
Experience
1 year at Oakton
22 years in IT
Expertise
Technology Strategist
Enterprise and Solution Architect
Customer Care and Marketing Analytics
End User Productivity and Agile Working
Innovation and Environmental Sustainability
Joe Varrasso
Industry Director
Roles and responsibilities
Clients value Joe’s wealth of consulting experience to global telecommunication companies, particularly in large-scale software development and integration projects in the specialty areas of Customer Care and Analytics.
Enterprise architecture implementations and projects focused on strategic and functional system solutions are greatly enhanced with Joe’s deep industry-based expertise in domains such as business and end user productivity, data warehousing, customer analytics, cloud services, social computing, environmental sustainability and agile workforce.
A strong advocate for thought leadership, Joe believes strongly in connecting people and technology to meet business challenges of today and the future. He is active in promoting ICT as an enabler for Environmental Sustainability and Intelligent Cities, and regularly contributes to several innovation forums, roundtables and corporate strategy, both locally and internationally.
Previous experience
Before joining Oakton, Joe was Global Technology Strategist for Microsoft in the Communications Sector, responsible for the strategic technology relationship with Telstra, then BT globally. Prior to Microsoft, Joe worked as a Senior Consultant for Alterian in the UK; a world leader in integrated marketing solutions. He also has managed his own consulting business with clients including Telstra, The Age, Siemens Research, NAB, Reuters, KPMG, NCR and Symbol.
Education
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science/Psychology) University of Melbourne
RSA/UCLES CTEFLA Rome
Music Business Management, Swinburne University