Executive
Chief Information Officer
A sitting CIO with accountability for mission-critical platforms used across policing, justice and public-safety — running at pace, without trading away governance.
Chief Information Officer · Brisbane, Australia
Technology that keeps responders safe.
A sitting public-safety Chief Information Officer with six years continuously in CIO roles and more than twenty years delivering government and mission-critical technology — building, securing and scaling at pace, without trading away governance.
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
- Public-safety technology
- Member, AICD
Built for public-safety delivery
Sitting CIO
Years of continuous Chief Information Officer leadership in mission-critical, public-safety technology.
Two decades in the field
A long career across government, policing and public-safety technology — built in high-consequence environments.
Governance-first
Speed and security delivered together — assurance, accountability and public trust treated as the conditions for pace.
The single thread
One career thread runs through policing, disaster coordination, founding and exiting a company, and the CIO chair: building, securing and scaling the technology that keeps frontline responders safe and communities protected.
The work moves at pace because public safety demands it — but pace is never bought with governance. Assurance, accountability and public trust are treated as the conditions that make speed possible, not the cost of it.
Three roles, one operating signature
Executive, advisor, author.
Practice
Advisory
Digital innovation strategy, AI adoption and governance, and cyber-assurance uplift for government and regulated organisations — within frameworks that maintain public trust.
Author
The Price of Life and Cost of Lies
Writing on psychology and leadership — ethics, consequence, and the human cost of failure — grounded in two decades in high-consequence operational environments rather than theory.
Selected career
The marquee roles.
Jan 2025 – Present
Chief Information Officer
Comtrac
Technology, AI and assurance leadership for a government regulatory-technology firm. Contracted via BAI Projects.
Oct 2021 – Jan 2025
Chief Information Officer
Altia Group
Whole-of-group technology leadership for a global emergency-management and public-safety software group.
Jul 2019 – Oct 2021
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
VeriSaaS
Founded, built and exited a government-grade frontline mobility and tasking technology company.
Aug 2018 – Jul 2021
Chief of Staff, State Disaster
Queensland Police Service
Principal executive adviser supporting state-level emergency response and executive decision-making.
Recognition
- Premier's Award for Excellence
- Queen's Award for Enterprise
- Telstra Best of Business
- Emergency Response Medal
- Deputy Commissioner's Award
Writing
Latest writing.
Leadership
Governance at Pace: How to Move Fast Without Breaking Trust
Speed matters. But speed without architecture creates problems that take far longer to fix than the time you saved. The agencies that move fastest are the ones that did the foundational work.
23 Mar 2026 · 8 min read
Governance
Corporate Services Isn't a Cost Centre — It's the Engine Room
21 Mar 2026 · 8 min read
Leadership
Pace Without Destabilisation
19 Mar 2026 · 4 min read
Get in touch
For advisory, board, or speaking enquiries.
Based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Available for CIO advisory, cyber assurance, technical due diligence, and selected speaking and authorship engagements.