John oversees complex digital transformation initiatives for many of our clients, and manages both our architecture team and our regional team in Australia and New Zealand.
With a passion for leading technology strategy and solution delivery, John has supported organizations ranging from startups to billion-dollar companies. He has previously served as CTO, CIO, and COO, across multiple companies over his 30-year career in technology. He has directed software and hardware engineering, data and business intelligence, product development, delivery, risk management, as well as private and public cloud infrastructure and information security functions.
As a senior executive in the gaming industry, John worked for organizations like Aristocrat and William Hill. His contributions include authoring over a dozen technology patents and driving standards adoption as chair of the Gaming Standards Association's Gaming Device Subcommittee. John later transitioned to the public safety and telecommunications sectors, where he led major transformation and modernization efforts for several companies. He collaborated with Australian government emergency services and utility agencies to implement long-range voice radio systems. Additionally, he partnered with leading global tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, AWS, Twilio, and Zoom to integrate VoIP technology into their UCaaS products like Microsoft Teams, Google Voice, Zoom, and Twilio's VoIP APIs.
In addition to his bachelor's degree in math and computer science, John is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.