Roedeen Atkinson

ROEDEEN ATKINSON Curriculum Vitae - -Linkedin OVERVIEW I bring order to chaos. I’m an analyst, a strategic and conceptual thinker, a pragmatist and a problem solver. I uncover, discover, simplify and improve. I help flesh out problems and ambiguity, drive clarity, aligned understanding and action – be it to develop and deliver strategy, to implement operational change, or to improve the current state. I am driven by my proven ability to model for clarity, highlight what is vague, shed light on the unknown, connect the dots and build a path toward success for the organisation. My experience over the last 27+ years includes Business Architecture, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Portfolio Management, Business Engagement & Relationship Management, Business Consulting, People Management & Mentoring and Software Development. I build lasting, trusting relationships with stakeholders and have proven skills in putting people at ease, asking the right and sometimes difficult questions, identifying gaps or risks and proposing alternatives. I have vast experience dealing with people at all levels of the organisation, and am comfortable engaging, presenting to, and informing executives, to drive effective decision making at senior levels. HIGHLIGHTS • Developed a value driven capability framework for a potential NZ Income Insurance Scheme (to be administered by ACC) within a week, which enabled a capability gap analysis within 2 weeks and clear guidance in terms of exec decision making, design effort and prioritisation • Planned and lead vendor engagement and business analysis effort for a Learning Management System vendor software release, re-doing 3 months’ business and functional requirements elicitation work within 3 weeks, removing the risk of the vendor pulling out and resulting in the most successful go live in 2 years • Instrumental in establishing a new Business Architecture practice at Chartered Accountants Australia & NZ as well as Accident Compensation Corporation • Recommended and agreed an approach to/with exec, addressing a question outstanding for 2 years, within a 30 min presentation, following 3 weeks’ sourcing, analysing and packaging of the information (deciding which of 3 available solutions to use for a particular function) EXPERTISE Strategic Planning - Strategy Development & Execution Aligns teams with a shared purpose & vision and translates strategies into actionable plans. Business Improvement & Transformation Logical reasoning, analytical thinking, process optimisation, problem solving and modelling, to drive end-to-end capability improvement. Leveraging technology to drive transformation. Communication Innate ability to convey complex concepts simply, clearly and concisely, fostering aligned understanding. Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management Effective at building rapport. Influences key stakeholders to achieve strategic and purposedriven outcomes. CAREER SUMMARY (2009 - Current) COMPANY Morrison Co - Contract ROLE Consultant Business Architect PERIOD Sep 2024 – March 2025 Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Enterprise Business Architect Apr 2018 – Sep 2024 Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CA ANZ) NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) and Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) Environmental Science and Research (ESR) Business Architect Jun 2016 – Mar 2018 Business Analysis Practice Principal Business Engagement Manager (*title change only) ICT Portfolio Manager Jan 2015 – Jun 2016 Senior Business Analyst Jun 2012 – Feb 2013 Senior Business Analyst Apr 2009 – Jun 2012 May 2014 – Dec 2014 Feb 2013 – Apr 2014 CAREER EXPERIENCE Morrison Co| Consultant Business Architect | Sep 2024 – March 2025 An infrastructure investment firm that invests in private and listed markets globally Achievements: • Re-focused the business architecture models, to align with best practice methodology and enable enterprise wide, non-siloed views • Mitigated the risks associated with a point solution request, through the discovery of the actual fundamental business problem, its causes and the resultant scope of work required to truly address the problem. I designed relevant process improvements and defined resultant business and solution requirements, delivering a gap analysis that effectively informed solution options Responsibilities: • Review and revise existing business architecture Accident Compensation Corporation | Enterprise Business Architect | Apr 2018 – Sep 2024 ACC provides compulsory insurance cover for personal injury for anyone who suffers an injury in New Zealand, supporting the rehabilitation of personal no fault injuries. ACC also delivers injury prevention initiatives Achievements: • Developed the initial capability view for the administration of a potential Income Insurance Scheme (IIS). Worked off the vision and draft policy to develop a value chain and value stream framework and delivered an ACC vs. IIS capability gap analysis, within weeks, to inform exec and senior leadership of the