Director at Applied Insight Pty Ltd
South Brisbane Area, Australia
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- PhD Candidate at University of Queensland
- Director at Applied Insight Pty Ltd
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- Director Growth Services Consulting at BDO Kendalls
- Director Informaton Systems Consulting at BDO Kendalls
- Accountant at St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School
- Administration Manager at Anglican Church Grammar School
- Education
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- The University of Queensland
- The University of Queensland
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Micheal Axelsen’s Summary
Micheal Axelsen is Director of Applied Insight Pty Ltd, and provides information systems consulting services to clients. Micheal has extensive expertise in providing direction to the information systems and information management function for businesses and government agencies in line with business strategies, goals, and objectives. Previous to this role, Micheal was Director of Information Systems Consulting for BDO Kendalls from 1999 to 2007.
Micheal’s area of expertise is in ICT management and governance, particularly regarding the legislative requirements of government in the maintenance and development of information retrieval systems and record keeping systems. In particular, Micheal's focus is on the structured storage of information and compliance with relevant information standards and leading methods in information systems management.
Micheal has had several publications in the area of information systems and business through membership of the CPA Australia Information Technology & Management Centre of Excellence (as Chairman), as well as being co-author of research papers in the area of information systems and databases in association with the University of Queensland and Georgia State University.
Micheal maintains a web site devoted to the management of information and information systems at his blog, http://www.michealaxelsen.com.
Micheal Axelsen’s Specialties:
Information Management
Information Technology Governance
Information Systems Service Delivery and Project Evaluation
Information Systems Strategic and Operational Evaluation
Micheal Axelsen’s Experience
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PhD Candidate
University of Queensland
(Management Consulting industry)
September 2008 — Present (4 months)
InformationTechnology (IT) Audit Methodologies in the Australian Public Sector: Addressing Mandatory Requirements of International Standards
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Director
Applied Insight Pty Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Consultant in the areas of IT governance, IT strategy, IT service delivery review, information management and knowledge management strategy, software and technology selection, and general IT advice.
Consultant in linking IT strategy to business growth strategy.
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Director Growth Services Consulting
BDO Kendalls
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Accounting industry)
July 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Consultant in the areas of IT governance, IT strategy, IT service delivery review, information management and knowledge management strategy, software and technology selection, and general IT advice.
Consultant in linking IT strategy to business growth strategy.
Managed the systems consulting team, and responsible for services design and delivery whilst contributing to the larger Consulting Group.
Member, National Information & Web Services Strategy Committee BDO Australia.
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Director Informaton Systems Consulting
BDO Kendalls
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry)
June 1998 — June 2006 (8 years 1 month)
Consultant in the areas of IT governance, IT strategy, IT service delivery review, information management and knowledge management strategy, software and technology selection, and general IT advice.
Consultant in linking IT strategy to business growth strategy.
Managed the systems consulting team, and responsible for services design and delivery whilst contributing to the larger Consulting Group.
Member, National Information & Web Services Strategy Committee BDO Australia.
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Accountant
St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
February 1996 — June 1997 (1 year 5 months)
Provided support and accounting assistance to the annual audit of the School.
Prepared financial statements in preparation for the audit.
Provided information systems support to the school administration and staff.
Prepared management reports for School Council.
Business Manager (Acting) (10 December 1996 to 1 February 1997). -
Administration Manager
Anglican Church Grammar School
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
January 1992 — February 1996 (4 years 2 months)
Managed all academic support staff.
Managed school administration information systems.
Responsible for whole-of-school school administration processes.
Micheal Axelsen’s Education
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The University of Queensland
MInfSys, Database Design, Linguistic Ambiguity and Reporting, 1996 — 2000
Master of Information Systems
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The University of Queensland
BComm(Hons), 1988 — 1991
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours 2a)
Additional Information
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Micheal Axelsen’s Interests:
Rostrum (Public Speaking), Rostrum Voice of Youth Volunteer, Cycling, Bushwalking
Micheal Axelsen’s Groups:
Rostrum, CPA Australia, ISACA, Lions International (past), Royal Blind Foundation of Queensland (past)
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ARK - BPM Group
Micheal Axelsen’s Honors:
Treasurer of the Year Lions District Q3 - 2005
President’s Award for Contribution to Information Management and Technology (CPA Australia) - 2004
Micheal Axelsen’s Contact Settings
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