WDW | Tom Totka | Seek and Find Challenges

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Tom Totka is 29-year-old challenge seeker from Christchurch, NZ, now living in Western Australia who has a keen interest in data and security science, digital strategy and finds purpose in assisting others achieve their goals in the world of business development. Tom grew up in the south island of NZ, firstly in Nelson and Marlborough and then in Christchurch and attended Burnside high school before traveling overseas each year from the age of 18 firstly to Brazil then Europe. 
Tom eventually moved to Perth following the second Christchurch Earthquake in 2011. In WA, Tom worked in Pilbara as a builders offsider, Then a trades assistant for subsea drilling company Dril-Quip in Perth and then a support shot-firer for Orica Mining Services (Working on a 5 man team which consisted of 3 kiwi’s and 2 Aussies doing engineering projects with the aid of both electronic and non-electronic explosives, first at Boddington gold mine and then for Rio Tinto’s “Hope downs 1”. Along the way, Tom h ended up training for the French foreign legion whilst working for Orica after being unsuccessful in his application to join the Australian Army Reserves. 
Whilst on his way to France, Tom made a crucial decision in Budapest whilst visiting family in 2013 to return to Perth four months after meeting the awesome woman who is now his wife and following a conversation with a fellow Kiwi (and French Legionnaire) after a deployment to Mali to say bluntly – “If it was him he’d go back and have a go at joining the Australian army (Or) head back to NZ and join up there.” 
Tom then changed direction in 2014 and trying his hand at University doing one year at ECU studying units from both their cyber security and counter terrorism (politics and international relations) courses (Joining The Mill around the same time, getting married (Mid 2014) before branching out into the world of business development in preparation for the years he would be away with his wife Linda’s surgical Fellowship.
Tom is currently a Co-founder and Company Director (Artunis Medical Group) and Business Development and Outreach Manager (Vector Two-Five) - See links below. 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spectre25/ 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/citadel.au/ 
https://vectortwofive.com/ 
https://artunismedicalgroup.com/ 
And just as interesting, Tom is of Hungarian heritage (and you;ll hear him talk about the Hungarian Revolution), family immigration, moving to Australia, military intentions, and the roadblocks at the time for what I wanted to do, my path to the Mill (see Nick Caldwell's podcast) and how it has impacted his life and the ways in which he strives to serve others! 
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