Technology leader specializing in helping small businesses transform their development practices through modern tools and methodologies. I bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring technology investments deliver real value. By leveraging AI-powered development tools and lean practices, I help teams ship better software faster while maintaining high quality. My approach combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking to create sustainable, efficient development processes that scale with your business.
Key Skills & Achievements
Frontend
Backend
Cloud & Infrastructure
Data & AI
Recent Achievements
Successful Exit
Achieved 7-figure acquisition by strategic buyer
July 2019
Market Leadership
Established as leading community engagement platform in United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand
International Expansion
Successfully and immediate expansion into US and UK markets
Enterprise-Scale Migrations
Successfully upgraded and migrated large-scale Jira and Confluence instances, including a 200,000+ issue database with zero downtime
Custom Plugin Development
Developed the multiple custom Confluence and Jira plugins including automated multi-language translations and created custom HR workflow automation systems
Professional Experience
Chief Technology Officer
2019-08-01 - 2022-12-31MySite
Post-acquisition CTO role focused on integrating multiple SaaS platforms, optimizing development processes, and driving innovation across the combined product portfolio while managing distributed engineering teams.
- Led technology integration of Social Pinpoint into MySite's product suite following acquisition
- Managed team of 80+ developers across Australia and Sri Lanka
- Orchestrated cloud infrastructure consolidation saving $500K annually
- Implemented AI-driven features increasing user engagement by 40%
- Standardized development practices across multiple acquired products
Founder & CEO
2013-07-01 - 2019-07-31Social Pinpoint
Founded and led Social Pinpoint from startup to successful exit, creating the leading digital community engagement platform for government and large infrastructure projects. Managed all aspects of product strategy, development and company growth.
- Founded and scaled SaaS platform for digital community engagement to $5M+ ARR
- Built product used by 300+ government agencies and organizations globally
- Led company from inception through successful acquisition by Deltek in 2021
- Grew team to 40+ while maintaining strong culture and customer focus
- Architected scalable platform handling millions of community interactions
Founder & Atlassian Expert Partner
2005-01-01 - 2015-12-31Tributech Pty Ltd
Early Atlassian ecosystem partner specializing in enterprise implementations, custom development, and agile transformation consulting. Helped organizations optimize their development workflows through effective tooling and processes.
- Built one of the first Atlassian Expert consultancies in Australia
- Delivered enterprise-scale Jira and Confluence implementations for 50+ organizations
- Developed custom Atlassian plugins generating $200K+ annual revenue
- Provided agile transformation consulting for development teams up to 100 people
- Created automated deployment and configuration tools for Atlassian stack
Principal Software Engineer
2002-03-01 - 2010-12-31Maptek
Senior technical leader responsible for full-stack development of mining industry software and hardware solutions, including enterprise applications, embedded systems, and custom hardware design.
- Led development of mining enterprise software suite across multiple platforms and technologies
- Designed and implemented remote processing units (RPUs) for mining operations including custom firmware and configuration software
- Managed platform migration from custom OS to Linux and Windows for ruggedized hardware
- Designed custom PCB boards with specialized mining industry interfaces and components
- Provided technical leadership and coordination between executive team and development staff
Education
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
2002 - 2004University of Newcastle
Honours
Key courses: Digital Systems • Embedded Programming • Circuit Design • Computer Architecture
Bachelor of Computer Science
2000 - 2002University of Newcastle
Key courses: Data Structures & Algorithms • Operating Systems • Database Systems • Software Engineering