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Principal-level AI/ML engineer with 20+ years of software engineering and 5+ years delivering production machine learning. I specialise in computer vision for geospatial and industrial imaging, retrieval-augmented generation on AWS Bedrock, and AWS-native MLOps in regulated environments.
Currently I lead MLOps at Geoscience Australia, governing models to ISM/PSPF standards. I build and operationalise end-to-end ML systems—from custom loss functions and model training to secure deployment, monitoring, drift detection, and executive-ready technical communication.
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Work Experience
ML Specialist — MLOps Lead at Geoscience Australia
July 1, 2024 - PresentLeading the ML platform and computer-vision capability for national-scale satellite imagery within an Australian Government environment. Re-platformed ad-hoc sandbox training onto governed SageMaker pipelines, reducing training cost and time through reusable containers and spot-aware scheduling. Built a satellite-imagery RAG pipeline on Amazon Bedrock with chunking/indexing for geospatial metadata and retrieval tuned to support grounded responses. Governed model and infrastructure practices aligned to ISM/PSPF requirements, including audit-ready lineage and monitoring.
ML Specialist - MLOps Lead at Geoscience Australia
July 1, 2024 - PresentDesigned and deployed Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines on Amazon Bedrock to enable natural language interaction with satellite imagery datasets, generating contextual explanations of visible features (vegetation, water, infrastructure). Built a domain-specific RAG system for GA’s internal knowledge base, leveraging LangChain orchestration with Bedrock-hosted LLMs and embedding models in Amazon OpenSearch.
MLOps Lead at Geoscience Australia
July 1, 2024 - PresentLeading the design and deployment of advanced MLOps solutions integrated with AWS SageMaker, improving machine learning workflow reliability, governance, and cost-efficiency in support of geoscientific research. Responsibilities include implementing test-driven development, data versioning, secure cloud solutions compliant with Australian government standards, infrastructure as code, MLOps training, and collaboration with Earth Observation teams.
MLOps Lead at Geoscience Australia
July 1, 2024 - PresentLed design and implementation of advanced MLOps solutions in AWS, including versioning with DVC, SageMaker integration, and secure cloud solutions compliant with Australian government standards. Spearheaded architecture proposals, feasibility studies, and workshops to promote MLOps adoption, resulting in significant cost and time reductions. Developed comprehensive documentation, training, and production readiness roadmaps.
Software Technical Lead at Transurban
June 30, 2024 - August 10, 2025Transformed Java AWS Lambda development standards and implemented test-driven development and DevSecOps practices to enhance code quality and security. Integrated distributed tracing with AWS X-Ray, optimized containerization, mentored engineers, enhanced Agile processes, and recommended Amazon Corretto base image adoption for better application stability.
Software Technical Lead at Transurban
June 30, 2024 - August 10, 2025Transformed engineering standards for Java AWS Lambda functions, implemented Test Driven Development using JUnit and Jest, and integrated DevSecOps practices with SonarQube and Fortify. Designed distributed tracing with AWS X-Ray and optimized containerization via multi-stage Docker builds. Mentored engineers and enhanced Agile story cards to improve delivery quality and team efficiency.
Software Technical Lead — Computer Vision & Cloud at Transurban
March 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024Built an ANPR and vehicle-classification computer vision stack (CNN + OCR, transfer learning with ResNet/MobileNet) deployed for low-latency roadside inference on AWS Lambda/ECS. Implemented drift-triggered automated retraining and monitoring of false positive/negative performance in production. Integrated inference with downstream operational workflows such as tolling/billing.
Software Technical Lead – Computer Vision & Cloud at Transurban
March 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024Designed and deployed ANPR models using CNNs and OCR pipelines; built vehicle classification models (car, truck, bus, motorcycle) with transfer learning; tuned inference latency with SageMaker HPO; deployed inference endpoints on AWS Lambda and ECS; implemented data augmentation and guardrails for robust, low-latency tolling applications; established TDD, DevSecOps, and observability across ML services.
Principal Engineer at ANCA
February 29, 2024 - August 10, 2025Led design and deployment of microservices architectures, DevSecOps pipelines, and cloud migration strategies across multiple cloud platforms including AWS and Azure. Delivered AI/ML based product defect detection using AWS SageMaker, implemented Kubernetes service mesh with Istio, managed big data infrastructure, and coordinated enterprise-scale cloud adoption adhering to AWS best practices and security standards.
