Position on Council:

Council Appointee

Present occupation:

Director- Lateral Plains Pty Ltd (a strategic IT business focusing on ICT strategies, implementation and integration within regional communities, Data Centre and cloud based services)

Academic qualifications:

BA (CNAA) Law,  Barrister-at Law, Lincoln's Inn (UK),  Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

Summary of previous experience

• Barrister at Law and Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore, specialising in shipping and admiralty law
• Lecturer at the then Ballarat College of Advanced Education ( 1987-1996) in Tax and Business Law
• Co-founder of the first regional Internet Service Provider in Australia- NetConnect Communications
• President of the Internet Society of Australia
• Immediate Past Chair of the Board for the Ballarat Health Services Foundation
• Chair of Central Highlands Regional Partnership Committee
• Member of Regional Development Advisory Committee
• Member of the advisory board for .au Community Domains
• Past Chair of The Ballarat Regional Multicultural Council
• Past member of the Courier Advisory Board
• Member of IPV6 Now

Particular areas of expertise / interest

• Information and communications technology
• National Broadband Network
• Regional and rural communities
• Multiculturalism
• International internet governance