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.
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.
Steven Yates
Director, CTO
Steven Yates
Director, CTO
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.
Wye San Choi
Managing Consultant
Wye San Choi
Managing Consultant
Wye San has 15 years of experience driving programmes utilising Agile and waterfall appraoches, human-centred design, and Lean Six Sigma. Her career has spanned across banking, technology, and the semiconductor manufacturing sectors. She is also a passionate trainer and coach in continuous improvement competency training.
Shobana Veeramani
Managing Consultant
Shobana Veeramani
Managing Consultant
Shobana is an experienced servant leader with a top-notch record of implementing Agile methodologies and Scrum ceremonies for on-time Product delivery. She is also enthusastic in coaching, facilitating, and conducting training workshops with and for people.
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.
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.
Ania Murlewski
Managing Consultant
Ania Murlewski
Managing Consultant
Ania has 20+ years of service delivery, change, project and portfolio management experience in the Energy and Utilities, Mining and Resources, and Logistics industries. She likes connecting the dots and people to improve the way we work and to ensure our work has a positive impact on our planet and the experience of those we share it with. She has worked with Commercial, Communications and Engagement, Facilities, Human Resources, IT (in-house and outsourced) and Operations teams leading transitions and transformations to prepare for the future.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jeffrey Cheng
Agile Coach
Jeffrey Cheng
Agile Coach
Jeffrey is a strong advocate of agile, having led different teams in adopting agile practices across IT and business function. He has 15+ years of experience in agile & digital transformation, implementing innovative business process automation and programme delivery with a focus on the automotive & consumer goods industries.
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.
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.
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.
Ting Wei Lee
Managing Consultant
Ting Wei Lee
Managing Consultant
A pragmatic and outcomes centric Agile Coach and Project Management consultant. Ting Wei has industry experience that include Real Estate, Public Service, Manufacturing and Pharmaceuticals.
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 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
Philip McManus
CISO, Managing Consultant
Philip McManus
CISO, Managing Consultant
Phil has 10+ years’ experience as a Senior Client Director and Co-Founder of a platform business. He has worked with executives and boards of multinational institutions to build strategic programs and lead global teams to deliver and manage transformational technology programs. He has deep industry experience in logistics, specifically across cloud services and cybersecurity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.