Principal Engineer at ANCA
February 29, 2024 - August 10, 2025Designed and deployed microservices with Java, SpringBoot, Kubernetes, and Docker across multiple cloud environments. Implemented DevSecOps pipelines and BPMN workflows. Led multi-cloud architecture strategy, cloud migrations, and CI/CD pipelines adoption. Developed AWS cloud solutions using Elastic Kubernetes Service, SageMaker, and Infrastructure as Code. Mentored developers and introduced AI/ML solutions to reduce defects and optimize production.
Principal ML Engineer at ANCA
March 1, 2021 - February 1, 2024Designed and deployed GANs to generate synthetic product images for defect detection; trained CNN classifiers on SageMaker for real-time QA; deployed scalable defect-detection pipelines on SageMaker endpoints integrated with EKS; implemented drift monitoring and automated retraining; delivered multi-sensor robotics and navigation components including MPC-based planning and multi-robot coordination.
AWS Microservices Senior Developer at Infosys – NBN
March 1, 2021 - August 10, 2025Contributed to the creation of microservices standards and AWS cloud migration for NBN. Developed microservices templates, implemented design patterns, monitored applications with New Relic and Splunk, created CI/CD pipelines, reduced cold start times, and managed Kubernetes clusters with Istio service mesh and advanced deployment strategies.
AWS Microservices Senior Developer at Infosys – NBN
March 1, 2021 - August 10, 2025Developed and standardized microservices templates using Java and Python for AWS. Managed legacy billing service migration to AWS Cloud. Implemented microservices design patterns and CI/CD pipelines for serverless microservices. Mentored engineers on Kubernetes design patterns and managed EKS clusters using Kubernetes and Istio service mesh with focus on blue/green deployments and monitoring.
AWS Microservices Senior Developer at Infosys (client: NBN Co)
March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021Contributed to the AWS microservices competency team defining build standards. Supported AWS architecture and migration efforts under the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework, including microservice templates, resilience patterns, observability (distributed tracing/log aggregation), and CI/CD with contract testing and blue/green/canary releases. Stood up and operated EKS clusters with Istio, built highly available serverless architectures, and implemented cloud security/network foundations (VPC/IAM/CloudWatch/CloudTrail). Authored enterprise cloud governance policies and ensured minimal downtime migrations for large platforms.
AWS Microservices Senior Developer at Infosys – NBN
March 1, 2020 - March 1, 2021Member of NBN Microservices Competency Team defining standards for microservices; created Java/Python templates; migrated legacy billing services to AWS Cloud using CAF; implemented CI/CD pipelines, contract testing with LocalStack, blue/green deployments, and Kubernetes patterns; led DevOps practices and cluster provisioning.
AWS Solutions Architect at PMS Software Engineering Co.
January 31, 2020 - August 10, 2025Designed and migrated on-premise ecommerce systems to AWS cloud, implementing serverless microservices architectures and highly available solutions using AWS services such as Route 53, ELB, and CloudFormation. Configured CI/CD automation and monitoring systems for operational excellence.
AWS Solutions Architect at PMS Software Engineering Co.
January 31, 2020 - August 10, 2025Successfully migrated an on-premise ecommerce website to AWS Cloud. Designed serverless microservices architectures and highly available, fault-tolerant systems. Set up CI/CD pipelines with CodePipeline and CodeDeploy, and managed AWS infrastructure including VPC, S3, IAM, ELB, and CloudWatch. Automated scripts using Bash and CloudFormation. Worked with Oracle 11g RDBMS installations and tuning.
AWS Solutions Architect at PMS Software Engineering Co. (client: fintech & e-commerce)
February 1, 2017 - January 31, 2020Led and designed cloud solutions for fintech/e-commerce systems. Responsible for architecture, integration and delivery patterns for enterprise services, including reliability and scalable system design.
Solutions Architect at PMS Software Engineering Co.
February 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020Migrated on-premise e-commerce platform to AWS; designed microservices with serverless patterns (SQS, SNS, API Gateway, Lambda); ensured high availability using Route53, ELB, autoscaling; implemented CI/CD using CodePipeline/CodeDeploy; built private/public subnets and security controls.
