Roy was appointed CIO in January 2017 at Central Queensland University and now is the Chief Digital Officer, Digital Services. Roy is a driver of change and innovation in the higher education digital technology sector with more than 30 years’ experience in delivering real business and technical solutions in the areas of learning, teaching and research. Providing project oversight and leadership for ICT, Library and eResearch initiatives and services; Roy consistently advocates and leads high-performing teams to deliver innovative, effective and beneficial solutions including: highly successful digital transformation projects transforming the student user experience utilising industry leading customer success, data and AI platforms.