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Paul Farran

Commander · DISC type D
Director Digital Engagement at University of Sydney
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Paul Farran is the Director of Digital Engagement at the University of Sydney, where he leads over 230 staff supporting 84, 000 students and faculty. An alumnus of the University of Kansas with a Master of Public Administration, he has a distinguished career in higher education IT, focusing on innovation and service maturity.

He is passionate about continuous learning and exploring digital transformation within education, having recently visited Arizona State University to study their innovative use of technology like VR in the classroom. Paul values gaining and sharing global perspectives to foster innovation within his team and the broader university community.

His team won the 2024 Operations Portfolio Shine Award for outstanding ICT Major Incident coordination and management.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Director Digital Engagement
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Paul shows up

Decisive
Impact-Driven
Risk-Taker

They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product. They are very proud of what they do.

Priorities

Topics Paul cares about

Higher Ed Innovation
Expressed excitement about learning from Arizona State University's digital transformation, particularly their use of VR in classrooms and online delivery programs.
IT Service Management
Recently celebrated his team's 2024 Shine Award win for outstanding ICT Major Incident coordination and management, showing a focus on operational excellence.
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Career

Work history

8-2018
Director Digital Engagement
University of Sydney
6-2017 - 8-2018
Director Of Business Operations
University of Sydney
10-2014 - 6-2017
IT Services Manager
University of Sydney
1-2012 - 6-2014
Chief of Staff to the CIO
University of Kansas
10-2010 - 1-2012
Director, IT Support
University of Kansas
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Education
2006 - 2009
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
The University of Kansas
1998 - 2002
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The University of Kansas
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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