Barry Thomas

Technology Strategist

FOCUS

Helping organisations to make smart choices about technology and technology-led disruption.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Jurisprudence - Monash University

Graduate Diploma, Document Management - RMIT University

Masters, Business (Knowledge Management) - RMIT University

CONTACT BARRY

BACKGROUND

Barry has worked in the IT field for 30 years, for big businesses, international success stories and ambitious startups. Since 2000 he has focused on the difficult task of building industry consensus around innovative technical standards, leading efforts in mortgage lending, land titles and now the emerging Consumer Data Right (CDR) and Open Banking initiatives.

Having joined AltusQ in 2010 Barry has worked with a diverse range of clients including digital marketing agencies, software developers, security consultants, multi-national construction firms, industry associations, sporting bodies, legal and accounting firms, health insurers and urban planners.

Barry is also responsible for the AltusQ Project Office, where he ensures AltusQ coaches have the technical support they need to do their jobs. One aspect of this role has been the design and implementation of the online program management platform for AltusQ's award-winning coach training courses. As a writer, photographer and videographer Barry is also responsible for much of the content in the AltusQ website, as well as being the site's developer and administrator.

Barry is actively involved in the establishment of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) in the Asia Pacific Region. He is currently the Vice President, Accreditation for the EMCC APR.

Barry recently returned to live in Melbourne with his wife and tween-age daughter after 25 years based in Sydney.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

"In a technically and politically complex environment Barry's ability to ask the right (if sometimes difficult) question at the right time has been invaluable. I highly recommend him to any business."

Andrew Fisher

Program Manager, UTS

"Barry was instrumental in setting up the research collaboration between NICTA and LIXI. His insights into the challenges of the lending industry drove several successful R&D projects, and these provided the basis and the inspiration for much of the industry-centric research in NICTA's software engineering research team."

Paul Mackie

Business Development Manager, NICTA

"Barry's help in developing our social media platform was invaluable. His structured approach enabled us to clearly identify the mediums appropriate for us and develop a realistic implementation plan."

Ian Robertson

CEO, JBA Urban Development Planners

"Barry has the ability to cut through the noise of the many conversations and mixed agendas within in any enterprise and distil them into a clear and concise message, that can be easily consumed by those inside and outside the business. Enlightening and invigorating!"

Mark Byers

Co-founder, ibCom

ARTICLES

Evidence-based coaching

Jan 21, 2019

Evidence-based coaching Historically, organisational coaching has been something you just had to have faith in. You took it on because someone else recommended it or because you didn’t know what else to try to fix whatever you thought your problem was. While there are some obvious metrics (sales, profit, staff turnover etc.) these typically take…

Why your mentoring program needs to go online

Jul 10, 2017

Why your mentoring program needs to go online On the face of it mentoring would seem a quintessentially human activity. It inherently centres on a close, personal relationship between two individuals and it is the quality of that relationship that ultimately determines success or failure. What possible justification could there be for adding technology to…

Do your customers understand you?

Jun 23, 2016

Do your customers understand you? It’s a complicated world we live in, and it’s tempting to believe that success comes from doing a better job of mastering that complexity than your competitors. Yet the reality is that merely doing the simple things consistently right will usually put you well ahead of the pack. Marketing is…