Responsible for commercialising University IP in a highly complex funding landscape.Established and managed a Proof of Concept (PoC) scheme to commercialise very early-stage technology. Proposals were evaluated and if successful, were granted up to $100K to begin the commercialisation journey.Led numerous follow-on investment cases such as Seer, Epiminder, and SynchronManaged university equity portfolio of ~30 companies, including valuations and rights issuesActed as COO of the University pre-seed “Genesis” fund; establishing KPI’s, investment processes and building relationships with seed VC groups as we grew deal-flow. Established Joint Venture that became Neo-Bionica, a world-class engineering facility that manufactures implantable medical devices; the first facility of its kind in Australia. Was awarded a $4M government grant to help scale Neo-Bionica operationsManaged Finance, Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Marketing and Research Accounting teamsCreated and led finance shared-service for research project management.Managed liquidation of subsidiary entity saving ~$2M of OPEX and freeing up ~$10M in cash5 Direct Reports, extended team of ~30, supporting ~$1B AUD of research income.

Excited to be involved with this highly innovative Australian company that is leading the No Code / Low Code Digital Transformation revolution.

Grew orders and revenue over 60% and profit over 600% (YTD Sept. 2017)Established operations in Japan to target the Financial Crime market in the banking sector.Developed business review cadence that drove accountability throughout the management team across JAPAC.3 Direct Reports, annual revenue ~$40M AUD.

Responsibilities:Promoted to integrate Asia Pac & Europe, Middle East and Africa into one division (International) and to manage P&L, operations, risk management and Project Portfolio (PMO) across 42 countries.Revenue approximately $300M. ~2500 associates, >1000 annual projects6 Direct Reports, extended team of 45.Reported to VP Consulting Services InternationalAchievements:Spent some time understanding the drivers of the European business before making any major changes.Was able to restructure the finance team to leverage best practices from both areas and reduced costs by 35%, simultaneously delivering deeper insight to management stakeholders.Centralised finance admin for Europe to “near-shore” shared service centre in Prague.Successfully managed integration of several acquisitions.Drove process and tools improvements to remove any “surprises” from our results.Instituted cultural change by insisting that team members understood and could articulate the details of all aspects of their business, not just the top line.Changed perceptions of Region Operations team in Europe to be true Business Partners, not “police”.

Developed and implemented a strategy specific for the Asia Pacific market. Controlled finance, operations and risk management across 12 countries whilst aggressively growing revenue and margin. Grew revenue in excess of 15% and enhanced margins in difficult market conditions. Restructured Japanese operations based on a strategic assessment carried out in Q1 2011. Outcome was to better align the sales, delivery and compensation models to drive accountability and reward high performing teams.

Responsibilities:Responsible for commercial management of the business ($50M revenue) across SEA / India.Meet aggressive growth targets through disciplined contract, logistics, and tax management.4 Direct Reports.Achievements:Worked with Indonesian regulatory authorities and local real estate suppliers to open operations inJakarta. Closed >$10M of orders in first year with two largest Indonesian telco’s.Worked closely with Sales VP to restructure the sales and delivery organisation.By utlising my knowledge of contract law and US GAAP, I was able to help shorten sales cycles and manage risk by directly engaging in contract negotiations with customers.Expanded the back-office function to support long-range growth predictions. Set up electronic software delivery model to reduce taxes in India, saving ~$600K p.a.

Responsible for financial and operational management of consulting business (~$100M)Responsibility for contract evaluation and risk management of projects > $250K. Established offshore centre in Mumbai now employing over 1,000 staff.Led expansion of consultancy business throughout South-East Asia.Led re-structuring of Australian business to reduce cost and enhance the competitiveness of our offer.Undertook audit of Chinese operations leading to major revamp of business practices

Responsible for all financial reporting, revenue recognition, expense management, audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for Asia Pacific.Helped drive double-digit revenue and profit growth. Increased accuracy of reporting, reduced lead-times and cut finance costs by over 40%.

Responsible for execution of global strategy within EMEA.Highly pressured and visible role requiring significant organisational skills, people management and the ability to engage across diverse functional areas and cultures.Working with sales, marketing and HR, we re-focused on top-tier European companiesAcquisition of top-tier accounts increased 400% and revenue grew 20+% in 2002.

Provided senior management with financial and strategic information.Responsible for P&L forecasting across Asia Pacific region. Automated many tasks that were previously very labour-intensive.

Responsible for P&L forecasting, sales reporting and competitor research.Established reporting framework for a growth business.

First international roleLearnt the dynamics of retail

First role within a large corporation.Learnt the business quickly and acquired skills for future success