ABOUT ME

Virtual CTO specialising in high-growth SMBs. Passionate about business growth and supporting ambitious business leaders. Independent. Agenda-free. Platform-agnostic. People-first. 

Growth businesses are exciting. I love working with leaders of high-growth SMBs at the point where opportunity meets rapid acceleration; those who have great potential but are constrained by technology or process. I am energised by the different businesses I work with, partnering with leaders to get the best outcomes for them, knowing it is never a one-size fits all approach. Together we build and execute a transformational technology strategy that supports your business to streamline operations and leverage emerging technologies to outperform your competitors. 

Implementing and adopting software solutions can be a stressful and risky exercise. Research indicates only 64% of software projects in Australia succeed, with $5.4B wasted annually on projects that either don't deliver benefits or are abandoned. Yet we can't afford to ignore that disruptive technologies are forcing every business to become a technology business in order to compete. 

Often, business leaders aren't technologists, and the prospect of tackling complex software implementations is daunting. Some of the common concerns raised by growth business leaders include the following: 

'I need someone to drive, but everyone's too busy' 

'I've looked, but nothing seems to be a perfect fit' 

'Last time we spent the money and got no outcome' 

'I don't know what questions to ask' 

'I won't know if we're being oversold' 

'Vendors might give us self-serving advice' 

'Our tech guys want to build the systems' 

'Everyone wants a different solution' 

'I'll lose my team if we make a bad decision' 

'We can't afford to get this wrong'  

Does this sound familiar? 

Without an experienced and safe pair of hands in your camp should expect the following challenges 

• Projects take forever to get off the ground – if at all 

• Vendors present 'fantastic' demos, and their claims go unchallenged, resulting in unrealistic expectations 

• Misunderstanding and incorrect assumptions between vendors and customers result in expensive delays 

• Clients underestimate effort on their side, resulting in staff burnout 

• Vendors encourage the purchase of all features up-front to leverage better pricing, but  licences go unused for months or years as business change becomes too big to deliver 

• Critical requirements are missed resulting in needs being unmet and the inability to realise ROI 

• Solutions delivered aren't fit for purpose, and teams don't adopt the software resulting in total project failure 

My mission is to enable leaders of growth businesses to confidently and cost-effectively adopt technologies that unlock scale. I have a total aversion to organisations handing out money based on vague promises, and I believe that technology should present a material return on investment. the support and confidence to execute successfully.

Let me be your safe pair of hands! Your ‘Virtual CTO’.

With my help, you can expect  With my help, you can expect 

• Outcomes delivered in less time without burning out your leaders 

• Costs are predictable and optimised for the best return 

• Your business and your reputation continue to grow 

• You're confident in your decisions and feel supported 

It is my genuine belief and lived experience that high-performing people and processes underpin the successful implementation of technology. Leveraging over 20 years of experience in technology leadership and two master's degrees, I've developed and battle-tested my proprietary platform capability model that ensures a holistic and systematic approach to simplifying the adoption of technology platforms and creating sustainable value. Within 90 days, utilising this model, we will rapidly identify the capabilities that need to be established or matured to deliver your growth strategy and build out a realistic roadmap. We’ll then immediately focus on execution, instituting the fundamentals that ensure you can focus on growth with the support and confidence to execute successfully.

For less than the cost of a typical office admin my clients get the benefit of a proven technology executive who has delivered transformation projects from Europe to Euroa, Malaysia to Melbourne in Global fortune 500 empires, Australian technology unicorns, and in family-owned rural manufacturing and construction businesses. With my help you'll confidently deliver a considered, cost-effective and transformational technology strategy that unlocks predictable and sustainable growth.