In playing a key role in the Digital team, James will also focus on shaping strategic partner relationships, and overseeing the successful delivery and implementation of digital solutions.
Hailing from his former role at the City of Newcastle, James brings strong working relationships with the Hunter region’s key stakeholders across government, the private sector and significant research institutions. His experience is further validated by his contribution to the delivery of a large array of complex smart city projects, including the Smart City Program, aimed at transitioning the City of Newcastle’s economy to a smart and innovative regional powerhouse.
WSP were strategic partners of the Smart City program that delivered an unparalleled suite of interconnected projects including sensor and fibre networks, wi-fi networks, smart pole deployments, data and analytics platforms, mobile applications, smart parking solutions, augmented reality experiences, autonomous vehicle trials, interactive smart screens, open data portals and city insights projects.
“The City of Newcastle’s Smart City Program is a pioneer project in Australia designed to promote integrated data and services, driving productivity and resource management with direct benefits to the City and its citizens,” said James.
“Having already worked closely with WSP on this significant city-shaping project, I’m excited to explore the solutions we can create for tomorrow’s challenges”.
Looking to the future
In addition to bringing his technical expertise to WSP, James will also play a significant role in shaping and nurturing strategic partner relationships. This will include working closely with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop new and exciting capabilities that will leverage the AWS platform and deliver a range of services to the market.
Damien Cutcliffe, Director of Business Development and Growth - Digital says, “James will further strengthen the bridge between our team and external relationships, allowing us to better serve our clients and provide innovative solutions.
As we clearly see the larger footprints of our cities, and Newcastle’s inclusion in the Six Cities Strategy, I look forward to working with James as he contributes to the creation and implementation of new technologies and smart infrastructure to support the future of our communities”.
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