I am a multi-functional and cross-cultural leader specialising in tackling complex and ill defined problems (such as turning ideas into products and services). I spent fifteen years in start-ups managing technical and operational departments, followed by an MBA at Oxford and a year of general management work with entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.

I consult with entrepreneurs and established businesses doing a wide range of cross-functional roles at the intersection of the hard and soft sides of business, including:

ICT Infrastructure | Organisational Design | Product Management | Consumer Insights | Ideas to Market | Project Managemnet | Financial Modelling | Business plan writing | Agile software development frameworks | Open Source Consultancy | Change Management

My industry experience includes:

Genomics | Business Intelligence | Spam filtering | Biotech | Small-business consultancy | Online services | Theatre and Film | Agriculture | International development | Financial services | Alternative Investments | Information security

My current projects include:

• Appfrica Labs in Kampala, Uganda (innovation, funding, business plan)
• Mobile Transactions in Lusaka, Zambia (integrated operational systems)
• Aros Capital in London, UK (Building a profitable Altruistic investment fund)

Personal Interests
Too Much Joy | yoga | outdoors | motorcycles | food & wine | travel | work | books | muda | GTD | social entrepreneurship | innovation | entrepreneurship | incubation | design | customer experience