impact such scheme could have on ACC. My playback accelerated senior leadership’s response, enabling sound decisions at pace, and enhanced their ability to effectively direct resourcing. The framework additionally provided a solid foundation from which the working group could prioritise design effort in terms of the needed change to people, process, data and technology, to implement and run such scheme • Developed various Blueprints for various teams, strategies or products, which drove effective change prioritization, change roadmap development and funding bids. The Blueprints generally consisted of the business motivation (strategies & tactics, goals & objectives), the business capability required to effectively enable the goals, and the degree of change required across people, process, information and technology. This was supplemented with a current vs. future Roedeen Atkinson - 2 • • state business capability view, with maturity assessment and gap analysis, informing the change roadmap Conducted an impact study for change to the Experience Rating product: I developed a value stream and enabling business capability view and overlaid a comparative view of the impacts on business capability across various change options. I also provided a view of the change effort compared to anticipated benefit and customer impact of each option. My input clearly highlighted none of the suggested options would deliver the expected benefits and indicated the need for a total re-think of the product Facilitated the development of a Strategic framework for implementation of Pasifika client focused change, for which I was commended at DCE level. I guided the team in terms of the required work and facilitated the working sessions to deliver the framework, which directed clear scope of work Responsibilities: • Connect delivery to strategy, by understanding the strategic positioning of an area and creating a clear picture of the capability gaps that could impede teams from executing on the stated strategy (effectively supporting strategic planning) • Support Enterprise Architecture in the development of a capability change roadmap by providing capability change needs and clear business motivation • Abstract the business to develop simplified views which supports aligned understanding and streamlined decision making • Develop & maintain core business architecture artefacts and relationships between them, providing insight to Enterprise Architects, business owners, and other stakeholders • Develop views across business functions, business services and the relationships between those and business capabilities • Ongoing architecture practice uplift and coaching Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants Aus & NZ (CA ANZ) is a trans-Tasman Chartered Accountants Membership body, delivering initial training and ongoing professional development to Chartered Accountants, Associate Chartered Accountants and Accounting Technicians. CA ANZ formed in 2014 through a merger between the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA). Business Architect (CA ANZ) | June 2016 – March 2018 Achievements: • Enabled the clear articulation and needed visibility of Shared Services’ strategy and operational landscape, to enable effective change planning & delivery • Uncovered and highlighted a critical financial risk which wasn’t on the Debtor team’s radar and lead to refreshed focus on managing the risk • Uncovered the root cause of problems experienced with Purchase Order Management, leading to the efficient resolution of the actual problem, through process standardization and people training instead of addressing a mis-perceived technology problem • Led business units to change the way they approached the prioritisation of work, through the use of business architecture, ensuring the biggest value work was being driven into the pipeline, from solid roadmaps • Introduced new ways of working which improved engagement between business and ICT and focused resourcing on change that would provide the greatest stakeholder benefit • Mentored and supported other Business Architect team members, to uplift effectiveness of the practice Responsibilities: • Development and maintenance of Shared Services business architecture – current and future state as well as transformation roadmaps • Support implementation of the Business Architecture practice Roedeen Atkinson - 3 Business Analysis Practice Principal (CA ANZ) | Jan 2015 – June 2016 Achievements: • Implemented the Business Analysis practice framework lifting the efficacy of the practice • Improved the quality of BA output through continuous reviews of deliverables, processes and templates as well as mentoring and coaching team • Lead and participated in engagements with key stakeholders and vendors supporting the Learning Management System (LMS) maintenance and evolution (incl. TopClass and Salesforce) Responsibilities: • High-level understanding and definition of business problem/opportunity and context/scope of required work, establishing need and engagement plan • Staff management and mentoring, including planning