I build technology products, companies, and teams. Mostly with code and data. Usually successfully.
Details available in my CV .
I’m currently CTO at Blackpanda , a leading Asian cybersecurity, incident response, and cyberinsurance startup. We’re building a platform to help protect companies across APAC by managing their attack surface and quickly responding to and recovering from cyberattacks and incidents. It lets companies see their systems like hackers do.
| 2023 - | CTO | Blackpanda |
| 2020 - 2023 | Global VP Data | Delivery Hero |
| 2017 - 2020 | VP Data | Traveloka |
| 2013 - 2017 | MD, APAC | Neo/Pivotal Labs, APAC |
Further back, I’ve notably headed global technology at Amnesty International , the world’s largest human rights organization, and was Directeur Technique (CIO) of France’s 5th largest private investment bank . I also led the business, operations, and technical turnaround at Neo APAC/Pivotal Labs as Managing Director that led to us becoming a $10M USD per year company and our acquisition by Dell.
Off work, I’m an avid traveller and involved with conservation, science, and wildlife causes. I study astrophysics for personal interest (and future PhD aspirations). I code open source and personal projects in Go, Python, and Ruby. I strive to scribble good tales, well told. And I’m an over-enthusiastic snowboarder, snorkeler, and animal-chasing trekker.
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