Having completed his BA in International Relations in the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Oliver has extensive experience studying all around China – having taken language courses at Tianjin Normal University, University of Nanjing, and Tsinghua University in Beijing. He also attained the Graduate Certificate of Chinese and American Studies at the John-Hopkins Nanjing Centre, and continued to pursue his interest in international affairs by taking up a Senior Relationship Manager role at the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) here in Beijing.
Oliver co-founded Asia Options, an online guide for Australians interested in study and professional opportunities in Asia. Asia Options has grown from a small side project run by two uni students to a committed team of 15 volunteers, 280+ content articles, and a thriving online community with 30,000+ monthly page views. Currently, he is the Operations Specialist at Alibaba Cloud, where he started working in July 2016, but continues his involvement with the China-Australia space.