Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
I am currently employed as an Assistant Professor at Bond University's Business School, located in the picturesque Gold Coast. Prior to joining the university in April 2023, I held positions at RMIT and Swinburne Universities in Melbourne. At present, my teaching responsibilities encompass the courses of Entrepreneuriual Finance (undergraduate level) and Entrepreneurship and Innovation (masters level). My academic qualifications include a PhD in Innovation Management, which I acquired from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. I retain a strong commitment to teaching and conducting research within the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship. My career trajectory originated in the realm of physics, where I initially served as a research scientist focusing on nuclear energy and underwater acoustics in South Africa. Subsequently, I transitioned to roles as a program manager within the electro-optics engineering and manufacturing sectors. My contributions in these positions were instrumental in advancing the development and commercialisation of novel innovations, project management, and international marketing initiatives. Furthermore, I assumed the role of general manager, overseeing the establishment of an assembly plant for high-tech products in Malaysia through a joint-venture operation involving South Africa and Malaysia. After immigrating to New Zealand in 1996, I established myself in Auckland, initially as a business consultant, before embarking on a career within academia. Beyond my scholarly pursuits, I am an active innovator and entrepreneur, both privately and as an employee. I have successfully launched and managed numerous physical and online businesses. This practical experience enhances my capacity as the Coaching Director in Bond University's student incubator, where I provide guidance and support to aspiring entrepreneurs.
Since its inception in 1989, Bond has become known for producing the next generation of leaders and thinkers, innovators and disruptors, doers and dreamers. At its core, Bond values entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovation, going so far as to integrate these attributes into every subject. Alongside their peers and teachers, students have the chance to develop game-changing ideas that aren’t limited by the way things have always been done or the four walls of a traditional classroom. With a full calendar year of classes that allows students to accelerate their study, and enter the workforce and be promoted faster, plus a truly global outlook and experience, Bond attracts students, teachers and researchers from all over the world. Ultimately, this equips Bond graduates with not just a standout university education, but a lifelong network of friends and colleagues that stretches to every corner of the globe.
I am lecturing innovation, product development and entrepreneurship in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs at Swinburne. Our flagship program is the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation which has been designed to focus on the specific needs of entrepreneurs and innovators who want to successfully commercialise their innovations.
Teaching Innovation & Creativity, Product Development and Entrepreneurship courses. Conducting academic research in product development. Supervising research students.
Programme Director for the Master of Business Innovation and Enterprise degree Lecturing Entrepreneurship, E-Business, E-Marketing.