- Lead onsite engineer across NZ Parliament, EMS Trading (Transport NZ), and NZ Trade and Enterprise — critical government, trading platform, and government agency environments.
Technical Lead — Banking & Trading Systems2005 – 2008
FNZ New Zealand · Wellington, NZ
- Technical lead for banking and investment back-office trading platform infrastructure in a zero-downtime regulated financial services environment. FNZ now manages over US$2 trillion in assets for 650+ global financial institutions.
Lead Systems Engineer — Financial Services & Government1999 – 2005
City of London, UK
- Senior engineering roles across London’s leading financial institutions and government bodies — six years in environments where failure was not an option, through Y2K and beyond.
- Clients included Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Allen & Overy, Saudi International Bank, and the UK Strategic Rail Authority.
Technical Administration Lead — NZ Police INCIS1998 – 1999
IBM · Wellington, NZ
- Technical administration and delivery on NZ Police INCIS — one of New Zealand’s largest and most complex government technology programs of its era.
Technical Lead — Investment Banking Trading Floor1997 – 1998
Westpac Investment Banking · Wellington, NZ
- Responsible for the technical integrity of the investment banking trading floor — live financial trading platforms, market data feeds, and back-office banking systems.
Earlier Roles — New Zealand1994 – 1997
Wellington, NZ
- Systems assembly, helpdesk, desktop support, and systems administration across commercial and government environments — foundational IT capability built from the ground up.
References
Richard Scott
Executive Consultant & Investor · Former SVP Managed Services ABB/Ventyx · Former Program Director Symantec · Director of Operations Planet6
“Phil is the go-to person for high-value, business-critical projects. I have engaged him across Australia, Asia, and the USA. He takes accountability for quality, timelines, and outcomes. Highly recommended.”
Chris Birrell
Founder & Managing Partner, Func Ventures · Former CIO Blue Coat Systems · Former SVP IT Symantec · Former GM Mincom · Chairman Planet6
Fifteen-year working relationship across four organisations. Additional references available upon request.