Years
Experience as a
Chief Technical Officer
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Michael Tran's Technology Hub
Hello my name is michael.
About me
My mission is to
enable the nextgen digital world
through innovative thinking and an absolute commitment to making impossible turn into reality.
A highly competent and skilled IT services, solutions and support Chief Technology Officer with a strong background in infrastructure, software, cloud computing, and networking, and with high level project management and enterprise solutions expertise. Robust technical aptitude and excellent business management/business development skills necessary for innovation and driving technological progress. With effective communication and interpersonal skills, as well as ethical principles and professionalism. Keys to success are critical thinking and decision making skills, organisation, and wide knowledge of emergent information technology applications and trends. Interested to pursue Senior Technical Expert roles in the IT networking, software, and data systems management sector.
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Thought Leadership
I aim to be at the forefront of technology innovation including:
- 01. IOT & Artificial Intelligence
- 02. Cloud Services
- 03. Digital Transformation
- 04. Multi-Cloud & Integration
- 05. Blockchain
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Education
BACHELORS DEGREE
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Jan 2002 - Dec 2005
BA. Information Technology (Information Management)
BACHELORS DEGREE
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Jan 2002 - Dec 2005
BA. Health Science (Health Information Management)
TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION
Netapp Certified Design Architect (NCDA) for Clustered Ontap
VMWare NSX Service Provider Administration
Force10 Certified Network Architect
Fujitsu PRIMERGY Server Design Architect
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Storage Design Architect
Checkpoint Certified Installation Specialist
ONGOING
Hemples Aviation, Queensland, Australia
Commercial Pilots License
Experience
DIGITAL SENSE HOSTING (CTO/DIRECTOR)
THWAK (CTO/DIRECTOR)
PENINSULA EYE HOSPITAL (CTO)
AUSTRALIAN INTERNET DEVELOPMENT (Owner)
for details on these roles. Please see my resume
Roles & Functions in my Career
Business Management
Competitors and Market Trends Analysis; Budget Planning and Prioritisation; Business Management; Contracts Administration; Conflict Resolution; Human Resources; Importation; Investor Relations; Project Management; Sales and Marketing; Training; Tender Submissions; Performance Reviews; Business Development; Business Forms; Business Partnerships Management; Business Report Writing; Client Contract and Sales; Contract Negotiations
Healthcare Roles
Creation of Medical Records Tracking Software; Visualisation Projects; Private Cloud Infrastructure; Electronic Patient management; Database Merging; Clinical Coding; Clinical Digital Forms Design; Clinical Pathways
Information Technology
Detailed Architectural Design; Solutions Architecture Skills; Implementation; Project Management; Programming; Escalations; Support; Problem Management
Current Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence; Block Chain Development; VLogging; Multi-Cloud Development
Data Centre
Data Centre Design; Data Centre Operations; Data Centre Implementation;
Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Platforms Management; Workload Migrations; Application Architecture
Speaker
NetApp Insight (2017)
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Technical presentation covering how to scale NetApp platforms and how to quickly identify performance issues.
Gartner Symposium (2017)
Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Technical presentation covering VMWare NSX technologies and their relevance in a cloud first world.
Cloud & Data Centre Strategy Summit (2016,2017)
Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Ask the Experts Panel member for multiple sessions.
vForum Sydney (2016)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Security luncheon speaker. Ask the Experts Panel member for multiple sessions.
Seagate Global Meeting (2015)
Cebu, Philipines
Guest Speaker on cloud services providers perspective on storage. Speaker on Kinetic Ethernet Storage Project.
NetApp Roadshow (2014)
Brisbane,QLD,AU | Auckland,NZ | Wellington,NZ
Guest Speaker on cloud services providers perspective on storage.
Microsoft Health Technology (2014)
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Guest Speaker using intelligent storage for Medical outcomes.
Data Center Dynamics (2009.2010)
Sydney,NSW,Australia
Data Centre monitoring and metering implementation speaker.
Standards Development
AS2834 Standards Revision Board (DC Standards)
Australia
Involved in the re-writing of the Australian Data Centre Standard AS2834, specifically in the monitoring and reporting chapter.
Kinetic Ethernet Storage Foundation
Global
One of the founding members of the KESF, a group put together by Seagate to define global standards on native object disk storage.
Uptime Institute Executive Advisory Board Member
Global
Member of the TUI EAB leading development of data center technologies.
Understanding people and culture is key to success.
I have travelled many places and experienced many cultures. It is through these experiences, I have moulded my career by taking in idea's, ideals and innovations from around the world and apply them in my career and personal life. In almost any crowed, I am able to share my vision and lead a group through new frontiers because I am able to deeply understand what drives different people from different walks of life to succeed.
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To embrace technology is to embrace change. How we manage change is how we retain loyalty.
“ Michael Tran is resourceful and has been a pleasure to deal with. He came through at a moments notice with backup connectivity when other providers had failed. I cannot recommend him more highly for his dedication to his customers.