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Private consulting in all things innovation, start-up commercialisation and growth.Focussed on developing partnerships, strategic planning, commercialisation, business development, senior executive mentoring and interim management. Leveraging experience in the innovation, technology transfer and business development areas to provide strategy advice and.

San Diego, California, US

Liquid Instruments is one of Australia's fastest growing companies and makes a new breed of flexible all-in-one devices for test and measurement. These devices combine reconfigurable hardware, advanced digital signal processing and a revolutionary user interface to improve workflow and productivity in experiments and laboratories.Winner of the 2015 Tech23.

SPLAT-maths provides STEM-based educational programs to children in preschool, Foundation year, and early primary years. Our programs build capacity in Australia’s long-term productivity through STEM literacy in the early years. Our team of transdisciplinary STEM-education specialists, learning scientists, developmental psychologists and digital experts.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

The Digital Health CRC is the world's largest digital health cooperative with over 80 members spanning the entire health ecosystem. One of Australia's largest Cooperative Research Centres it will invest over $230M in digital health research and technology to transform health delivery: improving health outcomes, reducing waste in the health system.

Established the company in 2002, Soltek manufactures and distributes catalysts for the water sports and general construction industries. Today the business distributes its products within Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region and supplies catalyst equivalent to 30 resin tonnes or over 15,000 water sporting goods annually. Exited the company to major.

Civic, Australian Capital Territory, AU

Early stage incubator and investment fund. Current investment portfolio encompasses areas within ICT as diverse as media editing and wind resource assessment to broadband telecommunication and highly-precise global positioning.

Canberra, ACT, AU

The CBR Innovation Network is an open collaboration of innovators, dedicated to developing a thriving and diverse innovation ecosystem. CBRIN houses and collaborates with 12 programs, has had more than 24,000 visitors and has helped more than 800 budding entrepreneurs and SMEs through its lean innovation focused education.

Australian Capital Territory, AU

Leading key strategic initiatives for the institution which centre around the development of deep partnerships with industry, government (local and federal) and the community. This focus is led through the flagship "Engage UC" and covers research, education and campus development expected to be worth in excess of $2BN over the next 10 years. A new approach.

Australian Capital Territory, AU

Founded the Innovation & Engagement portfolio within the University, an area responsible for business development, income growth through partnerships (industry, government, community), commercial negotiations and contracts, commercialisation, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Bruce, ACT, AU

Led the foundation team that raised both funding and support to establish the Mill House. The mission of the Mill House is to grow a high-quality pipeline of investible social ventures for corporate, foundation and individual social impact investors. The organisation supports both for-profit and not-for-profit social ventures. It enables them to work.

The University of Canberra Union (UC Union) is part of the UC Group and provides services to enrich students’ campus experience which includes: advocacy, sport programs, live music, a student magazine, clubs and societies, gyms, food outlets, venue hire and catering. UC Union also owns and operates the UC Capitals, the Women’s National Basketball League.

The Discovery Translation Fund 3.0 assists the commercialisation of new technologies and innovations from The Australian National University (ANU), the University of Canberra (UC) and Charles Sturt University (CSU). Its goal is to help bridge the critical funding gap between discovery research and the commercial development of new technologies or the.

Hillsboro, Oregon, US

FEI Australia consolidated all of FEI's Australian business operations into the one company including: (i) advanced microscopy equipment sales and service across materials and life sciences; and (ii) oil and gas services including research and development.FEI Company was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific in September 2016.

Hillsboro, Oregon, US

Part of the executive senior management team and based within the Natural Resources division, led over 60 staff across offices in Australia, Norway, USA and the Middle East.FEI Company was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific in September 2016

Lithicon AS was formed through the 50:50 merger of Digitalcore Pty Ltd and Numerical Rocks AS (Norway) in March 2013. It was acquired by FEI Company in February 2014 for $80M.Responsible for integration and operation of the merged companies with offices/facilities in Australia, Norway and Middle East. Established new operations in Saudi Arabia and Qatar..

Raised over $6.5M in equity funding. Led merger negotiations with Numerical Rocks AS and a further $10M raising to support international expansion in Europe, the Middle East and South America.

Digitalcore was established in 2009 as the world's leading pioneer of digital core analysis technology, providing global energy companies with information on oil and gas extraction to optimise recovery.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

Led the business development and technology transfer portfolio. Licensing, equity funding, spin-outs, company start-up, contract negotiations, partnerships, research and consultancy agreements.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

A Motor Traders Association of Australia (MTAA) industry superannuation venture capital limited partnership (VCLP) fund. Business opportunity evaluation, terms sheet formulation, deal negotiation, valuations, investment committee presentations, due diligence, transaction documents, company start-up, interim management and board representation.

Port Melbourne, VIC, AU

Founder and Director for the Automotive Supplier Excellence Australia (ASEA) and Automotive Australia 2020+ (AA2020+) Programs. ASEA went on to receive over $10M in funding from the Australian Government under the New Car Plan for a Greener Future and won the 2009 CRC Star Award. It was the first program to engage all Australian Motor Vehicle Producers.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

Licensing, contract/deal negotiation, research and technology marketing, sourcing funding for research and technology development, intellectual property protection, due diligence, research collaboration, spin outs.

Designed and implemented automotive supply chain improvement clusters (based on 6 Sigma) in the UK Jaguar and Land Rover supply base. Worked together with local government and industry associations to design these cluster programs consisting of up to 8 companies with the main aim of improving local supplier competitiveness through targeted process and.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

Designed and implemented several shop floor production systems while completing my Ford sponsored PhD. Spent significant time in Ford’s worldwide operations including Chennai India (4 months), Germany, UK and world headquarters in Detroit. Developed the stamping operation system “Simpress” which won the Henry Ford Technology Award.

Leadership Development Program, Executive Leadership

Company Directors Course, Corporate Governance

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Engineering

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Systems Engineering, Honours 1A

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry