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Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Responsibilities:* Provided technical leadership in crafting and presenting solution options, focusing on pragmatism, architectural simplification, reuse, scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.* Product Owner for nbn HFC Element Management Systems, articulating end-to-end technical requirements, solution design, architectural compliance, and end-user engagement.* Collaborated with architects, stakeholders, and agile teams, facilitating and providing guidance for the technical delivery of projects, using problem solving skills, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.* Managed technical delivery across diverse test and production environments, ensuring robust and reliable implementations, building relationships and communicating with a wide range of stakeholders.Achievements:* Scaled Network Management System (NMS) and Element Management System (EMS) data collection to encompass millions of devices, integrating this data into a comprehensive data lake.* Provided technical machine Learning initiatives for HFC systems, significantly enhancing performance and reducing operational expenditures (OpEx).

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:* Led complex network delivery projects, including HFC, Satellite, and Fixed Wireless systems, utilising Scaled Agile Framework for Engineering (SAFe).* Decompose work into specific technical capabilities for Minimum Viable Product (MVP) delivery.* Coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and technical alignment between network and IT systems, as well as agile teams.* Presented solutions and progress to the Design Review Board and facilitated technical discussions.Achievements:* Successfully upgraded and scaled the Network Assurance platform, integrating it with existing systems to enhance overall network performance and reliability.

Melbourne, Australia

Responsibilities:* Key contributor to the architecture team, spearheading the expansion of the nbn HFC network, scaling from 20,000 to 2 million modems. Oversaw configuration, IT integration, and the establishment of pass/fail criteria.* Maintained domain architecture, developed high-level designs, and ensured adherence to engineering standards and strategic architecture.* Mentoring and leading junior team membersAchievements:* Led the technical aspects of a $100M HFC tender, including requirement documentation, vendor engagement, and technical negotiations.* Successfully delivered the first DOCSIS 3.1 (D3.1) modem integration into nbn’s cable network, encompassing comprehensive documentation and technical implementation.

Ballarat, Australia

Responsibilities:* Hands-on HFC network management, including upgrades and fault resolution.* Supported field teams with troubleshooting and upgrades at cable headend.* Configured and administered VoIP systems, IPTV, and Multicast services.* Administration of Linux systems and VMWare ESXi virtualisation.Achievements:* Deployment of iiNet's Point of Interconnect (POI) sites, managing tasks including fibre backhaul, access network configuration, cut-over procedures, working with remote teams.* DOCSIS 2.0 to 3.0 upgrade, moving from the Cisco uBR7200 to uBR10K CMTS* Software development, network engineering, Linux engineer and pre-sales

Malaysia

In this role I was responsible for the Malaysian operation which, in addition to directly supporting Malaysian customers, also provided technical support to our other regions of operation across Asia-Pacific.Specifics of the role include:* Provided technical leadership for the development, deployment, and operational support of prepaid WiFi and Ethernet in-building Internet solutions catering to the hospitality and student accommodation market.* Led oversight of maintenance, management, capacity planning, and resolution of major incidents impacting network and server infrastructure in both Malaysia and New Zealand.* Worked with Debian-based Linux systems, MySQL, FreeRADIUS, and Apache to ensure the robustness of network solutions.* Led pre-sales and post-sales engineering activities, contributing to successful project outcomes.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cogito Systems specializes in creating in-room Hotel Video on Demand and Internet connectivity solutions across South East Asia an Oceania.* Acted as the technical representative responsible for the successful application and acquisition of a million-dollar government grant to facilitate the development of an IP Video on Demand system in Malaysia.* Pioneered the development of an IP-based in-classroom educational content delivery system, further enhancing the company's portfolio.* Innovated in the creation of an IP-based Video Delivery system tailored for remote advertising screens.Collaborated effectively in the process of patenting novel, in-house developed technologies, reinforcing the company's intellectual property.

Auckland, New Zealand

Hospitality Infotainment Systems specializes in crafting in-room Hotel Video on Demand and Internet connectivity systems and solutions within New Zealand.* Developed a proprietary network stack (UDP/IP) based on RFCs for set-top boxes, encompassing the complete implementation of ARP and DHCP protocols.* Led the software development of a 16-bit Mitsubishi set-top box tailored for Video-on-Demand services.* Authored a comprehensive technical proposal and delivered a presentation for a government research and development grant application, resulting in the successful securing of an AUD 1 million grant following nine months of meticulous preparation and application.* Pioneered the development of a PowerPC Linux-based 64-port RS-485 PPP network hub, inclusive of software and kernel driver development.* Creation of network stack and software for in-room hotel networked safes (8-bit) interfacing with a Linux/MySQL back-end database.

Masters Of Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering (Machine Learning -Artificial Intelligence)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Machine Learning using Recursive Neural Networks - Time series prediction Thesis: "Equity trend prediction.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Information Engineering, First Class Honours

Telecommunications, Control Systems, RF Systems, neural networks, software simulation and low-level software programming and systems.