Benjamin Matthewson, Phd Rttp Email & Phone Number

Australia

Permanent employee number two at a quantum computing hardware start-up. Responsibilities include: - Corporate strategy and implementation- Budget management and financial modelling and ($Ms p.a.)- Operations management and project tracking (corporate and R&D program)- Marketing and business development strategy and implementation- Market analytics and intelligence- Corporate governance e.g. committee secretary- General management (e.g. recruitment, procurement)

Sydney, Australia

UNSW Account Manager for Silicon Quantum Computing:- Realised new partnership models generating $Ms in revenue p.a.- Pioneered and led co-ordination of services across the various functional divisions throughout UNSW (e.g. finance, contracts, IP, HR, procurement)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Job size increased to include leading company strategic initiatives, for example:- Co-authored a strategic proposal that funded the establishment of a new division ($Ms p.a.) - Co-led a proposal to track performance adopted across UNSW- Team member that led to the establishment of Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Limited- Co-developed the company's Board Metrics and the team's KPIs- Co-authored the company's 3rd and 4th year performance reviews

- Negotiated and executed ~50 research agreements and commercial deals- Performance Review rating: 98% [average]- Oversaw UNSW's IP portfolio: 1 of 3 voting members- Developed exemplar partnerships now used as a model for how to grow research- Innovations' Quantum Computing IP portfolio manager

Fixed Term

- Managed staff and operations across the organisation (0.6 FTE) across various functional units (BDMs, marketing team, finance team, admin staff, and fee-for-service contractors)- Developed strategic partnerships throughout New Zealand generating new revenue streams

Fixed Term

Advised senior management on business opportunities within technology domains

- Evaluated the commercial viability of new business proposals- Pitched investment opportunities- Established new industry relationships- Managed numerous projects tracking finance, IP and technology development

Fixed Term

In a high-tech start-up, worked across the sales pipeline. This included:- Generated new business and closed sales opportunities- Prepared sales reports for the Board- Established Salesforce in the organisation- Post-sales reviews- Managed sponsorship, trade-shows, and promotional materials

Fixed Term

Worked with children at risk in a high school setting

Summer Job

Co-ordinated the first inter-institutional pop-up Foodbank in Dunedin across four Not for-Profit organisations.

Central America And Mexico

Wanting to learn a 2nd language and gain international experience, worked and travelled throughout Central America and Mexico.

Fixed Term

Developed novel organic light-emitting diodes. This included the chemical synthesis of dye molecules, their incorporation into a polymer matrix, and device construction. Techniques used included cyclic voltammetry, infrared, UV-vis, emission, NMR, and resonance Raman spectroscopies

Phd, Chemistry

Determined the structure-function relationship associated with the post-translational modifications on glycoproteins occluded in sea.

Education record

- Four week compact MBA-like programme focused on the entrepreneurship of science & technology. Topics covered included; finance.

Bsc(Hons), Chemistry

- This limited entry 4 year undergraduate degree included a 1 year research project involving the development of Organic Light-Emitting.

Education record

Education record

- Finance for Non-Financial Managers; Coursera Audited; 2018 - China Business Training; Occam Consulting; 2011 - New Product.