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)