Your go-to guy, get things done tech trailblazer driving connectivity and innovation across the Pacific Islands. Passionate about leveraging emerging tech to empower communities and to bridge the digital divide. A lifelong learner and contributor.
I am a results-driven technology leader with over 30 years of experience in driving connectivity and innovation across the Pacific Islands. My passion lies in leveraging emerging technologies to empower communities and bridging the digital divide. As the former CEO of Tonga Cable Limited, I led the deployment of affordable high-speed internet, and as CTO of PowerPlay, I helped develop a blockchain solution for renewable energy. My roles have included expanding satellite internet coverage as Regional, Corporate Development Director at Kacific Broadband Satellites Group and enhancing digital skills through USAID's Digital Connectivity Project. I am now officially retired from corporate life but I remain dedicated to the mission of "Leaving No One Behind" through broadband access. When I'm not building technology, you will find me blogging, mentoring individuals of all ages, advocating for progressive policies, and exploring partnerships that utilize technology responsibly to uplift communities.
I offer strategic consulting and advisory services focused on leveraging technology to drive sustainable development and social impact.
- Broadband network planning and implementation.
- Redundancy and national security assessments.
- Policy guidance to promote affordable internet access.
- Digital transformation, equity, literacy assessments and training programs.
- Curriculum and content development.
- Strategies for building local ICT talent pipelines.
- Private tutoring in Economics, Mathematics and Computer Studies for students at all levels.
- Blockchain and smart contracts development, sercutity auditing research, platforms for finance, identity, supply chain, waste management and energy.
- AI, machine learning and data analytics applications.
- Cloud architecture and app development.
- Geospatial systems, mapping solutions, disaster vulnerability analysis and risk monitoring.
I welcome opportunities to collaborate with governments, development partners, and industry leaders seeking an accomplished technologist and project manager to supercharge community impact goals through practical and ethical applications of the latest innovations.
Let's connect to explore how my decades of on-the-ground expertise pioneering digital transformation across the Pacific can help take your mission to the next level.
- Embracing Change: My Potential Leap into Tongan Politics
- Bitcoin as an Emancipation Engine: Addressing the Human Condition through Proof-of-Work
- Starlink vs. Submarine Fiber Optic Cables: A Pacific Islands Perspective
- Tonga's Political Turbulence: A Microcosm of Governance Challenges in the Pacific
- The Waves of Change: How Bitcoin Could Transform Pacific Island Economies
- A Smart Contract Researcher and Developer's Dilemma as a Blogger with AI Support
- Building a Bridge Between Python and Hedera Hashgraph
- Building a Bridge Between Python and Rootstock Blockchain
- Bitcoin: The Sovereignity Opportunity Pacific Islands Leaders Are Ignoring
- Wayfinding the Future: How Open-Source Tech is Revolutionizing Utilities Management in the Pacific
- Our Greatest Dilemma as a Species: Consumerism
- God, Bitcoin, and Proof-of-Work: How Ancient Wisdom Powers the Blockchain
- Riding the Wave: My Journey from VSCode to Windsurf
- The Long Road Home: A Story of Loss, Learning, and Renaissance - PART 4
- Finding Hope: The Possibility of Edward Snowden's Return
- My Journey as a Web3 Bounty Writer on HackerNoon - PART 2
- My Journey as a Smart Contract Security Researcher: First Steps with Cyfrin Updraft
- Chainlink's First-Ever Blockchain Beginner Bootcamp is Coming November 18-20
- Building Hybrid Smart Contracts: Integrating Rootstock and Chainlink with Hardhat
- The Long Road Home: A Story of Loss, Learning, and Renaissance - PART 3
- Niue's Digital Paradox: A Tale of Selective Connectivity
- The Long Road Home: A Story of Loss, Learning, and Renaissance - PART 2
- The Long Road Home: A Story of Loss, Learning, and Renaissance - PART 1
- QGIS Cloud User Manual
- X5 Mobile Pro GNSS Receiver User's Manual
- Navigating Utilities Asset Management with QGIS, QField, X5 Mobile PRO, and Starlink Mini: A Pasifika Wayfinder's Journey
- World Mental Health Day: Breaking Free from People-Pleasing
- The Future of Financial Sovereignty for Developing Nations: IMF vs Bitcoin - PART 2
- The Future of Financial Sovereignty for Developing Nations: BRICS CDBCs vs Bitcoin - PART 1
- Starlink & Bitcoin: How to Experiment with Solo Mining in the Pacific Islands Region
- The Clash of the Titans: Trial of the Century for Tonga's Financial Sector
- Addressing Tonga's Economic Struggles: Embracing Digital Sovereignty
- Breaking Free: Embracing Conviction in a World of Digital Revolution
- The NRBT Celebrates 35 Years, but is the Tongan Paanga Losing Ground?
- Waking Up from the Sleep of Ignorance: Bitcoin as a Catalyst for Change
- Bitcoin: Exercising Financial Civil Disobedience in the Pacific
- Tonga's Connectivity Saga Concludes: Satellite is the Optimal Solution
- Bitcoin: A Guide to Civil Disobedience
- Bitcoin: My 3 Horsemen on Hackernoon
- Renewable Energy Micro-Grids: A Pathway to True Empowerment for Tonga's Youth
- The Bitcoin Revolution: A Vision for a Decentralized Future from Bitcoin 2024
- The Swiss Crypto-Regulatory Playbook: Insights for Building Robust Blockchain Ecosystems
- Embracing Open Source and Decentralization: Lessons from Switzerland and Beyond
- Pumped for Bitcoin 2024 - the world's largest Bitcoin conference!
