Experience
I have over 10 year experience working with startup technology companies around the world, but mostly in Australia. Over that time, I have experienced many successes and failures, of what I like to call “digital scars”. My digital journey and lessons learnt can be applied to accelerate the success of new technology developments and also ensure they have a developed sustainable pathway for commercial success.
Qualifications:
- MSc. Chemical Engineering – MIT
- MBA – Wharton School of Business
Special Interests
I have over 30 years of experience working in the resource industry and the last 10 years implementing digital technology for remote mine sites and offshore facilities. I led the digital implementation on the first ‘intelligent mine of the future’. My domain expertise is in the resource sector particularly to support challenges in remote regions, but my technology expertise is in ensuring technology meets the MVP criteria for further development and commercialisation. I hope my combination of skills proves to be valuable to support NT technology growth.
Stage One Services
Services include:
- using established technology frameworks on product development, agile project management, business plan development and finance/cashflow forecasting
- Problem framing - determining the market gaps/opportunity related to their technology, looking at the current competitive landscape of other options related to their innovation
- Validation of innovation - market validation, competitive SWOT analysis, cost/budget estimate for R&D, completion of test/pilot and commercialization of technology, sales plan and sales strategy, marketing, fund raising strategy, budget/cashflow plans
- Pitching - providing coaching on clear narratives of the innovation attributes, value proposition, go to market strategy and key differentiators that address a key gap in the market
Stage one package price: $5,000
Stage Two Services
Services include:
- Using agile project management methodology to ensure 'fast fail' and streamlined development processes to find pathways to the fastest project development success
- Evaluating the market research and knowledge of the business idea application to ensure that the viability and commercial success was tested prior to further development. Rod worked with over 100 early stage, start up companies focused on the mining and resources sector through the initial stages of development of a MVP
- MVP Plan Development
- Specific one on one coaching
- Technical and commercial viability and due diligence review
Stage two package price: $300 per hour
Please note: you must obtain a quote for Stage Two services and include in your Innovation Project Plan submitted in Stage One.
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