Meet the team
Dan Fidock
Co-Founder, COO
DAN FIDOCK
Co-Founder, COO
Dan has over 25 years of experience working with Service Providers to commercialise and deliver complex digital offerings. He led Cisco's largest digital enablement programme, and held titles such as VP of Design/Delivery at DHL, and CCO/Strategic Advisor for several FinTechs.
Seb Hills
Co-Founder, Managing Director
SEB HILLS
Co-Founder, Managing Director
Seb has spent twenty years embedding strategic, technology-centric change at more than 30 organisations. He works across the lifecycle of complex transformation: strategising, developing, selling, advising on, and delivering its benefits. He has held roles as VP of Strategy, Consulting, IT Delivery, and Technical Sales with deep industry experience in Telco.
Steven Yates
CTO, Director
STEVEN YATES
CTO, Director
Steven is a Togaf Certified transformation consultant and technology strategist with more than 20 years’ experience in the logistics and banking sector. His specialities include Dev-Ops, Cloud, Data, and PS.
Steven Seow
Financial Services Consultant
Steven Seow
Financial Services Consultant
Steven founded Singapore Consultancy in 2016 and has been at its helm as Executive Director ever since. His illustrious career spans over two decades, with pivotal roles in banking and consulting. Notably, he served as the Asia Head of Wealth Management at Mercer and has been an integral part of global giants like EY, Citi, IBM, and PwC. He's also an active volunteer and holds leadership positions in three charities —Lutheran Community Care Services Ltd, Diabetes Singapore, and SATA CommHealth, contributing his vast experience to making a difference in the community. .
David Pullen
Principal, Head of Agile
David Pullen
Principal, Head of Agile
David Pullen is a Principal Consultant and leads the global Agile practice at Alumni Services. His passion centres around helping organisations to successfully transform and embed new ways of working. With 10+ years of experience in the design and delivery of tech-enabled change, David continues to work with global organisations across the Financial Services, Logistics, and TMT sectors.
Emily Armstrong
Managing Consultant
Emily Armstrong
Managing Consultant
Emily is a driven and experienced consultant in Agile methods, Scaled Agile delivery, and transformations. She is a proactive and creative problem solver, effective at driving teams, and delivering sustainable change that transform the user experience as well as drive business value.
Divya Krishnamoorthy
Managing Consultant
Divya Krishnamoorthy
Managing Consultant
Divya is an experienced Agile practitioner and Project Management Consultant. Her experience spans across technology, travel, and healthcare sectors. She believes in building trusted relationships and utilising Agile ways of working to inspire a shared vision within the team.
Faizal Latiff
Managing Consultant
Faizal Latiff
Managing Consultant
Faizal has 15+ years of experience managing integrated telecommunications and IT solution projects in the Oil & Gas, Security, and Healthcare industries. His career has given him the opportunity to work with clients in the GCC, Europe, Japan, and Indonesia. He is passionate about finding the Why and strategies to improve performance.
Michael Lisboa
Head of UX
Michael Lisboa
Head of UX
Michael launched his first digital agency back in the '90s. Since then he's led creative, product design, and development teams around the world to solve brand experience and communication problems for the most recognised names in the world including Citibank, Justin Timberlake, the Oakland Raiders, Singapore Airlines, Pepsi, Sony, Microsoft and many others. His startup clients have raised over $260m, with exits of more than $1b.
Nia Euodia
UX Designer
Nia Euodia
UX Designer
Nia has over 9 years of experience in design, advertising, art direction, and User Interface & Experience Design. She brings creativity, expertise, and a passion for innovation, whilst being committed to driving success and achieving outstanding outcomes.
David Rainey
Managing Consultant
David Rainey
Managing Consultant
David is a seasoned professional with over two decades of know-how in selling, delivering, and managing complex solutions and services in the IT, Telecom, and Software industries. For the past 15 years, he's been deeply engaged in the APAC market, and has a wealth of hands-on experience in all aspects of the process.
Tan Tiong Yeow
Managing Consultant
Tan Tiong Yeow
Managing Consultant
Tiong Yeow Tan is an experienced Agile coach and management consultant at Alumni Services. His experience spans across financial, healthcare and energy industries. With a background in human capital consulting, he has a passion for uplifting organizations and people through Agile ways of working, helping to build lasting capabilities for the future.
