Hello Silicon Beachers, In the words of Austin Powers, allow myself to introduce myself.
IT grad from UoW. Went in to Telstra's grad program and spent 7 years there, where I got to work on some really cool stuff like launching ADSL 2+ in Australia. Completed my MBA while I was at Telstra due to a desire to expand from engineering into business. Was offered a job in Silicon Valley by 2Wire who were one of the vendors I managed at Telstra. So after graduating right as the .com bubble burst, I then found myself moving the US right as the GFC hit. Both interesting experiences to say the least. Spent 3.5 years with 2Wire during which time Pace plc purchased them, where I then found myself doing entirely too much travel over the Pace's UK HQ north of Leeds. I moved to Silicon Valley to work in Silicon Valley, not West Yorkshire, so I made the decision to leave Pace. I now head up Professional Services for ASSIA who build DSL optimization solutions, where I have the joy of a 2 minute commute, as ASSIA are located just around the corner from my house. So my experience is in B2B sales and delivery to telcos for late stage startups. Neither of the companies I have worked for in the Bay Area could be described as being at the ramen noodle startup stage. Having gone from a company of 50,000 employees, to one of 1,600 (Later growing to 2,600 post acquisition) to a company of 150, I have enjoyed the challenges from operating at differing scale. It is also not lost on me that despite my US experience being with largeish cash-flow positive companies looking for an equity event, that these business were once just like a lot of other businesses I see in this group; nothing more than an idea and one or more determined people. Anyone in the Bay Area or if you find yourself visiting, I organize an entirely social group for Antipodeans through Meetup.com<http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Aussies-Kiwis-and-Saffas/>. We try and meet every 6-8 weeks. I also have a blog<http://www.limaechoecho.com>, where I provide some my advice on annoying things like visas and other general ramblings about my life over here. Lee -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
