The Adams Factory

Hello and welcome to the Adams Factory. I am Rob Adams, based in Sydney Australia.

I am a Consultant in Online Retail (eCommerce) and Technology in general with more than 30 years experience with Technology.

I am currently working as a Partner in Karob Partners, providing consulting and eCommerce services.

I am available for Engagements through Karob Partners.

Proficiency

Program & Project Management: 25+ years delivering new services, upgrades, decommissions and transformations projects, programs and portfolios for Telstra, nabCapital, NAB, IBM, ANZ, and Winc.

Commercials & Vendor Management: 17+ years accumulated experience in IT related service provider & vendor selection, commercial analysis & negotiations (including M&A / TSA), and vendor management with AAR (now Allens), Telstra, IBM, NAB, ANZ, NRMA, Sony, & Winc.

Technology Transformation: 13+ years consulting and delivering programs that transform the way organisations use their technology. Largely driven by acquisitions and regulatory requirements, including migrating services into the cloud (Azure & AWS) – Westpac, AAR, NAB, ANZ & Winc

Security: 6+ years delivering security related initiatives for Winc, Westpac, NAB and ANZ, including PCI DSS compliance, Identity & Access Management, network security and data protection.

Infrastructure & Networks: 12+ years delivering physical & virtual infrastructure and network initiatives for Westpac, Telstra, NAB, IBM, ANZ & Winc.

Development, Applications & Integration: 5+ years in the web / digital space development (eCommerce, mobile, advertising & social media), and 6+ years leading IT projects (development, integration & data migrations etc.)

DevOps, IT Operations & Service Management: 17+ years working directly with IT Operations & IT Service Management including ITIL implementation. Specific expertise in Service Continuity & Change Management.

Experienced in the delivery of Technology Projects, I bring more than 30 years of technology experience, spanning various sectors within large, complex organisations as well as small-medium companies. In these challenging times, I am fortunate to being adept at working with dispersed teams be they local or international, in-house or supplied.

Sectors: Financial Services, Telecommunications, Retail (Ecommerce & Logistics), and Technology Consulting.

Key Organisations: Winc, Westpac, NAB, ANZ, Telstra, IBM, Sony (Playstation), NRMA, Allens, & Woolworths.

My background is in the Finance Industry from a Technology Operations beginning to delivering a range of projects & portfolios including leading the delivery of new and replacement applications at Westpac, NAB and ANZ in the past.

Client Organisations

The key clients that the Adams Factory has worked with in Australia and New Zealand.

Partner & Provider Organisations

Some of the organisations the Adams Factory has worked with in delivering projects and consulting services.