About Curio

Daniel has 13 years experience in technology consulting, (REA Group, Novell, TCS) and 7 years experience in higher education as a management consultant where he worked as a trusted advisor to COO, CIOs and academic leaders (Nous Group, Head of Digital). In early 2016 he joined David Bowser, to establish Curio, a collective of advisors, educators and product developers focused on working directly with education institutions to make a difference. Daniel is known for his personable nature, strategic mind, and in depth understanding of university operations and technology. His ability to think holistically and pragmatically is highly valued by clients at all levels of their organisations.

Anthony has a logical, innovative and well-reasoned approach to problems faced as the technical expert at Curio. With over 10 years of web application experience, Anthony manages the development of all Curio platforms and systems including the online marketplace for sessional educators, Sessions. Anthony has a wide range of experiences in web development and is known for his human centred and user focused mindset. Prior to working with Curio, Anthony held development roles at several Melbourne startups and large organisations (IBM, NAB) working across a range of platforms and technologies.

Amy is a digital designer specialising in user experience and interface design. With a love for critical thinking and problem solving, Amy is driven to deliver meaningful experiences that engage audiences, reinforce brand perception and meet business needs, no matter the scale. A tertiary education spanning Visual Arts, Graphic Design and User Experience Design underpin Amy’s thinking. Her experience working with education and tech-focused companies has provided her the tools to tackle varied design challenges. Whether it’s synthesising big data through digital products or transforming analogue systems through digital technology, Amy is motivated by the holistic considerations of human-centred design, and its impact beyond the screen.

Michael has experience in education strategy and transformation as a well-respected management consultant. A former Senior Consultant at Nous Group, he has worked closely with Group of Eight universities, leading private education providers and State and Federal Education Departments. Michal has led and worked across an array of projects for leading Australian universities to design, develop and implement strategic processes to improve productivity, efficiency and student retention. This includes the development and implementation of a new academic workload model, a flipped classroom teaching pilot, the redesign of undergraduate courses, and strategic planning processes for various not-for-profit institutions, arts organisations and university business units. Clients value Michael’s mental agility, ability to apply multi-disciplinary thinking to projects, and his engaging communication style. He has diverse professional interests, including strategy in low-growth economic climates, international education, the future of work, as well as process and service design.

Sarah is a passionate learning designer with 22 years experience working across the health and higher education sectors as a consultant, academic and researcher. Sarah has consulted with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and established and managed services for large healthcare corporations across the private, public and government sectors in Australia and overseas. Sarah currently provides consultation, designs learning programs and teaches in the areas of leadership, governance, systems and information management. Her research focus is in the area of leadership, business information management, and best practice teaching and learning techniques and technology. As an academic, Sarah established the first health information management program in Qatar, received 100% satisfaction ratings from students for all units coordinated and lectured at the University of Tasmania and has also lectured at Griffith University. She has been invited as a keynote speaker to international conferences to present on leadership and health information management and continues to publish in professional journals related to health service and information management and education. She has a strong client focus and an exceptionally collaborative style of working, helping clients to integrate policy, practice and culture on the foundations of leadership and team development.

Dylan has over 10 years experience as a global educator from coaching gymnastics and percussion in Darwin, secondary school math and physics in Australia, Indonesia, Spain and China and higher education consulting, product management and learning design. Never far from a good pun (oxymoron?), Dylan is currently completing his Masters of Education at Monash University specialising in both Applied Behaviour Analytics and Digital Learning, looking to ultimately combine the two fields.

Amar Flora is the founder and CEO of iCommunis Incorporated (USA & Australia, 2017), an app to improve community engagement across infrastructure projects. Additionally Amar serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Secretariat for the John Grill Centre, University of Sydney; and as a non-executive director with Curio, a higher education technology consulting company recognised as AFR Fast Starter 100 in 2017 and 2018. Previously, Amar also held the role of General Manager, Financial Services at the University of Sydney. Amar has leadership and management experience working across to a variety of industries throughout Australia, US, India, and Singapore. His experience spans start-ups; international collaboration and business development; investor relations and funding; executive education in trasnformational projects; general management; strategy, budgets, and product development; marketing and communications; organisational change and talent development.

Nick is based in Hong Kong and works in consumer private equity investing. Originally trained as a lawyer, he practised at Gilbert & Tobin, Freehills and various corporates in Sydney, London and Hong Kong. His experience also includes management consulting and executive roles in digital services, IT, telecommunications, utilities and consumer goods. Nick was a senior executive and investor in Aesop, the leading personal care brand, and was responsible for its business in Asia Pacific.