CURRENT MISSION

Spend three months travelling around Europe and then start a company in the UK.

ABOUT ME

I lived and worked my whole life in Perth Western Australia until September 2014 when I moved to the UK.

I have repeatedly studied for jobs and then worked (Lifeguard, Web Developer, Industrial Designer, Engineer, etc…), but now I want to start a company. It was a choice between the UK for Silicon Fen or the US for Silicon Valley. My parents are in the UK now, so they won out.

Before attempting to gain funding in the UK I am travelling around Europe for a few months

PHILOSOPHY

“Unequally balanced”
“Opportunity cost sux.“

Quotes I am fond of:
“Often wrong. Never in doubt, willing to apologize immediately.”
“Happy but never satisfied.”

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have not participated in Couchsurfing yet but I am looking forward to spending some time with new people.
I will have a room free when I finish traveling in case people are looking to visit the UK.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just first-hand accounts from friends on their experiences.

Interests

Design
Engineering
Technology
All forms of innovation

Fitness…
It’s a substantial part of my life because I enjoy life more when I am strong and healthy.
But, it’s a means to an end, unlike the other things I find interesting I do not enjoy working out for working out’s sake.

• design
• graphic design
• working out
• technology
• traveling
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Podcasts:
EngineerVsDesigner, 99% Invisible, Radiolab, This American Life, Freakonomics, NPR Planet Money, Love+Radio, This Week in Startups, Startup Grind, Tim Ferris Show, Tropical MBA, The Story Collider, The Truth, Risk!, The Moth

Series:
Black Books, Top Gear, Archer, Weeds, Green Wing, Silicon Valley, Sherlock, Elementary, House of cards, Game of thrones

Movies:
Top Gun, Moulin Rouge, The Original Transformers Movie, Stealing Beauty, Spirited Away, Hackers, The Princess Bride, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Mallrats, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Riddick, City of Lost Children, A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Bad Boys, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Equilibrium, Tron, Army of Darkness, Reality Bites, Labyrinth, Watchmen, Anything that imparts an epic proportion or grabs me emotionally.

Musicals:
Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, The Lion King (Movie), Aladdin, Jeff Wanes War of the Worlds, Chicago, Sweeny Todd

Music:
Michael Jackson, Phill Collins, John Mayer, David Gray, Elton John, St Germain, Massive Attack, Portishead, Daft Punk, Apollo 440, The Crystal Method, Eurhythmics, 2Pac, Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Justice, Pendulum, Faithless, Dido, Skrillex, Nero, Underworld, Hooverphonic, Goldfrapp, Sneeker Pimps, Fluke, Thievery Corperation, Tricky, Nelly Furtado, The Prodigy, Tracy Chapman, 3 Doors Down, The Script, Joan Baez

Games:
Day of the tentacle, Portal, To the Moon, Gears of War, Bioshock, Audiosurf, Unreal Tournament 3

Books:
Snow Crash, Ringworld, Enders Game, Neuromancer, The Foundation Trilogy, Hitchhikers Guide Series, The Magician, Alice in Wonderland, Rama Series, Lord of the Rings, Atlas Shrugged, Watchmen, The Langoliers, Harry Potter Series, Hyperion Series, The Riftwar Saga, Many of Terry Pratchett’s books, Also Tom Halt’s Books, especially Ye Gods!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Test Drove a Tesla S :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I have experience in:
Web Development
User Experience
Graphic Design
Product Development
Interior Drafting
Design Engineering

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United Kingdom