Why Vantage Fulcrum
The most consequential technology decisions don't fail because of bad technology. They fail in the gap between what technology can do and what the business needs it to do. Vantage Fulcrum exists to close that gap - with independent judgment earned through over thirty-five years and thousands of companies, not methodology or frameworks.
Why the judgment lands
When you've assessed thousands of companies across dozens of industries over thirty-five years, you stop guessing and start recognising. Patterns that took decades to accumulate are applied to your specific challenge from day one.
Pattern Recognition
Thousands of companies across dozens of industries. Your challenge isn't new - the pattern has been seen and the playbook exists.
Technical Depth
9 patents. Built what others only advise on. Fluent in the language of engineering teams and boardrooms alike.
Years Leading
Over thirty-five years of technology leadership at the highest levels
Patents Earned
Solving problems others hadn't yet defined
Companies Assessed
Across enterprise, government, and startups - breadth no single-sector advisor can match
AWS Technical Hire
First AWS technical hire in Australia - pioneering cloud from day one
The Founder
Founder & CEO
Builders rarely advise, and advisors rarely build. Simon has done both.
After building Australia's first internet mortgage application in the 1990s and designing the nation's border control system, he joined AWS as its first technical hire in Australia. There, he scaled the public sector practice to 185 people and $450M in revenue. His track record includes a $2B top-tier security government partnership, 9 patents, the world's first cloud-native national census, and a podcast with 25 million downloads.
Spanning thirty-five years and thousands of companies - from startups to sovereign infrastructure - his career has given him something no framework can replicate: the pattern recognition to know which technology bets will succeed, and which won't survive first contact with reality.
Ready to discuss your challenge?
Vantage Fulcrum works with a diverse range of clients. If you're facing a consequential technology decision, let's talk.
Years Leading
Technology leadership at the highest levels
Patents
Solving problems others hadn't yet defined
Companies
Assessed across enterprise, government, and startups - breadth no single-sector advisor can match