Tom is an Australian engineer with a background in robotics, a wealth of software experience, and a handful of successes in the startup world. He has spent the last fifteen years in consulting and permanent roles across various industries while working on side projects and startups by night.

His first love is working in the field of mechatronics, at the intersection of software and hardware. To this end Tom has worked in engineering teams building medical devices, self-driving cars, optical radar, autonomous wheelchairs, internet services, and various consumer products. For the last seven years he's led engineering teams as a CTO, Head of Engineering, and Director of Software, Engineering, and Projects.

Tom holds a B.E./B.Sc. from Sydney University majoring in Mechatronics and Computational Physics, and a Ph.D. from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics.