Specialising in AWS, Serverless Architecture, and AI-Augmented Systems
20+ years of experience building secure, scalable infrastructure across fintech, biotech, SaaS, and e-commerce. I design systems that run 24/7 — and teams that thrive just as reliably.
Connect on LinkedInI architect the invisible stuff — the infrastructure, systems, and automation layers that let products scale with confidence.
Over two decades, I've gone from hands-on coder to team mentor and platform architect. I've worked across startups and scale-ups, led teams through serverless transformations, and integrated LLMs into production systems — all while staying close to the code.
I'm currently looking for Principal Engineer or Staff-level roles where I can apply deep AWS and backend architecture skills to solve hard, meaningful problems.
AI Development Manager & Architect
Jun 2025 – Present
Leading AI development teams to build custom AI solutions that enhance customer productivity and foster an AI-first culture across our clients' organisations.
Principal Software Engineer / Technical Lead
Sep 2023 – May 2025
Architecting real-time, event-driven payment systems on AWS.
Lead Cloud Engineer
Oct 2022 – Aug 2023
Led AI-integrated infrastructure for biotech research systems.
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Open-weight models like OpenAI’s GPT-OSS are reshaping AI with privacy, control, and enterprise-ready flexibility—what it means, trade-offs, and how the ecosystem is evolving.
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GPT-5 represents a significant leap in AI capabilities. Discover how this unified, adaptive system can transform your business operations with smarter reasoning, improved accuracy, and enhanced safety features.
Read more →• ai, self-hosted, responsible-ai, data-sovereignty, on-premise
Why organizations should consider running their own self-hosted or on-prem LLMs instead of relying on black-box models with inherited biases.
Read more →Principal Engineer @ On The Monee
A scalable AWS serverless engine powering real-time shift payments for casual workers. Integrates with payroll systems, third-party APIs, and internal dashboards.
Lead Cloud Engineer @ Provectus Algae
Developed an LLM tool using GPT-4 + LangChain to identify commercial insights from scientific and R&D datasets for a biotech scale-up.
Principal Architect @ Belts & Braces Software
Built a full-stack IoT platform allowing users to control lighting, appliances, and security systems from mobile devices.
Founder @ Belts & Braces Software
Led development and nationwide deployment of an integrated retail logistics and POS platform across 200+ physical stores.
Interested in working together? I'm currently open to Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, or Cloud Architect roles — remote or Brisbane-based.