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Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

• Advanced Navigation is a leader in high-precision navigation and autonomy solutions, driving innovation across diverse industries.
• Drove the strategic direction and development of cutting-edge autonomous navigation systems and robotics products, including the launch of the next-generation fiber optic gyroscope (FOG) and a micro autonomous.
• Built the product team from the ground up, developing product, R&D and go-to-market processes to support the rapid expansion of the business
• Led successful tender bids with multiple high-profile defense contracts, leading to the recently announced ​Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hanwha Defense Australia (HDA) to collaborate on developing advanced.

Sydney, New South Wales, AU

• Brighte is Australia’s leading point of sale finance platform for solar, batteries & home improvements; backed by Airtree Ventures, Grok Investments, Skip Capital and Qualgro Partners.
• Leading the Product and Design functions, doubled the size of the team in 3 months
• Facilitated company growth through the critical scaling stage from 60-100 people, introducing new tools, processes and ways of working
• Oversaw the launch of Brighte’s first regulated finance product in 2.5 months, exceeding revenue targets month on month
• Worked directly with the CEO and leadership team to present Brighte’s strategy to the board, based on in depth qualitative and quantitative research led by the product team
• Transformed Brighte to a more agile way of working, with greater collaboration, communication and openness

Sydney, NSW, AU

• Ran the product team for the self hosted (Server and Data Center) version of Confluence. Responsible for product strategy and execution.
• Drove the strategy and investment to double the size of the development team and build and manage a team of 3 Product Managers within a single year.
• Engaged numerous Fortune 500 companies in our strategy and roadmap at the company annual conference

Rueil Malmaison, Paris, FR

Devised product and marketing strategy for leading SCADA software offer.Owned product roadmap including translating customer requirements to design and development teams through to the successful software product delivery.Managed cross business unit relationships; from stakeholder engagement, marketing and technical requirements, product marketing.

Developed Residential Solar PV installation program including client acquisition, product management and service delivery.Responsible for business development of energy and water efficiency, demand management and solar solutions spanning Utilities, Government, Commercial and Council organisations.

Pioneered the product, and developed the market of alternative energy solutions for off-grid telecom applications across Middle East, Africa and South Asia.Spear-headed the sale of Alternative Energy Solutions to Telecom operators globallySuccessfully negotiate tenders up to $20M for multinational telecom network operators and radio equipment.

Proven ability in developing and marketing Power Systems products in both industrialised and developing countries, demonstrated through market penetration in South Asia by providing a leading telecom operator with a cost-effective global wireless outdoor site solution.Lead DC Power System product development from roadmap and concept through to full factory.

Developed detailed customer oriented products, encompassing the entire product development life cycle from detailed design, compliance testing to Australian Standards and customer test object lists through to facilitating manufacturing, documentation and quality control.Managed IT infrastructure upgrade, including database development, full security audit.

Sydney, NSW, AU

Grad. Dip. Design Science, Audio Design

B. Engineering, Telecommunications