About Bill Rue ↘

Bill Rue is a technology strategy consultant with a broad experience of corporate and SME management. Bill began his career with the Australian Army and has since worked for companies such as Newcrest Mining and Microsoft.

Bill is an expert in cybersecurity, technology implementation, and strategic management. He brings extensive technical knowledge and leadership experience to his work as a consultant.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Arts, Geography, Information Systems and Management from University of New South Wales and is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy.

Certifications

• AWS Certified
  

• Microsoft Certified
  

• Google Certified
  

• ITIL V3
  

• CompTIA A+
  

• Project Management
  

• Enterprise Planning
  

• Enterprise Reporting
  

2019 Principal Consultant & Founder, BillRue.com

• Strategic technology implementation for corporations and SMEs.
• Transformation of clients’ technology culture through team engagement and education.
• Cybersecurity assessment and system protection.

2017 Chief Technology Officer, MailGuard Pty Ltd.

• Leader of a large cybersecurity development team, managing product design and iterative enhancement.
• Collaboration with Microsoft in delivering innovative security solutions.
• Improvement of tech products through greater stability and cost-efficiency.

2015 Customer Engagement Manager, Newcrest Mining

• Leader of service desk, training, and productivity teams.
• Managing project delivery.

2011 Technology Strategist, Microsoft

• Innovation in mission-critical cloud applications.
• Project planning and delivery working with internal and client stakeholders.

2005 Chief Information Officer, Hassell

• Responsible for all aspects of system design and deployment.
• Collaboration with executive teams to design innovative technology solutions.
• Management and coordination of five I.T. departments.

2000 Manager of Australian Technology Centre, Infor.

• Executive consultant on solutions for key clients.
• Team development and workflow management.

1997 Deputy Manager of EDP, NYK Line

• Cybersecurity assessment and risk management.
• Systems analysis and solutions implementation.

1992 Officer, Australian Army

• Army HQ: technology management & support.
• Royal Military College (RMC) Duntroon, technical support operations.
• 176 Air Dispatch Squadron: Troop Commander, computer security & technology deployment.
• Australian Defence Force Academy, military and university training.