Blockchain Entrepreneur
A blockchain entrepreneur with endless creativity to disrupt.
Skills: Go, Node.js, Javascript, C, C++, Java, C#/.Net, Angular, Angular 2, Ruby, Rails, and more...
Founded Lightstreams, a blockchain network designed for decentralised apps (DApps). Lightstreams focuses on speed of transaction settlement and the management of protected content and confidential data in a decentralised system.
2018Author and Blockchain Architect for the Open Mobility System. A blockchain network for seamless mobility. Used by services such as Share & Charge for electric vehicles.
2017Won a Swiss Re Microinsurance Challenge at Consensus 2017 using Permissioned Blocks technology.
White paper - Permissioned Blocks
2017Awarded 2nd place in a global blockchain competition run by Santander Bank in New York for Midasium's Smart Contracts for Real Estate.
2016Selected to present at Citibank Global Mobile Challenge for Smart Tenancy Contract prototype using Blockchain technology
2015Founded the startup Lend2Fund which was selected as one of the top 10 Australian fintech startups by the UK Trade & Investment.
2015Certified by Alistair Cockburn, one of the signatories of the agile manifesto as an Advanced Agile Coach
2014At Commonwealth Bank in Sydney, Australia I helped train teams in various agile practices such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, Continuos Delivery, DevOps and related Lean and software design practices.
2014Extensive fintech experience working at Goldman Sachs, Westpac Bank and Fiserv as a Software Engineer, Application Architect and Solutions Architect
2009 - 2013Graduated from the Agile Engineering Academy in London, covering Lean, Scrum, Kanban and XP practices as well as agile design patterns.
2008Worked in Oslo, Norway as a Software Developer for Agresso.
2006 - 2007Trained in NZ for 6 months to obtain my private pilots licence.
2006Worked in London as a Software Developer for BP, Credit Suisse and Accenture.
2002 - 2006Worked as a software engineer at the London Stock Exchange upgrading their core trading systems.
2002Silicon Valley trained in integrated circuits for FPGA semi-conductors, which are now used in advanced bitcoin mining operations.
2000I graduated from Canterbury University, New Zealand with an Honours in Bachelor of Electrical & Electronic Engineer, majoring in hardware, software and communications Engineering.
1996-2000