I provide technology advisory and outcomes on a contract or part-time basis. I seek to engage company boards with technology or information risk management counsel.A 30+ year career across large enterprises and SaaS start-ups/scale-outs, during growth and changing markets. An engineer in mindset and profession, willing to roll my sleeves up, my core philosophy is characterised by pragmatic realism, an eye for detail and a belief in people and teamwork. I have led and consulted on company operations, customer success/delivery, pricing, technology in/outsourcing strategy, information security and risk management in or for world-class companies such as NineMSN (50% Microsoft), NTT (Dimension Data), and Financial Times/FT.com plus ASX tier-1 bank/telco/retail organisations I cannot name.I bring diverse experiences and frameworks to equip executives, leaders and organisations with strategic operating models to navigate periods of change and growth.In my previous role, I was the COO at TeamForm, an Australian SaaS technology company. Over my 8-year tenure, TeamForm signed multi-year multi-million $ SaaS contracts with tier-1 organisations, including the Telco, Bank, Retail and Media sectors. I have a thorough understanding of: * Company operations - financial management, HR, cross-functional delivery structures * Commercial negotiations, including high value/complex SaaS agreements and associated legal, procurement, contract lifecycle management, sourcing strategy, vendor/supplier management * Digital Transformations, Agile @ Scale, New ways-of-working * Service Delivery & Customer Success / Profession Services * Modern Software Engineering (DevOps/DevSecOps, Automation, CI/CI, Secure Application Development) * Internet delivery at scale, Cloud, Infrastructure and Networks * Information Security Risk Management - Security Audits, ISO27001 & SOC 2 Type II certification * R&D Tax CreditsBefore TeamForm, I ran Bid Partners, a successful boutique consultancy, after senior management positions at NineMSN as Head of Technology Operations / Head of Infrastructure Strategy & Security. ninemsn was the largest website portal in Australia, with over 10 million unique visitors per month and over 80 websites hosted across 5 platforms. I also worked in risk management consulting, and earlier at the Financial Times / FT.com and Reed Elsevier. I am a professional Chartered Engineer (CEng IET UK), a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), an ITILv3 Expert, and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).