Java Technical Lead at PMS Software Engineering Co.
December 31, 2016 - August 10, 2025Led a team of 17 engineers developing a distributed banking system using Spring Boot and microservices. Employed Test-Driven Development with JUnit and implemented service discovery, dynamic routing, load balancing, and distributed monitoring. Used Java design patterns, RESTful services, and JMS for handling suspicious transactions with security features.
Java Technical Lead at PMS Software Engineering Co.
August 1, 2014 - December 1, 2016Led a 17-person team delivering a bespoke distributed banking system; built microservices with Spring, Spring Cloud, and Spring Security; applied TDD with JUnit; implemented RESTful services with Swagger and Zuul; introduced distributed tracing with Zipkin and JMS messaging for secure transaction processing.
Senior Java Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
July 31, 2014 - August 10, 2025Participated in design and implementation of a payroll system built with JavaEE 6, Hibernate, and RESTful web services. Developed business logic with EJB, web layer with JSF, and implemented security with JAAS. Worked with Oracle 11g and WebLogic Server.
Senior Java Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
June 1, 2012 - July 1, 2014Developed payroll system microservices with multi-threaded Java EE; implemented JMS-based processing of suspicious transactions; designed RESTful services and secured APIs with JAAS; contributed to architectural decisions and service design.
Junior Java Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
May 31, 2012 - August 10, 2025Contributed to the design and implementation of a sales and marketing system using J2EE, EJB, JSP, JDBC, and JAAS security. Developed a dynamic matrix report integrating different sales sections into a single form.
Java Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011Designed and delivered a sales and marketing platform on J2EE, including a dynamic cross-module matrix reporting engine.
Junior Java Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
January 1, 2011 - May 1, 2012Contributed to the sales & marketing system development; implemented multi-tier architecture using EJBs, Servlets, JSPs; built RESTful services and secured applications with JAAS.
Senior Delphi Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
November 30, 2010 - August 10, 2025Participated in development of the Financial Accounting System with a plugin-based architecture. Developed recursive structure for coding, voucher management, security features, various financial reports, and connectivity modules using Delphi 7 and Microsoft SQL Server.
Senior Delphi Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
February 28, 2009 - August 10, 2025Worked on design and implementation of supply chain, production, and warehouse management systems using Delphi 7 and client-server architecture. Supervised class and data model design and implemented nested recursive calls for bill of materials in production planning.
Senior Delphi Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
May 1, 2007 - February 1, 2009Directed delivery of supply chain, production, and warehousing systems; supervised architecture and data models; led team in Delphi-based development with client-server architecture.
Delphi Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
April 30, 2007 - August 10, 2025Designed and implemented an office automation system including workflow engine, exclusive installer for SQL Server and BDE, and components for photo scanner connectivity using Delphi 7 and client-server architecture.
Delphi Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
May 1, 2005 - April 1, 2007Contributed to office automation and workflow engine development; built installers and integration modules for scanning hardware; focused on Delphi 7-based client-server solutions.
Senior Delphi Developer at PMS Software Engineering Co.
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2010Developed financial accounting, supply chain, warehousing and office automation systems; built plugin architectures and a workflow engine and supported BOM production planning.
Delphi Developer at Farapayam Software Engineering Co.
October 1, 2002 - May 1, 2005Designed and implemented inventory system database; developed client/server Delphi 6 applications using SQL Server; authored development documentation and installation guidance.
Research & Development / Delphi Developer at Dibagarane Tehran Art & Cultural Institute
March 1, 2001 - September 1, 2002Researched installer framework using Borland Delphi; designed MFT Ware multimedia platform; prepared technical documentation and training materials for developers.
Software Engineer at Farapayam Software
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004Worked on client/server frameworks and inventory systems using Delphi and SQL Server, with UML/RUP; supervised and mentored engineering teams.
Education
Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing and Information Systems at University of London
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing and Information Systems at University of London
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025Bachelor of Science with Honours in Computing and Information Systems at University of London
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026BSc (Honours) Computing and Information Systems at University of London
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026Qualifications
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Data Analytics (Big Data) – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Developer
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Data Analytics (Big Data) – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Developer
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2025AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026AWS Certified Data Analytics (Big Data) – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026AWS Certified Developer
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026Industry Experience
Government, Software & Internet, Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics, Financial Services, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics
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