Jason Haddock

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CEO at Sozo Labs, a VR and AR software development company | Multi-time entrepreneur | Professional speaker | Podcast host | Member of Forbes Council @ Sozo Labs
Jason Haddock's Location
Hurst, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Jason Haddock

I love being at the forefront of emerging technology. I’ve always had a passion for innovation in the tech space. Over the last decade, due to my success in growing and exiting my own technology businesses, I have grown to love creating businesses and building a great team and culture.In a three-decade career I’ve served as CEO and CTO to healthtech and gaming companies; headed up a business intelligence division at a software company; founded a big data and AI conference and held development and IT roles in fintech and education. With this multi-sector experience, my expertise lies at the intersection of technology, design, and business. This is what has allowed me to lead several successful technology companies in such various fields, including my current role in educational VR.I believe strongly in creating company cultures - this has such a powerful effect on the productivity of a business. I’m told this focus is something my team value.Outside of work, I love snowboarding and rock climbing, having climbed across four continents. I have also mentored startup founders through two voluntary organisations, SupporTED and Net Prophet Sparkup.

Jason Haddock's Current Company Details
Sozo Labs

Sozo Labs

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CEO at Sozo Labs, a VR and AR software development company | Multi-time entrepreneur | Professional speaker | Podcast host | Member of Forbes Council
Jason Haddock Work Experience Details
  • Sozo Labs
    Chief Executive Officer
    Sozo Labs May 2021 - Present
    Stellenbosch, Za
    As the CEO of a small startup specializing in Augmented and Virtual Reality software, I work across every aspect of the business including managing the company, finances, supplier relationships, business development, marketing and sales, quality, delivery and people.I work with a great bunch of developers helping to mature the development process, bring focus to the strategy and direction of the business, build a strong thought leadership brand, source clients and structure the team and business to scale. Having launched in South Africa, we are now transitioning to the UK to grow the business internationally and take advantage of new opportunities.
  • 3X4 Genetics
    Founder & Ceo
    3X4 Genetics Nov 2018 - Apr 2021
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    As founder and CEO, I led the business through its start in South Africa and secured $2,5m in Series A funding in the US. I oversaw a move to the head office to Seattle, USA and navigated the SA Reserve Bank exchange control challenges in transferring the IP from South Africa to the USA. On launching and growing the business in the US, I successfully navigated the business through Covid and utilised digital strategies to grow the business and secure a further $2m in Series A-2 funding.My proudest achievement is in building a remarkable team and incredible company culture through their support.
  • 3X4 Genetics
    Founder & Cto
    3X4 Genetics Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    As founder and CTO, I was co-creator of an innovative nutrigenetics product and used technology, design and behavioural mechanics to create a unique patented product in the HealthTech industry. I developed marketing collateral, defined the go-to-market strategy and developed the brand and communication strategy to grow and scale the business in South Africa from an initial angel investment.
  • Sea Monster
    Cto
    Sea Monster Jun 2015 - Jun 2018
    Cape Town, Western Cape, Za
    As CTO for this Cape Town-based game and animation company, I implemented best practice agile delivery processes utilising SCRUM and design thinking elements into the engagement approach with Sea Monster customers.I delivered a number of successful Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mobile Games. In the former, they included Super Animals for Pick n Pay, Super Animals 2 for Pick n Pay, Whiskey Tasting for Pernod Ricard.In Virtual Reality: Pilot Training in VR using Oculus for SightSense, Working at Heights training in Vive for Arcelor Mittal and worked on game design and development for Disney Imagine Academy educational games and Bar Blitz for IMVU.During my role, I also stepped into a CEO post with Engage Genetics, a genetics startup incubated by Sea Monster. Here, I helped conceptualise the product, built the three year financial model, created the pitch deck and pitched to various VCs and Angels. Most notably we made it to the final round of the Illumina Accelerator in San Francisco. Roles on the above projects included Project Manager, Product Owner, Game Designer, Client LeadOther roles performed were: Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, Enterprise / Solutions ArchitectIn my spare time, I was also the CTO :)
