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MR. ABHAY KUMAR JHA
Email: abhay179@gmail.com
Phone (work): (02) 6264 3467
Mobile: 0421660172
Citizenship: Australian
Professional Experience
January 2012- APS 5 Program/Data Analyst
Current Program Management and Integrity Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Responsibilities:
Updating the IMA related information for the Minister's
dashboard on a weekly and monthly basis.
Updating IMA reports for Senate Estimates/Media
Reports/Briefing to the Minister of Immigration and Border
Protection.
Updating weekly and monthly reports on protection visa
stats for IMAs and non-IMAs.
Updating the International comparisons report comparing
Australia's Asylum screening and processing information
with the rest of the world on a yearly basis.
Conducting in-depth analysis on Irregular Maritime Arrivals
data.
Preparing analyses on datasets at the request of internal
Portfolio clients and external clients on request
October 2011-
January 2012 APS 5 Program/Data Analyst
Program Analysis Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Responsibilities:
Became full APS 5 Program/Data analyst in Mid-October
2011
Data entry and cleansing of 'overstayers' data
Analyzing information on compliance related programs
Conducting in-depth data analysis on SAS datasets
relating to unlawful clients, including: (1) client departures,
(2) Client locations, (3) client visa cancellations, etc.
Preparing analyses on datasets at the request of internal
Portfolio clients and external clients on request.
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August 2011- APS 4 Program/Data Analyst
October 2011 Program Analysis Section
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Responsibilities:
Data entry and cleansing of the 'overstayers' data
Analyzing information on compliance related programs
Conducting in-depth data analysis on SAS datasets
relating to unlawful clients, including: (1) client departures,
(2) Client locations, (3) client visa cancellations, etc.
February 2011-
December 2011 Research Assistant in Economics/Statistics
University of Canberra
Research Assistant Responsibilities:
Conducted in-depth data analysis and produce
outputs/results for projects and other reports.
Projects completed:
1. HILDA (Household Income and Labour Dynamics of
Australia) research project.
2. Student Results Project.
In both these projects (HILDA and Student Results Project),
my role was to collect/enter data and conduct descriptive/in-
depth analysis as advised by my supervisor.
February 2011-
July 2011; Sessional Tutor in Business Statistics
July 2008 – July 2010 University of Canberra
February 2010- Sessional Tutor in Introductory Macroeconomics:
July 2010 (Unit Title: Money, Employment and Growth)
University of Canberra
Sessional Tutor Responsibilities:
Conducting tutorials for students in the units: (1) Business
Statistics and (2) Money, Employment and Growth.
Marking assignments, exam scripts, quizzes and other
assessable items when required.
Assisted my supervisor on other duties as and when
required.
April 2010- APS 4 Departmental Officer
September 2010 Department of Health and Ageing
APS 4 Departmental Officer Responsibilities:
Conducted an in-depth analysis of Medicare data.
Undertook MBS costing work.
Undertook other projects dealing with data analysis using
SAS and MedicareWIZ.
Undertook other duties as and when required.
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July 2008 - July 2009 Associate Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
University of Canberra
Associate Lecturer Responsibilities:
Conducted tutorials for students in the units: (1)
Investments, (2) Accounting for Managers, and (3)
Business Finance.
Marked assignments, exam scripts, and other assessable
items.
Undertook other staff duties as and when required by my
supervisors.
Tertiary Qualifications
July 2008 Masters in Professional Accounting
University of Canberra
December 2006 Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics
Australian National University
December 2005 Bachelor of Applied Economics
Major in Applied Statistics
University of Canberra
Other Professional Qualifications
April 2010 Income Tax Professionals Training
ITP professionals- Belconnen
March 2016 UBCx: ITSx Policy Analysis using Interrupted Time Series
University of British Columbia, Canada (via EDX:
https://www.edx.org/; grade: 66%)
May 2016 Certificate of Completion SQL Query Writing & Fundamentals
Course (via www.SQLSteps.com, Company: ViSteps Pty Ltd).
May 2016 Certificate of Completion SQL Intermediate to Advanced Course
(via www.SQLSteps.com, Company: ViSteps Pty Ltd).
September 2016 Certificate in Business consulting (via Australian Online Courses).
September 2016 PH525.1x: Statistics and R
Harvard University, USA (via EDX: https://www.edx.org/; grade: 75%)
January 2017 DS101X Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics
Columbia University, USA (via EDX: https://www.edx.org/; grade 96%)
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Knowledge and Skills
Skills in Business Objects reporting and undertaking for SQL and software's such
as TOAD (Tool for Oracle Application Developers).
