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BEN HAMEY

I'm an Australian entrepreneur, passionate about the intersection of design, business and technology.
I'm Co-Founder at Bonobo where we make all sorts of fancy-pants products for iPhone, iPad and web.

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Ben Hamey

Entrepreneur, passionate about intersection of design, technology and business.
Internet | Canberra Area, Australia, AU

Summary

Ben Hamey is passionate about the intersection between technology, design and business.

He joined Simmersion in 2005 and identified an opportunity to use their unique technology for the emerging virtual worlds space. He has since been producing Mycosm. In this role Ben has driven the business analysis, product management, marketing, user experience design and business development.

Ben has an eclectic background in marketing, sales, theatre, film and radio. This rich technology and media heritage drives him to unlock business opportunities for creating new and unique experiences to the consumer.

Prior to Simmersion, Ben was a consultant and a leading salesperson for a large retailer. He studied at Radford College achieving an overall score of 97%.
Specialties: Marketing, business development, user experience design, product design, business analysis.

Experience

  • Jun 2009 - Present

    Co-Founder / Bonobo

  • Jun 2003 - Present

    Presenter / Producer / ArtSound FM

  • Nov 2005 - Sept 2009

    Product Manager / Simmersion Holdings Pty Limited

    • Key instigator of fundamental strategic change of the company to broaden from the urban planning space into new media and mass market software (Mycosm)
    • Instrumental in securing a $1.9m USD capital raise
    • Co-Inventor of a patent for Mycosm technology (Australia granted, USA pending)
    • Designed the user interface, user experience and information architecture for complex desktop software and web applications
    • Oversaw software development team to fulfil product design, technological and commercial requirements
    • Created product marketing strategies and responsible for campaign execution
    • Managed sponsorship and events at 6 large international trade shows and numerous smaller events
    • Performed business analysis in difficult emerging markets to identify opportunities and threats
    • Forged new strategic relationships in technology acquisition and general business development, both domestic and overseas
    • Responsible for brand development of new and existing entities (identity design, architecture and implementation across the company)

Education

  • 2000 - 2005

    Radford College

    English, Japanese History, Engineering Studies, Industrial Design

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Interests:
technology, business, design, film, innovation, running, photography

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