Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Technology consultant, and business operator based in Perth, Western Australia.
People who Care is a remarkable not-for-profit organisation providing vital in-home care and community support services in Perth. It's staffed in large part by volunteers providing valuable services and support for people who are aged, veterans, and those with a disability. Additionally, People Who Care offers Starting Over Support services to individuals and families starting over in the wake of domestic violence or financial hardship. I am privileged to be part of the Board of Directors for People Who Care. It's inspiring to work alongside a dedicated executive team, and a large group of staff and volunteers who make a real difference.
CTO for Qoria group of companies. We help keep over 23 million children safe online across five continents. We do it by harnessing the power of connection to close the gaps they fall through, and to seamlessly support them on all sides - at school, at home and everywhere in between.
The Family Zone brings together the best cyber safety people, organisations and technology into one easy to use service. The Family Zone empowers you with extensive tools to control your kids’ cyber activity at home and outside. And in a world first innovation the Family Zone gives you access to the recommendations and ongoing support of cyber safety experts. We strive to make the Family Zone as easy, flexible and as affordable as possible. My role oversees the technology development, delivery and support functions. As a co-founder I have been intimately involved in the development of our technology and product architecture.
Living Networks’ vision is to serve Australian seniors. We provides a range of services aimed at community living operators, their residents and seniors generally. We seek to connect communities, offer value for money services, make things easy, earn trust and deliver exceptional service. As MD of Living Networks, I am responsible for business growth and operations.
Ultimation is a business focused on home automation, and the installation of lighting control, multi-room audio video, intercom & security systems. Ultimation was acquired by Netlink in 2010, becoming Netlink Automation, and was subsequently divested as of July 2012. In October 2012, I assisted the other remaining Director in extracting the business, and setting up a new venture. We launched an entirely new direction for the business – focusing on a retail front-end showcasing the Sonos wireless hifi product.
Netlink Group provides outsourced IT solutions including Managed Services, Service Desk and Project Services tailored specifically for small to medium businesses. • Complete P&L responsibility for 3 businesses • Working with five direct reports, responsible for all aspects of the businesses within the group, and ultimately overseeing the deployment of 50 staff.
Responsible for all operational activities of the business. Oversaw implementation of product development & execution -‐ shifting from break-‐fix fee for service model to complete fixed cost managed services model of service delivery. Conducted & executed acquisition of a new business, from negotiation of relative values through to analysis of business revenue & performance. Successfully executed the re-‐branding and merging of this new business. • Company awarded in the top 100 World wide Managed Service Providers as part of the MSP Mentor 100 list in 2009.