Devroop Dutta
Managing Consultant
Devroop Dutta
Managing Consultant
Devroop is an Agile business practitioner with 20+ years of experience in digital transformation initiatives and corporate strategy, specialising in Telco. He possesses a rich array of experience defining and delivering strategies driving business growth, with a proven ability to persuade C-suite stakeholders with data-driven recommendations.
Kathleen Irena
UX Lead
Kathleen Irena
UX Lead
Kathleen has 6+ years of expertise in Graphic and Interface design, working on various projects for clients in Indonesia, Thailand, and the USA. She is a strong believer in user-first experience, and solving problems with creative solutions.
Andrew Marsh
Chief Disruption Officer, Data Lead
Andrew Marsh
Chief Disruption Officer, Data Lead
Andrew is a highly skilled enterprise architect who has led and coordinated major business and IT transformation across multiple industries for over 15 years. His core skills encompass IT, Project and Human Resource Management, and tactical and strategic planning. He possesses extensive experience in the delivery of large-scale projects.
Laura Teh
Global Operations and Finance Manager
Laura Teh
Global Operations and Finance Manager
Laura has 8+ years of experience in Audit and building finance functions for start-ups. Whether it's implementing processes or creating models from scratch, Laura enjoys problem-solving and finding new ways to scale the business together.
Vaibhav Kothari
Group Product Manager
Vaibhav Kothari
Group Product Manager
Vaibhav is an experienced Co-Founder and Product Lead, spending 9+ years across the e-commerce and leisure industries leading Agile product development and transforming B2B SaaS.
Sanjay Sardar
Managing Consultant
Sanjay Sardar
Managing Consultant
Sanjay is a techno-functional IT lead with 16+ years of experience in the design and delivery of medium-to-large technology projects. He has extensively built and managed scalable web solutions using Waterfall and Agile Scrum methodologies for the Engineering, Digital, Pharma, Healthcare, Logistics, and Re-insurance industries.
Paola Barcacel
Managing Consultant
Paola Barcacel
Managing Consultant
Bringing a unique blend of Product and Programme Management experience, Paola has led engineering, UX, and cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding outcomes in the Telco, eCommerce, SaaS, and Gaming industries. She is skilled at delivery, planning, and executing complex projects using Agile/SAFe and Waterfall methodologies. She is also a SAFe Practice Consultant, Certified Scrum Master, and Product Owner.
Rajeev Kallumpurath
Programme Management Lead
Rajeev Kallumpurath
Programme Management Lead
Rajeev is an IT Management Consultant and Agile Release Trained Engineer with 15+ years of experience in Agile transformations, IT delivery, PMO, Business Ops, and Finance. He is a specialist in customer leadership relations and strongly believes interpersonal communication is the key to success.
Noel Mookerji
Principal Consultant
Noel Mookerji
Principal Consultant
Noel is a business and IT delivery lead with 20+ years of experience in leading and developing high performing cross-border, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver customer-focused digital solutions. He is passionate abour leveraging technology that enable organisations to optimise business benefits and improve operational efficiency.
Greg Skinner
Principal Consultant
Greg Skinner
Principal Consultant
Greg is an experienced Agile Coach and Consultant, who has lead Scaled Agile delivery at a ‘Fortune 20’ energy company and a ‘Big 4’ Australian bank. He has redesigned capital projects delivery approach that yielded savings up to 86% in time and 75% in cost.He brings a can-do, management consulting approach focused on executing strategically in rapidly changing environments.
Cary Horenfeldt
Managing Consultant
Cary Horenfeldt
Managing Consultant
Cary has held senior leadership roles with companies like Global Payments, First Data (Fiserv), and Mastercard. As an independent consultant and advisor, he assists financial institutions and FinTechs with prioritisation, consolidation, and rationalisation of their payment technologies, and help enhance their existing platforms, to support growth in cross border payments, faster payments and ISO 20022 mandates, and digital convergence.
Michael Cheng
Technical Lead
Michael Cheng
Technical Lead
Michael Cheng is an accomplished leader in the technology sector, with over 25 years of deep expertise in data, artificial intelligence, and product development. He has delivered significant impact, driving technological innovations in the healthcare, transportation, and retail industries. As the visionary founder and chief technology officer of an AI startup, Michael navigated the company to a successful acquisition, showcasing his expertise in data and AI, along with his strategic vision.
