From killing fields to futures thinking
Documentary filmmaker turned defense analyst. I've spent two decades watching idealistic movements corrupt and complex systems collapse.
That perspective shapes everything I do. This isn't academic futurism or consultant theater. It's pattern recognition earned in the field.
"I don't write about the future.
I publish from it."
The Unique Angle
Field Truth
Real experience of how idealistic movements corrupt. Not theory—lived observation.
Moral Complexity
No tech-bro optimism or doomer porn. Futures that acknowledge human contradiction.
Dark Humor
Finding absurdity in tomorrow's tragedies. Future artifacts that feel lived-in, human, real.
The Path
Senior Wargame Analyst & Futurist
Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Develop and facilitate strategic policy wargames for MoD and across government bodies. Run TTXs, design fiction workshops, and write speculative fiction about future scenarios. Developed a futures methodology currently being taught for NATO.
Documentary Filmmaker & Videographer
VICE News, BBC, Al Jazeera, Channel 4, ARTE
Directed, filmed and produced over 30 broadcast documentaries focusing on eastern Europe and the former Soviet world. Watched utopias become killing fields in real time.
Credit Derivatives Structuring
RBS Investment Banking
5 years structuring complex financial instruments. Understanding systemic risk before it was fashionable.
Selected Work
Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer
Oscar long-listed, BIFA Best British Documentary
DIY Country
Unprecedented access to Donetsk separatists, Official Selection at major festivals
After the Apocalypse
Soviet nuclear test-site documentary. "Devastating" – The Times
Chechnya Reporting
Amnesty International Award for human rights reporting
Recognition
Education
MSc Security Studies
University College London • Merit
Russian Language Diploma
Moscow State University • Distinction
BSc Physics
Imperial College London • 2.1
Capabilities
PatternMaster
How to Read the Future and Find Your Place in It
A book exploring systemic collapse, complexity, and innovation—helping general audiences gain 'pattern literacy' about complex systems.
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