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Sydney, Australia

• I conduct world-leading research at the Institute for Culture and Society in digital economics, geography, and blockchain technology.
• Led strategic planning, globalisation, and technology initiatives for global banks to increase resilience to growing automation in the financial sector.
• Reviewed and published articles for prestigious journals such as Big Data and Economy & Society.
• Presented cutting-edge research at international seminars and conferences, and orchestrated Australia’s first academic cryptocurrency workshop. Skills:
• Economic Theory
• Data Analysis

Sydney, Australia

• I led the alignment of the vision statement, business strategy, and product roadmap to maximise customer value and ROI.
• Collaborated with engineering to accelerate time-to-market with a new SDLC process.
• Established company values (Growth, Understanding, Trust, Integrity) to resonate with stakeholders, business goals, and product.
• Reduced development costs and increased efficiency, traceability, and accountability with an agile transformation.
• Overhauled platform domain model with BAs and developers to enhance product-market fit.
• Enhanced platform legal architecture to ensure compliance under English common law.

Sydney, Australia

• I managed the entire product portfolio alongside business strategy and innovation for a cutting-edge digital banking platform pioneered by IBM, ANZ, CBA, and WBA.
• Crafted a go-to-market strategy and orchestrated the launch of Lygon Arc including the minting of the world's first digital bank guarantee.
• Managed research projects to understand customer behaviour and positive environmental impact.
• Built three core features to mitigate risk for large institutional banks and enable licensing revenue.
• Prioritised bugs across the platform (7 testers and 14 devs) and published all release notes.
• Supported sales team with procedures and documentation (value propositions, objection management, technology summary, user guides, competitor analysis, objection management).

Mcarthur River

• Developed strategies to deliver sustainable mining practices and ensure compliance with Glencore’s financial, regulatory, environmental, and political commitments.
• Outlined budgets and Scope of Work for scientific monitoring and management plans - directing outcomes for research projects with external consultants.
• Created and implemented ecological strategies for the protection of endangered species (gouldian finch, freshwater sawfish, purple-crowned fairywren) to comply with the EPBC Act.
• Updated fire management plans to manage the risk of uncontrolled bushfire and develop a strategic fire maintenance regime to enhance habitat quality for native fauna.
• Developed care and maintenance plans to secure existing assets and future revenue in the case of temporary mine closure.
• Managed research and development tax incentive claims to recuperate capital.Skills:

Greater New York City Area

• Published “Money Code Space: Hidden Power in Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Decentralisation” for the Oxford Studies in Digital Politics series.
• Critically acclaimed under peer review.
• Maintained 5 star average reviews across retail outlets.Skills:
• Economic Theory
• Ethnographic Research
• Semi-Structured Interviews

London, United Kingdom

• Cofounded a crypto-asset and blockchain consultancy delivering technology strategy and legal advice for institutional clients.
• Developed legislative policies for the FCA and the ICAEW.
• Classified crypto-assets as exchange, utility, and security tokens under FCA guidelines for cryptocurrency exchange listings.
• Advised clients on cryptoeconomic frameworks, technical infrastructure, and GDPR compliance.Skills:
• Technology Strategy
• Compliance

Sunnyvale, United States

Implemented digital marketing strategies and ad campaigns for digital asset payroll and international payments.

Mountain View, United States

Analysed and curated online content for a distributed supply chain management solution to improve branding consistency and capture key target markets.

Processed staff movements of 11,000 employees including new starters, terminations, contract amendments, maternity/paternity leave, absence management, secondments, and annual leave.

Conducted market research and curated the company brochure and website to increase the customer base for bespoke architectural metalwork.

The University Of Exeter

Conducted research projects exploring different forms of academic/public activism concerning sustainability and trade justice in global supply chains.

Supported the teaching of the Material Culture module and developed teaching resources.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Digital Economics

Cryptocurrencies And Blockchains

Master Of Science (Msc), Sustainable Development, Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Geography, First Class With Honours And Commendation For Academic Excellence