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Geoff Lapworth

Observer · DISC type ic
IT Manager at Shimano Australia
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Geoff Lapworth is an experienced IT Manager at Shimano Australia with a history of managing IT infrastructure and networks for hundreds of staff across multiple sites. He has led significant cloud migration projects, including moving on-premise servers to Office 365 and SharePoint. He also holds a Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt certification.

Outside of his IT career, Geoff is an entrepreneur at heart. He founded "Geoffs Fishing & Boating Company, " an online store that he started as a hobby and a way to learn more about the intricacies of owning and operating a business.

As a side project, he started his own e-commerce business for fishing and boating supplies to learn more about entrepreneurship.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
IT Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Geoff shows up

Value Driven
Curious
Assertive

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Geoff cares about

Cloud Migration
He has hands-on project management experience leading migrations from on-premise servers to Office 365 and SharePoint for 100+ employees.
IT Infrastructure Management
Managed the entire IT infrastructure and networks for over 11 years at a previous company, supporting more than 500 staff members.
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Career

Work history

10-2018
IT Manager
Shimano Australia
3-2017 - 10-2018
IT Manager
MPower Group
3-2015 - 2-2017
Managing Director
Geoffs Fishing & Boating Company
11-2005 - 2-2017
IT Manager
AMT Group Pty Ltd
1-1995 - 11-2005
IT Manager
Car Parts
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2017 - 2017
Certificate of Completion
Microsoft Virtual Academey
2013 - 2013
Certificate in Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt
Segla
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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