Darryl Thoms Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Greater Sydney Area

Created a free + paid iOS and Android app with a team of developers for a niche market with a very refined UX to market Tea - using the latest AI models.MVP currently gathering a dataset for abstract image recognition (much more difficult than any existing trained data-sat), and narrative development dataset to train AI models.Organically adding new users every day. Launch from of stealth mode when dataset training is complete and can scale.

Conceptualise, write, produce and direct engaging innovative video, 360, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, video, experiential activations, live web streaming, social strategy, documentary projects, AI Video Tools and New Product Development.Projects of note:- Co wrote and produced an Interactive Political Black Comedy Game Show for SBS TV Australia- Secured distributor in Cannes for SBS Black Comedy Game Show- Crying with the Handsome Man mini documentary - Nat Geo., The… Show more Conceptualise, write, produce and direct engaging innovative video, 360, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, video, experiential activations, live web streaming, social strategy, documentary projects, AI Video Tools and New Product Development.Projects of note:- Co wrote and produced an Interactive Political Black Comedy Game Show for SBS TV Australia- Secured distributor in Cannes for SBS Black Comedy Game Show- Crying with the Handsome Man mini documentary - Nat Geo., The Atlantic- Over 800 video projects for Cisco across Asia Pacific - in Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Shanghai, Beijing, Bangalore - training local teams to an international broadcast standard- Live-cross multi-country broadcasts in multiple languages- Live broadcast of hologram from Bangalore to the US for the Cisco Campus opening - feat ex India PM Adbul Kalam- Social Media - video and photography - Aria awards and iTunes Live, Music Content/ Music Videos- Product Launches for Audi, Nespresso, Samsung, HP, Intel, Cisco, Gillette... (incl EPKs)- UNICEF stills and video shoot in Bangladesh for TV/ Magazine features/ editorial- Fashion videography - Omega, Zara, Bally.- BTS, interviews, EPKs feat Miranda Kerr- Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week Launch videos (Sydney Opera House, TV - incl EPKs)- Food content video- producer/ director - Mexico- Overland to Everest - Documentary, co-producer/ camera, Tibet- Cinematography for a national fishing TV program- Technical and engineering video production across APAC- Live web streaming - Build out of production studios in Singapore, HK, Sydney- Startup Company investor / promo video - creative and execution- Artificial Intelligence (AI) development/ workflows- GPT / Chat GPT Learning Models around storytelling, video and marketing/ promotion- Podcasting strategy, writing and production Show less

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Lead innovative projects inspired by a four-generation legacy of invention and patents.Focus on new product development, combining engineering and design expertise.Successfully developed, marketed and sold Xorigin collaborated designed products in India, Singapore and Australia.As a graduate engineer at 22 employed by a Sydney Based R&D company to develop a new product for Toshiba (patented) using the low AUD and R&D tax incentive for NPD (New Product Development), including… Show more Lead innovative projects inspired by a four-generation legacy of invention and patents.Focus on new product development, combining engineering and design expertise.Successfully developed, marketed and sold Xorigin collaborated designed products in India, Singapore and Australia.As a graduate engineer at 22 employed by a Sydney Based R&D company to develop a new product for Toshiba (patented) using the low AUD and R&D tax incentive for NPD (New Product Development), including hands-on cutting, shaping, fitting and assembling one-off prototypes from plastic, foams, metal and electronics - university tested in labs at UNSW and later sent to Japan for evaluation. Working on the shop floor with drafts people, lab technicians and testers on the new product. Cognisant of manufacturing costs, production reproducibility etc - having already had 8 years exposure to manufacturing in family business. Collaborating across disciplines to push the boundaries of creativity and engineering. Show less

Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan

Sydney

Experiential construction, delivery, installation. Largest ever 3D printed project in Australia at the time for Vivid Sydney + Intel/ Sydney Opera HouseIncorporating video projection, fibre optic comms, IT, sculpture and design.Prototyped, recruited and set up VR development and production capability, alongside in-house video production.

Sydney, Brisbane

Family Companies in operation from pre 1881-2013 (132+years)Board member, engineering and management advisor for family-owned manufacturing companies from a young age, incl on the factory floor with molten metals, and casting. Developed deep understanding of customer service, B2B, B2C, management and financials. Active in purchasing decisions for machinery from the US, Germany, Japan, and Italy for multiple production lines, and decisions on installing, commissioning, and ongoing… Show more Family Companies in operation from pre 1881-2013 (132+years)Board member, engineering and management advisor for family-owned manufacturing companies from a young age, incl on the factory floor with molten metals, and casting. Developed deep understanding of customer service, B2B, B2C, management and financials. Active in purchasing decisions for machinery from the US, Germany, Japan, and Italy for multiple production lines, and decisions on installing, commissioning, and ongoing manufacturing and product lines.Responsibilities • Helicopter view and decision-making across 2 factories in Sydney, one in Brisbane • Worked from the factory floor from age 12 to the boardroom, operating as a consultant, in-house engineer, and technical advisor to the board • Exemplary safety record, with no serious injuries in 130+ years, compared to low-cost competitor workplaces with permanent disabilities, environmental damage, and multiple workplace deaths • Oversaw HR issues, governance, company structuring • Sold innovative machinery to CSIRO for working with magnesium.Products Manufactured Over the Century+ of Operation • Curving Corrugated iron for water tanks and terrace roofs • Leadlight windows • Bullet Rod during WWII to support the allies • Plastic • Rotation-moulding, incl water tanks, dog beds, garden products • Blow-moulding for building • Custom machinery • Innovative direct casting of metals incl zinc and aluminium • Heat treating • Custom fabrication and consulting • Materials for battery manufacturing • Chemical engineering team and contractors for mining and mineral processing • Roofing hardware.Companies • Thoms Industries • Thoms Aluminium • Thoms Zinc • Bitu-AL • Miller LB • Gem PlasticsMarkets • Australia • New Zealand • Papua New Guinea • Asia-PacificManufactured Products for • The Sydney Opera House • The Sydney Harbour Bridge • Major infrastructure projects • Most buildings in Australia from 1880 to the 2000s. Show less

Cinematography - Practitioners Course, Cinematography And Film/Video Production, Completed

Advanced Video Editing, Film/Cinema/Video Studies

Beng (Mech), Engineering. Design, Acoustics, Vibration