High-level skills in Department of Immigration and Border Protection softwares':
(1) ICSE,(2) TRIPS, (3) Mainframe,(4) Paxcard Image screening, and (5) Client
search portals: (i) CCMDS and (ii) CRS.
In my duties in the overstayers/compliance team, I used: (1) ICSE/Trips and
Mainframe to check client visa application and movement records, (2) Paxcard
image screening system to check for the authenticity of the clients’ arrival and
departure records, and (3) Client search portals (i) CCMDs and (ii) CRS to check
for additional client information.
Extensive professional knowledge of Economics, Mathematics, Statistics,
Accounting and Information Technology.
High-level presentation, communication and team work skills.
High-level research, statistical (running regressions and other analyses),
analytical skills and problem-solving skills.
High-level professional IT skills in SPSS, STATA, Microsoft Office, R, AMOS,
Minitab & other statistical packages.
High-level professional in SAS (both using (1) SAS Query Builder and (2) SAS
code writing),and data analysis.
Have undertaken the APS courses: (1) Writing APS, (2) Procurement and
Funding overview, (3) Strategic Thinking in APS, and (4) APS 4,5, & 6-
Understanding the Transition.
Professional Interests
Data/Program analysis
Creating statistical reports
Applied Economics
Security Clearance Held:
Negative Vetting Level 1 (since 24 May 2012).
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Referees
Mr. Kesha Naidu (Employment Referee, Department of Immigration and
Border Protection)
Assistant Director- Humanitarian Programme Reporting & Analysis Section
Refugee & Humanitarian Programme Management Branch
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Phone: (02) 6264 1656
Mobile: 040 113 8434
Email: Kesha.Naidu@border.gov.au
Mr. Roger Bernabe (Employment Referee, Department of Immigration and
Border Protection)
Humanitarian Programme Reporting & Analysis Section
Refugee & Humanitarian Programme Management Branch
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Phone: (02) 6264 4053
Phone: 040 294 0579
Email: Roger.Bernabe@border.gov.au
Mr. Peter McColl (Employment Referee, Department of Immigration and
Border Protection)
Former Director- Humanitarian Programme Reporting & Analysis Section
Onshore Protection Branch
Refugee, Humanitarian and International Policy Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Email: pmccoll@bigpond.com
Dr. Lalith Daluwatta (Employment Referee - Department of Immigration and
Border Protection)
Assistant Director- Skilled and Family Delivery Section
Permanent Visa and Citizenship Programme Branch
Visa and Citizenship Management Division
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Phone: (02) 6264 2778
Email: Lalith.Daluwatta@border.gov.au
Mrs. Katrina Fry (Employment Referee, Department of Immigration and
Border Protection)
Assistant Director- Operational Performance and Practice Section,
Commander Operations Branch,
Strategic Border Command Division,
Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
Phone: (02) 6274 4974,
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Email: katrina.fry@border.gov.au
Ms. Julia Rasmussen (Employment Referee, Department of Immigration
and Border Protection)
Assistant Director- Compliance & Enforcement Framework Section,
Community Protection & Border Policy Branch,
Immigration and Citizenship Policy Division,
Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
Phone: (02) 6198 7770,
Email: julia.rasmussen@border.gov.au
Mrs. Christine Giucci (Employment Referee, Department of Immigration and
Border Protection)
Compliance Analysis Research and Statistics Section,
Policy Research and Statistics Branch,
Strategic Policy and Planning Division,
Department of Immigration and Border Protection,
Phone: (02) 6225 6449, Fax: 02 6198 7003
Email: christine.giucci@border.gov.au
Ms. Belinda Parsons: (Employment Referee, Department of Health and
Ageing)
Assistant Director
Aged Care Division
Tel: (02) 62897824
Email: Belinda.Parsons@health.gov.au
Dr. Judith Ascione: (Employment Referee, University of Canberra)
Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics
Division of Business, Law and Information Sciences
University of Canberra
Tel: (02) 6201 2044
(02) 6201 2619
Email: Judith.Ascione@canberra.edu.au
Dr. Muni Perumal: (Employment Referee, University of Canberra)
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Faculty of Business and Government
University of Canberra
Tel: (02) 62012186
Email: Muni.Perumal@canberra.edu.au
Written references can be made available upon request
