Jul 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr · Sydney, NSW · Remote

• I am really proud to start advising the team at Docubuild. Their platform helps solve efficiency problems that exist during the closeout of large commercial construction projects.

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Jul 2023 – Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Sydney, NSW · Remote

• AirTree is a venture capital firm backing the most ambitious Australian and New Zealand founders building the iconic technology companies of tomorrow.
• As an OA, I provide advice to AirTree portfolio companies’ founders and executives to help them unlock their biggest pain points.

Jan 2022 – Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Sydney · On-site

• Advising early-stage start-ups on fundraising, go-to-market strategy, international growth, and product development.

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Singapore

• I am privileged to be help the Assaya team setup and scale their medical device company. In late 2020 I was presented with the problem statement and concept that the co-founders felt would help scale pathogen testing at scale (including COVID) and was intrigued.
• Over the following six months I watched from the sidelines as the team gained FDA certification for a Class 1 medical device. Upon relocating back to Sydney I agreed to invest and join the board of this fascinating new startup.

Aug 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Singapore

• Channlworks offers both technology vendors and their partners a new way to collaborate on customer projects in balanced manner through a single platform to facilitate nearly all partnership based matters. From starting out in partnership planning, account mapping, market development fund requests, lead identification, sales pipeline management, deployment, post deployment management, renewals - Channlworks platform will deliver alliance partners a single place to undertake most partnership matters.

Aug 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 7 mos · Remote

• WithWine.com is revolutionising how wineries connect with their customers, combining innovative technology with a seamless user experience. Their platform empowers wineries to manage sales, memberships, and marketing effortlessly, enhancing customer engagement and driving growth in the direct-to-consumer wine market.

Dec 2016 – Dec 2021 · 5 yrs · Singapore

• Helping establish and build the partner ecosystem across Asia Pacific for Workplace by Facebook. Working with the leading local and global management consulting, professional services, systems integrators, independent software vendors amongst others to empower companies & their people to be more connected, and more productive.

Jan 2015 – Jun 2019 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Singapore

• Advised to the Cloud Academy team as they expand their training/education offering to cover major Cloud platforms and the rich tapestry of ecosystem technology companies building their products/ & services on top of the Cloud.

Jan 2015 – Jul 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Singapore

• Built a new global business unit within Whispir to deliver their enterprise communication platform as a web service for Cloud vendors, technology companies (ISV's, PaaS, SaaS), systems integrators, telecommunications companies, enterprise and SMB.
• The Cloud changes the way we interact with customers, ISV's are no longer selling a shrink wrapped piece of software - they are selling a service which needs to perform 24x7x365. Operational excellence is key and hence companies need a communication service to effectively interact with their customers in times of crisis but also in the day to day running of their service. This fact is true for wider groups too from Cloud platform vendors to large enterprise, how do they effectively collaborate with their customers in a rapid, automated manner whilst still delivering the highest level of customer service I can?
• Whispir.io is the communication service to deliver this and it is time to start building the global team....

May 2011 – Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Singapore

• Established and built out the AWS Technology Partners in Asia Pacific. Focused on identifying and driving the extremely rich tapestry of technology companies (ISV's, hardware groups, born in the Cloud services companies) as they supported the global leading Cloud platform - Amazon Web Services.
• Role included:
• Assessing, defining and delivering Asia Pacific strategy for working with global and local Technology Partners including Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s), Software As A Service, Platform As A Service, Infrastructure As A Service Vendors and hardware vendors interacting with AWS platforms.
• Identifying, engaging & wining locally head quartered technology companies across Asia to ensure that next generation Cloud deployments are delivered on AWS platform. Examples: Zoho, Ramco, Synology, Coretech3D, QNAP and Druva
• Helping expand the APAC Technology Partner team to a fully functional group across Asia with teams based in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and India
• Helping set vision and strategy for regional programs with Major Global ISV’s including (but not limited to) TrendMicro, Sumologic, Tableau, Microstrategy, Sophos, Safenet, Adobe, Riverbed, F5, IBM, NetApp, Symantec, CommVault, Splunk, Informatica, BMC, SAP, Oracle and ESRI
• Delivering sales support and consultative input when required around large scale complex enterprise projects work across multiple industries across Asia
• Contributing to global Technology Partner team strategy & ecosystem projects including Amazon Web Services Marketplace, Workspaces and Amazon Partner Network Program
• Presenting and evangelising Amazon Web Services message across APAC events both internal, external customer facing, external partner facing and interest groups.

