Associate Director – Software – Head of Compliance
Verizon Connect (New Zealand)
Feb 2023 – ongoing

Verizon Connect provides Fleet management software to help track vehicles in the field, improve fleet operations, increase worker productivity and safe driving with Verizon Connect fleet management solutions. It does this though asset tracking, Compliance and ELD, Video and dashcams, advanced routing and logistics and many more. Based in Dublin, Christchurch, Florence, and across the US and Canada and many other locations around Europe and Asia.

As Associate Director & Head of the Compliance Company, I was responsible for the coordination and completion of large development efforts utilising Kanban & Lean principles and measures through Hoshin. This position serves as the Engineering Leader across multiple autonomous teams providing solutions that connect over 1 Million vehicles to our mobile workforce network. Working closely with various stakeholders, I was accountable for the design & delivery of our Compliance solutions, maintaining up-to-date backlogs, and understanding & reporting of key SDLC metrics & making suggestions for process improvements. 

Systems are built on top of the AWS platform leveraging .NET and open source technologies and driving an automation-first approach to delivery. The Compliance and ELD offerings cover a range of hardware and software include back-end services and mobile applications for both Android and iOS.

Top 5 Aspects:

• Driving best in class Software Development engineering practices within the Compliance company. 
• Working with other Engineering Leaders, Product, Product UX and the other Engineering functions to prioritise work. 
• Leading the team through a transition to Continuous Delivery, driving automation of build, deployment and test. 
• Providing direction to direct and indirect reports in the performance of their duties, establishing work priorities, and in achieving company initiatives. 
• Building high performing teams of innovative systems professionals by mentoring, coaching and developing internal talent and recruiting industry top talent.