Working with the new Climate Data Initiative team

Key areas of work:• Data engineering and geospatial database architecture• Data integration and metadata systems• Scoping of data across census, health, environmental, and economic sources in relation to public issues

Key areas of work:• Evaluating the current challenges for researchers, data scientists, and geospatial developers within the APSR unit and documenting technical and functional needs.• Educating policy analysts on the integration of data science and land use modelling with dynamic adaptive policy pathways.• Scoping a high-level technical architecture required and engaging with ICT to help them understand our requirements and to help me understand how to align with their technology… Show more Key areas of work:• Evaluating the current challenges for researchers, data scientists, and geospatial developers within the APSR unit and documenting technical and functional needs.• Educating policy analysts on the integration of data science and land use modelling with dynamic adaptive policy pathways.• Scoping a high-level technical architecture required and engaging with ICT to help them understand our requirements and to help me understand how to align with their technology choices.• Setting up development tools for data scientists with appropriate software security measures given the sensitivity of the data.• Scoping a metadata process across the unit to help bring an understanding of existing data sources, owners, quality, and subject domain.• Stakeholder workshops for scoping use-cases and scenarios for a new land-use modelling framework for strategy, policy, and data analysis.• Technical design discussions for this new modelling framework.• Review of data used for carbon emissions accounting for in the Auckland Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Show less

Key areas: • Building a detailed understanding and representation of mechanisms impacting NZ borders. • Planning and development of integrated data sets. • Data governance and data management. • Database modelling, development, and data integration and processing pipelines• Data science pipeline development, including machine learning• Model development and validation• Dashboard and analytics development• Evolving process and policy supporting privacy and data… Show more Key areas: • Building a detailed understanding and representation of mechanisms impacting NZ borders. • Planning and development of integrated data sets. • Data governance and data management. • Database modelling, development, and data integration and processing pipelines• Data science pipeline development, including machine learning• Model development and validation• Dashboard and analytics development• Evolving process and policy supporting privacy and data governance requirements for integrating and building models of multi-agency data.• Delivery of related privacy impact assessments • Experimentation and assessment of mathematical approaches to modelling relevant mechanisms as well as the initial working models. • Cleaning and building context specific information sets from raw operational data.• Project management.• Technical infrastructure design and mentoring Show less

Digital Strategy

Contract CTOData and Software StrategyTechnical and Business Analysis

Forming a development team, helping to establish agile practices across development, testing, and product management. Steering our architecture and philosophy across mobile and web platforms. Writing code, analysing data, bootstrapping ideas with new clients.Our software is focussed on:- a real-time running workout (middleware) engine that has been embedded in software on mobile platforms, wearables, and web APIs. - adaptive exercise program software for running and gym… Show more Forming a development team, helping to establish agile practices across development, testing, and product management. Steering our architecture and philosophy across mobile and web platforms. Writing code, analysing data, bootstrapping ideas with new clients.Our software is focussed on:- a real-time running workout (middleware) engine that has been embedded in software on mobile platforms, wearables, and web APIs. - adaptive exercise program software for running and gym programs- personalised coaching and physiological analysisBeing part of a start-up is a rare and energising challenge. Show less

- Data modelling and database design- Business and technical analysis- Data systems architecture- Data migration analysis- Development team lead- Data business logic prototyping

Partner in a small group of four consulting on IT systems architecture, online business strategy, scientific data strategy, semantic web modelling, neuroscience, evidence based medicine, healthcare and information systems. Some of our clients:- Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland - National Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland - Goodfellow unit, School of Population Health, University of Auckland- ViaLactia… Show more Partner in a small group of four consulting on IT systems architecture, online business strategy, scientific data strategy, semantic web modelling, neuroscience, evidence based medicine, healthcare and information systems. Some of our clients:- Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland - National Institute for Health Innovation, School of Population Health, University of Auckland - Goodfellow unit, School of Population Health, University of Auckland- ViaLactia Biosciences (Fonterra), Auckland, New Zealand- National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand- Healthy Life Media, Auckland, New Zealand- Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind, Auckland, New Zealand- Unwired, Fiji- Atrac, Auckland, New Zealand- Convergent Online Media, Auckland, New Zealand- Androgogic, Sydney, Australia- Innovationz, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand- Informaat, The Netherlands Show less

Design and development of software and data models for CellML(http://www.cellml.org/), an XML based language for describing mathematical models of biological processes, research and implementation of model and ontological databases and web services. Development of model standards for the Physiome Project. PhD supervision.

Invited to lecturer courses in Sensory Physiology, and Ecological Physiology (Stage 2 and 3 levels). This was in addition to work at Virtual Spectator.

Front-end and server application design and implementation, deployment, and production systems. Real time data acquisition and encryption, database management, live HTTP data streaming, multimedia integration, animation, data modelling, time critical deployment of software.Outcome was software products for six different sporting events. - Loui Vuitton and America’s cup- Vendee around the world- Volvo ocean race- Steinlager challenger series- Playstation… Show more Front-end and server application design and implementation, deployment, and production systems. Real time data acquisition and encryption, database management, live HTTP data streaming, multimedia integration, animation, data modelling, time critical deployment of software.Outcome was software products for six different sporting events. - Loui Vuitton and America’s cup- Vendee around the world- Volvo ocean race- Steinlager challenger series- Playstation transatlantic- World Rally Championship (1-2 events per month) We also worked on prototypes for football, formula one car racing analysis, and live music concerts Show less

Field study on sensory perception in pelagic and benthic environments under the ice. Supported by R.D.R.C. grant. University of Auckland, Antarctic Research, Scott Base

Research in association with Sheryl Coombs on sensory integration in the hindbrain. Supported by ONR grant.

Lectured in evolution and physiology of vertebrate animals. Stage 1 course in Biology