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Independent Technology Advisor · Asia-Pacific

Most technology advice comes with an agenda. Mine doesn’t.

I’m Jon Scheele. I help technology leaders in financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing get major decisions right — AI strategy, platform choices, digital transformation, regulatory response — independently, before the approach is locked in.

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Jon Scheele

When does it make sense to reach out?

The right time to bring in an independent advisor is before the approach is locked in — when a decision is being made, not after it’s gone wrong.

You’re facing a new investment decision

The board has approved budget — for an AI programme, a platform modernisation, or a major technology commitment. The mandate is clear; the right approach isn’t. Internal teams see it differently, and vendors have products to sell. I help you decide correctly before the money moves.

A new regulatory requirement has landed

Open Banking, AI governance, data localisation — with a deadline attached. Your legal and compliance teams can tell you what’s required. I help you work out what it means for your technology architecture, your vendor choices, and your product strategy.

You need to move the numbers

Revenue pressure, cost reduction, or a productivity mandate — and technology is the proposed answer. I help you identify where investment will actually move the needle, not just where it looks good on a slide.

You’re scaling or entering a new market

Growth is outpacing your current technology. Decisions that didn’t matter at your previous scale are suddenly urgent: architecture choices, vendor consolidation, capability gaps. I help you make them with the full picture.

You’ve stepped into a new role

New CTO, CDO, or CEO — and you’ve inherited a technology estate you didn’t build. Before you commit to a direction publicly, you need an honest, independent read of what you’ve got: what to keep, what to fix, what to invest in.

Five ways to work together

How I work

My work addresses the full stack — data foundations, integration architecture, and AI strategy — because each investment depends on the others. All engagements are fixed-fee and fixed-scope. Most organisations start with a workshop or sprint.

1
Executive Lunch & Learn

90 minutes · Fixed fee

A vendor-neutral briefing for your senior leadership team. Cuts through the noise on AI and emerging technology — what’s real, what’s hype, and what your organisation actually needs to evaluate. The right starting point before any larger commitment.

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2
Digital Readiness Workshop

Half or full day · Fixed fee

For leadership teams who need to align on priorities before committing budget. You leave with a shared view of where you stand, where the gaps are, and what to address first — in a format you can take to the board.

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3
Technology Leaders Masterclass

1 day · Fixed fee

For CTOs, architects, and technical leads who need to connect their architecture decisions to business outcomes. Covers AI, platform engineering, and integration strategy in applied, hands-on terms.

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4
Digital Opportunity Sprint

2–3 weeks · Fixed scope

A focused engagement to identify your best data, integration, and AI opportunities, assess feasibility, and produce a prioritised roadmap and business case — within a month, without committing to a programme first.

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5
Strategic Advisory Partnership

Monthly retainer · Ongoing

For organisations already executing a technology initiative who need a senior, independent voice in the room — to hold vendors accountable, pressure-test decisions, and make sure the programme stays connected to what the business actually needs.

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“Jon has a unique ability to deliver key points with precision, breaking down complex concepts step by step. His real-world experience means he’s not just about theory — he’s a practitioner.”

Keith B. Carter · Partner, KDA Capabilities

NUS FinTech Singapore programme

Deep sector knowledge

Who I work with

Financial Services

Banks, insurers, and fintech organisations where regulatory change and technology opportunity arrive together. Open Banking, AI governance, digital product strategy — I bring seven years inside a major Australian bank and a decade training financial services technologists across Asia.

ANZ Banking Group · NUS FinTech, 23+ cohorts · Open Banking programmes, Middle East & Africa

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Telecommunications

Carriers and technology providers building platform business models on modern networks. CAMARA, Open Gateway, 5G platform strategy, digital transformation — I’ve delivered technology programmes for global carriers across five countries.

Telarix · Primus Telecommunications · The Loop Asia — APAC network technology

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Manufacturing & Operations

Manufacturers where technology investment decisions carry real physical consequences — the wrong platform or a failed integration doesn’t just slow a project, it stops a production line. I started as an electronic engineer in industrial automation and instrumentation, so I understand how manufacturing operations actually work.

Mettler Toledo — electronic engineer & engineering manager, 10+ years · Dynamic Scheduling

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About

I started as an electronic engineer designing automation systems for manufacturing operations. That grounding in how real systems work — and what actually makes them fail — shaped everything that followed: banking at ANZ, technology delivery for global telco carriers, teaching at NUS and RMIT, organising apidays Singapore, and hosting The Loop Asia.

The thread across all of it is the same work: helping organisations connect strategy to technology to outcomes, across the full range of disciplines involved.

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If you’re at one of those decision points, let’s talk.

Most of what I do starts with a 30-minute conversation — enough time to understand your situation, tell you honestly whether I can help, and give you something useful to take away either way. No sales pitch.

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