Ignacio has over 25 years' experience in project delivery with telecommunications, banking and finance, state government and retail clients. He has worked mostly in implementing, integrating or delivering IT systems or their components. Ignacio has worked for large enterprises, consulting organisations and small firms. 

A certified career Program & Project Manager, Ignacio maintains memberships of the PMI (Melbourne Chapter) and the AIPM, having served on the board of the PMI Melbourne Chapter for over 5 years.

Ignacio is adaptable, resilient, communicates readily and flexibly with all stakeholders, applies an inclusive management style and believes in establishing and nurturing successful partnerships in the work environment. Utilising proven negotiation frameworks, he searches for win-win positions where various parties’ interests are represented in good faith. By seeking to instil a collaborative approach, Ignacio also takes a keen interest in supporting individuals in developing their skills and capabilities.

You can reach Ignacio here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacioinchausti/

Links to some of the books and meet-ups that were discussed:

1. Zorba The Greek: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorba_the_Greek (the Google books link provides the prologue you can read. I got goose bumps just reading the first few paragraphs of the prologue!)
2. Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance
3. Heart of Darkness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness
4. Putting Stories to Work: https://www.anecdote.com/putting-stories-to-work/ (this is from anecdote.com; Shawn Callahan is principal at Anecdote)
5. Chaos: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/chaos-9781409027706 
6. The meet up I attend weekly is "Jira & Confluence Q&A - weekly session":  https://www.meetup.com/Jira-and-Confluence-Q-A/events/rvclwrybclbhc/  This is facilitated by Paul Casanova and covers technical aspects of config, workflow, issue, automation, project and system settings for these tools. We also get to discuss and share experiences and even demo other relevant collaboration tools.

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