Simon Friend

CTO

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia28 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Expert in translating AI solutions into business value.
Proven leadership in customer experience technology.
Extensive experience in cloud computing and AI architecture.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned technology leader in AI and cloud solutions, specializing in customer experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Cloud ComputingSupply Chain ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementData Analysis

Other Skills

Solution ArchitectureIBM WatsonData IntegrationData WarehouseBusiness IntelligenceTeam LeadershipBusiness AnalysisRequirements AnalysisSDLCRequirements GatheringEnterprise ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesProject DeliveryData ModelingData Migration

Experience

28 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

6 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

2 mos

Current Experience

Google

AI Strategy & Cloud Pursuits Lead - GCC

Mar 2026 – Present · 2 mos

Soul machines

4 roles

Senior Director of Technology - Customer Experience

Promoted

Oct 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

Director of Technology - Customer Experience

Jul 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Technical Director (Soul Digital)

Promoted

Feb 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Senior Solutions Architect

Feb 2019 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Dxc consulting anz

Principal Consultant

Oct 2007 – Dec 2018 · 11 yrs 2 mos · melbourne area, australia

Projects at DXC have included:
DXC - Solution Architect - Artificial Intelligence
Xchanging - Solution Architect- IBM Watson
DST Bluedoor - Technical Team leader
Telstra - Cloud collaboration technology team
Mitre10 - China supply chain systems review, integration to new WMS(Dallas), bill of materials
Australia Post - Digital Mailbox - Provider Onboarding Team
ANZ - Call Centre Incentives, Mortgage Accreditation
DEECD - Sharepoint, Data Warehouse and BI projects