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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

- Overseeing data engineering team operations, efficiently distributing tasks, providing constructive feedback, conducting performance reviews, and mentoring, resulting in high team satisfaction and skill development.- Collaborated to define the data team's strategy and conveyed the technology vision to executives, leading to a prioritisation of technology uplift, clear alignment with the organisational strategy, and further invitations to executive strategy events.- Architected and implemented a scalable data lake using Apache Iceberg, AWS S3, lifecycle policies, AWS Glue (PySpark), and Athena, migrating 120 ETL jobs to the cloud, enhancing capabilities and data value.- Designed solutions for disaster recovery, high availability, and scalability, leveraging cloud-native and serverless technologies such as AWS Backup, AWS Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, DynamoDB, resulting in scalable and fault-tolerant systems.- Spearheaded the creation of a customer churn ML model using AWS SageMaker, AWS Lambda, AWS SQS, and Docker, enhancing targeting effectiveness and driving personalised communications.- Championed the implementation of cloud management protocols using Terraform (IaC) and Azure DevOps pipelines (CICD), driving operational efficiencies and system consistency.- Implemented advanced security controls with AWS Lake Formation and IAM, established continuous monitoring using AWS SecurityHub, and client-managed encryption with AWS KMS, resulting in a high cybersecurity posture for the cloud environment.- Managed cloud budgets and implemented cost control measures, leveraging cloud cost management tools (AWS Cost Explorer, Budgets, CloudWatch), ensuring adherence to financial targets and enhancing system performance on AWS.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

- Led and presented a comprehensive cloud business case, detailing strategic alignment, industry trends, cybersecurity measures, financials, and risk assessment, securing regulator (APRA) approval and stakeholder buy-in.- Coordinated stakeholder engagement to architect a robust cloud landing zone integrating security monitoring and access control mechanisms (AWS Organisations, IAM Identity Center, AWS Config, SecurityHub, CloudTrail) to maintain high-security standards for handling PII data.- Administered databases (MSSQL) and developed ETL jobs, utilising Python and SQL, automating data pipelines and improving processing time.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

- Championed the transition from inefficient legacy data-processing systems to modern solutions, utilising SQL, Python, and Qlik dashboards, reducing delivery time and promoting self-service across the company.- Integrated agile practices and configured Jira for task management, improving team efficiency and task prioritisation.- Developed and showcased a strategic plan for the data team to top executives, driving a departmental realignment and amplifying data-centric decision practices.

Northern Cape, South Africa

- Directed remote research operations, managing the research assistant team, and fostering team well-being in high-risk, high-stress environments. Ensured consistent quality in data collection.- Led interdisciplinary collaborations with research scientists to innovate and execute new projects. Coordinated tasks, mediated conflicts, and adopted rigorous scientific methods, resulting in multiple academic publications and completed theses.- Streamlined data workflows by developing R Shiny applications, MySQL database assets, and automating scripts with Python and Bash, reducing QA and reporting time by 80%.- Developed a diverse set of practical skills through curiosity and interest, including animal handling, laboratory techniques, vehicle repair, first aid, and backup power management, enhancing workplace safety and productivity.- Established partnerships with local farmers, workers, and indigenous peoples, fostering long-term collaboration and trust, contributing to the ongoing success of the research project.

Master'S Degree, Computational Methods In Ecology And Evolution, Distinction

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc (Hons), Zoology/Animal Biology