Dec 2009 – May 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Defining go to market strategy for Cloud Computing solutions within IBM across Australia and New Zealand. Remove roadblocks, resolve issues and ensure the fluid deployment of Cloud offerings in the market.
• Manage cross IBM stakeholders including hardware, software and services.
• Consulting on architecture of internal IBM Cloud platforms, external Business Partner offerings and end customer solutions.
• Manage IBM Partner relationships for Cloud including CSC, Accenture, Capgemini, Fujitsu, Oakton, etc

Feb 2008 – Dec 2009 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Presales Consulting Software Architect within IBM’s Software Group focused on helping business partners deliver complex IT solutions for their clients using IBM software. Primary business partners include Accenture, CSC, Deloitte, Capgemini, Bearing Point and Fujitsu. Engagement is primarily at the Director, Partner or EGM level. Current projects include amongst others AUD $100 million Department of Defence Identity transformation EOI, Victorian Government Roads license renewal system, Sydney Water enterprise transformation EOI, and BHP Olympic Dam mobility EOI.
• Enterprise mobility and unified communications consultant helping define and deliver IBM’s software based mobile & telecom strategy into the market. Primary industry verticals include Utilities, Resources and Government.
• Strategic partner technical alliance program owner responsible for defining, delivering and owning IBM’s Technical Partner Planning program with big 5 and leading local consulting groups including Accenture, CSC, Deloitte, Bearing Point and Capgemini. Primary goal is to form strategic long term technical relationships with partners resulting in increased software revenue growth. Program focuses on understanding long term strategic goals of the partner, their existing practice competencies, and defining then delivering a program of work to enable long term skills transfer and mentoring.

Aug 2005 – Dec 2006 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Mobility technology consultant, solution architecture and project manager focused on delivering innovative mobility solutions to enterprise customers including NRMA, TAC, News Interactive, News Digital Media.
• Technology partnership liaison (mobile device & platforms) tasked with establishing partnerships with leading mobile device groups including Nokia, Microsoft and Fujitsu (Intellisync, Exchange, Nokia and Windows Mobile devices).
• Global emerging technology team member investigating commercialising bleeding edge technologies including digital or electronic paper, mobile steganography, biometric security solutions and mobility convergence.
• Media consultant to News Limited. Strategy and technical architecture of CMS platform to service existing and future communication channels.
• Telecommunications consultant providing customers analysis and strategies to help refine telecommunication spend.

Dec 2004 – Aug 2007 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Indaran is a media company in the business of sourcing and creating contextually relevant content. We believe GPS is more than just maps and navigation, at Indaran we are using technologies such as GPS to help bring content to life. Industries such as Travel, Fitness and Publishing are all capable of harnessing sensor based content activation and Indaran has several patents submitted which hlep provide this

Nov 2001 – Apr 2004 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• Technology manager, management, project manager and day to day running of the technology arm of BroadSystem’s Media sector.
• Thought leadership and strategy planning through analysis of current and future industry and technological trends resulting in creation of innovative end client services.
• Budget management (technology) forecasting, submission & management.
• Internal reduction in TCO through platform convergence including wireless, iTV and fixed line IVR services.
• Technical Manager of following channels; SMS, IVR and iTV.
• Solution architecture design & development utilising n-tier J2EE design over asynchronous and highly available messaging bus (ESB)
• Post merger platform consolidation and convergence solution architect .
• Consulting services including business process & technical analysis for existing and potential client projects.

Oct 2000 – Aug 2001 · 10 mos

• Technical wireless consultancy & development within Emerging Technologies / Mobile Computing Group.
• Application architecture & development using Java (J2ME, J2SE, J2EE)
• Wide ranging client base with common mobility aspect. Key infrastructures included; SMS, WAP, GPRS, EVDO, GSM, CDMA and emerging MMS
• Educational role including submission of white paper on mobile computing and emerging wireless technologies – ‘Mobile Computing Technology Overview’. Internal educational sessions with business groups on business drivers behind mobile computing and technical implementations of these

Aug 1999 – Sep 2000 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Technical lead on the development & integration of the second stage of Telstra’s wired & wireless portal.
• Development & integration of third party WEB & WAP platforms and first Australian SMTP to SMS gateway.

Jan 1994 – Jan 1999 · 5 yrs · Sydney Australia

• Designed and built computer systems & networks for clients in the Sydney metropolitan region.