Welcome to ZED Consulting

IT Consultant and your strategic partner.

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Founder

Bula and a warm welcome to my site. My name is Zaed, and I am the founder of ZED Consulting, a dedicated technology consultancy specializing in supporting organizations, talented professionals, artists, and growing entrepreneurs with the successful delivery of technology projects and a broad range of digital services. Originally from Fiji, I have spent many rewarding years living and working across New Zealand and Australia. Now based in Melbourne, I proudly collaborate with clients from New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji.

I have had the privilege of working with large and diverse organizations including banks, rail companies, local councils, government departments, emergency service organizations, insurance companies, as well as small to medium-sized businesses. While most of my work is carried out remotely, depending on the nature of the project, I do travel periodically to ensure the best outcomes for my clients. I have established registered businesses in Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia, and I diligently manage all tax and GST compliance for each location.

Currently, I am actively seeking my next creative project, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’re interested in collaborating.

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Software Consulta

Business Analysis

Software Implementation

Process Improvement

Website Development

E-Commerce

Digital Marketing

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Projects that focus on implementing new software applications or aim to make changes to business processes are complex in nature. These projects require people with niche skill sets to fully understand the current state of the business environment and define a future state that will meet the business objectives. As a Senior Business Analyst, I make a living out of ensuring software projects meet business requirements and budget expectations.

Software and Process Improvement Projects

Let me help you;

Implement off-the-shelf software
Develop and implement bespoke software
Optimize your business process
Understand why things are inefficient and find a solution
Assess an idea that you may have
Upskill your staff on software systems e.g. Excel
Build reports to track the real-time progress of work

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Simple 3-stage approach.

Contact Me

In this step, I take the time to understand the current state and define the future state requirements.

Analyse

In this step, I document and provide you with a budgetary proposal that details the cost vs benefits and timelines.

Propose

I kick off and lead the project to deliver as per the agreed proposal. This step concludes at the closure of the project.

Deliver

Website, E-Commerce & Digital Marketing Services.

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How your business appears online matters! Your websites should give visitors a positive experience and make your brand easy to recognize. My main goal is to deliver great results and help you reach your business goals.

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My one-package model includes a small one-off fixed-price development fee followed by a monthly plan. Web projects typically take anywhere between 4-8 weeks.

Simple portfolio sites to complex online stores
Social media channel integration
Custom domain names with SSL certificates
Mobile-friendly and responsive design
Analytics and reporting
Professional photos and videos
Brand re-design

“I worked closely with Zaed on a project for KiwiRail and found him not only very professional but approachable too. Great friendly manor and hard working! As a small team, Zaed ensured we met our complex project deliverables for the business and within budget.”

Robert Chappell, Senior Learning Systems Advisor
“As a Project Manager in KiwiRail I have worked with Zaed for one of the fast, challenging and result driven project. He managed to wore multiple hats such as technical lead, BA, Tester and Support. Zaed will go above and beyond in order to get things done. I would highly recommend him and if I would be given another chance I would love to work with him again. Thank you for all the hard work that you do in order to deliver our project given the challenge with resources you managed to deliver beyond what is expected of you.”

Ley Ilo, Senior Project Manager
“I had the pleasure of working with Zaed at Thames Coromandel District Council. Together we successfully implemented the Scrum Methodology in our service desk area by creating a new Agile environment more proactive and pleasant to work. After this first Agile implementation, Zaed continued the Agile mindset change in the organization which remains today. So far, I would say that thanks to Zaed, TCDC had one of the best Agile adoptions I have seen…”

Santiago Obrutsky, IT Project Manager
“Zaed was excellent in business and customer engagement on Projects. I worked with Zaed on the My Property Project at TCDC, he was meticulous with his work ethic and would highly recommend for any project management role.”

Andrew Hansford, Project Delivery Lead
“Zaed and I worked together as colleagues in a highly challenging environment. As part of the Continuous Improvement team Zaed consistently delivered high quality work and made a great impact in defining the processes in the PMO team as part of a Transformation Programme in a highly pressured environment. He have strong experience in Agile Delivery Principles and highly comfortable with Waterfall Methodologies as well. He is very patient, kind, respectful and a very quick learner. I am highly confident in Zaed's abilities and recommend him for any roles he applies.”

Anjali Tyagi, Project Management Office Manager
“Zaed is an exemplary employee and completes his work to the highest standards. I have worked with Zaed since 2015 and I was his direct line manager for the majority of that time. During this time at Westpac NZ, Zaed filled the role of Continuous Improvement Analyst within the Continuous Improvement team. The team owns and manages systems and processes required to oversee projects within Westpac NZ. The team has built a bespoke system used to manage financials for all the projects undertaken by Westpac. As this is a bespoke solution the team is responsible for training users and providing customer support.”

Rosh Jayawardena, Continuous Improvement Specialist

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So let’s get it done!

I believe the cost of delaying or not doing something is greater. Inefficiency will cost your business more in the long run.

If you are in the market looking for suitable technology solutions for your business and require someone to guide you through the journey then you will love working with me. I’m personable and I keep an open and honest approach to everything that I do. My goal is to help you achieve amazing results in a structured, cost-effective, and professional manner.