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Brisbane, QLD, AU

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Designed and built the integration with an external vendor to provide critical information for stable running of the national power grid. Worked with stakeholders to ensure requirements were delivered and operations have good visibility of performance with stability and performance architected in.Delivered a replacement identity and access management.

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Evaluated options for replacing a bespoke authentication system; identified alternatives, and POCed 5 to allow a in-depth analysis of features and cost; designed and implemented the preferred solution including migrating 800k+ accounts. Implemented standardised code quality and CI tooling across teams. Provided workshops and training on new technologies.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Built containerised microservice APIs using SpringBoot for creating forms from configuration and integrating with custom workflow management to allow staff to process requests. Created single page website with React and Redux to submit and process dynamically configured forms through managed workflows to streamline front-office and back-office requests..

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Developed Android and iOS applications for collecting Animal Status Declarations. Developed Android applications to capture monitor, survey, detection and control results. Updated business processes to improve reliability and reduce support requests.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Launched Apple Pay for the first bank in New Zealand. Ensured all card provisioning and lifecycle events are handled, and implemented risk based rules for escalating requests. Designed and built micro services to address immediate needs and ensure scaleability.Built a system to ensure that authentication data is encrypted by both web browser and handset.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Initially worked as a front-end developer to improve cross-browser support, standards compliance and accessibility. Introduced new technologies to improve response time and customer experience. Updated the site to HTML5 and CSS3 and ensured cross-browser as well as legacy browser support. White-labeled Internet Banking to ensure that multiple brands could.

Ensured designs were implemented pixel perfect on all browsers. Organized testing on multiple platforms and browsers to confirm. Developed, installed and configured plugins to provide unique functionality and features. Consulted on usability and functionality of designs.

Collaborated with team members and stakeholders to identify and agree upon requirements. Ensure the systems were designed, built, tested and deployed successfully and exceeded expectations. Documented software and processes for deployment and support. Assisted in developing the monitoring and administration systems for a national layer 2 network service..

Worked on a project testing and implementing a vendor package. Created interfaces with other bank systems and supported all testing environments.Supported the testing and deployment of a vendor provided software package. Managed multiple environments and users. Developed scripts and code to speed up installation and deployment. Developed scripts to.

Evaluated the security measures put in place by potential vendors to identify complexity required to circumvent or remove them. Analyzed security and encryption of databases on both web based and disk based products. Identified work-arounds and security holes in products and detailed findings in reports to be used as expert opinions.

Long term employer with constantly changing roles. Some roles included Senior Developer, System Administrator and Business Analyst. Worked directly with customers to gather requirements and ensure satisfaction with deliverables. Ensured automation and low maintenance of all infrastructure. Worked with dozens of clients on scores of projects.