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I’m a Technical Lead and Solutions Architect with 20+ years designing enterprise-grade software across financial services and retail. I specialize in cloud-native architecture, serverless systems, API design, and event-driven microservices, with deep expertise in .NET, Node.js, AWS, and CI/CD automation. I’ve led cross-functional teams, mentored engineers, and embedded best practices such as TDD, SOLID, and Infrastructure as Code. I translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions while maintaining a strong hands-on presence in delivery. I’m passionate about guiding teams through modern cloud-native transformations and driving AI-enabled product pipelines.…I’m a Technical Lead and Solutions Architect with 20+ years designing enterprise-grade software across financial services and retail. I specialize in cloud-native architecture, serverless systems, API design, and event-driven microservices, with deep expertise in .NET, Node.js, AWS, and CI/CD automation. I’ve led cross-functional teams, mentored engineers, and embedded best practices such as TDD, SOLID, and Infrastructure as Code. I translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions while maintaining a strong hands-on presence in delivery. I’m passionate about guiding teams through modern cloud-native transformations and driving AI-enabled product pipelines.

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I’m a Technical Lead and Solutions Architect with 20+ years designing enterprise-grade software across financial services and retail. I specialize in cloud-native architecture, serverless systems, API design, and event-driven microservices, with deep expertise in .NET, Node.js, AWS, and CI/CD automation. I’ve led cross-functional teams, mentored engineers, and embedded best practices such as TDD, SOLID, and Infrastructure as Code. I translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions while maintaining a strong hands-on presence in delivery. I’m passionate about guiding teams through modern cloud-native transformations and driving AI-enabled product pipelines.…I’m a Technical Lead and Solutions Architect with 20+ years designing enterprise-grade software across financial services and retail. I specialize in cloud-native architecture, serverless systems, API design, and event-driven microservices, with deep expertise in .NET, Node.js, AWS, and CI/CD automation. I’ve led cross-functional teams, mentored engineers, and embedded best practices such as TDD, SOLID, and Infrastructure as Code. I translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions while maintaining a strong hands-on presence in delivery. I’m passionate about guiding teams through modern cloud-native transformations and driving AI-enabled product pipelines.

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I’m a Technical Lead and Solutions Architect with 20+ years designing enterprise-grade software across financial services and retail. I specialize in cloud-native architecture, serverless systems, API design, and event-driven microservices, with deep expertise in .NET, Node.js, AWS, and CI/CD automation. I’ve led cross-functional teams, mentored engineers, and embedded best practices such as TDD, SOLID, and Infrastructure as Code. I translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions while maintaining a strong hands-on presence in delivery. I’m passionate about guiding teams through modern cloud-native transformations and driving AI-enabled product pipelines.

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Tech Lead / Solutions Engineer at Byte

February 1, 2024 - Present

Hands-on architecture, build & delivery of a complex AWS serverless Amazon Connect solution for a leading Australian Super Fund. Leading a team of 3 senior engineers across cloud, integration and AI workstreams. Engineering Practice Lead. Deep AWS serverless architecture (Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, EventBridge, S3). Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration with CIF 2.0 via secure, event-driven APIs. Advanced NLP using Amazon Lex with multi-branch IVR orchestration. AI-driven self-service pathways for account information, transactions and member services. Secure customer identification & authentication leveraging AWS-native patterns. Multiple internal & external API integration points using microservices. Spearheading an AI-powered Speech Analytics and reporting solution; Generative AI initiatives; DevOps & DevSecOps standards.

Principal Tech Lead at SXiQ / IBM

March 1, 2021 - February 1, 2024

Support engineering and delivery teams across multiple client engagements. Hands-on with Node.js, TypeScript, Python. Reviewing React.js / Vue.js frontend and backend deliverables. Led three teams across three client projects. Completed datacenter to cloud migrations; containerization via GCP GKE / AWS ECS. Implemented Infrastructure as Code for provisioning and managing infrastructure. Developed a large monorepo and standardized coding and deployment practices. Built REST API-driven systems; guided teams in issue resolution; engaged in Solution Architecture outcomes; managed stakeholder reporting.

Technical Lead at WooliesX

March 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022

Led cloud adoption and platform modernization for Loyalty & Social Platform campaigns. Architected cloud solutions on GCP with Node.js/TypeScript deployed to Kubernetes (GKE) and Cloud Functions. Established new technical standards, mentored team members, and liaised with stakeholders to deliver secure, robust campaigns.

Technical Lead / Delivery Manager at Solcast

October 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021

Led a team of 8 with technical guidance, code reviews, and stakeholder engagement. Defined and embedded development standards and processes; emphasized event-driven microservices; standardized CI/CD. Architected a new micro-service approach to support external client integration and managed delivery across the organization.

Solutions Architect / Technical Lead at Finstro

May 1, 2020 - October 1, 2020

Led a team of 3; defined development and project standards; implemented unit tests and improved regression testing. Defined auth standards for internal/external services. Designed and prototyped complete REST API micro-service backend for a new financial iOS application using AWS Lambda, .NET Core, Node.js (serverless) across regions including Open Banking providers.

Solutions Architect / Technical Lead at VoiceFoundry

February 1, 2019 - May 1, 2020

Led a team of developers/architects/testers in a fast-paced Agile environment. Technical lead for one of the biggest client-to-AWS projects. Established coding standards (TDD, CRM integrations, AWS resource integration including Lambda/SQS/SNS/S3/DDB/ApiGateway/Transcribe/Comprehend). Organized knowledge-sharing sessions and supported growth.

Tech Lead / Solutions Architect at Global Reach Partners

May 1, 2017 - October 1, 2018

Gained requirements from dealers, sales, compliance. Introduced SOLID principles to improve performance of a critical process. Optimized runtime from 6 hours to 2 minutes; stabilized a high-risk process. Integrated new MVC web frontends with HTML/CSS/Bootstrap and JQuery/D3.js; leveraged .NET Core for API development; hosted on Azure; implemented TDD and modernized data schemas.