I am an experienced Full Stack Developer with more than 20 years of experience delivering and modernising enterprise web applications across education, insurance, government and commercial sectors. My background includes strong expertise in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, cloud-hosted platforms and API integrations, along with recent hands-on experience modernising legacy AWS-hosted applications from PHP 5.4 to PHP 8.4. I have worked across the full software development lifecycle, including solution design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support within Agile environments, and I am experienced working both onsite and remotely within distributed teams. Throughout my career, including nearly 10 years at RMIT UP and more recent consulting work, I have led major redevelopment projects focused on improving scalability, maintainability, security and operational efficiency. I combine strong technical problem-solving skills with effective stakeholder communication and enjoy working in collaborative engineering environments that embrace evolving technologies including Vue.js, Azure, AWS and AI-assisted development tools.

Mark Pryor

I am an experienced Full Stack Developer with more than 20 years of experience delivering and modernising enterprise web applications across education, insurance, government and commercial sectors. My background includes strong expertise in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, cloud-hosted platforms and API integrations, along with recent hands-on experience modernising legacy AWS-hosted applications from PHP 5.4 to PHP 8.4. I have worked across the full software development lifecycle, including solution design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support within Agile environments, and I am experienced working both onsite and remotely within distributed teams. Throughout my career, including nearly 10 years at RMIT UP and more recent consulting work, I have led major redevelopment projects focused on improving scalability, maintainability, security and operational efficiency. I combine strong technical problem-solving skills with effective stakeholder communication and enjoy working in collaborative engineering environments that embrace evolving technologies including Vue.js, Azure, AWS and AI-assisted development tools.

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I am an experienced Full Stack Developer with more than 20 years of experience delivering and modernising enterprise web applications across education, insurance, government and commercial sectors. My background includes strong expertise in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, JavaScript, cloud-hosted platforms and API integrations, along with recent hands-on experience modernising legacy AWS-hosted applications from PHP 5.4 to PHP 8.4. I have worked across the full software development lifecycle, including solution design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing support within Agile environments, and I am experienced working both onsite and remotely within distributed teams.

Throughout my career, including nearly 10 years at RMIT UP and more recent consulting work, I have led major redevelopment projects focused on improving scalability, maintainability, security and operational efficiency. I combine strong technical problem-solving skills with effective stakeholder communication and enjoy working in collaborative engineering environments that embrace evolving technologies including Vue.js, Azure, AWS and AI-assisted development tools.

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Work Experience

PHP Developer at AFA Insurance
August 25, 2025 - March 30, 2026
Contract position to modernise PHP Insurance application • Upgraded application from PHP5.4 to PHP8.4 • Debugged issues to improve application stability • Used AI to analyse and provide solutions. • Implemented numerous enhancements • Removed significant portions of unused code without affecting functionality
Cloud/Application Developer at RMIT Training/RMIT UP
August 3, 2015 - May 23, 2025
Full stack developer at RMIT UP, an education provider, using PHP, MySQL and Laravel to build, maintain and enhance internal applications on Microsoft Azure • Upgraded Student Results application from PHP5.4 to PHP7.0 • Main developer on Student Results PHP application redevelopment from 10-year-old on-premise system to up to date Azure hosted application. The successful implementation of this project provided greater efficiencies and a cleaner, more secure and easier to use application for admin staff, teachers and students. • Lead developer on Student Results application for RMIT Vietnam. This application replaced a multiple spreadsheet process and has reduced errors and greatly improved efficiency. • Supported complex multiple technology Student Progress Monitoring system and provided technical advice on redevelopment project • Enhanced and maintained 5 company websites built in Drupal. Provided advice and guidance to content administrators to convert ideas to successful implementations • Supported 5 other PHP applications including Course Booking System, CELTA web application and Cash Receipting
Drupal/PHP Developer at Pavement Brands
February 2, 2015 - April 24, 2015
Sole Drupal/PHP developer at Pavements Brands, a teenage fashion company, responsible for the company e-commerce website. • UI enhancements to website • Website Maintenance and bug fixing • Drupal module upgrades
Consultant at Dialog Information Technology
October 7, 2013 - January 16, 2015
PHP, Drupal and Lotus Notes Analyst/Developer at Dialog, a technology consulting company. • Developer on Drupal ticketing website project for Public Transport Victoria • Developer on Drupal Fire and Emergency Planning member portal project for Emergency Management Victoria • Lead Developer on the DEPI resource and reporting enhancement project (PHP) • Analysis and development work using Lotus Notes for VicRoads and RACV
Senior Consultant at Net-Effects
August 6, 2007 - May 24, 2013
Lotus Notes specialist at Net-Effects, a technology consulting company, working with a number of clients to support, upgrade and enhance their applications • Contracted to Telstra as Lotus Notes technical expert to enhance and support a Project Management database for 500+ users. This involved business analysis, solution design, development and deployment • Development and support for web-based grant application process application for Telstra Foundation. This role involved taking requirements from non-technical users, defining planning and business cases and delivering timely solutions • Enhancements to Knowledge Management system for Australian Army • Also supported and enhanced Lotus Notes applications for Orica and other clients including government departments
Senior Consultant at Certus Consulting
June 5, 2000 - August 2, 2007
Lotus Notes consultant at Certus, a technology consulting company, providing analysis and development services for wide range of clients, both remotely and on-site, including web and client-based applications. Clients included: • Department of Internal Affairs • AMP • Westpac NZ • Department of Health • Several employment recruitment agencies
Consultant at Computer Systems Implementation (CSI)
June 16, 1997 - June 2, 2000
Consultant at CSI, a technology consulting company, initially supporting an in-house developed accounting software package, then re-trained and moved into Lotus Notes development. • Lotus Notes development on-site at Caltex • Support and enhancements for Pharmacy Guild application

Education

CAST Application Security Training at Knowledge Academy
April 10, 2017 - April 12, 2017
3-day face to face course
Salesforce Training at Salesforce Training
May 6, 2024 - July 26, 2024
Online training
Bachelor of Business Studies at Massey University
February 4, 1991 - November 12, 1993
Double major (Information Systems and Accounting Studies)

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