Meet the team
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.
David Pullen
Singapore Consulting Lead
David Pullen
Singapore Consulting Lead
David Pullen is the Singapore Consulting Lead 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
Lead Consultant, Transformation Delivery
Emily Armstrong
Lead Consultant, Transformation Delivery
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nicole Anastasya
Marketing Executive
Nicole Anastasya
Marketing Executive
Nicole joins us with a strong marketing background in the e-commerce and FMCG sectors. She is passionate about driving brand growth through strategic and creative marketing initiatives.
Alyssa Tawin
UI/UX Designer
Alyssa Tawin
UI/UX Designer
Alyssa is a dynamic digital creative with 9 years of industry experience, is dedicated to impactful UX design. Across sectors like advertising, digital design, FinTech, and digital infrastructure, she crafts empathetic solutions driving change. Her 5-year focus on UX design highlights consistent innovation. Alyssa's commitment to meaningful change is evident, one empathetic solution at a time. .
Naveen Kumar
Data Lead
Naveen Kuman
Data Lead
Naveen is an experienced BI Data Architect with a decade of expertise in Data Warehousing and Data Mart implementations in the banking, logistics, and leading technology and infrastructure sectors. Skilled in data architecture, modeling, and pipeline development, he has a strong track record of translating complex business requirements into actionable data models.
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.
Hermon Peter
Managing Consultant
Hermon Peter
Managing Consultant
Hermon has 18+ years of experience in the IT industry with proven leadership skills in managing and delivering cross-functional geographically distributed large portfolios in Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance and Technical Consulting. A seasoned Technical Project/ Program Management Professional who has been delivering success stories using both Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
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.
Aiza Serrano
Continuous Improvement Consultant
Aiza Serrano
Continuous Improvement Consultant
Aiza has over 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of strategies aimed at enhancing processes and procedures within an organization. Her focus lies in ensuring these efforts seamlessly align with the standards set forth by ISO 9001 for Quality Management Systems and ISO 27001 for Information Security Management Systems.
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, build relationships, and solidify their brand value with both internal and external audiences.
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.
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
Lead Consultant, Transformation Strategy
Devroop Dutta
Lead Consultant, Transformation Strategy
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.
Shivani Jhaveri
Financial Controller
Shivani Jhaveri
Financial Controller
Shivani is a finance professional with 10+ years of experience in financial management, reporting, and strategic planning across international markets. She specializes in driving process improvements and automating finance functions to simplify tasks. She is passionate about blending finance and technology to support business growth.
Andrew Marsh
CTO Office
Andrew Marsh
CTO Office
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
Head of Finance and Operations
Laura Teh
Head of Finance and Operations
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.
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. .
Matthew Snell
CTO Office
Matthew Snell
Managing Consultant, CTO Office
Matthew Snell is a strategic IT leader with over 20 years of experience in global transformation, digital strategy, and executive management across diverse sectors, including manufacturing, FMCG, and financial services. He excels in aligning technology with business goals, leading cross-functional teams, and driving operational efficiencies.
Neon Lai
Managing Consultant
Neon Lai
Managing Consultant
With over 18 years working experience in IT business, Neon have accumulated over 15 years of experience in finance application development, technical support and digital transformation, in which includes 12 years solid experience on leading end-to-end implementation of digital projects.
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.
Catherine Cheng
Head of Business Development
Catherine Cheng
Head of Business Development
With over 25 years of leadership experience, Katherine has held key positions such as General Manager of Tradelink and a senior role at GS1. She has a robust background in both financial services and supply chain management, having collaborated closely with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and various local and regional banks to implement advanced solutions like FPS, eKYC, and eCheque. Her expertise in B2B and B2C supply chains has seen her work with major retailers including AS Watson Group, Dairy Farm Group, and Carrefour. Katherine's achievements encompass a broad suite of capabilities, including Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), payment settlement, trade finance, and robotic automation, showcasing her ability to drive innovation and efficiency across diverse sectors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Innocent Tendai Khumalo
Managing Consultant
Innocent Tendai Khumalo
Managing Consultant
Innocent is a business leader with over 25 years of experience in IT and services, specializing in consulting, service engagements, and process automation. He has expertise in building reference models, operating models, data and business intelligence, and sales leadership. He has a proven track record of delivering measurable results to clients while developing high-performing teams and supporting their professional growth.
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.
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.
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.
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
Singapore Consulting Lead
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.
Tiong Yeow Tan
Managing Consultant
I'm thrilled to be part of a company that truly lives up to its reputation as a Company of Good. We go beyond financial support by actively sharing our expertise, resources, and time to create meaningful impact in our communities.
