I started in finance — not technology. I joined Johnson & Johnson Medical out of university as an accountant, completed my CA there, and worked across several roles before becoming finance lead on their ASPAC SAP programme. That programme was a success, and it's where I discovered that the most interesting problems in any organisation sit at the intersection of data, finance and systems.
From there I joined British American Tobacco during what became one of the largest SAP implementations in history — 183 countries rolled onto a single platform in just over two years. Over six and a half years at BAT I moved from SAP implementation to regional stabilisation, then to Global Finance BI Lead, product costing standardisation across 45 factories, and finally Global PM for Commercial Finance Operations, building a centre of excellence in Kuala Lumpur serving 47 factories and 183 countries.
Halfway through BAT I founded Liquid Peak, my own SAP consultancy — shifting from employee to contractor through my own company. That independence has defined how I've worked ever since.
I then joined Stockland as finance lead for their S4 programme — brought in for the final year to get it across the line and into go-live. After that, a year back with BAT in the US to integrate their BI team onto the global platform. Then Shiseido as Global BI Lead during their global S4 implementation, managing data and reporting requirements across 120+ countries.
Today I lead the Data & Intelligence practice at Emphasys, an SAP Gold Partner — focused on helping organisations turn SAP data into trusted, decision-ready intelligence through Datasphere, SAC, and the Business Data Cloud. I also build products on the side — SaaS platforms and AI tools that apply the same thinking about data and process to entirely different industries.
Outside work: I surf and run daily — currently training for a sub-4-hour Sydney Marathon. Most of my better ideas happen somewhere between the water and the pavement.
