Experience

Kidsoft

• Australia
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Development Team Lead

  • May 2018 - Present

  Team Lead for a team of PHP and Javascript developers providing management software to the child care industry. Participate in code-reviews and mentoring to guide better development practices. Write automated tests. Manage company AWS infrastructure. Responsible for high-volume payments platform. Participate in PCI-DSS accreditation process. Work with Postgres implementation with large data volumes and high-complexity queries. Implement and improve dev-ops processes to improve efficiency, reduce bugs, and reduce server costs.



Bunya

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Bunya was founded to bring simple tools to any business that takes bookings. Provide your customers self-service booking forms, send reminders, collect deposits, send invoices and quotes, and collect the payment. Bunya was founded to bring simple tools to any business that takes bookings. Provide your customers self-service booking forms, send reminders, collect deposits, send invoices and quotes, and collect the payment.



Paprikka

• Software Development

• Developer - Founder

  • Apr 2009 - Present

  Founded a company to provide prepaid voice billing services to the Australian calling card market. Worked on the database design, REST API, and call accounting side of the project. Other developers worked on voice routing and infrastructure. The product has been deployed with several customers and is still in use today. Founded a company to provide prepaid voice billing services to the Australian calling card market. Worked on the database design, REST API, and call accounting side of the project. Other developers worked on voice routing and infrastructure. The product has been deployed with several customers and is still in use today.



Digistorm Education

• Senior Developer

  • Jul 2013 - May 2018

  PHP and Javascript development for a range of software supporting education providers (mostly K-12 schools). Developed rest APIs and management interfaces. Transitioned the company to AWS. Developed APIs that provide content to mobile apps installed on over 200,000 devices. Developed enrolment software to replace paper enrolment processes. Developed APIs to integrate with school management software to import and export enrolment data, provide live event feeds, etc. PHP and Javascript development for a range of software supporting education providers (mostly K-12 schools). Developed rest APIs and management interfaces. Transitioned the company to AWS. Developed APIs that provide content to mobile apps installed on over 200,000 devices. Developed enrolment software to replace paper enrolment processes. Developed APIs to integrate with school management software to import and export enrolment data, provide live event feeds, etc.



XCOM Media

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Developer

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

  Worked as a PHP and Javascript developer to deliver high-traffic social media marketing campaigns. Some sites received 50,000 hits in their first day of operation. Also worked with email delivery in high-volume campaigns reaching millions of messages per campaign. Clients included Flight Centre, Credit Union Australia, and Tourism Queensland. Worked as a PHP and Javascript developer to deliver high-traffic social media marketing campaigns. Some sites received 50,000 hits in their first day of operation. Also worked with email delivery in high-volume campaigns reaching millions of messages per campaign. Clients included Flight Centre, Credit Union Australia, and Tourism Queensland.



Access International Group

• Australia
• Telecommunications

• IT Manager

  • Aug 2007 - May 2009

  Managed daily technical operations and lead development for the companies prepaid voice services. Initially contracted as developer, promoted to IT manager, then offered company directorship. Managed and trained other development staff. Worked on broad variety of custom internal business management software systems. Developed a novel service for calling card retailers to pay on consignment. Managed daily technical operations and lead development for the companies prepaid voice services. Initially contracted as developer, promoted to IT manager, then offered company directorship. Managed and trained other development staff. Worked on broad variety of custom internal business management software systems. Developed a novel service for calling card retailers to pay on consignment.