Experience

Boxer

• New Zealand
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Engineering

  • Oct 2021 - Present



Institute of Directors in New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member

  • Jul 2019 - Present



Digital Arts Network \ New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Technology

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2021

  I provide technical direction for development, design, DevOps and systems integration across multiple client engagements from definition phase through implementation. I apply significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service for our clients. I recognise system deficiencies and implement effective solutions and promote effective technical solutions for our clients' technical futures.I'm deeply involved in capability building for both our clients and our internal team. I provide strategic technical direction to our clients and senior executives.Internally I'm responsible for team development and training, operational efficiencies, new business development and technical partnership relationships. I am also the technical director on many projects. Show less

• Technical Director

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

  As Technical Director of Digital arts and part of the senior leadership team, my key responsibilities include: Software development, team development, mentorship and personal growth plans, process development, solution architecture (software and infrastructure), technical problem solving, client liaison and comms. My ability to navigate complex systems, eye for technical detail and ability to articulate this complexity clearly for any audience has ensured smooth, successful, well-informed project delivery. Show less



Shift

• New Zealand
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Lead

  • Aug 2007 - Jan 2010

  I moved from Senior developer to a more strategic position a of technical lead. My responsibilities include solution architecture for a bespoke rebuild of Tourism's New Zealand.com; A global multilingual website with advanced content inheritance and highly specific workflows for content authors and systems administration. I introduced DevOps for CI/CD activities and tools for a continuous technical performance stream. Leading a group of up to 6 developers.

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Senior Developer working Primarily on Tourism New Zealand's www.newzealand.com global consumer site. Working mainly with ColdFusion, PHP, MSSQL and MySQL. Other responsibilities included software and infrastructure solutioning and systems integration.



Straker

• New Zealand
• Translation and Localization
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Developer

  • Nov 2000 - Aug 2006

  Senior Developer for their ShadoMX CMS software. Comprehensive database development :MSSQL Server, MySQL, Oracle and Sybase. Architecture and development work with ColdFusion MX 7 and Flex 2.0. Senior Developer for their ShadoMX CMS software. Comprehensive database development :MSSQL Server, MySQL, Oracle and Sybase. Architecture and development work with ColdFusion MX 7 and Flex 2.0.



Computer City

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Support

  • Apr 1996 - Dec 1996

  Computer Technical Support and Sales. Computer Technical Support and Sales.