I am a technology strategist, coach and maker. I bring curiosity, awareness, ideas and action to technology teams as they dance with culture and society.

When I’m at my best, you’ll see me:

• Amplifying, coaching and mentoring software engineering leaders. My approach uses curiosity, empathy and encouragement to support the self-evolution of people and organisational systems.
• Calmly, confidently and positively stewarding people and technology, within complex and ambiguous landscapes.
• Prioritising creativity, diversity, equality and inclusion, by courageously leaning in.

I also very much enjoy writing code (Python, mainly), writing helpfully (English, mainly), entertaining, reading, patting cats, shunning dogs, and the occasional newspaper puzzle.

Career in a nutshell

• 2021–now: Lead Software Engineer at Kraken Tech, the technology part of Octopus Energy Group. I lead a team working across Asia-Pacific, creating software to help accelerate the world’s transition to renewable energy.
• 2017–2020: Chief Technology Officer at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. I directed the museum’s $7.2m technology transformation, using internet-of-things to reach audiences and lower operating costs.
• 2007–2017: Founder and CEO at the Interaction Consortium, a digital consultancy serving recognised cultural institutions and brands in Australia and globally. Everyone wins awards, but not many people get their work used by Apple in their ads!
• 2003–2007: PhD in Interactive Systems and Creativity (Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology), University of Technology Sydney, Australia. I studied the design qualities of no-code software environments used by creative practitioners.
• 1997–2002: Master of Computer Science, First Class with Honours, Loughborough University, UK. Many 1s and 0s were prodded.

Small facts

• I’ve lived in Bath, Sydney, Koh Pha Gnan, San Francisco and currently Melbourne, with my wonderful partner Sarah.
• I identify as non-binary (which is a very binary thing to claim) and “they/them” pronouns describe me best.
• I’ve got a collection of neurodiverse superpowers, but fear not! I mask the hell out of them. OK, fear me a little bit.

Pastimes in my collection

My hobby is collecting hobbies - I don’t keep these all up at once, but love dipping in and out of them.

• Board games
• 3D printing
• Tango
• Arduino and electronics
• Salsa dancing
• Improv theatre
• Cooking
• Samba drumming
• Home automation
• Variant sudoku
• Cryptic crosswords
• Woodwork
• Photography
• Piano playing
• Playstation games
• Weightlifting
• Yoga
• Volunteering at a Tool Library
• Mechanical puzzles
• Mycology
• Typography
• Maps
• Information visualisation