Helping our customers sell more with advanced product configuration and AI solutions.

Co-established Piki Health in partnership with a couple of New Zealand medical professionals, with the mission to streamline healthcare access through technology. We developed AfterHoursGP.co.nz, an intuitive online booking and payment system designed to reduce patient wait times and simplify administrative processes for a medical center that utilizes iPads for in-house patient management.Achievements:Innovation in Healthcare Tech: Launched a user-friendly platform that transforms the way patients interact with healthcare providers, enhancing the efficiency of appointment scheduling and payment processing.Product Development: Directed the product lifecycle from ideation to launch, ensuring the platform met the specific needs of a busy medical center.Technology Integration: Implemented a seamless system that integrates with in-house iPad usage, providing a cohesive experience for both patients and staff.

As a proactive leader in greenfield projects, I utilised cutting-edge web technologies to architect and develop innovative web solutions from the ground up. My role was instrumental in shaping the project's direction, from conceptualisation to deployment, ensuring the integration of advanced tools and methodologies to create scalable, state-of-the-art applications.Core Responsibilities:Innovation in Development: Championed the adoption of leading-edge technologies to engineer bespoke applications, enhancing our technical portfolio and market position.Strategic Project Initiation: Set the course for project architecture and oversaw the development process, delivering impactful and high-quality web applications.Key Project Highlight:Geospatial Data Application: Conceptualised and developed an advanced internal application managing millions of building footprint polygons across Australia. This tool features a highly optimised search functionality, executing point-in-polygon queries with millisecond precision, significantly improving operational efficiency and data accessibility.

Under my leadership, I cultivated a dedicated geo-diverse team of over 20 developers, designers, business analysts and testers to build and scale what has emerged as Australia's premier telecommunications portal. This platform distinguishes itself by offering real-time quoting for fibre optics and a suite of other telecommunication services, setting a new industry standard for immediacy and user engagement.Key Achievements:Leadership: Directed a skilled team to create innovative solutions, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and technical excellence.Product Development: Pioneered the development of a real-time telecommunications quoting platform, which has become a leading solution in the Australian market.Technological Innovation: Implemented cutting-edge technologies to ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability of the telecommunications portal.Technological Proficiencies:Backend Development: Utilised Node.js and Express to construct a robust server infrastructure capable of handling high-volume, real-time data processing.Database Management: Employed MongoDB for its flexibility and performance, enabling efficient data storage and retrieval mechanisms crucial for real-time applications.Containerisation: Integrated Docker to encapsulate the portal environment, ensuring consistency across development, testing, and production ecosystems.Version Control and CI/CD: Managed source code and streamlined deployment processes using GitLab, fostering a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) culture.

Initiated and currently leading a multidisciplinary team of developers, designers, and testers to enhance and expand the capabilities of VocusONE, our industry-leading customer portal. My role encompasses strategic planning, team building, and hands-on development to continuously innovate and maintain our competitive edge in the telecommunications market.Highlights:Team Development: Spearheaded the recruitment and development of a top-tier technical team to drive the project forward.Project Management: Overseeing the end-to-end development lifecycle of the VocusONE portal, ensuring timely delivery of features and updates.Product Leadership: Continuously iterating on the portal to introduce new functionalities that solidify our status as a market leader.Technologies Utilized:Node.js & Express: For crafting a scalable and efficient server-side infrastructure.MongoDB: Implementing a high-performance database to manage complex datasets.Docker: Ensuring consistent environments across development, testing, and production using containerization.GitLab: Leveraging GitLab for source control management and to facilitate a collaborative development process.

Following the acquisition of Maxnet Ltd by Vocus Communications, I have transitioned into a role where I am significantly contributing to software architecture and analysis. My inaugural project entailed the rapid development of a DSL customer portal within a two-week timeframe. This portal facilitates the streamlined ordering and management of Layer 2 and Layer 3 services from upstream providers. Additionally, I am actively engaged in strategic rebranding initiatives, aligning new products and services with the Vocus Communications brand identity.Key Contributions:DSL Customer Portal Creation: Successfully designed and deployed a customer-facing portal, enhancing the user experience for service management and order placement.Software Architecture: Spearheaded the development process, ensuring robust architecture that supports scalability and meets the demands of a growing customer base.Brand Integration: Collaborated on rebranding efforts to integrate acquired services seamlessly into the Vocus Communications portfolio.Technical Environment:Backend Development: Leveraged Node.js to build server-side components with high efficiency.API Integration: Utilised SOAP and RESTful APIs for seamless third-party service integration.Web Frameworks: Implemented Express.js to create a reliable and maintainable web application structure.Frontend Development: Crafted intuitive user interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, enhanced by templating with EJS and interactive elements with jQuery and jQueryUI.

Innovative and results-driven Web Developer with extensive experience in system architecture and web application development. Proven track record in designing and executing high-impact websites, web portals, and internal systems that improve business efficiency and customer engagement. Proficient in a suite of modern technologies, I have a keen eye for creating optimised web solutions that drive SEO success and meet market demands.Key Expertise:Web Development & Design: Spearheaded the creation of user-centric websites, ensuring responsive design and seamless functionality.System & Software Architecture: Architected robust backend systems that support scalable web applications and internal platforms.SEO & Interim Solutions: Implemented SEO best practices and developed interim web portals and marketing websites to elevate brand presence.Technical Proficiencies:Languages & Frameworks: Proficient in Node.js, PHP (versions 4 & 5), Python, Java, and JavaScript with strong concepts in object-oriented prototypal inheritance and asynchronous event-driven programming.Front-End Technologies: Expert in HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, jQueryUI, EJS, Jade, Backbone.js, and front-end templating with a focus on cross-browser compatibility and interactive user interfaces.Database Management: Skilled in MySQL, MongoDB, and database architecture, optimising data retrieval and storage efficiency.Version Control & Deployment: Experienced in Git, SVN, VMWare, and vCloud director, ensuring robust version control and virtualised deployment environments.API & Plugin Development: Developed REST and SOAP services, and customised Zendesk plugins to enhance application integrations and user experiences.

I founded a venture specialising in web development and applications, where I crafted numerous websites and developed sophisticated internal systems, intranets, customer and sales management tools, and e-commerce platforms for prominent businesses in Auckland. I leveraged a rich stack of technologies, including PHP, ASP, AJAX, and JSONP, paired with front-end development using HTML, CSS, and a proprietary JavaScript framework that predated the functionalities now common in libraries like jQuery and Prototype. My technical acumen extends to CRM customization with vTiger and Sugar CRM, database management with MySQL, MSSQL, and SQLite, as well as server and web server administration across IIS, Windows, Debian, and Apache environments, optimized with Memcached for enhanced performance.

At Smartpage, I launched my IT career in technical support, managing a web application transition from a Delphi-based desktop solution to an online ad and campaign builder. I liaised with developers for bug fixes, and developed an internal web tool that automated PDF processing for print, selecting the correct pre-print queues to send the documents, significantly cutting down manual work. My expertise spans software support, testing, development, and design, with proficiency in SQL, ASP, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, and VBScript.