Simon James Porritt (born 1981 in

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) is a former founder and

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of SIMJEN, an Australian marketing company based in

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that was put into liquidation on 27 March 2013. He has also appeared as an actor under the name Simon James.

Acting career

As Simon James, Porritt began working in local Australian television series, including '' The New Adventures of Skippy'' (1990), ''

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'' (1996-1997) and '' Mirror Mirror II'' (1998).

SIMJEN

In 2009, Simon Porritt founded SIMJEN, a creative business marketing and development company in

In 2011, Porritt converted an early Brisbane power station into office space to hos
SIMJEN Headquarters
In the same year, SIMJEN began sponsoring a

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in the

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, with New Zealander

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as its driver. The sponsorship of the team was cancelled in 2012 and this caused Alex Davison's attempt on the 2012 Porsche City Index Carrera Cup "a serious blow after it parted ways with Simon Porrit". SIMJEN was put into voluntary liquidation as of 27 March 2013. Previously, in 2011, SIMJEN was awarded the BRW Fast Starter as one of Australia's 100 new fastest-growing companies with more than 100 staff and in 2012, Simon Porrit was interviewed by the Financial Review's BRW Magazine.

Controversy

Simon Porritt's company, SIMJEN, gathered a lot of controversy within the Internet industry and was considered by many as an 'unscrupulous internet enterprise'. Previous members of staff, customers and internet commentators have created a popular internet forum where they express their grievances about SIMJEN and Simon Porrit online. According to sources, SIMJEN had neglected to inform customers of their impending liquidation and removed all hosting accounts, leaving thousands of SIMJEN's customers in the lurch. On 29 November 2013, A Current Affair aired a story of customers claiming to have been conned by Mr Porritt.

Skippy-J AKA Dr Big Daddy Skips

Simon Porritt also records music under the pseudonym Skippy-J AKA Dr Big Daddy Skips. He has recorded songs with titles such as 'The Drug Song', 'Threesome' and 'Who Am He'. Simon Porritt makes the unsubstantiated claim that he is "one of Australia's television icons" and has now "busted into the music scene with a funky electro/hip-hop album that's getting heaps of airplay on both commercial and community radio stations. All of Skippy-J AKA Dr Big Daddy Skips are classic bangers! "

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Porritt, Simon Australian male child actors Living people 1981 births Male actors from Adelaide