Education
University of Melbourne
, Computer Science, Psychology 1987-01-01 - 1988-01-01Preshil
, 1979-01-01 - 1986-01-01Work Experience
Autodesk
Current
Autodesk
Zendesk
2015-04-01 - 2022-09-01
Zendesk
Victorian Government
2016-02-01 - 2018-11-01
Victorian Government
CA Technologies
2012-12-01 - 2015-04-01
CA Technologies
rPath
2006-04-01 - 2012-12-01
rPath
Versata
2003-11-01 - 2006-03-01
Versata
MetaMatrix
2003-01-01 - 2003-11-01
MetaMatrix
Versata
2000-11-01 - 2002-12-01
Versata
Verve, Inc.
1997-05-01 - 2000-11-01
Verve, Inc.
Xedoc Software Development, Inc.
1990-01-01 - 1997-01-01
Xedoc Software Development, Inc.
Skills
Summary
I have more than 30 years experience in the software industry, with a background that includes CEO and CTO level positions in both public and private companies, software architecture and engineering, product management, marketing, sales and corporate development. I have built profitable market focused organizations that deliver leading-edge IT solutions to solve real-world business problems. As an entrepreneurial technologist with extensive enterprise software experience, I have co-founded four companies and led multiple corporate acquisition plays. A highly accomplished public speaker, I enjoy evangelizing new ideas and exciting teams. Specialties: Software architecture, technology strategy, corporate development and engineering leadership. Technology specialities include cloud computing, SaaS, PaaS, virtualization, model-driven systems automation, RESTful service architectures, business process automation and business rules.