About
I build tech products, companies, and teams. Mostly with code and lots of data. Usually successfully.
Details available in my CV .
| 2023 - 2025 | CTO | Blackpanda |
| 2020 - 2023 | Global VP Data | Delivery Hero |
| 2017 - 2020 | VP Data | Traveloka |
Earlier notable roles:
- Director of IT (CTO) for Amnesty International , leading global technology for the world’s largest human rights organization
- Directeur Technique (CIO) for France’s fifth-largest investment bank , leading its incubator and technology M&A
- Managing Director, APAC for Pivotal Labs/Neo Innovation , leading its turnaround and growing it to a $10 M USD ARR company and its 2016 acquisition by Dell
Outside of work: passionate traveller, conservation and science advocate, and lifelong student of astronomy and physics (with future PhD ambitions). Regularly author and contribute to open-source projects in Go, Rust, Python, and Ruby. Certified Emergency Medical Responder. Enjoy storytelling, snowboarding, snorkeling, and trekking (often chasing animals or stars).
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