Sherief Khorshid
Founder, Technical DirectorSherief founded Three Springs Technology in 2016. Prior to that, Sherief worked for Morgan Stanley as an Executive Director in Hong Kong. He has over 20 years experience in developing software in quantitative finance for financial institutions. Sherief has since specialised in AI in medical imagery and led the development of two FDA cleared and commercialised AI models. Sherief has a track record for managing successful teams and has a delivery focussed approach. Sherief has a BSc in Geology from UWA.
Mike Clark
Partner, Technical DirectorBefore working in machine learning Michael Clark worked in oil and gas. At OMV and Schlumberger he used his MSc in Petroleum Geoscience to Mike joined Three Springs Technology in 2019 as a Partner. Before working in machine learning Mike studied and published in medical physics. In 2016 he founded ThinkCDS, a firm specialised in physics and engineering applications of machine learning. ThinkCDS merged with Three Springs in 2019. Mike has taken many machine learning projects through planning, development, and commercial deployment. His preferred style of working is with agile experiments that will quickly prove or disprove an approach. Mike has a MSc from Victoria University and a BSc in Physics. from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
James Telders
Commercial and StrategyJames has been partnering with Three Springs since 2019 and leads the company’s commercial and strategic initiatives. He is also an M&A advisor and previously worked in the investment banking division of Dresdner Kleinwort in London and principal investments at a Sovereign Wealth Fund in the Middle East.
James is a CFA charter holder accredited by the CFA Institute, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Economics from the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam.
James’ approach to business is a constant balancing act between managing risk and pursuing opportunity.
Nick Thomson
Data Scientist & DeveloperWith a BSc in Pure Mathematics from UWA and 6 years commercial experience in Analytics, Machine Learning and programming in C++ and Python Nick has delivered solutions where he applied computer vision AI in the field of exploration geophysics.
Nick is also a highly regarded member of PMLG ( Perth Machine Learning Group)
