President ISSPCS Academic Board and The University of Queensland

After leaving The University of St. Andrews in Scotland with a Physics degree, Nick worked variously as a Weapons Systems Engineer developing anti-missile missile systems for British Royal Navy Warships and as a developer on real time air traffic control systems before joining the United Bank of Kuwait in London as Chief Programmer. He worked with the bank in London for over 10 years and was Head of IT during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the first Gulf war when there was a run on the bank.

He continued to work in London in various roles including Vice-President and Head of Technology for the Citibank Private Bank and Technical Director of Global Asset Management Ltd, before emigrating to Australia in 1997, where he became Technology Services Director at Macquarie Bank, based in Sydney.

Five years ago, after navigating the transition from investment banking to universities, Nick became both Director of Information Technology Services at The University of Queensland and the Director of Australia's National CERT, AusCERT (The Australian Computer Emergency Response Team), which is based at the University.

He is also Chair of the Council of Australian University Directors of IT (CAUDIT), a Director of Higher Ed Systems Pty Ltd and Chair of the Queensland Regional Network Organisation (QRNO).

Nick holds a Bachelor's degree with honours in Physics and a Master's degree in Computer Science. He is also both a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

He has 30 years experience in IT, and over 17 years with responsibility for IT Security