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As the Platform Lead, I manage the backlog for both teams, cultivate vendor relationships, and oversee contract management. I develop and maintain product roadmaps, contribute to architectural strategy, and handle day-to-day operations, including incident and problem management. Collaborating with stakeholders ensures team alignment. My key responsibilities include driving cloud governance and adoption strategies for the Cloud team and ensuring the Platform team provides a stable, reliable, and resilient platform for applications.

New Zealand

As a Platform Engineer I am responsible for the companies Containers infrastructure, Log aggregator, Monitoring systems, Message Ques, API Gateways, Database management, CI/CD platform, Automation of routine tasks using Ansible Automation Platform and Azure Bicep and management of Azure resources and governance. We also create and maintain policy and process to ensure best practices are applied and understood by the stakeholders and consumers of our supported platforms. Working with a mixture of Linux and Windows OS, Ansible (including Ansible Tower). Contributed to the migration from on-prem containers to Azure Container Apps.

New Zealand

Banking and Payment systems team looks after and maintains the Core Bank, ATM’s, SWIFT, Payment Switch’s and other business applications. Majority of my day-to-day function is spent maintaining, ensuring compliance standards are meet, improving security posture and developing a CI/CD pipeline for the Developers. Working with a mixture of Linux and Windows OS, Ansible (including Ansible Tower) and Bash/Python scripting. Working in a hybrid ITIL/Agile environment and being the conduit between the Dev team and Ops team.

Taranaki, Wanganui & Manawatu, New Zealand

The Application Platform Team is tasked with a providing a robust and reliable platform for the delivery of in house developed and third party applications. The emphasis is on providing a set of high quality/reusable components to the various application teams to ensure consistency, reliability and efficiency of delivery across all applications in the service catalog.

Team Leader of a 4 person Service Desk team responding to both level 1 and 2 work request, incidents and support to all users and is the single point of contact for all users. Setup and managed SLA's and Service Desk change management and On-Call roster. Responsible for ensuring that all incidents reported are categorized and allocated efficiently and correctly.P1 incident management and coordination and monthly reporting. Performance management of team.

New Plymouth, New Zealand

As a merchandiser my role is to keep the stores shelves full of our products and looking good. Also stock rotation and date checking is a big part of my job. It is repetitive job and requires the ability to maintain a high standard. The hours I work are 5 am to 2 am Monday to Friday.

New Plymouth, New Zealand

I started at Tasman Marine as an apprentice and gained my qualification 2009. While I was there I did general mechanical work and interacted with customers. Time management and an eye for detail along with been able to deal with customers where the key skills involved with this role

New Plymouth, New Zealand

I did work experience Magon Marine whilst attending a course at WITT. At the end of the course I secured an apprentice position. Shortly after I started Magon Marine was brought out by Tasman Marine Ltd

New Zealand

My time in the Army developed a number of my skills including leaderships, interpersonal communications, teamwork, time management and perseverance to just name a few. As a driver I had to work to a deadline, work as a team and individual and problem solve issues as they arose. As a Lance Corporal I was 2nd in command of a section of soldiers. I had to be able to work under high amounts of stress and pressure and maintain my sections morale and well being through good interpersonal skills and disciple. Also in my time as a Lance Corporal I was appointed to Commanders Driver. This position was mainly focused on how to conduct myself around the heads of the Defence Force and making shore the needs of the Commander where seen to on time and without hassle. During my time in the Army i deployed to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt as part of the Multinational Force of Observers. My role primary role was as a driver to deliver supply’s to outpost and my secondary role was to observer the peace treaty terms between Egypt and Israel.

Diploma In Information And Communications Technology, Information And Communications Technology Level 5

Diploma in Information and Communications Technology (Level 5) Certificate in Computing and Information Technology (Level 5) 2012.

National Certificate In Motor Industry Trailer Boat Systems Engineering, Trailer Boat Systems Engineering Level 4

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Trailer Boat Systems Engineering (Level 4) 2010 National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive.

National Certificate In Adult Education And Training, Adult Education And Training (Level 4)

National Certificate In First Line Management, First Line Management (Level 4)