Experience

Xsights Digital Pty Ltd

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solutions Architect

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Cinglevue

• Australia
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Research & Innovation

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2021

  Responsible for the research & development portfolio, leading all internal and external research initiatives in support of organisational objectives and providing strategic guidance to inform the development of transformative digital solutions for customers operating within the education and training domains (B2B/B2C SaaS platform): - Directed and synergised multidisciplinary research (education, psychology, behavioural and social science, data and information science, analytics, and machine… Show more Responsible for the research & development portfolio, leading all internal and external research initiatives in support of organisational objectives and providing strategic guidance to inform the development of transformative digital solutions for customers operating within the education and training domains (B2B/B2C SaaS platform): - Directed and synergised multidisciplinary research (education, psychology, behavioural and social science, data and information science, analytics, and machine learning and artificial intelligence) to drive product design and evolution at scale according to an evidence-based and human-centred approach - Developed an organisational model for translating primary and secondary research into system designs which could enhance student learning, mental health, and wellbeing outcomes at the individual level, leading a team of educators, psychologists, researchers, and technologists - Provided thought leadership and strategic guidance with regards to policy and process development to effectively harness inputs and contributions from stakeholders across a wide range of domains and drive continuous improvement and enhanced outcomes - Established strategic research partnerships with leading Australian universities to effectively access and utilise external expertise in alignment with broader organisational strategies and objectives

• Research & Innovation Lead

  • Feb 2014 - Mar 2017

  Oversaw the development, refinement, and execution of the organisation’s breakthrough research, technology, design, and innovation initiatives: - Led all research projects and initiatives, working directly with participants and key stakeholders from customer and research partner (University) organisations - Developed the internal research team and collaborated closely with business analysts, product designers, and software engineers to devise transformative digital solutions for enhancing… Show more Oversaw the development, refinement, and execution of the organisation’s breakthrough research, technology, design, and innovation initiatives: - Led all research projects and initiatives, working directly with participants and key stakeholders from customer and research partner (University) organisations - Developed the internal research team and collaborated closely with business analysts, product designers, and software engineers to devise transformative digital solutions for enhancing teaching and learning outcomes at scale (student focused) - Responsible for driving improvements in core solution offerings through the productisation of multidisciplinary research (primary and secondary)



Edith Cowan University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan Institute for Education Research

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2021

  Led and provided key contributions to industry research collaborations across multiple domains and productised research outputs: - Education. Learning outcome classification via natural language processing, accommodating multiple representations in digital learning settings - Psychology. Designing and validating a web-based, psychometric assessment instrument, designing, implementing, and evaluating a games-based instrument for assessing executive function in young learners -… Show more Led and provided key contributions to industry research collaborations across multiple domains and productised research outputs: - Education. Learning outcome classification via natural language processing, accommodating multiple representations in digital learning settings - Psychology. Designing and validating a web-based, psychometric assessment instrument, designing, implementing, and evaluating a games-based instrument for assessing executive function in young learners - Computer, information, and data sciences. Multimodal sentiment analysis, autonomous generation of knowledge graphs in educational contexts. Show less Led and provided key contributions to industry research collaborations across multiple domains and productised research outputs: - Education. Learning outcome classification via natural language processing, accommodating multiple representations in digital learning settings - Psychology. Designing and validating a web-based, psychometric assessment instrument, designing, implementing, and evaluating a games-based instrument for assessing executive function in young learners -… Show more Led and provided key contributions to industry research collaborations across multiple domains and productised research outputs: - Education. Learning outcome classification via natural language processing, accommodating multiple representations in digital learning settings - Psychology. Designing and validating a web-based, psychometric assessment instrument, designing, implementing, and evaluating a games-based instrument for assessing executive function in young learners - Computer, information, and data sciences. Multimodal sentiment analysis, autonomous generation of knowledge graphs in educational contexts. Show less



Edith Cowan University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Curriculum Consultant

  • Apr 2013 - Feb 2014

  Senior role in a University-wide audit concerned with evaluating all courses for compliance with the Australian Qualifications Framework. This involved engaging with key stakeholders across all faculties and developing a range of guidelines and recommendations for informing ongoing course development. Senior role in a University-wide audit concerned with evaluating all courses for compliance with the Australian Qualifications Framework. This involved engaging with key stakeholders across all faculties and developing a range of guidelines and recommendations for informing ongoing course development.



Assimilated Technologies

• Perth, Australia

• Lead Solution Architect

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2013

  Led the design, development, and implementation of a 3D simulation environment for emergency evacuation training in underground mines: - Solution incorporated a high-fidelity representation of an underground mining environment with the ability to simulate different underground fire/smoke scenarios and evaluate performance at the individual level to support training and continuous professional development; - Engaged closely with commercial stakeholders, domain experts, target users… Show more Led the design, development, and implementation of a 3D simulation environment for emergency evacuation training in underground mines: - Solution incorporated a high-fidelity representation of an underground mining environment with the ability to simulate different underground fire/smoke scenarios and evaluate performance at the individual level to support training and continuous professional development; - Engaged closely with commercial stakeholders, domain experts, target users, prospective customers, and external contractors to devise a cutting-edge, research-informed solution which could support underground mining organisations to enhance emergency training practices at scale - Directed the development of all technical aspects including solution architecture and technology stack Show less Led the design, development, and implementation of a 3D simulation environment for emergency evacuation training in underground mines: - Solution incorporated a high-fidelity representation of an underground mining environment with the ability to simulate different underground fire/smoke scenarios and evaluate performance at the individual level to support training and continuous professional development; - Engaged closely with commercial stakeholders, domain experts, target users… Show more Led the design, development, and implementation of a 3D simulation environment for emergency evacuation training in underground mines: - Solution incorporated a high-fidelity representation of an underground mining environment with the ability to simulate different underground fire/smoke scenarios and evaluate performance at the individual level to support training and continuous professional development; - Engaged closely with commercial stakeholders, domain experts, target users, prospective customers, and external contractors to devise a cutting-edge, research-informed solution which could support underground mining organisations to enhance emergency training practices at scale - Directed the development of all technical aspects including solution architecture and technology stack Show less