Jump to content

Draft:Kurt Brissett

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurt Brissett

Kurt Brissett (born 9 April 1980 in Sutherland, New South Wales), is a technology executive who was recognised as 'Australia’s Chief Information Officer of the Year' in 2024 by the CIO50 Awards[1]. Brissett is currently the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Transport for New South Wales where he has played a key role in driving digital transformation, enhancing operational efficiency, and delivering customer-focused solutions[2][3].

Brissett has 25 years’ experience spanning military service, ASX-listed enterprises, & public sector roles across the infrastructure, transport, defence, mining, property and construction sectors.

Early life and career

[edit]

Brissett was born at Sutherland Hospital and educated at St. Michaels and St. John the Evangelist schools (Nowra). In 1997 Brissett gained a scholarship to attend the Australian Defence Force Academy (Canberra)[4]. He enlisted in the Australian Regular Army as an Officer cadet in 1999, after which time he graduated from ADFA in 2001 and the Royal Military College Duntroon in 2002 as an army officer. Brissett was assigned to the Royal Australian Signals corps in 2003.

During his military career Brissett was posted to 145th Signals Squadron, Logistics Support Force HQ, 126 Signals Squadron and 301 Signals Squadrons. During this time Brissett lead soldiers on operational service on Operation Anode in the Solomon Islands, Operation Catalyst in Iraq, Kuwait and the UAE, Operation Slipper in Afghanistan and deployed in response to the 2007 Garuda crash in Indonesia.

Brissett transitioned to the private sector in 2011 where he worked in senior technology roles at Deloitte, Leighton Contractors and Lendlease.

Achievements

[edit]

Brissett was responsible for leading the delivery of city shaping technology initiatives including the Opal electronic ticketing system[5] and delivering Australia’s first contactless transport payment system[6] which were recognised as Sydney’s Best Mobility Outcome Initiative in 2019[7]. Brissett lead the delivery of the world’s first state operated multi modal mobility platform Transport Connect[8] which was recognised as Australia’s Best Technology project in 2020[9]. A series of other world-first digital initiatives were then delivered including the Opal Revenue Protection App, Opal Travel App, Transport Connect, Opal Digital card and AI powered digital features which gained traction during Covid. NSW’s transport digital transformation was recognised in 2023, when Transport for NSW was named as the Best Global Digital Transit agency[10]. Brissett’s role in ‘spearheading technology and digital transformation’[11] and the technology enablement of Australia’s largest transport infrastructure program was recognised in 2024 when he was awarded with the coveted #1 spot at the CIO50 Awards, acknowledging Brissett as Australia’s Chief Information Officer of the Year[12].  

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Australia's leading IT executives honoured at CIO50 2024 Awards". CIO. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  2. ^ "CIO Leadership Live Australia with Kurt Brissett, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Transport for NSW". CIO. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. ^ "Easier to 'tap on': Shire resident takes out top national technology award". www.theleader.com.au. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  4. ^ "Scholarships | UNSW Canberra". UNSW Sites. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  5. ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Opal". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  6. ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Contactless payments". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  7. ^ "Committee for Sydney announces 2019 Smart City Awards winners". CFS. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  8. ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Transport Connect". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  9. ^ "Transport for NSW's Opal Connect named Australia's top IT project". iTnews. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  10. ^ "2024 Awards Winners". Transport Ticketing Global 2025. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  11. ^ "https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1323879322-147498/HANSARD-1323879322-147503". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2025-01-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Kurt Brissett". CIO. Retrieved 2024-12-28.

Category:People from the Sutherland Shire

Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Draft:Kurt_Brissett&oldid=1267248193"