Oct 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

• backed by OpenAI and Quiet Capital

Apr 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Spearheading AI initiatives across both the digital and venture arms:
• Client consulting on AI integration and digital transformation
• Architecting AI solutions for pre-sales and RFPs
• Building POCs for AI powered ventures
• Leading internal AI education and monthly meetups
• Facilitating company-wide AI adoption and expertise
• Organising AI-focused hackathons
• Providing thought leadership on AI trends and apps through content creation
• Executing on the above alongside my engineering manager responsibilities.

Jun 2020 – Oct 2024 · 4 yrs 4 mos

• As the first EM in Paloma, worked with the CTO and Head of Engineering to grow the team from 30 to 130 folks by hiring product engineers for multiple engagements.
• Managed 20+ direct reports spread across multiple client engagements (Afterpay, BlockFi, ChemCloud and Marmalade).
• Led and managed the Afterpay In-store team through their delivery of Afterpay Plus Card in US and AU regions.
• Working to build AI capabilities across Paloma Ventures and making it a part of our identity.

Jul 2019 – Jun 2020 · 11 mos

• Led the mobile app development and delivery to help Afterpay become the first "buy now, pay later" service in North America to allow customers to pay in store using Apple and Google Pay.

Aug 2021 – Oct 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Contracting through Paloma to Afterpay, part of the Cash app org, managing and leading the In-store team that consisted of Afterpay and Paloma engineers.

Feb 2020 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Contracting through Paloma to Afterpay. Leading the In-store app team.

Jun 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr · Sydney, Australia

• In my one year at Ed:
• Led the delivery of multiple versions of EdApp: Small Team Edition, using React Native.
• Established and implemented patterns used throughout all our frontend apps for API requests using Redux and Redux Sagas.
• Helped implement CodePush in EdApp to enable faster delivery of features and bug fixes.
• Delivered templates and reports aimed at increasing learner engagement in EdApp.
• https://www.edapp.com
• https://www.edapp.com/small-team-edition/

Jan 2018 – Jun 2018 · 5 mos

Aug 2017 – Dec 2017 · 4 mos

• Trineo has built Karabiner to make Salesforce deployments between different environments (or "orgs") a breeze for the non-developer folks (i.e. admins).
• The value proposition of this product relies heavily on offering users an intuitive user experience (UX) with a sleek user interface (UI).
• As such, I was tasked with using the feedback from the private beta to give the UI a facelift and enhance the UX to ensure that the product is intuitive for even the most non-technical users - before the gates are flung open to the wider market as part of a public launch.
• The initial expectation was for this to be a pure React.js frontend role, however, the majority of enhancements and bug fixes required work to be done on the Ruby on Rails backend as well - a challenge that I gleefully accepted 😁.

Jan 2018 – Feb 2018 · 1 mo · Auckland, New Zealand

• Crimson needed someone to give their team of React engineers a jump start on the React Native platform - and that's where I came into the picture.
• Within 4 weeks - working with a team of 4 (3 engineers and a tester) - we set up the build pipelines for both the iOS and Android apps and got them to a stage where the other engineers could jump on and start committing code which would then be built, bundled, signed and then get sent to our beta distribution platform, by the CI/CD pipeline.
• From there the testers could take over by downloading the beta versions onto their devices and running a combination of automated and manual tests to ensure a robust outcome.
• Crimson's team of engineers were more than capable of diving head first into React Native on their own. However, my inclusion allowed us to significantly cut down the time and the uncertainty involved and deliver something that reused the business logic from the web app while also leveraging the existing build processes.

Oct 2017 – Jan 2018 · 3 mos

• Was brought on to help the team get the mobile apps for Afterpay - Australia's fastest growing public company for 2016 - ready to be used as part of their launch in New Zealand.
• By the end of the contract also ended up implementing PIN code authentication for both Android and iOS.

Dec 2015 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Co-ordinating multiple streams of R&D.
• Actively engaging with customers to incorporate their feedback into R&D.
• Directing R&D efforts based on the emerging technological, social and economic trends.
• Working with partners to figure out ways to deliver maximum value to our combined audience.
• Delivered:
• Sheldon Mobile POC - created in 6 weeks, given a major requirement, from potential clients of our knowledge base product (based on SharePoint), to be able to access their content anywhere, anytime, regardless of connectivity.
• Sheldon Mobile 1.0 - led a team of 3 to work on the full blown implementation of the initial POC.
• PACE - a performance evaluation system for Auckland Transport's vendors that leverages SharePoint 2013.
• Mercury Energy Dream - led a team of 5 developers to deliver this integration platform against non-negotiable deadlines - using an inherited tech stack (.Net Core). Enabling Mercury Energy to consistently retain and acquire customers by offering them Air NZ's Airpoints™ for every bill payment - and providing additional points for increased engagement.

Nov 2012 – Dec 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Consulting is a big part of my job here at LeapThought as we work closely with our enterprise customers to understand their business environment and problems and then apply our technical knowledge and skills to design solutions that meet not only the immediate needs but also end up amplifying benefits in other areas.
• In this period of time, I have developed extensive experience in web and mobile application and solution development.
• Delivered:
• Mercury Energy's My Account Dashboard - within 2 months of joining up.
• Mobile friendly version of the Mercury Energy Dashboard.
• Budgie Power website - in just over a week.
• CitiZen - a way for local councils to seamlessly interact with the public.
• Integrated mobile friendly version of Mercury Energy's content site and customer portal.
• Innovation management portal for enterprises.
• Project management suite that leverages SharePoint 2013 for enterprise customers.

Jun 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Auckland, NZ

• Acquiring new business and directing the development efforts at our two man web development company.
• Delivered:
• Let's Get Building - a social network that aims to be the "LinkedIn for Tradesmen".

Nov 2011 – Oct 2012 · 11 mos · Auckland, New Zealand

• Initially, as an undergrad developer, I had a bits and pieces role that included:
• Writing JUnit test suites for components of the flagship card management system: IFCSv3
• Creating instructional video walkthroughs for the users of the online system
• Carrying out root cause analysis for bugs in IFCSv3 identified by the testing team
• Fixing bugs whose root cause had been identified
• In the second half, as part of the integration team, I worked on:
• Collaborating with our branch in Australia to provide card PIN modification services
• Modifying existing components to fit the service orientated architecture
• Creating services for our mobile application using parts of Oracle SOA suite
• Creating SoapUI regression test suites for services
• Some of the technologies that I worked with:
• Eclipse
• Spring Tools Suite
• Weblogic Application Server
• JDeveloper
• JBoss Application Server
• SQLDeveloper
• SoapUI
• VMWare vSphere
• Version control systems (CVS, SVN, Git)

Dec 2008 – Jul 2011 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• At Kelston Post Shop my duties included the following:
• Serving and assisting customers in a knowledgeable, courteous and efficient manner
• Assessing the customer’s requirements and figuring out their needs based on the information they provide
• Working as a team player to ensure that the customers get the best experience possible
• Utilizing the appropriate system accurately and in a timely manner to complete transactions
• Collating and/or checking daily transaction reports
• Completing documentation accurately and processing as appropriate
• Balancing the till at the end of the day
• Making sure cash is secure at all times
• Operating skimmers as specified
• Assisting with programmed stock takes
• Following Post’s security procedures