Richard began his career as a computer hardware engineer, later moving to software engineering with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence. He held systems developer roles with Plessey, CMAD and Data General before spending 18 years at Oracle Corporation working in product development and on several Oracle acquisitions. Since leaving Oracle in 2007, Richard has founded companies in precision medicine, aged care, health informatics and cloud computing.  He founded Applied Precision Medicine in 2012, to help life-sciences businesses through the commercial journey from research-lab to clinical use. Through this vision, Applied Precision Medicine now provides services in genomics sciences, biomedical sciences, software development, bioinformatics, diagnostics, medical device development, regulatory compliance and healthcare reimbursement. Customers are in the areas of immuno-oncology, cardiology, pharmacogenomics and pharmaceuticals. Richard is also a venture investor, company advisor and independent company director. He is driven by a continuing interest in using advanced technology to help improve and save people’s lives.