Advisor to CIO and ICT Managers to better manage projects and complex infrastructures
Supporting, educating and innovating.
Richard Magalad is a 30 year veteran of the ICT industry starting his career at the State Bank Victoria division of the Commonwealth bank where he received world-class training on Oracle, COBOL, NEC, IBM, Unisys and many other enterprise vendors.
He was a 10-year IT director from 2010 working at a mining company with uranium, gold and diamond projects in Australia, Laos and Canada.
Recent projects are systems integration for two of the large Telcos, several agencies in Federal Government and he is also active in providing strategic IT advice for the SMB market. His current work involves cyber security missions on behalf of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in SE Asia as part of Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program (CCTCP).
He was in national congress and an executive committee member at the Australia Computer Society acs.org.au until 2020.
His is the chairperson of Cloud branch for Australian Information Security Association aisa.org.au from 2022.
Richard is an Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) endorsed by Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)
Technology in Mining
Hands-on work in the Australia Outback deploying industrial-grade technology for projects in uranium, phosphate, diamond and gold mining.
This involved working in the tough conditions of mining where technology and IT strategies are pushed to their limits.
Supporting and Educating Young Techs
Supporting our upcoming young techs by hosting careers events, mentoring programs, internships and employing graduates looking to start their ICT career.
Support for Communities
Finding innovative ways to support charities:
Don’t waste money of expensive novelty cheques
Sell old hardware destined for landfill
IRAP Assessor
He is is an Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) endorsed by Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) who provide security assessment services with the aim of enhancing the security of broader industry and Australian Government systems and data.
Endorsed IRAP Assessors assist organisations to secure their systems and data by independently assessing their cyber security posture, identifying security risks and suggesting mitigation measures.
“His technical expertise was greatly matched by his accounting skills, and I believe his positive attitude and determination is what sets him apart from many IT professionals.”
— Dom Butera, Manager Thomas Cook Travelex
Mining Adventure Video
Here is a short music video on what Richard lived through working in the mining industry for 10-years
Working the mining industry at the Australian Outback is both tough and fun.
Contact
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