DR ALEX ANTIC (Advisor)
Alex has 18+ years post-PhD experience and knowledge in areas that include Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Analysis, developed across multiple domains: Federal and State Government, Asset Management, Insurance, Academia, Banking (Investment and Retail) and Consulting.
Alex was recognised in 2021 as one of the Top 5 Analytics Leaders in Australia by IAPA (Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia). He also holds several senior advisory roles across industry, government, start-ups, and academia.
His qualifications include a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, First Class Honours in Pure Mathematics, and a double degree in Mathematics and Computer Science.
Mark Ridley (Advisor)
Mark is an independent director and executive adviser. He has particular strengths in governance, risk and control in relation to ICT as well as financial management and organisational leadership challenges.
He is currently the independent chair of the audit & risk committees (ARC) for Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; the Australian Signals Directorate; chair of the finance, risk and audit committee for CO2CRC Limited; member of the Audit Committee and independent ICT program adviser for the Australian Electoral Commission; and formerly a member of the Advisory Board and chair of ARC for the Royal Australian Mint; independent member of the ARC for the Australian Federal Police; Australian Crime Commission; the Australian National University; and the Department of Defence.
Mark was previously a senior partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Timothy Scholes (Founder)
Tim has extensive experience working in technology. He has worked at Macquarie Bank, Commbank, Qantas Insurance and AWS and A Cloud Guru.
Tim has deep experience architecting and delivering complex technology solutions that involve cloud computing, algorithms, data and machine learning. He has also worked on AI and Data strategies.
Tim has been a founder and co-founder of a number of tech start-ups.
His qualifications include a M.Sc in Applied Mathematics (cum laude), Executive MBA from the University of Sydney and a B.Sc in pure mathematics and chemistry. Tim is currently a Ph.D candidate in Quantum Computing at the University of Technology Sydney.
Brett Dutton (Technical product lead)
Brett has over 30 years of extensive experience in computer technology, integrating complex systems across diverse sectors like Medical, Supply Chain, Payment Cards, and Telecommunications.
His leadership led companies across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, managing data centres, delivering training, and developing software products. At Amazon.com, he innovated inventory optimisation to locate millions in lost inventory. Recently, Brett has been involved in projects such as integrating Golang with ChatGPT, WHMCS Integration, WordPress Plugin Development, leading architectural design for an IoT company in Australia, and developing solutions for the Bureau of Meteorology using AI.
Genevieve Kelly (informal Advisor)
Genevieve has over 14 years in Google Product and GTM roles with a focus on Product-led growth (strategy, operations, delivery), partnerships and building high performing teams.
She held positions both as IC and in leadership positions across Google's platform, marketplace and analytics products in Australia, SEA and Japan.
Her qualifications include EMBA from Sydney University, BA from UTS (Media Production). Genevieve is currently undertaking a PHD with UTS Institute of Sustainable Futures exploring the intersection between sustainability transitions, climate software startups and data ecosystems.
Luokun Gong (Technical lead)
Luokun Gong boasts a strong knowledge and comprehensive background in Audio Processing, Face Recognition, and Large Language Model projects. He possesses excellent skills in Software Development and demonstrates a keen enthusiasm for applying theoretical knowledge to solve real-world technological challenges.
With his solid understanding of Software Development Management, he is well-equipped to navigate complex projects and deliver impressive results.
His qualifications include a Master of Applied Data Analytics with and a Bachelor of Software Engineering from the Australian National University.