Dr Barry Bannister

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Program Evaluation), Master of Education (Policy Evaluation), Graduate Diploma in Curriculum Development, Bachelor of Letters, Bachelor of Arts, Teachers Diploma, Certificate in Workplace Training & Assessment

Experience

Since 1977 Barry has been active as a management consultant and management professor in the areas of leadership training, organizational development, monitoring & impact evaluation, as well as public sector reform and realignment. In working with the Slovak government, for example, he was able to employ each if these skill sets.

A certified Mediation Practitioner who also teaches graduate ‘Negotiation & Conflict Resolution/Peacemaking’ courses, Barry has worked most recently on projects funded by the World Bank, the US State Department and the Academy for Educational Development in Washington DC.

One longer term consulting project involved the design and delivery (by a team of over 100 instructors) of workforce training from Year 12-Bachelor degree, for Qatar Petroleum Corporation, at a contract value exceeding $ 50 million.

Based in Seattle USA, with frequent visits to Australia, Barry has expertise in the Management of International Projects, particularly program Monitoring & Evaluation; while in recent years focusing on projects involving Mediation, Dispute Resolution and Peacemaking in individual, organizational and international contexts.

Clients within Australia:

• Australian Department of Finance [Program Budgeting and Evaluation Training]
• Northern Territory Police, Correctional Services, Treasury [DARE Evaluation Training]
• Australian Capital Territory Electricity Authority [Senior Staff Training]
• Australian Institute of Personnel Administration [Leadership Training]
• Evaluation Training & Services Australia, Melbourne [Program Evaluation Training]
• Price Waterhouse, Canberra [Aboriginal Training]
• Australia Council [Publishing Management Policy]
• Sydney Water Board [Organizational Change/Training in Program Evaluation skills]

International Consulting

• US Academy for International Development (Training; Project Management)
• US State Department (International Exchange Project Management)
• Universalia -- Canada (Evaluation Training)
• Everywhere Associates – UK – (Public Sector Reform; Evaluation Training)
• Green River College – USA – (International Program Development)
• Qatar Petroleum Corporation (Educational Program Design & Delivery)
• Governments in China [Guangzhou; Beijing; Lanzhou] (Leadership Training)
• Indonesian Government [AusAid/World Bank-funded project management]
• Malaysian & Brunei Governments [AusAid-funded Leadership Development]
• Royal Hong Kong Police Department (Staff Development)
• Hong Kong Hospital Authority (Leadership Training)
• Australian College of Kuwait (Institutional Strengthening)
• Index Pty Ltd, -- Kuwait and Dubai (Educational Systems Development)
• Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad Pty Ltd (Feasibility Study for a University in Kuwait)