I build technology products, companies, and teams. Mostly with code and data. Usually successfully.
Details available in my CV .
I’m currently VP Product and Acting VP Engineering at Blackpanda , Asia’s leading cybersecurity, incident response, and cyberinsurance startup. We’re building resilience for SMEs across APAC building a platform to prepare for, prevent, and respond to cyberattacks.
| 2023 - | VP Product & Acting VP Engineering | Blackpanda | Hong Kong |
| 2020 - 2023 | Global VP Data | Delivery Hero | Singapore/Berlin |
| 2017 - 2020 | VP Data | Traveloka | Singapore/Jakarta |
| 2013 - 2017 | Managing Director, APAC | Pivotal Labs/Neo Innovation | Singapore |
Further back, I notably headed global technology at Amnesty International , the world’s largest human rights organization, and was Directeur Technique of France’s 5th largest private investment bank .
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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