Our Team
Expert data management consultants
The team you need to achieve practical outcomes
When it comes to creating, implementing or resourcing your data management projects, Robinson Ryan has the team you need. Our team of consultants are pragmatic, understand the ‘real world’ and focus on achieving outcomes. We work closely with both business and IT stakeholders to avoid conflicts that can undermine data management initiatives.
You can engage our team for consulting, mentoring, training, execution – including resourcing or even taking over discrete functions for a period. We offer complete flexibility to support your data management goals. Our principal consultants are all senior executives with 20+ years of experience in data management and are all CDMP-certified. Our company also engages a network of associate consultants across Australia for project delivery.
Waits calmly while
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Lloyd Robinson | Director | Data Strategy Lead
Certified Data Management Professional – Master
Lloyd is a global authority on the practical development of data management implementation. He is a published author, presenter and trainer and actively contributes to advancing the data management profession. Lloyd has overseen and executed many enterprise-scale data management projects: across four continents, over 38 years, and spanning the financial services, utilities, government and education industries. He has implemented well over $1Bn of change. Â He is a strategic shaper of large-scale data management change initiatives, in the role of strategist, architect or governance facilitator.
Industry contributions and achievements
- Co-author, Emily’s Rebellion, guidelines for digital transformation
- Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) – Master
- DAMA International Data Management Body of Knowledge contributor
- ITIL Foundations Certification in Service Management
- Founding member of Computer Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG)
Always asks ‘why?’
David Wiebe | Director | Data Architecture Lead
Certified Data Management Professional – Master
David is a DAMA Master level Certified Data Management Professional with over 30 years of experience in data management. He specialises in data modelling, data architecture, operations, integration and interoperability. David has worked across multiple sectors, bringing deep experience in government, resources and utilities, financial services and IT. David’s area of specialty is creating conceptual and logical enterprise data models to capture the integrated information and data needs of organisations for the purposes of understanding the scope of data involved in business activities.
Industry contributions and achievements
- DAMA Australia Past-President
- DAMA International Ethics and Governance committee member
- DAMA International Data Management Body of Knowledge contributor
- Standards Australia IT 21 Records Management group committee member
- Contributor to the International Data Privacy
- Contributor to Standards Australia 2006 AS 4590 – Interchange of Client Information
- Co-author of the Queensland Government Information Portfolio Framework
Brings a growth
mindset
James Bell | General Manager | Business Transformation Lead
When it comes to helping organisations go on a data transformation journey, James takes your approach and builds out from what’s already working well. He is passionate about helping organisations unlock value and brings people, teams and business leaders together to clarify what success looks like in the future. He is adept at leading transformation and bringing people on the data journey to achieve your organisation’s strategic goals.
James’ approach goes beyond technology, digital or data – it’s the combination of bringing people together to create the solutions that truly make the most of your data. This is informed by more than 10 years’ experience driving transformation, technology and business growth across business, government, not for profits, member bodies and education.
Industry contributions and achievements
- Secretary, DAMA Australia
- Marketing Committee, Association for Tertiary Education Management
- Executive Sponsor, Curran Access Children's Foundation
- Marketing Committee, StudyNSW (Investment NSW)
- Secretary, Employee Assistance Professional Association of Australasia
- MBA, Charles Sturt University
Brings business and
IT together
Tim Goswell | Data Governance Lead
Certified Data Management Professional – Practitioner
When it comes to risks around data, Tim takes your approach from reactive to proactive. He brings business and IT leads together to clarify data decision-making authority, by creating the frameworks, processes and policies you need for robust and tangible data governance. Tim’s approach goes beyond compliance – to truly make the most of your data. This is informed by more than 20 years’ experience driving transformation, technology and data initiatives across business, government, defence and education. Tim respects existing structures, people and investments – evolving your approach rather than a ‘rip and replace’ mentality.
Industry contributions and achievements
- DAMA Australia, Canberra Branch Past President
- DAMA rep on Data Governance Special Interest Group (Australian Federal Government)
- TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner
- Agile Scrum-Master
- Prince2 Practitioner
- ITIL trained
Always has an
impressive plan
Graham Wilson | Business Architect
Certified Data Management Professional – Practitioner
Graham is a creative enterprise business architect with a strong foundation in business data architecture. He has led the architecture of many nationally significant government projects in Australia and New Zealand, over 32 years, spanning disability insurance, Indigenous affairs, grants management, and biosecurity. He is a voice of the business in strategic change initiatives, ensuring that business requirements and information needs are the driving forces to deliver sustainable outcomes.
Industry contributions and achievements
- Co-author, Emily’s Rebellion
- Certified Business Architect (CBA)
- Member of Business Architecture Guild
Asks what the value is
Todd Heather | Senior Consultant
Certified Data Management Professional – Practitioner
Todd provides leadership for IT organisations to contribute real value. He supports clients to overcome challenges with the complex interaction of people, process and technology, and achieve strong business outcomes from programs and investments. His key areas of knowledge include IT strategy, enterprise architecture, data management, and program design with benefits management. His many decades of experience include multiple CTO roles leading large workforces, including at the Australian Taxation Office. His outlook is global, having previously led consulting practices across the Asia-Pacific and North America.
Support staff
Nicole Hartigan | Executive & Employee Support
Keeps everyone organised.. no really everyone
Josh Robinson-MacLeod | Director of Finance
Manages the money: our finance and accounting operations
