Early-Stage Creative Technology Advisory for Immersive Experiences

As an experienced leader and project manager, I thrive on pushing boundaries through innovation and adaptability. I channel my passion for creating extraordinary technology-driven experiences as the CEO and co-owner of CurtainUp. I also currently serve as the President of the International Board of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA). As the former CEO and now the Chairperson and Co-Owner of 7thSense, I remain deeply connected to the business and continue to embrace our core values and mission. Our work powers some of the most immersive attractions in theme parks, planetariums, live entertainment, and visitor experiences worldwide. With an MBA specializing in technology, I’ve successfully managed and delivered complex projects across the globe. My career, spanning entertainment, technology, and business leadership, has been anything but conventional. From my early days as a circus performer to technical project management and executive roles, I’ve cultivated a broad skill set and a deep appreciation for creative leadership, technical management, and innovative development. Beyond my professional life, I’m a passionate advocate for inclusivity and accessibility in the experience industry. I volunteer as a leader for a Scout group for young people with special needs, reinforcing my commitment to creating engaging and enriching experiences for everyone.

I am a Director and co-owner of CurtainUp, as well as the Chief Technology Officer and co-owner of 7thSense. With a strong foundation in C++, software engineering, pixel processing, electronic design, and computer graphics, I have led the development of advanced solutions across the AV and visualisation industries. Earlier in my career, I headed R&D teams specializing in flight simulation, where I designed custom projection hardware, image processing electronics, and high-fidelity visual display systems for training and simulation applications. Under my technical leadership, 7thSense has built a global reputation for delivering the highest quality playback—ensuring that themed attractions and experiences meet the creative vision of design teams, the technical standards of operators, and the expectations of audiences and visitors. Today, my focus is on the design and delivery of mega canvases—complex, high-resolution visual systems that leverage high-speed networking to drive synchronized playback and real-time rendering across vast arrays of projectors and displays. 7thSense is known for its innovation in managing everything from compact installations to some of the world’s largest display systems, with tools that streamline and simplify content workflows. I will be bringing this eye innovation to help projects of all sizes to CurtainUp.

After an amazing ten years in the flight simulation industry designing high performance software and systems for visual display solutions, I applied my experience with Image Generators and multi-channel curved screen projection and co-founded 7thSense in 2004. With a background of striving for perfection (pilots are a tough crowd!), the goal for 7thSense was to create a Media Server product range that harnessed the ever-increasing power of standard PC hardware to provide state-of-the-art imagery to the entertainment industry at a price-point that had never been seen before. And so, Delta Media Server™ was born. I was one of the core architects and software engineers for Delta, with a focus on creating a powerful, performant and flexible 3D graphics engine based on OpenGL. Fast forward ten years and I (along with my co-founder Ian) sold 7thSense to the fantastic Management Team that was in place, the key members of which are my partners in crime at CurtainUp. The idea was that we would both take some time out to relax, which for me lasted all of a couple of months before I re-engaged with 7thSense and continued as a key member of the Technical Team, being heavily involved in hardware, software and system design. Fast forward a further ten years to the next exciting chapter in the story... CurtainUp!