Experience

OpenCraft

• Germany
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Open Source Developer

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Contributing to the Open edX learning management system and analytics platforms, and providing client institutions with custom Open edX deployments, course enhancements, and platform features. At OpenCraft I participate in the Open edX Core Contributor's program, I mentor newcomers to the team, manage clients and projects as well as the overall resourcing of my team's projects, provide estimations and quotes for prospective clients. All our work is open source at https://github.com/open-craft. Contributing to the Open edX learning management system and analytics platforms, and providing client institutions with custom Open edX deployments, course enhancements, and platform features. At OpenCraft I participate in the Open edX Core Contributor's program, I mentor newcomers to the team, manage clients and projects as well as the overall resourcing of my team's projects, provide estimations and quotes for prospective clients. All our work is open source at https://github.com/open-craft.



Technology Services, The University of Adelaide

• Adelaide, Australia

• Senior Applications Specialist

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2016

  Supporting the university's Blackboard installation and related tools, data integration, and software development for learning and teaching applications for on-campus and external edX courses. Supporting the university's Blackboard installation and related tools, data integration, and software development for learning and teaching applications for on-campus and external edX courses.



thereitis.com

• Australia
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Software Engineer

  • Mar 2012 - Mar 2014

  I developed client- and server-side software for the Thereitis search visualisation tool. Also created internal tools for deployment management, and prototyped social shopping applications. I developed client- and server-side software for the Thereitis search visualisation tool. Also created internal tools for deployment management, and prototyped social shopping applications.



Internode

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Jun 2009 - Mar 2012

  I developed and maintained customer- and staff-facing web applications, and the SOAP and REST services that support them. Internode uses the Agile development methodology and test-driven development. I developed and maintained customer- and staff-facing web applications, and the SOAP and REST services that support them. Internode uses the Agile development methodology and test-driven development.



University of Adelaide

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Application Developer

  • Jan 2004 - Jun 2009

  I developed and maintained Oracle database-driven applications including the UoA CMS, the Program Finder, Staff Directory, and News & Events. I developed and maintained Oracle database-driven applications including the UoA CMS, the Program Finder, Staff Directory, and News & Events.



Cyberstart

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Programmer

  • Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  I provided PHP support for WordPress installations, set up MySQL databases, and did some basic application development in Catalyst. I provided PHP support for WordPress installations, set up MySQL databases, and did some basic application development in Catalyst.



OrderFusion, Inc

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  For this role, I learned Objective-C and Apple WebObjects to build and maintain sales and supply standalone and web relational database applications. I implemented an email notification system using JavaMail, and added several other features to the software suite. The developers worked with 20+ people in several departments under a structured development framework. For this role, I learned Objective-C and Apple WebObjects to build and maintain sales and supply standalone and web relational database applications. I implemented an email notification system using JavaMail, and added several other features to the software suite. The developers worked with 20+ people in several departments under a structured development framework.



National Advanced Driving Simulator

• Programmer

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  After completing my honors work at the University of Iowa, I was employed to implement some behavioral elements in the driving simulator: autonomous and user-directed vehicles. All code was written in C++ using Visual C++ on Windows NT. Everyday work was done with with a team of 3 people, and integrated the work of 10 others from a remote site in Los Angeles. After completing my honors work at the University of Iowa, I was employed to implement some behavioral elements in the driving simulator: autonomous and user-directed vehicles. All code was written in C++ using Visual C++ on Windows NT. Everyday work was done with with a team of 3 people, and integrated the work of 10 others from a remote site in Los Angeles.