and team assignments • Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management Business Engagement Manager (CA ANZ) |May 2014 – Dec 2014 & ICT Portfolio Manager (ICAA & NZICA) | Feb 2013 – April 2014 (*title change post merger) Achievements: • Owned, managed and implemented the ICT Engagement Model as basis for engagement and means whereby initiatives were managed • Managed relationships with business encouraging engagement with ICT, providing an opportunity for ICT to move from a reactive role to a strategic asset Responsibilities: • First point of contact into ICT • High-level understanding and definition of business problem/opportunity and context/scope of required work, establishing need and engagement plan • Ensure ongoing synchronisation between Strategic planning, ICT Portfolio Management and ICT Project Management • Manage the Portfolio Management team, consisting of Business Analysts and Relationship Managers in NZICA and ICAA Senior Business Analyst (NZICA) | June 2012 – Feb 2013 Achievements: • Assessed and recommended needed NZICA specific change to accommodate the new Learning Management System (LMS), effectively identifying areas where NZICA would not be ready to adopt the new system and designed temporary, tactical processes to cater for any interim shortfall Responsibilities: • Support NZICA in a first merger based combined LMS between NZICA and ICAA, working across Wellington and Sydney • Support testing and user training in new system • Reporting to, and attendance of joint CA Program LMS Steering Committee, including writing ad submitting recommendation papers Senior Business Analyst (ESR) | Apr 2009 – Jun 2012 Achievements: • Lead the successful delivery of business requirements and functional specifications to enable the replacement of a DNA Profile Management application used by the Forensic Business Group’s Biology team • Technical lead for the swine flu pandemic management system implementation ESR ran for the Ministry of Health, delivering the system successfully and on time • Product Owner leading the Forensics implementation of STARLims Laboratory Information Management System • Achieved an average score of 81% in the Software Education BA Assessment (Sept 2010) Roedeen Atkinson - 4 • Presented to exec a recommendation to resolve an issue outstanding for over 2 years. Commended by CEO for the clarity provided and the speedy turn-around-time, to deliver insights to move forward with a long overdue item Responsibilities: • Bridging the gap between ESR business and the Information Management development team • Understanding the engagement requests submitted by the business and scoping the required work • Gathering and documenting the detailed requirements - liaise with business to capture business requirements to fulfil the needs of the business and ensure all requirements are in line with ESR strategy • Handover and support to development including system testing support PREVIOUS CAREER EXPERIENCE (1998 – 2009) COMPANY Objective Corporation ROLE Business Consultant PERIOD May 2008 – Feb 2009 SOUTH AFRICA Global Trader Senior Business Systems Analyst Dariel Solutions (IT Outsourcing Company): July 2006 – Mar 2008 Client: Global Trader Business Systems Analyst System Tester Project Manager Business Analyst Java, C# Developer Java Developer Jan 2005 – Jun 2006 Business Analyst Oct 2001 – Apr 2002 Client: African Bank Client: Scion (First National Bank) Client: Osiris Trading Jun 2003 – Dec 2004 May 2002 – May 2003 Dimension Data (IT Outsourcing Company): Client: Premier Farnell (USA) Systems Analyst Oct 1999 – Sept 2001 Client: Northern Medical Aid Junior Developer (SQL, Powerbuilder 4, 5) Team Leader Jan 1998 – Sept 1999 Roedeen Atkinson - 5 ROEDEEN ATKINSON Curriculum Vitae - -Linkedin QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Scaled Agile Framework 2020 | SAFe for Architects 2019 | Leading SAFe Leveraging Business Architecture with Agile (2 day) 2019 | Business Architecture Associates | Online from USA Applied Business Architecture (1 week) 2016 | EA Learning Sydney | Australia Advanced Business Process Management (1 week) 2015 | Alec Sharpe Master Class (SoftEd) | Wellington NZ Business Process Modelling (1 week) 2010 | SoftEd | Wellington NZ Agile for Teams (3 days) 2010 | Softed (in-house) | Wellington NZ Business Systems Analysis (1 week) 2008 | SoftEd | Wellington NZ Business Analysis using UML (1 week) 2002 | von Solms | Johannesburg SA Online Learning Courses – self-study Open Universities 2017 • Introduction to Enterprise Architecture (by EA Learning) • Innovation for Powerful Outcomes (by Swinburne) Coursera 2025 • AI for Everyone (Introduction to Artificial Intelligence) Business Courses • Stakeholder Influencing (ACC) • Hard to have conversations (ACC) • Step Up to Leadership Program (CA ANZ) • Small Team Leadership (SoftEd) • Understanding Financial Markets • Derivatives explained B.Sc. Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science & Informatics) 1995 - 1997 | Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), South Africa Referees available on Request