I established Binary Design to deliver IT consulting services. Over the years I've worked with dozens of local and international clients on a diverse range of products and systems. Much of the work has been centred around custom/embedded hardware development where there was often no COTS solution available.• Developed a data aggregation and analysis system for a datacenter power and environment monitoring product.• Supported a network of 70+ Linux servers for a large hospitality… Show more I established Binary Design to deliver IT consulting services. Over the years I've worked with dozens of local and international clients on a diverse range of products and systems. Much of the work has been centred around custom/embedded hardware development where there was often no COTS solution available.• Developed a data aggregation and analysis system for a datacenter power and environment monitoring product.• Supported a network of 70+ Linux servers for a large hospitality group.• Built a temperature monitoring and alerting platform for a critical climate control system.• Created a central platform for a network of remote cameras and meteorological sensors, dealing with extremely large data sets.• Created an e-portfolio system in PHP, Python, and MySQL.• Developed a desktop application and cloud-based management portal for a POS marketing system.• Developed an XMPP-based integration for existing online ordering and in-store POS applications, enabling real-time order processing.• Created an internal and customer-facing portal for client management, order quoting and processing, and invoicing in PHP/MySQL.Technical Environments: Debian Linux, PHP, MySQL, ActionScript, Apache, Cisco IOS, Eagle CAD Show less

Localhost was formed by a collective of IT professionals. We designed, built and manage our Wellington Datacentre. Personally, I was involved with:• Designing and building the facility• Networking equipment and server hardware procurement• Provisioning of allocated RIR resources• Management of public and private peering relationships• Designing and implementing full-mesh topology for the core network and a SDN for hosted services• Implementing traffic engineering… Show more Localhost was formed by a collective of IT professionals. We designed, built and manage our Wellington Datacentre. Personally, I was involved with:• Designing and building the facility• Networking equipment and server hardware procurement• Provisioning of allocated RIR resources• Management of public and private peering relationships• Designing and implementing full-mesh topology for the core network and a SDN for hosted services• Implementing traffic engineering strategies to deliver performance while maintaining redundancy Technology: MPLS, BGP, OSPF, Linux, RouterOS, Cisco IOS Show less

I was brought into GWRC to work on several accessibility and customer facing projects. I have the opportunity to work with the business, gather requirements and successfully deliver solutions. Owing to my infrastructure background, I contribute to networking and resiliency work for the council's internal environments. I'm also an active member of the architecture review board.As a part of the first project I was involved with, our team delivered a successful pilot of an on-bus… Show more I was brought into GWRC to work on several accessibility and customer facing projects. I have the opportunity to work with the business, gather requirements and successfully deliver solutions. Owing to my infrastructure background, I contribute to networking and resiliency work for the council's internal environments. I'm also an active member of the architecture review board.As a part of the first project I was involved with, our team delivered a successful pilot of an on-bus passenger information system, with next-stop announcements, service alerts and Metlink marketing. This work formed part of the requirements gathering process for a full-scale deployment.This role is wide-ranging and has involved working with many areas of the business, from legal through to customer experience. Show less

I joined Enroller during a period of transition from an agency developed MVP. From the beginning I was able to contribute to the technical direction of the product and use my skills and knowledge to form a more robust product roadmap. I had an active role in relationships with government and private partners for products, integrations and compliance.The team have now delivered a scalable platform that meets all current requirements and lays the foundation for future… Show more I joined Enroller during a period of transition from an agency developed MVP. From the beginning I was able to contribute to the technical direction of the product and use my skills and knowledge to form a more robust product roadmap. I had an active role in relationships with government and private partners for products, integrations and compliance.The team have now delivered a scalable platform that meets all current requirements and lays the foundation for future expansion.Although I held the position for a relatively short period of time, I achieved a lot. These are some of my key outputs:• Lead the transition to an in-house development team• Implemented workflows to streamline reporting/dev/QA/release• Created CI pipelines for each environment• Worked with vendors to integrate third-party products• Identified and actioned tasks while maintaining direction on product roadmapTechnical Environments: Azure, AWS, React, Laravel, SQL, Docker, Bitbucket CI Show less

Working as part of such a dynamic team exposed me to many areas of the business. I gained experience with a range of management functions, part of this involved working with the leadership team to develop a technology roadmap. I was also responsible for the internal development and support team.During my time, I led the implementation of several key systems; here are some of the ones that I'm proud of:• A company intranet which included group forum functionality as well as… Show more Working as part of such a dynamic team exposed me to many areas of the business. I gained experience with a range of management functions, part of this involved working with the leadership team to develop a technology roadmap. I was also responsible for the internal development and support team.During my time, I led the implementation of several key systems; here are some of the ones that I'm proud of:• A company intranet which included group forum functionality as well as consolidated reporting and central file storage.• A sales target forecasting algorithm to enable better planning and staffing levels.• A ticketing module for the existing intranet to automatically process feedback from multiple sources and automatically categorize and assign using contextual sentiment analysis.• A distributed processing framework over AMQP, enabling simple horizontal scaling.• A centrally managed media player to control the in-store music, enabling head-office playlist scheduling, while allowing uninterrupted playback during internet connection dropouts.• Multiple ETL tools for internal and third-party integrations.• A traceable internal currency for use between the head office and stores, allowing better visibility into where compensation was being issued and spent.• A web-based auditing system for head office staff to accurately track store compliance issues and actions required to resolve them.• A set of integrated end-to-end systems with cloud-powered Point-of-Sale terminals, online ordering, stock, menu, and inventory management, financial reporting, and delivery scheduler - including real time driver tracking.Hell uses a range of technologies, and we utilised and contributed to open-source solutions where appropriate. Show less

On day one I was tasked with resurrecting Hell's online ordering platform. Over the week that followed, I successfully restored the system and migrated customers back to a stable platform. Baptism by fire?This was the beginning of what was an amazing journey; every day different, every day a new challenge. My role mainly comprised software development and providing technical support for those same systems. Over the years following, I built great relationships with the business… Show more On day one I was tasked with resurrecting Hell's online ordering platform. Over the week that followed, I successfully restored the system and migrated customers back to a stable platform. Baptism by fire?This was the beginning of what was an amazing journey; every day different, every day a new challenge. My role mainly comprised software development and providing technical support for those same systems. Over the years following, I built great relationships with the business, franchisees and suppliers. Show less

I joined the Allfields team as a developer for a range internal and external projects. I worked with technology I knew, and was given the opportunity to learn some that I didn't.• Developed internal systems.• Developed online and kiosk-based booking platform for a busy parking area in Wellington.• Translated client creative for flash/as advertising networks.Technical Environments: PHP, MySQL, ActionScript

Working for Pricemaker was my first experience in a start-up environment. As I was involved from such an early stage, initially, there was not a lot of technical direction. As time went on, we developed the product and delivered an MVP which took us up and down the country. A lot of late nights and pitch deadlines gave me an appreciation of what it can be like to work in that environment.• Developed a pilot reverse-auction system in PHP, Python, and MySQL.• Worked full-stack from… Show more Working for Pricemaker was my first experience in a start-up environment. As I was involved from such an early stage, initially, there was not a lot of technical direction. As time went on, we developed the product and delivered an MVP which took us up and down the country. A lot of late nights and pitch deadlines gave me an appreciation of what it can be like to work in that environment.• Developed a pilot reverse-auction system in PHP, Python, and MySQL.• Worked full-stack from the HTML/CSS right through to the database design.• Designed a proof-of-concept internal API to allow public APIs to contain platform-specific content.Technologies: Apache, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript Show less