Shoaib Bagwan
Senior Lead Software Engineer
Shoaib Bagwan
Senior Lead Software Engineer
Shoaib is a seasoned senior lead software engineer with over a decade of expertise in developing cutting-edge web and mobile applications. Proficient in both Native and Hybrid technologies, he thrives on crafting solutions that meet the unique needs of every project.
Pasquale Gallifuoco
Digital Innovation Expert
Pasquale Gallifuoco
Digital Innovation Expert, Head of Sales
With a track record of more than 25 years in digital innovation, Pasquale knows how to transform businesses into industry leaders. He's not only a scaled a $350m business to a $1b powerhouse in just three years, but also repeated this billion dollar feat with another venture from the ground-up. Specialising in sales, system engineering, channels, and strategy, Pasquale's proven GTM expertise in Cisco and AWS has established him as the trusted strategist for everyday tech giants and a diverse clientele that ranges from Web 3.0 start-ups, leadership forums, Citibank, and NATO.
Carissa Gozali
Marketing and Communications Lead
Carissa Gozali
Marketing and Communications Lead
Carissa is a Digital Marketer delivering engaging content, communications, and brand strategy. Working between London, Singapore, and Australia, she's partnered with numerous Professional Services clients to optimise their online presence and build relationships and brand recognition across internal and external audiences.
Alex Ip
Managing Consultant
Alex Ip
Managing Consultant
Alex has 5+ years of experience in business planning, strategy formulation and programme delivery in the telecom and transportation industries. He is experienced in managing cross-functional and cultural teams to drive technology adoption and achieve business outcomes.
Ronald Ng
Head of Technology (Hong Kong)
Ronald Ng
Head of Technology (Hong Kong)
Ronald is a technology leader with 16 years of IT experience MNCs in client-facing roles. He transforms customers IT capability to deliver new ways of creating business value and enabling agility in operations. The unique combination of business knowledge and Ronald’s technical background, is a perfect storm to spawn new value strategies, developing technology planning, whilst working with existing capabilities and partnering with vendors and/or service teams to deliver results.
Jonathan Li
Service Delivery Manager
Jonathan Li
Service Delivery Manager
Jonathan has more than 20 years of I.T. Application, Automation (Process, Workflow and System), and Project Management on SDLC experience. He has built support teams, tendered solutions and technical working practices with complexity contribution in profit and loss involvement, project plan and schedule, on-going team management, and consulting knowledge in a range of corporate affairs.
Patrick Kirby
Director, Head of Hong Kong
Patrick Kirby
Director, Head of Hong Kong
Patrick has 25+ years experience in Emerging and Enterprise Technology, Media and Telecommunications. He has a proven ability to re-energise and focus business operations, drive corporate innovation to capitalise on disruptive change and implement strategies for growth and customer advocacy.
Alex Lau
Senior Consultant
Alex Lau
Senior Consultant
Alex helps businesses make the most of their data assets by providing advice and guidance on data analytics, with a focus on promoting user adoption. Her deep understanding of data governance frameworks and regulations ensures that businesses remain compliant while maximising the value of their data.
Ophelia Tao
Managing Consultant
Ophelia Tao
Managing Consultant
Ophelia is a Project Manager with domain knowledge in ITSM, Automation, and Cloud. She has experience in driving the adoption of multi-cloud and automation strategies, delivering automation projects implementation including Infrastructure-as-Code, virtual chat agents, mobile & web app testing etc. in a large utility company while managing overseas vendors.
Brandy Wei Du
Human Resources and Operations Coordinator
Brandy Wei Du
Human Resources and Operations Coordinator
Brandy has extensive experience working with a diverse group of people, from real-estate developers, interior designers, programme managers, and contracters. Originally from a design background, she has made the pivot into HR supporting day-to-day operations and regional functions of large MNCs and local SMEs.
Darrell Smith
Director, Head of UK
Darrell Smith
Director, Head of UK
Darrell has over 25 years experience in Telco CIO, technical strategy, and digital transformation roles, with significant experience with Telco digital architectures.
Prasanth Palliath
Managing Consultant
Prasanth Palliath
Managing Consultant
Prasanth has a wide range of experiences across Financial Services, Legal, and the Public sector. His special areas of expertise within operational transformation include TOM design and implementation, process improvement, and technology.
