Business Development Executive - Certus Solutions, Tech Futurist and IT Industry Advocate
South Brisbane Area, Australia
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- Business Development Executive at Certus Solutions Pty Ltd
- State Coaching Director at Australian Karate Federation
- Secretary at Software Queensland
- Founder & Chief Instructor at Kodomon Karate-Do
- Past
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- Business Development Executive at Eos Solutions
- Manager Collaborative Solutions at Dialog
- HR Systems Manager at Suncorp
- HR Systems Manager at Metway
- Education
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- University of New England
- Queensland University of Technology
- Cavendish Road SHS
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Glenn Irvine’s Summary
Glenn Irvine is a Business Development Executive of Certus Solutions, the Premier IBM & Google Business Partner in Queensland, Australia. Certus works with some of the cutting edge Portal/Collaborative/Social Computing technologies in the Corporate Market.
Glenn has been instrumental in the introduction of these technologies (Portal, Web Content Management, Collaborative and Workflow solutions) in Certus’ clients ranging from Public Sector Agencies to large Enterprise Corporations.
He is active in the software industry within Queensland and Australia, and has spoken at IT conferences and produced articles on the adoption of these leading Portal and Web2.0/Social Computing technologies. Certus Solutions actively participates in the Australian Information Industry Association, and Software Queensland, and is a World leading implementation partner for IBM Portal and Collaborative Solutions, winning the IBM Chief Technology Officer’s award in 2004 for developing Workplace Solutions.
Glenn has achieved the WebSphere Top Gun award with IBM (2005) and has also achieved the IBM Resellers Award for Software Group in Queensland two years in a row in 2006 and 2007.
He is sales certified in all 5 software brands at IBM (Lotus, WebSphere, Tivoli, Information Management, and Rational) as well as the IBM SSM and SPIN Sales Methodologies.
Glenn is currently the Secretary for Software Queensland after being on the Executive for the last 2 years. In this role he is currently responsible for the events program and has spoken on the Industry opportunities for ICT Students at Secondary College Futures Advisory Boards and at Griffith University’s ICT Faculty (BIT@Work Program).
In 2008 Glenn was appointed to the ICT Industry Advisory Board for Griffith University, the Futures Advisory Board of Sheldon College, the Advisory Board of the Australian School of the Arts (ASTA), and the Queensland Government sponsored, Green IT Taskforce.
Glenn Irvine’s Specialties:
Domino Consulting, Portal Consulting, Web Content Management Consulting, Social Computing, Collaborative Technologies, Web 2.0, SOA, Knowledge Management, Cloud Computing, SaaS, Web Security, Web Technologies, Contracting, Enterprise Search
Glenn Irvine’s Experience
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Business Development Executive
Certus Solutions Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Managing the Business Development Effort at Certus Solutions (Qld & NT)
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State Coaching Director
Australian Karate Federation
(Sports industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
On 1st June 2008, Glenn was appointed as the State Coaching Director for the QKA, responsible for Coaching Accreditation activites and standards for Karate Coaches in Queensland.
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Secretary
Software Queensland
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Executive Committee of Software Queensland. An advocate for Software development companies based in Queensland, Australia.
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Founder & Chief Instructor
Kodomon Karate-Do
(Sports industry)
March 1997 — Present (12 years 9 months)
Founder & Chief Instructor of Kodomon Karate-Do. A Traditional Okinawan School of Karate-Do & Self-Defence, based in the Redlands (Bayside) near Brisbane, Queensland. Member of the Queensland Karate Association (QKA), and National Member of the Australian Karate Federation (AKF).
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Business Development Executive
Eos Solutions
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2003 — June 2009 (5 years 11 months)
Managing the Business Development Effort at Eos (Qld & NT) and heading the Contracting Business Unit of Eos Solutions - Web Technologies Contracts
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Manager Collaborative Solutions
Dialog
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2000 — August 2003 (2 years 11 months)
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HR Systems Manager
Suncorp
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
July 1996 — October 2000 (4 years 4 months)
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HR Systems Manager
Metway
(Banking industry)
1986 — June 1996 (10 years )
Glenn Irvine’s Education
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University of New England
GDip Ed. (T&D) , Adult Training & Development , 1993 — 1994
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Queensland University of Technology
ADAB , Science , 1982 — 1985
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Cavendish Road SHS
1977 — 1981
Additional Information
Glenn Irvine’s Interests:
Web Technology Contracting, Portal Technologies, Emerging Technologies, Collaboration Technologies & Social Computing, Martial Arts (Karate, Aikido, Iaido, Jodo, Krav Maga), Sustainability Sciences (Solar, Water, Alternative Energy) On Twitter: @glennirvine [http://twitter.com/glennirvine]
Glenn Irvine’s Groups:
Software Queensland (2006), Griffith University (ICT Industry Advisory Board), Sheldon College (Futures Advisory Board), Australian School of the Arts (ASTA - Advisory Board), Qld Govt Green IT Taskforce, AIIA, IBM PartnerWorld, Brisbane Club, Qld Karate Association, Australian Karate Federation
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Queensland University of Technology ALUMNI -
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BIT Man - Brisbane IT Management -
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Australian Joomla! User Groups -
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University of New England Alumni -
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Lotus in New Zealand and Australia -
IBM ISV Community A/NZ -
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Japan Electric Motors -
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Certus Alumni -
The Agile Tribe (Australia/NZ)
Glenn Irvine’s Honors:
IBM Certified Sales Specialist - Lotus, WebSphere, Tivoli, Rational, Information Management, Maximo 2009
IBM SWG Reseller of the Year (Qld) 2006 & 2007
WebSphere TopGun 2005
4th Dan Karate-Do Instructor
State Coaching Director AKF NCAS Level 2 - 2008
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