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Brian McKinlay

Postal address: GPO Box 3162, Canberra ACT 2601

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts ( Monash ) 1972
Trained Primary Teachers' Certificate (Victoria) 1971
Graduate Diploma in Librarianship ( Canberra ) 1975
[Graduate] Diploma in Computer Science ( La Trobe ) 1985
Senior Management Development Program - Monash Mt. Eliza Business School 1996
Bachelor of Theology (Hons Class 1) ( Charles Sturt ) 2002
Associate of the Australian Library and Information Association

Strengths and skills
Strong ability in research, analysis and finding answers to needs and problems.
Skilled in presentation of reports and ideas in writing and verbally - very strong writing skills
Mature leadership and people skills; interviewing and counselling skills.
Demonstrated performance in planning and implementation of projects.
Sound general management and liaison skills and experience.
High-level technical skills and extensive practical knowledge in librarianship, records and information management, including automated applications.
Technical skill in the use of PC applications including Excel, Procite, Word, MS Project, MS Powerpoint; competent in Internet-based applications.

IQ: above 99th percentile in Cattell Scale III Form B

Career

April 2007 onwards: Assistant Director, Australian Health Care Agreements Development Section, Acute Care Strategies Branch, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

November 1998 to April 2007: Assistant Director, Management Information and Data Analysis, Ageing and Aged Care Division, Department of Health and Ageing.

1998 to 2002: Full time student in the Charles Sturt University School of Theology at St. Mark's National Theological Centre: graduated B.Th. with Distinction, 2001, and awarded Laurence Murchison Prize for academic excellence. Graduated B.Th. (Hons) Class 1, 2002. Dissertation: By method of witness: revelation in Nicolas Berdyaev's religious philosophy.

August 1997 to February 1999: Reader, Media Monitors (ACT) Pty Ltd.

January 1998 to June 1998: Library consultant, Informed Sources Pty Ltd.

May 1990 to August 1996: Director, Information Services, former Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Australian Government. Managed a National Office section of about 40 people including DEETYA Library and Information Service, Departmental national records policy, National Office records management, archives, mail and courier services, publications inquiries and copyright. Completed several major reviews resulting in resource efficiencies and improved services. Extended the scope and quality of library services. Implemented nationally applicable records management systems, policies and procedures. Improved staff management and development.

March 1986 to May 1990: Information Specialist - Science, Technology and Environment, Parliamentary Library. Advised Members of Parliament and Senators in response to questions about science and the environment. Managed library collections on those subjects. Participated in Departmental committees on technological change. Member of the Departmental Council.

1980-5: Team leader, Library of the Aeronautical Research Laboratory, Department of Defence, Australian Government, Melbourne. Supervised small teams conducting a range of special library activities in the aeronautical sciences. Particularly responsible for staff training and for security of a large collection of technical documents.

1979-80: Librarian-in-charge, Library of the Bureau of Customs in Victoria and the Australian Government Analytical Laboratories in Victoria

1977-78: As an Australian Volunteer Abroad - Head, English Language Division, Sabah State Library, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Lead, trained and managed a team of 17 providing central acquisition, cataloguing and book distribution services to a large central library and a state-wide network of 17 branch libraries.

1976: Cataloguer, Bridges Library, Royal Military College, Duntroon

1975: Graduate librarianship studies, Canberra CAE

1972-4: Primary teacher, particularly at Library Branch, Education Department of Victoria

Church and Community

Associate of the Brotherhood of St. Gregory
Anglican Church of Australia: member of St. Philip's parish, O'Connor; Member of General Synod; Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn: member of Synod and of the Clergy Terms and Conditions Advisory Committee.
St. Mark's National Theological Centre: member of Council.
CAMRA Inc. -- Canberra Academy of Music and Related Arts: committee member, webkeeper and Public Officer.
AIDS Action Council of the ACT, Inc -- honorary life member ('Fabulous member').
Member of Amnesty International, the Australian Greens, the ClanMacFarlane Society, and the Wilderness Society. Life member of the Sabah Society.