Matt brings extensive experience in detailed business case development, implementation planning, and operating model design across the Commonwealth.
He has been part of some of the largest transformations for government, with a track record of securing funding and enabling impactful program outcomes. Matt is also a civil engineer with firsthand experience on large scale construction programs, having worked through RMS, Baulderstone and Parsons Brinkerhoff in the design and delivery of the Iron Cove Duplication and Northern Sydney Freight Corridor upgrade.
Influential work
- Secured $200m+ in funding for Enhanced myGov, supporting services used by more than 19m Australians, working embedded within the DTA to develop the ICT second pass business case, shaping the transformation strategy across customer journeys, data sharing, data security, enterprise architecture, benefits realisation, and implementation requirements
- Led strategy, options development, and staging for Service Australia’s transition to a future state welfare payment platform, coordinating business decision-makers and technical architects to balance business needs, technical constraints, and staged benefits realisation
- Helped establish programme management mechanisms for the Medical Research Future Fund and Genomics Health Futures Mission, engaging lead researchers and the Steering Committee to guide investment
- Supported a Cabinet-level report that secured continued investment in JEDI, contributing to the Department’s Business and Data Advisory Services project, supporting the design and implementation, and guiding data infrastructure investment decisions
- Supported the ATO Future Approach Project, which developed 19 recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Client Engagement and Service Delivery groups, refine business processes and improve data and IT systems
- Supported the redesign of a transmission network service provider’s PMO structure and implementation guidance, strengthening its ability to manage a larger and more complex delivery pipeline
Outside of Nous
Before joining Nous, Matthew was an assistant project manager at Parsons Brinckerhoff, specialising in rail infrastructure. He holds qualifications in natural disaster management (PhD) from The University of NSW and in civil engineering from The University of Sydney.
In his spare time...
Matthew enjoys sitting with a coffee and trying his hand at a cryptic crossword, as well as cooking for his friends.