About Us

Rawson Consulting draws on the extensive experience of its Director, Nigel Rawson, who for the past 15 years has successfully delivered business consultancy and project management solutions to a wide range of public and private sector organisations across New Zealand. Nigel has a strong and broad level of experience across a range of skill sets including client relationship and engagement management, programme and project management, business process reviews and business analysis, business case development and information management. He has over a decade's experience in management consultancy at Principal and Senior Consultant level and over 15 years’ experience in project management and information management. Previous engagements have included large public sector organisations such as ACC, the Ministry of Social Development and Fire and Emergency New Zealand, academic institutions including Victoria University of Wellington and the Universal College of Learning, and smaller organisations such as the Human Rights Commission and Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust. He also has experience working in the banking and fast-moving consumer goods sectors. ​ Specialties & skills: •Corporate and commercial function reviews and implementation of improvement initiatives •Core business application reviews and implementations •Project management (PRINCE2 Practitioner) successfully implementing a wide range of logistics and IT based projects •Quality assurance reviews (IQAs) of projects, programmes, and investment portfolio and EPMO functions •Strategic planning - ISSPs, annual planning, financial planning •Preparing and delivering business cases following the Better Business Case model (BBC Practitioner) •Procurement management experience for software and logistics-based investments •Business process mapping and re-engineering •Change management •Client relationship and engagement management •Robotic Process Automation (RPA) - banking and public sector clients •Information management - public and academic sectors

Simon is a pragmatic leader with extensive experience delivering strategic transformation initiatives across a range of business functions - including Information Communication Technology (ICT), Finance and Risk. He is an effective and collaborative communicator and an experienced influencer. Simon has extensive skills and experience in: •Programme Management functions: Simon has led complex transformation initiatives, often working with multi-disciplinary and at times distributed teams. •Stakeholder Engagement & Governance: Simon has broad experience in formulating and implementing programme governance to ensure adequate monitoring, control and steering of projects to support the realisation of agreed outcomes at a DCE level within Government and Exec Leadership Team level in the private sector. •Vendor Management: Extensive experience managing multiple and large-scale vendors through selection and delivery in both the private and public (All of Government) sectors. •Knowledge of Risk business function: Experience and knowledge as it relates to Credit and Operational Risk functional domains, including credit modelling and capital calculations, such that Simon can talk to and understand the language of the business. •Information Communications Technology: Wide knowledge of various ICT domains and considerable experience leading ICT teams, including cloud services adoption, application development, service desk, data warehousing and infrastructure management functions.

Thomas is an accomplished business improvement consultant and senior project manager with over thirteen years consulting experience and a proven track record of delivering improved business results and realisation of benefits to clients. He is skilled in reviewing and optimising business processes and assessing and implementing solutions to deliver business outcomes. Thomas is also a Chartered Accountant. Thomas is a strategic thinker who recognises the operational provisions required make strategies work by bringing together people behaviour and systems and business processes to solve difficult issues. He is a skilled facilitator adept at guiding, assisting, and educating clients to gain common knowledge and insights using a collaborative approach and acting with utmost integrity. Thomas has held roles at: •Project Manager 3DHB FPIM Project: Thomas was responsible for scoping and developing the business case to implement a Finance system (FMIS) for the three Wellington region District Health Boards. This then led to procurement management and the successful delivery of three instances of an FMIS at different time intervals. •Programme Manager, Oranga Tamariki: Thomas was responsible for scoping and developing the business case to implement a Finance system (FMIS) for the Ministry. •Business Consultant, Probity Consulting: Thomas had an extensive career as a consultant specialising in ERP and FMIS scoping, requirement gathering, procurement management and delivery implementation for a range of public and private sector client including the Office of the Auditor General and New Zealand Customs. •Manager, Finance Systems, Department of Conservation: Thomas led DoC’s finance systems team •Continuous Improvement Analyst, Ministry of Justice: Thomas led a continuous business process improvement initiative across different functional areas of the Ministry. •Commercial Director, Deloitte: Thomas was a Commercial Director at Deloitte.