- A New Dawn for Tonga's Connectivity: Starlink Mini and the Provisional Temporary Permit
- PasifikaOS: Your Escape from the Windows CrowdStrike Bug
- Decentralized Digital Micro Future - A Blockchain Micro-Governance Model with Satellite Broadband Connectivity powered by Renewable Energy
- The Freedom to Challenge the Status Quo - Why I Retired at 52 to Reshape Governance through Web3
- The Starlink Shutdown in Tonga: A Tale of Conflicting Interests and Citizen Awareness
- Navigating Tonga's Connectivity Conundrum: The Starlink Saga
- PasifikaOS: A Journey Towards Digital Sovereignty and Beyond
- Unleashing the Power of Web3: A Call to Action for Governments and Initiatives
- Rethinking Tonga's Connectivity: Is Submarine Fiber Optic Cable the Best Solution?
- Tonga's New Submarine Cable: A Step Forward, but at What Cost?
- Bitcoin: From Philosophical Ideal to Practical Liberation
- Embracing Retirement: A Call for Financial Literacy and Pursuing Passions
- The Emancipatory Power of Proof-of-Work "Lea-pe-Ngaue
- Starlink Mini: The Next Frontier in Portable Connectivity
- The Proof-of-Work Antidote to Political Middlemen
- Bitcoin & Crypto: The Petrodollar's Demise Signals a Monumental Shift in Global Finance
- The Revival of PasifikaOS: Blockchain Governance Comes to Life
- Starlink's Direct-To-Cell Revolution: Bridging the Global Connectivity Gap
- Tonga Power's $3.8M Plan: A Costly Band-Aid on a Broken Model
- Bitcoin: Proof-of-Work as Humanity's Emancipation Engine
- Who's at the Table? Consumers Should be First in "High Level" Discussions
- Blockchain Proof-of-Participation: A Wayfinder Catalyzing Tonga's Renewable Energy Democracy
- Amplifying Starlink with Boosters/Repeaters: A Pasifika Wayfinder's Mesh
- Embracing Our Decentralized Digital Micro Future : A Pasifika Wayfinder's Journey
- Prompt Engineering: AI Will Create New Opportunities For The Pasifika Wayfinders
- Bridging the Pacific Connectivity Divide with Starlink: A Pasifika Wayfinder's Journey
- Decentralizing Power - A Blockchain-Enabled Microgrid Future for Tonga and Small Islands States: A Pasifika Wayfinder's Journey
- Navigating Utilities Asset Management with QGIS and QField: A Pasifika Wayfinder's Journey
- The Eternal Wayfinder: Satoshi Nakamoto's Pure Vision
- The Pasifika Wayfinder's Call: Navigate Back to Balance
- My Life Hack: Finding Freedom as a Pasifika Wayfinder - Navigating Web3
- Prompt Engineering: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI for the Pasifika Wayfinders
- The Oracle: A Crypto Thriller for the Pasifika Wayfinders
- The Bitcoin Halving: A Unifying Force for the Scattered Pasifika Context
- Practicing What I Preach: Migrating my Website Content to GitHub
- Web3 Rising: Decentralized Finance Will Take Take Over Traditional Banks Services
- Web3's Unifying Potential for the Dispersed Pacific
- The Thrill of the Technical Fix: Embracing My Passion as a Grassroots Engineer
- Practicing What I Preach: Empowering the Pacific through Free and Open Source Software
- Catalyzing Independence: Mentorship Focused on Building Student Capacity, Not Dependency
- Staying Connected to My Mission in Retirement - "Leaving No One Behind"
- Embracing Web2 While Keeping an Eye on Web3 in the Pacific Islands
- Burning Bridges: The Crucial Career Unplug
- Matrix Unplugged - Life Lessons
- Uncovering Financial Contentment through Forgotten Money Histories and Web3 Economics
- The Art of Mapping: Visualizing Impact through Geospatial Storytelling
- My FOSS4G Awakening: Embracing Open Source GIS
- Embracing Contentment: Mapping My Path to Retiring at 52
- Web3 and the Shifting Paradigms of Global Finance
- Unleash Your Web3 Potential at The Chainlink Developer Virtual Bootcamp 2024
- Chainlink's CCIP - The Bridge for Institutional Blockchain Adoption
- Navigating Centralization vs Decentralization - My Blockchain Mentorship Journey
- Streamlining Utilities Operations with GIS Job Management
- Leveraging GIS to Sustainably Manage a Precious Resource in the Cook Islands
- Open-Sourcing: Decades of GIS Innovation
- My Journey: As a Digital Nomad Developer
- My First Tutoring Session: Using AI to Teach Math
- The Internet's Natural Evolution: How Can We Shape a Better Future?
- The Future is Light: How Space Lasers Could Eclipse Submarine Cables
- Questionable Ban on Starlink in Samoa