Dustin De Vincentis
Head of Financial Services
Dustin De Vincentis
Head of Financial Services
Dustin has driven growth and transformation within financial services organizations such as Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase for 15+ years. He has launched new product verticals globally, directly impacting over 24,000 employees and 1.4 million clients with his digital adoption initiatives.
Matt Treadwell
Managing Consultant
Matt Treadwell
Managing Consultant
With 20+ years in Maritime, spanning the U.K., Norway, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Matt Treadwell is a key figure in sector advancement. From YoungShip leadership to British Norwegian Chamber involvement, he mentors emerging talent. Matt's expertise includes traditional shipping, aquaculture, and oil & gas, with an emphasis on transitioning to net-zero emissions by 2050.
Dave Jenkins
Technical Lead, UK
Dave Jenkins
Technical Lead, UK
Dave Jenkins has an impressive 20+ year track record of driving organisational transformation across a significant number of sectors. His highly motivated and passionate approach to driving business technology adoption and evolution at the CXO level makes him an invaluable addition to Alumni UK.
Sireesha Jajala
Principal Consultant
Sireesha Jajala
Principal Consultant
Sireesha has over 20 years of corporate experience in Sales Leadership, P&L Management, Executive Relationships, Enterprise vertical sales, joint GTM strategy, and Deal execution. Her 360-degree experience spans Product Engineering, large-scale delivery, Sales, Investments, and M&A. She’s achieved 300% growth in the testing business by winning the first multi-year test transformation deal and was recognised for her efforts in becoming the youngest female VP in the company. As an entrepreneur, she has successfully grown her own fintech investment advisory business, managing an early-stage FCA regulated VC fund and launching an AI-driven investment matchmaking platform for corporates and start-ups.
Jason Adcock
Director, Head of Oceania
Jason Adcock
Director, Head of Oceania
With 20 years of extensive experience in delivering technology solutions that improve organisational and product performance, Jason excels in developing solutions that are not only technically sound, cost-effective, and innovative, but also prioritizes the end-user experience. Programs he initiated or directly managed have saved £100 million in costs, significantly enhancing customer competitiveness, and supporting billions of pounds in revenue.
Tony Kalcina
Principal Consultant
Tony Kalcina
Principal Consultant
Tony is a specialist in Digital Government Transformation, Smart City, Big Data Analytics, 5G, and AI technologies and business applications. He has 30+ years of experience as a senior executive and independent Company Director of public listed and private Technology companies in the U.S., Australia, and Asia. As an entrepreneur, he has founded and led a publicly listed Gartner Magic Quadrant software product company with a successful exit. Tony is also an appointed Ambassador of the TM Forum.
George Kaithayil
Principal Consultant
George Kaithayil
Principal Consultant
George has 25+ years in key areas of IT Software Solutions delivery across Telecommunications and Information Technology and Services industries. He possesses knowledge in end-to-end architecture strategy, complex solutions and delivery, and scaled agile operating models.
Shane Ohlin
Principal Consultant
Shane Ohlin
Principal Consultant
Shane is an experienced IT professional with an enduring focus on how to apply technology to business opportunities. He is passionate about digital technologies and mindsets with their ability to transform customer experiences and the companies who deliver those experiences.
Joanna Moore
Chief People Officer
Joanna Moore
Chief People Officer
Joanna is a Human Resources Leader working across Australia, London and Singapore in technology and financial services. She is passionate about supporting organisations to find alignment between business and people outcomes. She has experience in HR strategy, change/implementation and operational delivery including Learning and Development, and Diversity and Inclusion.
Helen Whiffin
Managing Consultant
Helen Whiffin
Managing Consultant
Helen has 20+ years of experience as a solutions-focused and collaborative Project Coordinator, paying strong attention to People Development. She has a proven record of developing and implementing strategic initiatives to drive results within cross-company groups, as well as external stakeholders of all levels.
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE AN ALUMNIATE?
Joanna Moore
Chief People Officer
Leaders play the most influential role in the experience of people within an organisation. As an HR manager, I have rarely worked with a leadership team who are as aligned, engaged and people focused as the team at Alumni. Getting to know them and working alongside their brilliant minds has been a joy.
David Pullen
Principal, Head of Agile
I've been humbled to work with such an amazing global team all striving to support our clients' success, continuously improve ourselves, and support the communities around us. Working at Alumni is fun, fast-paced and full of opportunities, making every day a exciting place to be.
