I am a Nuclear Physicist and a two-time company founder/director. Successful exit from Thaum (2023). I've been creating technical products and signing off cards as a Pty Ltd since I was 10 years old. Coding and entrepreneurial ventures are my lifelong passions. My personal mission is to reduce otherness and increase safety. I aspire to live in a world where alienation and loneliness are no longer barriers to genuine human connection and authentic self-expression. My professional mission is to align ethical decision-making with economic decision-making. We should not be forced to operate in a financial system where ethics and profits are necessary trade-offs. Profit ought to arise from ethical practice. I achieve both these personal and professional missions through a practical strategy of conscientious and diligent workflows, action-led strategy and implementation, and uncompromising persistence. More simply, if I say I will do something, I do it, and to a standard of elegance and artistry. My proudest achievements include my scientific career (see my publications in nuclear physics below), my successful business ventures, my openness as a gender diverse company director, and my journey as the first member of my family born in Australia. If you are excited to hear more about how I dropped out of my PhD to found a 7/8 figure deeptech company, DM me to arrange a talk, podcast, or presentation. Science: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=puiCcrgAAAAJPersonal: https://aqeelakber.comR&D Company: https://dsq.studio