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In 2017 I founded the Australian Ocean Lab (AusOcean) with the mission of developing tech for the good of our oceans. Between 2007 and 2018 I was Engineering Director for Google Australia and New Zealand. I joined Google from NetPriva, a networking software company I founded in 2005 which was acquired by Expand Networks and in turn acquired by Riverbed. From 1986 until 2002 I lived in California. I worked for Schlumberger for 8 years, then in 1996 I cofounded NetMind, which developed the Internet's first change detection service. NetMind was acquired in 2000 by Intellisync (acquired by Nokia) where I was VP of Engineering until returning to Australia in 2002.

I'm also a co-founder and director of StartupAUS and on the board of the South Australian Museum . I attended Adelaide University and Stanford University and was appointed a Fellow of Engineers Australia in 2014.

In my free time I enjoy spending as much time on the water as possible (kitesurfing, kayaking, diving and sailing) as well as snowboarding and the occasional fossil hunt.