Experience

Australian Government

• 200 - 300 Employee

• EL1 | Future Technologies - Federal Government

  • Sep 2021 - Present



ISO - International Organization for Standardization

• Switzerland
• International Trade and Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Australian Representative (Volunteer) - ISO Working Group 11

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  I am a volunteer representative as part of the Australian contingent contributing to ISO standards pertaining to safe use of VR/AR devices. I am a volunteer representative as part of the Australian contingent contributing to ISO standards pertaining to safe use of VR/AR devices.



Australian Federal Police

• Australia
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Serious Games & Simulation Strategist AFP

  • Nov 2019 - Sep 2021

• Federal Agent/Police Officer/Serious Games Developer

  • Feb 2013 - Nov 2019

  I spent 5 years in Federal/Commonwealth investigations in Cybercrime, Serious Organised Crime and Fraud. During 2018 I developed a 3D interactive training simulation, the Search Warrant Training Simulation. This was showed a statistical improvement in training and has led to my new role establishing serious games & simulation training within the AFP.



UNSW

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Course Content Developer, Writer and Lecturer

  • Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  I am currently lecturing and developing course content for the Master of Visualisation, Simulation & Immersive Design through UNSW College of Fine Arts (COFA). This involves teaching classes, writing lectures, designing course content and building it in the eLearning system. I am currently lecturing and developing course content for the Master of Visualisation, Simulation & Immersive Design through UNSW College of Fine Arts (COFA). This involves teaching classes, writing lectures, designing course content and building it in the eLearning system.



CSIRO

• ON Prime Research Team - ON Prime is powered by CSIRO

  • Sep 2019 - Nov 2019

  ON Prime is a federal research program, run by CSIRO, helping innovative researchers bring their ideas to the market! My wife, Jen, and I were accepted to the program as a team. My research is in cognitive adaptive serious games and simulations. Jen has decades of radio broadcasting, sound editing, podcasting and teaching experience. I have commercial video games (5 published titles), serious games (developed for government and in my PhD) and investigations experience. Looking forward to this amazing opportunity!



Self Employed

• Gym Manager and Fitness Instructor

  • Jan 2010 - Oct 2012

  I spent over two years running my own fitness, martial arts, and exercise business. I simultaneously worked as a gym manager at a small gym in Brisbane Australia. I also contracted to Australian government for the Active After Schools Program - bringing fitness and activities to school children. I taught fitness to a wide range of clients aged from early 20's to late 70's! I have formal qualifications in Fitness (Cert III/IV in Fitness) and I am a government accredited martial arts instructor (NCAS Coach Level 2). I taught the Russian Martial Art of Systema for around seven years, and still remain active.



THQ

• United States
• Computer Games
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Environment Artist

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2007

  Started as environment artist and finished as the “Principle Environment Artist” Started as environment artist and finished as the “Principle Environment Artist”



Kuju Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 3D Environment Artist

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2003

  I worked for Kuju as a 3D Environment Artist on the PS2 Game Fire Warrior. I worked for Kuju as a 3D Environment Artist on the PS2 Game Fire Warrior.