Peter Scardoni
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
December 1999 – Present
Contractor and Consultant
Director Scardoni Enterprises
(ABN 67 090 916 902)
Current Activities
- Association for Tertiary Education Management.
Member of National Secretariat and Assistant Treasurer.
- Emeritus Faculty, Australian National University
Treasurer
- Bush "N" Tucker Tours
Partner
March 1998 – December 1999
Project Manager, Development
Office
Australian National University
Responsibilities
- Identify and promote activities, projects and other opportunities
that have the potential to enhance strategically the national and
international standing of the University and bring additional funds
to campus.
- Broaden and strengthen linkages with external sectors: government
and non-government, corporate and the wider community to generate
additional benefits.
- Foster within the University the evolution of a culture which is
more aware of benefits of partnerships with other organisations.
- Advise and liaise with stakeholders on campus and coordinate and
enhance internal networks of development staff across campus
- Assist with the Executive Officer, Development in establishing and
expanding the Endowment for Excellence.
Achievements
- Developed and implemented successful strategies establishing an
ANU Language Institute. Negotiated a consortia which includes Language
Australia, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Asian Studies, Centre for Continuing
Education and other Centres.
- Developed a market base for the Language Institute by negotiating
service provision to and partnerships with external bodies such as
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Defence, University of Western
Sydney, Southern Adult Education, various Embassies and ethnic community
organisations and private companies.
- Developed and implemented successful strategies for establishing
external partnerships resulting in external funds from projects with
Bishop AUSTRANS (Light Rail System), AEDOL (A consortia developing
a commercial system using spatial data from satellites), projects
e.g.: Austrans AEDOL Field Screen, RSBS’ Kioloa
- ACT Govt, CANTRADE network, Gateway Conference, Gateway Building,
Bequest Strategy
May 1984- February 1998
Business Manager, The Faculties
Australian National University
Responsibilities
- Provide professional advice and propose, develop and disseminate
strategic plans and policies on any issues affecting or having the
potential to affect any areas of The Faculties, Teaching, Research
and/or Administrative business.
- Manage all financial (including an operating budget in excess of
$50M), human resource and logistic matters within the Faculties covering
general recurrent operations, space management and capital programs,
fee programs, investment opportunities, external funds and entrepreneurial
activities and, and all other non-academic administrative requirements
of The Faculties.
- Counsel, advise and assist all Deans, Heads of Departments, Units
and Centres and Academic staff in The Faculties, on all financial,
human resource and non-academic administrative operations ensuring
the most effective use of resources in their areas.
- Represent The Faculties and the ANU at the highest level on all
manner of councils, boards, committees and other bodies as required.
Achievements
- The position assumed the profile of the Senior Managerial and key
administrative post in a medium size University.
- Developed an accepted model for the equitable distribution of funds
across Faculties, Departments and Units.
- As Business Manager and Member of The Faculties Space Committee
devised and implemented plans to fund and manage the refurbishing
and construction new buildings in the Faculties. The success of this
project led to the reinstatement of Government Capital Funding for
the University
- Helped plan and implemented a major re-organisation in the Faculty
of Science entailing the physical relocation of some six departments
and facilities, the contraction of two departments and the establishment
of the Engineering program.
- Published Expanding The Faculties Resource Base 1996
- Launched Income generation/budgeting strategy.
- Established The Faculties Development Network and lead interactions
with the business sector government and other external organisations
forming partnerships which lead to external funding.
- Established and Chaired The ANU Business Managers Committee
- Established a head Technical Officer and Technical Coordinators
Group and a non-Science Technical support group.
- Established a Faculties Computing Committee
February 1983 - April 1984
Assistant Bursar/Assistant
Secretary (Management)
Australian National University
Responsibilities
- Co-ordinate and rationalise stores and purchasing at the ANU
- Assist the Bursar as required
Achievements
- Drew up and had accepted by all sections of the University specifications
for a new stores and purchasing system for the University.
- Engaged and liased with an external company of computer programmers
to develop the operating system. The system operated successfully
as the University Stores and Purchasing System for over 20 years.
- Harnessed the University purchasing power by persuading Campus Purchasing
Officers to work together.
- Successfully implemented across campus the transition from a manual
stores system to the new computerised system
March 1977 – January 1983
Deputy Business Manager,
The Faculties
Australian National University
Responsibilities
- Manage the business financial and human resource requirements of
the Faculties of Arts, Economics and Asian Studies together with a
number of Units and Centres.
- Counsel, advise, and assist Deans, Heads of Departments and Academic
staff of the designated Faculties and Centres on all financial, human
resource and non-academic administrative operations ensuring the most
effective use of resources in their areas.
- Deputise for, and act as the Business Manager as required
Achievements
- Developed a voluntary early retirement scheme for the University.
- Revised stores and purchasing arrangements within The Faculties.
- Introduced word-processing in The Faculties.
- Computerised the finance reporting and management systems in The
Faculties.
1968 - 1977
Assistant Laboratory Manager,
Research School of Biological
Sciences
Australian National University
Responsibilities
- Responsible to the Director and Laboratory Manager for the business
and financial management of the Research School.
- Assist with technical management of the Research School.
Achievements
- Designed, implemented and managed the budgetary, financial reporting,
stores and purchasing systems for the new Research School.
- Proposed and had accepted improvements to the fledgling University
computerised stores and purchasing system.
- Proposed and had accepted strategies at Faculty Board for the allocation
of funds within the School.
1962 -1968
Various Administrative/Accounts
Clerk Positions
Central administration
Australian National University
Other Appointments
Previous:
Member, Australian National
University Council
Chair, University Financial
Information Systems Project Committee
Chair, Burton and Garran Hall
Governing Body
Edith and Joy London Foundation
Management Committee
Current:
Member, Bruce Burton and Garran
Hall Governing Body
Other:
Member of many University Committees
PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Name: Peter Alexander
Scardoni
Private Address: 13 Wyles
Place, Flynn.
Educational Qualifications:
BA (Accounting) University
of Canberra 1974
Certified Practicing Accountant
(Non Financial)
3 stages of a 4 stage Biological
Technicians Certificate
Other Interests:
Fishing, gardening, sport,
outback travelling, cooking, wine, music.
Other:
Past Member, Rotary Club of
Canberra – Fyshwick
Treasurer and Public Officer,
Pegasus, Riding for the Disabled (ACT)
Treasurer, Board member, National
Brain Injury Foundation.
Auditor - Several non-profit
Charities and Associations.
