About

JOSEPH DONATACCIO
Enterprise Ecosystem Expert
Board & Council – Chair | NED | Advisor
Management – Advisor | Trainer | Auditor

BACKGROUND

Joseph Donataccio has broad-spectrum knowledge, skills and expertise derived from forty-three years’ experience in diverse roles and organisations. These include as a Scientist; Educator / Head of Department; Non-financial Auditor and Group Manager / Acting State Manager with SAI Global; Senior Manager – Business Excellence with Unisys; Board / Council Chair; Non-Executive Director; Board and Management Advisor; Trainer; (non-financial) Auditor; and DiSC facilitator across the three jurisdictions of government; as well as the corporate/commercial, the industrial/manufacturing, the resource, and the community services sectors.

CORE PROPRIETARY EXPERTISE

Joseph is an Enterprise Ecosystem Expert basing his intellectual property on ‘system theory’ and business process expertise. The result is one single system which is fully linked and centred around risk management. He uses integrated Organisation Development and Business Excellence approaches to develop, improve/align or re-engineer the organisation. He provides strategic, visionary leadership in assisting organisations create their customised, systemic solutions through their own people, underpinning all of this with effective management of change strategies. 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Council Chair
• Non-Executive Director
• Board & Management Advisor
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Compliance Management
• Management of Change
• Performance Measurement
• Business Management System
• Quality Management System Certification
• WHS Management System Certification
• Information Security Mgt System Certification
• Education & VET Training
• Business & Management System Auditing
• DiSC Facilitation
• Expert Witness / Technical Expert Adviser

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (UQ)
• Diploma in Education (UQ)
• Certificate in Quality Technology (AOQ)
• Graduate Diploma in Quality (QUT)
• Master of Business (QUT)
• Certificate IV in TAE40110 (TAU)
• Graduate – Aust. Institute of Company Directors
• Advanced Diploma of WHS (SAI Global)
• Exemplar Global Principal Auditor (Quality)
• Member – Qld College of Teachers
• Member – Australia Information Security Association

ORGANISATIONS WORKED WITH

Government:

Government boards (e.g. Queensland Health Patient Safety & Quality Board; PHN Gold Coast); federal government (e.g. Dept of Defence; Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency; Office of the National Safety Regulator), state government (e.g. Queensland Rail; TAFE; Qld Fire & Rescue Service; UnityWater; Seqwater; Stanwell; Roads & Maritime Services, NSW; Vic Roads) and local government (e.g. Brisbane, Gold Coast & Townsville City Councils).

Corporate / Commercial:

Large state-based, national and international complex clients in areas such as IT (e.g.  Unisys; NEXTDC; Data#3); recruitment (e.g. Drake; Hays; Chandler Macleod); airline (e.g. Qantas; Virgin Blue IT); legal (e.g. Minter Ellison; NSW Law Society); insurance (e.g. Suncorp); financial (e.g. QLD Teachers Credit Union; CrediFlex); audit & training sectors (e.g. SAI Global).

Industrial / Manufacturing:

Sectors such as engineering (e.g. Rio Tinto Alcan; Worley Parsons), electrical (e.g. ABB); telecommunications (e.g. March IT); manufacturing (e.g. ModularWalls); construction (e.g. Laing O’Rourke; Total Construction); transport (e.g. ONRSR; Queensland Rail); printing (Signet) and many others.

Resource:

Substantial and diverse services across sectors such as coal (e.g. BMA; Glencore; Anglo American); metal (e.g. BHP Billiton; Qld Nickel; Rio Tinto Alcan); petroleum (e.g. Shell); LNG (e.g. QGC) and many others.

Community Services:

Various services to community organisations (e.g. ACT Government Community Services Directorate; Breast Cancer Network Australia; Endeavour Foundation; Wesley Hospital; AGPAL and many others.

Academic & Research Institutes:

Institute for Molecular Bioscience – University of QLD (e.g. Chair of the IMB Philanthropy & Engagement Committee)

Specialist Services:

Expert Witness (e.g. Glencore vs Adani re Abbot Point)