Summary
David Petrie is a seasoned IT leader with 16+ years delivering service portfolio, program and project management across aviation, banking, manufacturing and government sectors globally. As Service Portfolio Manager at Stats NZ he bridges DevOps, product and business teams, using near-real-time Power BI reporting to give stakeholders clear visibility of work and risks. He has a strong track record launching critical systems and startups—most notably delivering the IT portfolio for a low-cost airline and implementing SWIFT/ATM platforms for banks—while negotiating multimillion-dollar vendor agreements and funding development work. Known for pragmatic problem-solving across technical domains, he wins cross-team and executive endorsement to implement sustainable, business-focused solutions such as disaster recovery for manufacturing. Comfortable leading small dispersed teams and third-party vendors, he combines operational delivery with process re-engineering that measurably improves productivity. He is Auckland/Wellington–based and open to relocation for the right strategic challenge.
16 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Cambridge High School