Education
- Master of Laws (LLM Hons), New Technologies (AI) & Cybersecurity, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Feb. 2025
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of Waikato, Hamilton, Oct. 2023
- Professional Legal Studies (PLS), College of Law, Sep. 2024
- Master of Science (MSc), Computing, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Dec. 2006
- Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons), in Business Management, Staffordshire University, Stoke-onTrent, Aug. 2004
- Diploma, International Business, Koge Business College, Copenhagen, Jul. 2003
Experience
Volunteer, Community Law, Wellington and Hutt Valley
OCTOBER 2019 — PRESENT
Law Tutor, University of Waikato, Hamilton
FEB 2025 — PRESENT
Quality Assurance Team Lead, Office of the Ombudsman (NZ Parliament), Wellington
MAY 2019 — PRESENT
The Ombudsman helps New Zealanders deal with public sector agencies by handling complaints, undertaking investigations, and inspections.
Consultancies for The Testing Consultancy (TTC), Wellington
MA Y 20 18 — MA Y 201 9
TTC is a quality assurance consultancy:
- Assignment: The Open Polytechnic (TOP)
- Assignment: Toyota New Zealand (TNZ)
- Assignment: Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
- Assignment: Kiwibank
Consultancies for Qual IT Solutions, Wellington
JUNE 2012 — MAY 2015
Qual IT (now Plain IT) is a quality assurance consultancy:
- Assignment: Xero
- Assignment: Ministry of Education
- Assignment: New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE)
- Assignment: New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA)
- Assignment: Royal New Zealand Police College
- Assignment: Transpower
2012 — 2016
- Senior Test Engineer, Paypoint.net, Bath, UK, 2012
- Senior Test Architect, Tele2, 2011
- Senior Test Analyst, Waitrose, Bracknell, 2010-2011
- Application Test Engineer, LG Electronics Mobile, Slough, 2009-2010
- Technical Test Analyst, T-Mobile Telecoms Ltd, Hatfield, 2009
- Technical Analyst, Virgin Mobile Telecoms, Trowbridge 2007-2009
- Test Analyst, Helphire Group PLC, Bath, 2007
- UAT Lead Tester, Gulliver’s Travel Associates, London, 2006-2007
- Software Test Engineer, National Health Service (NHS), Stafford, 2006
- UAT Tester, Argos Retail Group, Stafford, 2004-2004
Work Licenses & Certifications
- Affiliate Member, Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ)