Ramin Communications
Marghanita da Cruz
ICT Consultant, Author, Publisher & Director
Marghanita da Cruz was elected to the Inner West Council in September 2017. See Councillor Marghanita da Cruz
E-mail: marghanita@ramin.com.au
Website: ramin.com.au
Blog: perambuler.ramin.com.au
Telephone: (+61)0414-869-202
Post: PO Box 341 Annandale NSW 2038 Australia
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Consultancy Services
Publications
Annandale Historical Short Walks
'50s Annandale: A Short Walk, 
1940s Annandale: A Short Walk, 
1930s,
1920s
,
The Great War
,
Federation
and
1890s
Governance of ICT
Social Media
Twitter: 
@callicoma 
| Linkedin | YouTube | flickr | github | Wikipedia | Wikiversity (Wikis) and Wikiversity (Environment) | Google Books | Google Plus | Sydney History and Heritage Meetup (now decommissioned) | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook
Experience
Candidate in Inner West Council Elections 9 September 2017: Photo Log of the campaign here
Short Walk Paperbacks and eBooks
Paperbacks are available through retail outlets in Annandale, Gleebooks.com.au, Lulu.com and Amazon.com. E-books are available from iTunes, nook, Kindle and Lulu
More Annandale History
Open Data
Other Assignments & Research
- E-Waste and Energy Efficient Lighting
- Infrastructure Manager, Australian Public Service Commission (2007/8) - Resolution of VoIP issues, Webserver upgrade, Office relocation.
- Program Manager E-Commerce, Optus Communications (2000) - Strategy
- Consultant on Internet Strategy, Office of State Revenue NSW - Website Analytics and Technical Issues resolutions
- Internet & Website Management Ramin Communications (1996-), Creekcare (2007-), Leenova Craft (2009-), new theatre (1998-2008)) program information; membersip application, subscription to email alert; rss feed of media releases. Registration and redirection of Domain Name
- Invited public member of HTML5 Working Group Feb 2007 to May 2008 (Comments on Draft HTML5 Specification)
- Member of Standards Australia Working Group (2002-6) drafting and socialising AS8015-2005 Australian Standard for Corporate Governance of ICT, which was published January 2005 and adopted as ISO/IEC 38500 in May 2008. Australian Computer Society (ACS) representative on Standards Australia Technical Committee & Founding Chair of ACS Governance of ICT Technical Committee(2003-6).
- Founding chair (2003-2006) ACS Governance of ICT Committee and ACS representative on Standards Australia Technical Committee, which published AS8015-2005
- Commissioned Illustrations for IT Governance
Australian Standard for Corporate Governance of ICT (AS8015)
- Review of the Office of State Revenue Internet and Intranet Websites including resolution of issues with Service Provider, extraction and presentation of usage statistics, review of business practices and recommendations for expanded use of internal and external websites for information dissemination within organisation and to clients. Preparation of Action plan and Budget (1999)
- Submission to Productivity Commission Review of Broadcasting Legislation(1999)
- Review of Project Proposal at Sinclair Knight Merz - Consulted stakeholders to review business opportunity and solution fit, reviewed selection of solution, prepared business case (financial analysis), identified gaps in skill levels and transferred skills to address some of these, presented findings to Executive, 1998.
- Consultant on Whole of Government IT Integration Model - identified opportunities and assisted in the development of a framework for business and technology integration across Victorian Government Agencies (1998)
- Guest Lecturer UTS on Service Delivery over the Internet(1998/1999)
- Prepared ACS Submission on Ministerial Council Statement - Towards an Australian Strategy for the Information Economy (1998)
- Project Manager/Consultant Remote Access at University of Technology Sydney - Consulted stakeholders (students, administrative staff, technical staff, management, academics, service providers) to identify business requirements and clarify scope of business opportunity. Defined Scope of Solution. Developed financial model and business model. Prepared and issued request for tender. Selected and recommended service providers (1997)
- Paper to ACS Conference: Outsourcing of Internet Services (1996)
- Project Manager Outsourcing hosting of Website (1996)
- Sales Manager, Digital Audio Editing and Broadcasting System ABC Technology included preparation of tender proposals and presentations at tradeshows in China and Australia and Project Management of the Installation and Commissioning of Systems.(1992-6 )
"Every time you put sound onto a tape and transfer it in editing, you lose quality, and a lot of tape is thrown away," said Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio sales manager Marghanita da Cruz. - LA Times 24 May 1993
- Senior Office Automation Technical Analyst/Systems Manager, ABC IT (1988-93). Managed All-in-1 E-Mail/WP/Corporate Directory System & evaluated "Office Automation" Software
Marghanita da Cruz, then with MIS, was VAX email's 'product champion'... - Digital dilemmas: the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and interactive multimedia publishing, 1992 - 2002, Fiona R. Martin epublications@SCU
- Systems & Network Manager, Australian Institute of Health (1987-8)
- Computer Programmer/Analyst, Department of Resources & Energy (1984-7)
- Computer Programmer, Industries Assistance Commission (1982-4)
Talks
Exhibitions & Conversations (Curation & Online Promotion/Catalogs)
Associations, Education & Training
- Active Member Sydney Linux Users Group (SLUG) (2007-2012) less active since.
- Member of Standards Australia Working group (2002-2005). Member of Technical Committee (2003-6)
- Modern IT Governance & Measurement Workshop (2003)
- Certificate of IT Industry Specialised Mediation Training, Australian Commercial Disputes Centre (2002)
- Member of the NSW Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Innovation and Small Business Standing Committee (2001).
- Business, Legal and Ethical Issues, Australian Computer Society Certification Unit - Essay Legal and Social Issues of E-Commerce (1998)
- Becoming a Business Consultant - Sydney Community College (1997)
- Object Orientated Programming in Java -Sydney University (1996)
- Philosophy A1 Unit, Australian National University (1984)
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science/Mathematics/Chemistry/Zoology/Physics), University of Western Australia (1984)
Frameworks for IT Management, first published in Netherlands, September 2006 and subsequently as a pocket guide, and translated into Japanese, German and Dutch and is available on Google Books. 
At Home with Author Marghanita da Cruz (C!ao Magazine, November 2014)
Anecdotal History of Annandale 
Video clip Marghanita da Cruz speaking about Local Online Community Engagement, Canberra June 2009
Flickr
Eco-Annandale 2016 on the theme of Food. (Sunday 21 August 2016)
Eco-Annandale 2009 (Annandale's modern Ecosystem)