Product Manager (Web-based Construction Project Management Software)
Sydney Area, Australia
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- Product Manager at ProjectCentre.Net
- Past
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- Consultant at Hands-on Systems
- Systems Analyst at Reed Constructions Australia Pty Ltd
- Estimating Manager / Contracts Administrator / IT Specialist at Powerhouse Group
- Business Analyst at Bradcorp Pty Ltd
- Construction Analyst at J-Corp Pty Ltd
- Education
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- Edith Cowan University
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Jodie Miners’s Summary
As Product Manager, I am looking after the Contracts Administration Module of the ProjectCentre.Net product.
ProjectCentre.Net is a Web-based Construction Project Management product that is offered as a SaaS / ASP model.
The Contracts Administration module is the part that manages all the money on the construction project from Contracts to Claims to Variations and Budgets. It's my role to be the technical liaison between the clients and developers to develop the system further and help people really manage their construction costs.
Jodie Miners’s Specialties:
Understanding both Construction and Software Development and translating between the two.
Understanding and developing KPI's for business.
Product and Vendor Research.
Microsoft SQL Server Development (A bit Rusty)
Microsoft Visual Studio (A bit Rusty)
Microsoft Reporting Services, Crystal Reports (A bit Rusty)
Microsoft Excel, Word, Access (Advanced level, including development in all 3)
Microsoft Viso, Project
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Services 2007 (including some development)
Jodie Miners’s Experience
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Product Manager
ProjectCentre.Net
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2008 — Present (4 months)
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Consultant
Hands-on Systems
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2008 — April 2008 (3 months)
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Systems Analyst
Reed Constructions Australia Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Construction industry)
October 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 1 month)
• Business Analyst for a Mid Tier Construction company specialising in improving systems, procedures and therefore profitability for the company.
• Utilising my combination of Construction Skills and IT Skills to improve systems and procedures in the construction division of a large construction company.
• Analysis of profitability for projects and preparing KPI’s for management.
• Designing and developing the corporate database to track all project, staff and corporate information.
• Design and implantation of the SharePoint Intranet application including using SharePoint for tracking project data.
• Creation of standard company forms and documents including complex Word and Excel VBA coding.
• Liaising with the project teams to understand their system requirements and train the teams on new system implementations. -
Estimating Manager / Contracts Administrator / IT Specialist
Powerhouse Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
January 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 9 months)
• Responsible for all facets of estimating, purchasing, ordering and administration for interior fitout projects up to $2M value.
Liaising with clients to understand their requirements for inclusions and specification of the project, whilst keeping the whole project within their budget.
• Expertise with the requirements that organisations need for their comms rooms and IT infrastructure requirements.
• A good knack for thinking outside the square and finding innovative ways to achieve the designer look for a budget, especially with furniture and finishes.
• Responsible for the IT requirements for a small organisation (12 people) and liaising with the external providers of technology.
• Upgraded key estimating and purchasing systems utilising Excel to dramatically improve efficiency, reduce errors and increase profitability. -
Business Analyst
Bradcorp Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
April 1999 — September 2002 (3 years 6 months)
• Key member of the team to develop the web-based estimating, procurement and building management system, used now by both Australian and US home builders.
• Responsibility for analysing the requirements of the home building team and developing the specification for the SQL server back end and web-based user interface.
• Responsibility for integrating the system into the home building business including data importation and manipulation, training staff members in the use of the system and formalising procedures and documentation.
• Key member of a 4 person team designing, estimating and building large prestigious homes for clients – fully utilising the system designed and developed for this purpose. Role included Procurement, liaising with suppliers and contractors, all building administration functions and Estimating and Cost Control. -
Construction Analyst
J-Corp Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Construction industry)
1986 — 1999 (13 years)
• Re-designed part of the company’s construction management system using an Oracle database incorporating estimating, specification control, contract documentation, procurement, purchase orders and invoicing, job tracking and cost control with responsibility for specifying user and business requirements and translating these into functional IT specifications to facilitate the system’s development.
• Undertook training staff in the regional WA offices on the use of new systems and procedures.
• Coordinated and controlled the specification and pricing of over 450 standard house types
• Produced all the standard documentation, forms and reference documents used by the firm’s marketing function
Provided construction profitability KPI's to the management team.
• Liaised between the construction department and the computer department, translating computer terminology into construction terms and the construction department's requirements into IT terms.
Jodie Miners’s Education
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Edith Cowan University
BBus, Management and Information Systems, 1995 — 2000
Also other qualifications in Construction and Architectural Drafting
- Activities and Societies:
- Dean’s list for outstanding performance
Golden Key Honors Society
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