He was a nominee for the 2016 Innovation NZ Awards, for work on strategic thinking for large scale power network diversification towards blockchain mining operations, time shift mining and side chain processing - a multi million national savings initiative to put New Zealand on the global cryptocurrency map. With 18 years ICT experience, he has focused on enterprise solutions, information design, technical analysis and knowledge management for power utility companies in NZ and the Middle East. As an early crypto-miner and investor, he understands the complexities and technical aspects of disintermediation and the truly decentralised opportunity that abounds within the blockchain protocol.