“I work closely with clients across industries to help maximise the value of technology investments, with a people-centric focus on retaining the human element in technology innovation and adoption.”
Charles McDermid
About
With over 25 years of experience, Charles brings a strong blend of technical expertise and business acumen with robust leadership and communication skills.
His track record includes significant transformation programs, uplifting technology governance, risk, and operational practices. Additionally, he has focused on the development of forward-looking strategies with an emphasis on emerging technologies and their potential to deliver business value, while maintaining a people-centric focus.
Charles is a skilled technologist with a deep understanding of strategic governance, risk management, and IT operations principles, which has formed the foundation of his career as both an internal technology leader and a seasoned external consultant.
Expertise
- Technology portfolio and investment value
- Technology strategy and roadmap
- Technology governance and risk
- Contemporary IT operating models
- Major technology transformation
Education and accreditations
- MBA, University of Queensland (2014-2017)
- Technology Strategy: Led a team to work collaboratively with a large brand-name Australian company to develop their IT
- Technology Transformation: As an interim CIO for a large education-sector client, Charles managed the transformation of
- IT Governance: Charles led an engagement to assess and revise technology governance practices for a for-purpose joint
