He was kicked out of his university for failing his first three semesters and was in the process of being deported. He fell into daily substance abuse for two years, accumulated crippling debt, was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and endured a year of medication, withdrawal, and severe side effects. At his lowest point, he attempted to take his own life.

Today, Zed is a specialist in change management, Agile practices, business analytics, web and system design, branding, digital marketing, and cybersecurity, and is currently pursuing a PhD in rehumanising IT pedagogy. After earning a Diploma of Social Sciences, a Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems, and a Master of Networks and Security, he was appointed a lecturer by the age of twenty-six and later named a finalist for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence — from the very university that had earlier terminated his enrolment.

From developing and managing some of Oceania’s largest private game servers to founding and scaling a creative agency, directing chapters of a global professional referral network, and designing and teaching master’s-level units at Australia’s most prolific university, Zed’s work has consistently sat at the intersection of systems and people. In parallel, he has delivered change across corporate and government environments, while also volunteering as a research assistant in a psychology clinic, serving as a Lifeline crisis supporter, and spending two years with Sacred Heart Mission — grounding his work in behavioural science, empathy, and human resilience. He now seeks to bring real change to those willing to commit to a consciously designed life through a framework he developed, the Quasi-Chaotic Lifestyle; of which he remains a student of, the answer he owes his life to.