Mist is a startup fintech that has created a technology and partnership platform to enable international students set up and manage bank accounts, payments and SIM plans all before leaving their home country.I first created a powerful financial model for Mist to raise capital and was then invited to take up the role of Chief Financial Officer, looking at providing clear insights into financial strategy. My role includes the full financial function as well as hands-on involvement in many parts of the business including legal, strategy and investor relations.

Over more than 5 years of working with the executive team at ipSCAPE I have achieved a number of key outcomes for the business:- Decision Support: Rebuilt the core budgeting and forecasting model now used daily by the CEO and Finance team- Financial Reporting: Optimised the board reports, budget, forecast, 3-year financial plan and SaaS metrics reporting- Strategy: Created strategic recommendations through data and financial analysis, including international expansion, profitability by client and product, Covid scenario planning and more- Cost Reduction: Drove a cost improvement project focusing on optimising core infrastructure and IT supplier costs- Pricing and New Products: Directed a multi-year project to bring new products to market and owned pricing decisions such that while headline pricing decreased in line with market pressures, overall revenue per client increased- M&A: Created the requisite documents for M&A activities including Information Memoranda and financial models

ipScape is a software company providing cloud-based customer experience technology solutions to 30 countries around the world.As interim Chief Operating Officer for iSCAPE for 5 months, I drove a strategic change management proect to adopt best practice software development methodologies (Scaled Agile), while continuing to fulful the role of financial and management consultant described above.

Vistar is a management consultancy which assists companies with strategy, growth, financial modelling, business intelligence and analytics.

This is a volunteer role where I am able to give back some of the enjoyment I have been lucky enough to gain from sport all my life. Since 2019 we have grown from one to three teams, with our 2nd grade team lifting the trophy 2023/24. In 2020/21, I was named Club person of the year, a wonderful and unexpected honour.

Volt bank is a startup Australian digital bank that is challenging and disrupting banking.Because banking is reliant on raising large amounts of capital to underpin lending, as Volt grows it requires upwards of $1 billion in regulatory capital. I joined the Capital team to work with the executive and board on capital raises, valuations, investor communications, mergers and acquisitions, and more.

As the head of financial strategy I was responsible for the short- and long-term forecasting in the bank, using these models to evaluate strategic options for Volt. I also owned the bank's budget process, working with the executive team review monthly performance, and the ERP system, including selection, implementation and management of the system for the bank.

As a early investor and employee number 19, I started in Strategy and Analytics and looked for new ways to provide value-added services for banking customers. I also ran an RFP process to find and evaulate modern finance platforms in banking, before managing the implementation of Microsoft's Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. I also helped develop the budgeting and forecasting process, leading to a position in the finance team as head of financial strategy.

I joined Gordon Women's cricket club as coach of my daughter junior team and ended up managing the four teams in our junior female division, as well as coaching a team. In 2018/19 I was awarded honourary vice presidency at the club in recognition of services to the club.

Growth Mantra is a management and marketing consultancy focused on growth strategies for companies such as AGL, McDonald's, NAB, Pfizer, Woolworths, Suncorp and more. See www.growthmantra.com.au. As principal consultant and lead for the data & commercial aspect of our strategy engagements, my role was to establish the commercial feasibility of growth strategies for our clients. Using data-driven evidence and analytics from internal and external sources, my team determined the market size, customer segments, growth trends, potential revenue and profitability over time. This was combined into financial models and projected forward 5-10 years to generate a business case that shows whether returns on capital are sufficient to meets appropriate hurdle rates.Projects have included multi-billion dollar growth projects at Woolworths, AGL, McDonald's and Suncorp, plus multi-million dollar growth projects at kikki-K, NAB, Carnival Australia, Teacher's Health Fund, Victorian government and many more. The most visible successes are the strategies for McDonald's "Create Your Taste" gourmet burgers and the new-format Woolworths small stores.

Vow Financial was a financial services company based in Sydney, with approximately 1,000 brokers and $16 billion of assets under management. Vow is now part of Yellow Brick Road, a company listed on the ASX.Initially I was a consultant to a transaction between Macquarie Bank and three mid-sized mortgage aggregators to form Vow Financial. I was subsequently appointed as part of a 3-person executive team to run the business, with my portfolio focusing on merging and optimising information processes within the business and formulating a customer- and technology-focused business strategy. My strategic vision was exciting, modern, disruptive and very well received by brokers at conferences around Australia - it used technology to widen the role and revenue potential of mortgage brokers and aggregators by leveraging the vast data asset generated from home loan applications.

Working closely with the CEO, I developed business plans and financial models and analysed M&A opportunities, capital raising and business cases.

Vistar is a business accelerator and provides management consulting services to a variety of clients ranging from startups to large corporations.My projects incuded C-level consulting across a diverse set of clients, from large corporations to small family businesses across sectors such as financial services, retail, technology and manufacturing.

Fusion Factory is a boutique software company specialising in Microsoft CRM, e-commerce and ERP technologies.As a non-executive I advised on finance, strategy and corporate governance.

RCJ Recruitment Consultants provide search and labour broking services to the South African IT market.As non-executive director I advised the company on business strategy and finance.

As CIO, I had 4 main responsibilities: 1. Set the internal IT strategy & ensure the efficient and cost effective running of internal IT2. Implement Oracle Applications (CRM, Financials, Project Accounting) and Intracs (Knowledge Management)3. Oversee software development process improvement through the implementation of IBM Rational Unified Process and associated tools4. Financial modelling & assistance with strategy development for the companyAs Regional Manager, I managed 130 people in 7 business units.

At the time, Gold Fields was the world's 2nd largest gold mining company and employed 90,000 people.London (1995-6) - analysis of world gold and silver markets, predictive modelling on world supply, demand and gold price, globally authorative report on world marketsJohannesburg (1996-8) - financial modelling of large mining operations including 40-year financial planning, predictive modelling, feasibility analysis and scenario planning, in order to advise the executive management on the impact and feasibility of new projects.

At the time Gold Fields was the world's 2nd largest gold mining company and employed 90,000 people.After a very successful technical career I was selected for the Chairman's accelerated executive management program and sent to London as part of a development program for a future as an executive of the group.

One year military training in the South African Army.