Experience

Koan

• New Zealand
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Koan is an AWS Advanced Tier Partner, DecSecOps and Cloud Native development consultancy. Providing services to local SMB, government, commercial and global organisations. Reached Advanced Tier in 6 months, after moving head office to Wellington

• Director

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  AWS Partner. AWS DevSecOps, Modernization, Migration, Cost Optimization and AWS services. Spun off from MS to provide AWS and development services to the NZ/Aust marketplace.

• CTO, Project Director

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Lead multiple cloud based enterprise applications on modern frameworks in NZ agritech, financial services, US insurance, IOT, AWS Managed Services. Passed 3rd party security audits. Lead Government Strategic and AWS modernizations



Ronin Group

• New Zealand
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Director, Shareholder Director, Shareholder



Freyberg High School

• Board of Trustees

  • May 2016 - Jan 2023

  Board Member, Finance Committee Chair Board Member, Finance Committee Chair



RapidRatings

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Shareholder

  • Dec 2007 - Aug 2022

  Founding technology partner

• Director, R&D

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2020

  Director, R&D; Head of NZ Operations. RRI Global Credit Ratings Agency



MediaSculpt

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner, Board Member

  • 2001 - Jun 2019

  Business strategy/management, governance, risk management and strategic planning.

• Managing Director & Founder

  • 2001 - Feb 2018

  CE Client Relationship Management, COO / Operations Management, CTO. Included 10+ years external CTO of Rapid Ratings: senior project management of distributed team, lead senior architect, senior business analyst, stakeholder reporting and management, compliance and policy framework, development process, test management and oversight.



West End School

• Board of Trustees

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2016



Massey University

• IT Consultant - Development

  • 1999 - 2001



Forenic Accounting Firm

• Financial Analyst / Developer

  • 1998 - 1999