We talk about  DISASTER RECOVERY with John Walsh of Austbrokers ABS, Rinske Geerlings of Business as Usual & JJ Riasson of Cloud Business Technology

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JOHN WALSH

John Walsh is the Broking Operations Manager of Austbrokers ABS and has been employed as an Insurance Broker since 1993. Previous employers were Aon and Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT).

Over that time, John has gained extensive experience managing various mid tier firms, large national and multinational corporate clients. His specialty includes, but is not limited to, the following industry segments:

Construction and Building Material Manufacturers

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• Retail
  
• Real Estate and Property Owners
  
• Financial Institutions
  
• Food Service
  
• Hospitality
  
• Media (Television & Radio)
  
• Not for Profit / Community sector
  
• Transportation
  
• Sports
  

As a Qualified Practicing Insurance Broker (QPIB), John’s professional achievements included a past appointment as Chairman of the National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA), Young Professionals Committee NSW.

John focuses on understanding the business operation of his clients, then develops a tailored, comprehensive and cost effective insurance solution to meet their needs. He also enjoys the day-day interaction with his clients and keeping abreast of the insurance market. John prides himself on delivering quality service in a timely and efficient manner.

Personally, John has a passion for soccer and currently coaches at both senior and junior levels of the game. When John is not thinking about insurance or football, other interests include surfing and general fitness.

Contact Details:

Linked In: au.linkedin.com/pub/john-walsh/23/135/488

Mobile Number: 0403 121 828

Email: John.Walsh@absyd.com.au

Website: www.absyd.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/austbrokersabs

 

RINSKE GEERLINGS

Rinske has been specialising in Business Continuity (BC) Planning, Disaster Recovery (DR) and business process implementations for 15 years. She built extensive hands-on experience during permanent roles in banking, as well as Senior Management consulting and training roles.

Rinske is often sourced as a panel expert or speaker on Disaster Recovery subjects such as Terrorism, SARS and Avian Flu, and the related implications for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as major businesses. Key topics include ‘Developing practical Business Continuity Plans’, ‘How to promote BCP across your organisation’ and ‘How to perform successful DR exercises’.

Her company Business As Usual assists organisations with BC Health Checks (pre-audit assessments), executive/board presentations, benchmarking exercises, Disaster Recovery rehearsals, training, marketing and awareness programs. It also provides Business Process Improvement services - including (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance, cost efficiency and productivity enhancement - and assists with integration of BCP/DR and ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library, ITSCM) and HB221 and CobiT compliance.

Practical skills gained during Rinske’s engagement in Europe and Australasia form the basis of her in-depth knowledge about process improvement in business and IT organisations. She also played an active role in the development of the current Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA GPS222/APS232) standard for BCP (which affects all banks and insurance companies) through her involvement in the AllFinance Forum.

Contact Details

Website: www.businessasusual.net.au

 

 

JJ RIASSON

JJ is one of the founding partners of Cloud Business Technology, an IT services firm based in Sydney's CBD that specialises in assisting SMEs with their IT needs. He has been involved in the IT industry for over 12 years and developed a significant level of experience in IT infrastructure planning and management. The emergence of cloud services has presented new opportunities for businesses and today many businesses utilise a mix of onsite and externally hosted infrastructure. In the context of disaster recovery planning, it is thus essential for businesses to take stock of where their data is stored - be it onsite, offsite or a mix of both, as well as to consider what redundancies are in place and what steps need to be taken in order to ensure business continuity in the event of a serious incident.

Contact details:

LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jj-fiasson/20/554/930

Mobile Number: 0411 272 720

Email: jj@cloudbt.com.au

Website: http://www.it-support.com.au