  • Saratoga Software
    Head Of Business Intelligence
    Saratoga Software Nov 2010 - Jun 2015
    Cape Town, Western Cape, Za
    I led a world class business intelligence division at Saratoga software and steered the thinking and approach on innovation at Saratoga. I also performed strategic consulting for Saratoga's customers using the underlying concepts of systems and design thinking and enterprise architecture.
  • Mammoth
    Mammoth Bi - Founder & Curator
    Mammoth Jul 2014 - Dec 2014
    I was the founder of Mammoth, a Cape Town BI, Analytics and Big Data conference (see http://www.mammothbi.co.za).Mammoth BI brought together local business greats with global industry heavyweights to share the latest in a market-led approach to Business Intelligence (BI).Our focus was to build the South African BI community - providing discussions to mythbust conventional ideas of Big Data, and create and harvest a local community understanding in this sector.
  • Maitland Fund Services
    Enterprise Architect
    Maitland Fund Services Jan 2009 - Oct 2010
    As Enterprise Architect, I created a number of EA diagrams, built an EA competency and designed and managed a number of key strategic projects, such as the implementation of a Finance Systems Suite, BI Reference architecture, Master Data Management architecture, Middleware & SOA messaging architecture.My role also saw me work closely with the CIO to develop the technology strategy.
  • Maitland Fund Services
    It Manager
    Maitland Fund Services Apr 2005 - Oct 2010
    As IT Manager, I shifted focus to a more senior management role. I was responsible for managing the software development team, two Business Intelligence teams, the support team, the straight through processing team and infrastructure team.I implemented agile methodologies into the various teams and built up management capabilities within the teams.
  • Finsource
    Development Manager
    Finsource 2003 - 2005
    As Development Manager, I was responsible for the architecture and design of Web Applications, Straight Through Processing and Business Intelligence components alongside the management of these teams, which grew to over 30 members.The key projects included a workflow application for processing Unit Trust forms, a Unit Trust BI platform using SQL and Cognos, a website for the Unit Trust customers called Investor Online and a reporting platform for Asset Management reporting off Invest One.
  • Trade In Motion
    Development Director
    Trade In Motion 2001 - 2003
    I managed a team of developers to build an export management system using an agile methodology (XP). This was successfully developed in VB6, ASP, SQL with web services for integration.
  • Open Software Developers
    Senior Analyst / Developer
    Open Software Developers 1999 - 2002
    I worked on a number of projects using VB6, ASP, VB.Net, SQL Server & Oracle and assisted in building the companies flagship product, a online shopping site, which was later integrated into Pastel.The success of the product resulted in the company being purchased by Softline.

Jason Haddock Skills

Enterprise Architecture Togaf Design Thinking Systems Thinking It Strategy Soa Architecture Solution Architecture Agile Business Management Application Architecture Sql Soa Governance Spiral Dynamics Stratified Systems Theory Organisational Change Management Organisational Transformation Agile Methodologies Change Management Itil Management It Service Management It Management Data Warehousing Strategy Business Intelligence Scrum Business Analysis Sdlc Software Development Microsoft Sql Server Business Transformation Sharepoint Management Consulting Enterprise Software Systems Analysis Web Services Architectures Integration Data Modeling Oracle Business Strategy Leadership Project Management Analytics Service Oriented Architecture Software Development Life Cycle

Jason Haddock Education Details

  • Altmba
    Altmba
    Organizational Leadership
  • Davinci Institute
    Davinci Institute
    Business & Technology Management
  • The Gap Partnership
    The Gap Partnership
    General
  • University Of South Africa/Universiteit Van Suid-Afrika
    University Of South Africa/Universiteit Van Suid-Afrika
    Law
  • The Open Group
    The Open Group
    Enterprise Architecture
  • Zapthink
    Zapthink
    Architecture
  • Cape Peninsula University Of Technology
    Cape Peninsula University Of Technology
    Information Technology - Programming

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