About
I help people turn AI curiosity into real professional advantage. Drawing on over 20 years’ experience across tech, talent, and transformation, I work at the intersection of human potential and emerging tools. My approach is hands on, plainspoken, and focused on helping people actually use AI. Whether that means saving hours of admin, reworking daily routines, or boosting their impact at work.
I’ve trained teams at Amazon and Atlassian, coached small businesses through AI adoption via my company Plainlight, and led sessions on using large language models for everything from removing repetitive tasks, streamlining processes and accelerating career growth. My sweet spot is translating the hype into real results, so people feel confident about what’s possible.
AI isn’t just a tool. It’s a career multiplier.
Get in touch and let me show you how.
Key Skills
Experience
AI Advisor - Training and Enablement | Plainlight
Mar 2025 - Present
Translating AI into plain English so small teams can automate workflows, boost productivity and upskill without heavy tech speak We offer hands-on workshops, automation roadmaps, and team training that translate emerging tools into everyday wins.
Whether you’re a solo operator looking to streamline admin or a growing team exploring smarter workflows, we’re here to make AI practical, not overwhelming.
I co-founded Plainlight to bridge the gap between hype and real-world value. With a combined 35+ years in tech, consulting, and enablement to deliver clear, ethical, and action-focused support.
Consultant | Freelance
Dec 2024 - Feb 2025
I bridge human insight with AI to streamline career platforms and boost candidate success. Recent projects include advising ed-tech firms on product and CX design, helping map coaching workflows, engagement journeys, and AI-driven content.
For individual job seekers I craft AI-powered resources, building custom GPT prompts for interview prep, company research, and LinkedIn / résumé optimisation, alongside bite-sized course modules.
I also design end-to-end automations with ChatGPT and job-application tracking, content generation, and outreach—cutting prep time and lifting conversion rates.
Analytics & Automation Specialist – Talent Team | Atlassian
May 2022 - Dec 2024
I served as a subject-matter expert in automation and analytics for the APAC Engineering recruitment team at Atlassian. I led AI training for 50+ recruiters, built custom tools to speed up sourcing, and helped teams adopt large language models in practical, everyday workflows.
My projects included a candidate cross-check tool that cut manual work by 30%, recruiting dashboards that saved over 100 hours per year, and prompt-driven hiring trackers that reduced admin by 15 hours a month.
Working closely with sourcers and TA leaders, I championed smarter systems for reporting, feedback, and hiring velocity—bridging data, AI, and human workflows to deliver real-world efficiency gains.
CRM and Analytics Specialist - Talent Acquisition | Amazon Web Services
Nov 2018 - May 2022
I acted as the CRM and data integrity lead for Atlassian’s ANZ recruitment team, driving improvements in how hiring data was captured, used, and shared. I ran training for 50+ recruiters, overhauled key hiring workflows, and owned weekly reporting that shaped decision-making at senior levels.
One pilot alone reduced time-to-screen by 35% and scaled across ANZ. I also helped embed sustainable sourcing habits, led diversity-focused initiatives that generated 800+ leads, and supported inclusive hiring through tooling and enablement.
This role blended systems thinking with hands-on education—bringing people, process, and data together to deliver measurable results.
Talent Acquisition Business Partner | IRESS
Jul 2016 - Nov 2018
Melbourne, Australia Subject-matter expert in process optimization and inclusive hiring with the Talent Acquisition team at IRESS
Senior Recruiter | Zendesk
Feb 2015 - Jul 2016
Melbourne First Senior Recruiter & Process Optimisation Lead within the APAC region at Zendesk Scaled Melbourne engineering org from 40 to 130 staff in 18 months by designing and documenting end-to-end hiring workflows.
EMEA Engineering Sourcing Consultant | Google
Sep 2013 - Jul 2014
Subject-matter expert in passive sourcing and candidate engagement for EMEA Engineering at Google
Recruiting and Consulting | Various
Sep 2005 - Sep 2013
Various roles in recruitment and coaching for agencies and technology providers.
Education & Certificates
Post Graduate Diploma, Psychology
Swinburne University of Technology
Jan 2026
Bachelors in Business Information Systems
University of East Anglia
Jun 2005
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Free Consultation
30 min
Free
A quick, no-pressure conversation to understand your goal and obstacles. You will have at least 1 - 2 recommendations on how to move forward with AI.
AI Training -> Quick Start
90 min
$1868.07 per session
Cut admin and reclaim your week using AI tools. In this practical, no-jargon session, your team will learn how to prompt using tools such as ChatGPT.
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