Finding software development in 1999 was lucky. Some basic scripting was my gateway drug and before long I was hooked on web apps, leading to a tragic enterprise-news-ad-system overdose. Times were high in the newspaper game and as CTO and then GM of AdLizard, I led strongly, pushed hard and money was made.

Along the way I picked up certifications in project management (PMBOK) and Business management (it’s Adrian Fittolani MBM, thank you very much). Strong willed and ambitious, I managed people the way I had been taught, with explicit direction. I travelled the world, giving orders, kicking arses and getting my products and projects sold and completed. I could have made Frank Sinatra do things my way, boy was I hot! And boy was I miserable.

So finding agile was lucky. The values of the movement taught me that work could be different. That management is a craft and true leadership an attitude. Both should be human.

Today I guide the teams of Envato’s Content Group toward achieving their own success. I lead them in building a better place for our community to sell, in awe of their tireless commitment to help Authors earn a living, doing what they love. We’re building better technology, faster than ever and we’re having fun too. I’ve come a long way as a leader and over the journey, I’ve learned to manage the system; the people know how to manage themselves.

This site will help you get to know me a little better. My experience, my successes (there have been failures, but I’m choosing not to outline them in great detail here!), the facts. It’s a living history and a placeholder for a conversation I hope we’ll one day have.

See you then.