Martin is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in senior management, banking, risk and compliance, and project delivery. With a strong track record in stakeholder engagement, Martin has successfully led numerous initiatives by navigating complex technology and regulatory environments to deliver results. Martin is a qualified accountant so he is adept with numbers, and has held several leadership positions where he has demonstrated strategic vision and operational excellence. His expertise spans across risk management technology implementation, regulatory compliance, and organizational transformation. Martin brings to Rawson Consulting his ability to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders, build consensus, and drive initiatives to fruition. He is passionate about leveraging his extensive experience to help organisations deliver sustainable change.

Joy is enthusiastic about building business success through improving and delivering better operations, processes, systems, and products. Practical and results-focused with a commitment to quality, Joy helps organisations identify and implement changes that are simple and sensible while maintaining sufficient rigor to meet organisational needs. Deeply analytical with both numerical and general problem-solving skills, Joy has an excellent eye for detail, critical thinking skills, and quickly grasps the relationships between multiple parts of a complex project or process, allowing for early identification and resolution of risks or issues. She is experienced at building relationships and collaborating with people at all levels of organisations to ensure project success and can tailor project management methods to meet the level of formality and control required while remaining suitable for the work at hand. Joy brings commitment, energy, and problem-solving to her work. She is comfortable dealing with the unknown or the abstract and is flexible and adaptive. She enjoys making difficult things happen and enjoys environments that are challenging and fast-paced with problems for her to solve and performance for her to improve, resulting in a more effective business and happier customers. Joy has extensive skills and experience in: •Project management, planning and organisation: Joy is comfortable at all stages of project cycle including concept development, planning, coordination, implementation, and review – highly capable facilitator, efficient planner and organizer – applies meticulous attention to detail and assumes responsibility for results •Communication, facilitation and presentation skills: Joy is an articulate and confident communicator with excellent written abilities – adept at tailoring communication to satisfy target audience’s requirements – capable of leading and facilitating meetings to achieve desired results – skilled with both formal business and project writing; and technical writing, user documentation, and collateral •Relationship management: Joy manages relationships to deliver continuous performance improvements and achieve key objectives – builds professional relationships and rapport at all levels – comfortable dealing with people at all levels of an organisation •Business improvement: Joy is skilled and experienced in developing and implementing change or redesign to organisational processes, methods, and frameworks – focuses on drilling down to understand the true goal and true obstacles to achieve lasting improvement – draws from a range of methodologies including systems thinking – brings user centred-principles to process design •Customer focus: Joy believes all services should be designed with customer experience in mind – applies quality-focus and interpersonal skills to deliver service excellence to internal customers – experience managing senior accounts and relationships at international and national levels

Keith is a Senior Business Analyst with that extra dimension, bringing first-hand experience in consulting (Ernst & Young), management, technical and training roles across aviation, emergency services, government, finance, primary industries, telecommunications, retail, and software sales. As well as bringing requirements and modelling expertise, Keith designs and runs group sessions that improve transparency, align agendas, highlight stress points, and speed up the analysis phase. Keith creates strong completion criteria to ensure the business gets what it expects and needs. Keith has taught Business Analysis tools and techniques to thousands of people in over fifty countries. He is equally comfortable working with senior management, business reps, IT, clients, and suppliers across multiple cultures.

With over 15 years of administrative experience under her belt, Michelle is a seasoned professional in the world of organisation and coordination. She has sharp skills in remote support and project co-ordination. Michelle's dedication to detail and her task-oriented approach ensure that no task goes unnoticed. She has a natural talent for data management, and especially enjoys tasks such as updating and maintaining files and reports. Michelle's adaptability, flexibility, and friendly approach make her an excellent fit for our clients' needs. Michelle’s skills include: •Executive Assistance •Data Management •Project Coordination •Email and calendar management •Systems and Processes