Technology · Security · Operations
I lead technology and security teams in organisations where people depend on the service working.
My career spans founding a software business, leading an international technology function and coordinating decisions during public-sector emergencies. I stay close to the people doing the work.
Security operations
Incident leadership
Cloud & assurance
Developing people
2025–present
Chief Information Officer
Technology, cyber assurance and operational resilience for a government-facing regulatory technology business. Led its IRAP assessment; incident response is supported by a documented, routinely tested plan.
2021–2025
Global Chief Information Officer
Led 70 technical staff with seven direct reports and held a concurrent APAC Director appointment. Owned and managed an internal, 24-hour global SOC as the primary incident decision-maker, alongside cloud migration and Azure Sentinel implementation.
2019–2021
Founder & Chief Information Security Officer
Built a frontline technology business, combining hands-on engineering, Microsoft consulting and the IRAP assessment journey before its sale to Altia.
Selected roles, 2016–2021
Chief of Staff · State Disaster | Officer in Charge · State Intelligence Group
Operational intelligence leadership and executive coordination during major events and Queensland’s COVID-19 response.
During an incident, people need clear ownership, a shared view of what is known and a decision they can act on. I bring technical teams and executives into that conversation, then make sure the lessons change how the service runs.
Between incidents, the work is just as important: coaching people, setting useful service measures, working with suppliers and giving engineers the context and support to do their best work.
I hold CISSP and CISM certification, an MBA and Microsoft Certified Professional (Azure). My further qualifications include ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 42001 Lead Auditor, and a Certificate IV in Business (Cyber Security) from CLET, issued June 2025.
My Comtrac discussion on IRAP and assurance ↗My first job was in a music store. I went on to teach guitar and piano and work in live sound. I still make music and maintain a studio where emerging bands can record demos.
That interest continues through OnLive, my music technology project. Technology matters to me because of what it lets people create, share and experience together.
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