Experience

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  Meltwater

  • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

  • Senior Solutions Engineer

    • Dec 2021 - Present
    • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    I develop bespoke enterprise solutions focusing on creating dashboards that provide our clients with crucial insights into their business activities. Our solutions offer detailed sentiment analysis and trend monitoring related to brand mentions across news and social media.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:- Full Stack Development: Spearhead the development of both frontend and backend architectures using Angular and NestJS/NodeJS- Scalable Solutions: Engineer highly scalable dashboards capable of supporting thousands of concurrent users by leveraging Kubernetes and AWS for hosting and using MongoDB for data storage with Redis for caching.- API Integration: Integrate various external APIs such as OKTA's Auth0 for authentication and Google Analytics for data feeds, along with internal APIs provisioning data services.- Client Collaboration: Liaise closely with clients to customise solutions around their specific needs, including the ingestion and analysis of Google Analytics data.- Security and Compliance: Ensure compliance with ISO 27001 standards, regularly updating frameworks and educating colleagues about necessary security vulnerabilities and updates.- Internship Programs: Led multiple internship programs, starting with a single intern in the first year and expanding to five interns in the following year. Mentored interns on the various projects, guiding them to learn new skills and integrate within the enterprise environment. Received overwhelmingly positive feedback on their project presentations, with interns expressing gratitude for the experience, noting they learned a lot and appreciated the uplifting culture I instilled.This role has significantly enhanced my experience in Angular and NestJS/NodeJS, as well as my ability to develop robust, scalable enterprise solutions. My Experience with external APIs and commitment to security compliance is pivotal in delivering value to our clients.

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  IT Professionals New Zealand

  • New Zealand
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • President

    • Dec 2020 - Present

    #Governance, #Leadership, #Strategy, #Culture, #EmpathyAs President I chair the Institutes governing National Board and Executive. Working with the National Board and Executive I get the opportunity to help define, drive and focus the strategic direction of the Institute. Engaging and uplifting our members as they advance in their careers from students to industry entrants and beyond is a strong priority for me and I have pushed to ensure more diversity by promoting student engagement with the board, and getting their direct input at the fundamental governance level. Learning from previous presidents, mentors and professionals I encourage open and honest debate, which in turn helps maintain a vibrant culture within the Board, where I push for consensus rather than a vote.

  • Member

    • 2007 - Present

  • Deputy President

    • Dec 2016 - Dec 2020

    #Governance, #Leadership, #StrategyMy previous governance experience as a National Councillor for 8 years, and working under previous Presidents and Deputy Presidents provided a great foundation where as Deputy President I worked alongside the President and CEO as part of the Executive in addition to the National Board. The Deputy President role gave a great introduction to an executive experience beyond the board room, and I was privileged to have the guidance of Mike Dennehy (President) and Paul Matthews (CE for ITP).On the National Board and Executive, I helped define and focus the strategic direction of the Institute.

  • National Councillor

    • 2008 - Dec 2016

    #Governance, #Strategy, #ChangeOn the National Council/Board I helped define and focus the strategic direction of the Institute.During my time as a board member many changes were implemented within the Organisation, not the least being the name change from New Zealand Computer Society to Institute of IT Professionals. During this time we also introduced professional certification with CITPnz, and CTech qualifications.On the board we pushed for the relevance of the organisation to organically grow as we provided more value and benefits to not only our members, but the entire profession with extensive industry and academic engagement programs from primary schools through to corporate partners.

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  Software Escrow NZ

  • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

  • Director

    • Jul 2017 - Present
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

    #Governance, #StrategyAs part of the governance board working alongside other directors and the GM I help define, and focus the strategic direction of the organisation to ensure successful outcomes for the shareholder.

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  Sjones Limited

  • Dunedin

  • Managing Director

    • Aug 2005 - Mar 2023
    • Dunedin

    #Business #Contracting #Software Development #Network InfrastructureSjones is a small technology firm focused on providing tailored information technology solutions to help business achieve their business objectives. Our team of professionals will happily help you to deal with networking and software development projects.With over 25 years of Information Technology experience in both software development, and network planning and implementation we will be able to help you obtain the competitive advantage required for successful future growth of your business.

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  New Zealand Security Cards

  • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

  • IT Manager

    • Aug 2005 - Dec 2021
    • Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    #Leadership #Strategy, #Policy, #Risk Assessment, #Security, #Operations #Business AnalysisI am responsible for ensuring the IT business requirements of the organisation are met, as well as help plan, implement and drive the business strategy. By developing and coordinating IT systems, polices and processes along side risk assessment I ensure the security and integrity of data, network access and backup systems and I enable the business to successfully fulfill client contractual requirements and ensure continuity of business processes.Delivering secure, reliable systems across multiple projects within approved timelines and budget guidelines I enabled over 400,000 identity cards to be successfully produced for our clients. Analysis of client queue patterns and optimizing data and image capture methods also reduced student wait times by 75%.I am also responsible for training, staff development, and communicating job expectations in addition to performance appraisal.

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  The Logic Studio Ltd

  • Dunedin

  • Web Developer

    • Apr 2015 - Jun 2020
    • Dunedin

    #Solution Development, #Critical Thinking, #Team Building, #MentoringWe developed clever online solutions from simple brochure web sites, to extensive online business portals for clients across the education, agriculture, recruitment and financial sectors.Drawing on my experience I pushed and uplifted my colleagues encouraging them to learn new and develop existing skills. One program I planned and implemented was an annual self-review to encourage each staff member to ask themselves "Have I Improved". The group discussion and reflection helped the team push themselves and advance their skills.Full Stack development, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript hosted on Linux platforms with Apache/nginx integrating with Amazon, Xero, TradeMe, and Google platforms.

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  New Zealand Security Cards

  • Dunedin

  • Software Engineer

    • 1994 - Jun 2005
    • Dunedin

    #Solution Development, #Critical Thinking #Quality Assurance #Agile #WaterfallMy primary responsibility was to develop and support desktop based client-server Identity Card solutions for in-house deployment to enable successful integration with NZSC's client requirements.Extensive requirements analysis ensured an effective user experience (UX), combining with MS SQL Server on the back end helped provide robust and secure solutions.Over a 10 year period using both waterfall and agile methodologies I iterated on multiple Identity Card solutions catering to the education, health and corporate sectors.Maintaining the latest cutting-edge development tools and procedures I was able to keep pace with technological advances, this helped improve image capture quality 4X while reducing implementation costs.

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  International Boeki Corporation

  • Kyoto, Japan

  • Software Developer / Systems Engineer

    • Feb 2000 - Jul 2001
    • Kyoto, Japan

    #Solution Development, #Databases, #Exchange, #Active Directory, #OperationsInitially employed to develop a web based international shipping schedule portal upon successful implementation of that project I moved from the development department into the systems department.As part of the systems department I was responsible for systems administration of all MS SQL Server databases, Exchange Servers, and disaster recovery processes.After a global migration from Windows NT to Windows 2000 I helped develop, plan, and implement the roll out of Active Directory for the organisation across Japan, Australia, New Zealand, North America, and the United Kingdom.

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  Southern Computers

  • Dunedin

  • Technician

    • 1992 - 1998
    • Dunedin