Giovanni Italiano

Qualifications

• Bachelor Educational Studies, Monash University
• Diploma of Teaching, HIE
• Diploma of Electronic Engineering, Swinburne

Reporting Relationships

John reports directly to the CEO, John Maddock and works closely with the Deputy CEO, Darrell Cain.

Five General Managers and the Curriculum Maintenance Manager, Engineering Industries all report to John on operational and strategic matters.

Professional Background

John Italiano was appointed to Box Hill Institute as a teacher in Electronics on the 1^st of January 1980.

John's background is largely technical: Electronics and Computing. He moved from industry-based roles to teaching Mathematics and Science, including Physics in Technical Schools. He came to Box Hill Institute to teach in the Electronics Engineering Department (now Centre for Information and Communications Technology). In a short period John moved into curriculum areas as an examiner and then writing curriculum on a national basis.

John has represented Victoria in driving some of the national training agendas in the electronics area while Box Hill Institute was the designated provider for curriculum matters. As the Centre Manager in Electronics Engineering he worked on developing the commercial activities of the centre and eventually undertook international projects in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Vietnam and Fiji.

As John’s experiences grew and he took on more management roles including the Management of the Centre for Information and Communications Technology and was promoted to General Manager for the Division of Electronics Technology. During this period he developed relationships liaising with leading ICT industry companies and national bodies in the curriculum arena. Such relationship helped John to develop the successful Cisco Systems Networking Academy partnership, plus various other relationships.

Areas of Responsibility

Currently all teaching departments, Building and Facilities and Information Systems report to John through the responsible General Managers. John's areas of responsibility also include the development of commercial activities in the ICT Industry, establishing new relationships with icon industries and leveraging these relationships into maintaining BHI at the leading edge in ICT to support teaching and corporate functions.

It is John’s responsibility to work with the General Managers and Department Managers to ensure that Box Hill Institute meets it’s government funded training targets. This is done via his involvement in a number of strategic committees within the Institute, including the Finance and Budget Committee, Risk Management Committee and the Commercial Senate.

The key drivers of these teams are to expand profitable commercial activities, with appropriate risk management controls, that contribute operating income and surplus capital to reinvest in Box Hill Institute. These teams are also responsible for developing relationships with industry, both locally and internationally, that can lead to further commercial opportunities for teaching centres.

One of John's key external activities is as the Curriculum Maintenance Manager for the Engineering Industries Cluster which includes Electrical, Electronics, Automotive and Engineering industries. This role is advisory to OTTE and requires that John represents the State of Victoria at national forums and oversees curriculum development and maintenance in these fields.