Professional Experience
A timeline of technical leadership, engineering excellence, and digital transformation across major organisations.
Chief Technology Officer
Executive leader driving the transformation to an AI-first engineering practice. Accountable for the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of all product solutions and fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Key Achievements
- Presented and executing 'Punching Above Your Weight as a Service' strategy to exec, securing mandate for transformation
- Leading transformation to AI-first engineering, integrating AI into architecture and delivery to accelerate value realisation
- Driving DORA metrics uplift: increasing deployment frequency from yearly to several times per week
- Established CI/CD and DevOps practices across NZ and India-based squads, unifying delivery standards
- Introduced GitHub Copilot and M365 Copilot to enhance productivity and governance
- Built budget ownership discipline for platform, licensing, and vendor management, optimising operational spend
Head of Engineering - Digital
Precursor to CTO role, focusing on digital engineering leadership.
Key Achievements
- Led digital engineering teams with focus on innovation, delivering key product milestones
- Cultivated collaboration, accountability, and automation culture, reducing siloed workflows
- Set vision, mission, and principles to guide engineers towards a unified technical direction
Engineering Manager
Helping Whānau Tahi on their journey to better DevOps, Engineering culture and Power Platform adoption.
Key Achievements
- Supported and mentored a team of Engineers to greatness, fostering internal talent growth
- Technical leadership/design and oversight of implementation, ensuring architectural integrity
- Established effective and safe CI/CD at scale, reducing deployment risk
- Engaged with customers for requirements translation, bridging the gap between technical and business needs
Chapter Lead of Software Engineering
Responsible for people management, growth, and maturity of the Software Engineering Chapter.
Key Achievements
- Managed 5 direct reports and led strategy for 50-70 Power Platform Engineers, scaling capability
- Established DevOps/ALM approach for Power Platform at Westpac, standardising enterprise delivery
- Created enterprise-wide component libraries and automation, reducing duplication of effort
- Microsoft Power Hour speaker (APAC region), representing Westpac's technical leadership
Software Engineer (Various Roles)
Progressed from Intern to Service Owner and Solution Architect for the Enterprise Platform Services squad. Played a pivotal role in major crisis response initiatives.
Key Achievements
- Core member of Westpac COVID-19 Crisis Management Team (2020), ensuring business continuity
- Creator of Westpac's crisis management Power Platform solution, enabling rapid organisational response
- Service Owner for Enterprise Platform Services Squad, managing critical banking infrastructure
- Led SharePoint, .NET, and Power Platform engineering for enterprise banking solutions
- Pioneered early-stage AI implementations (Azure Cognitive Services/OCR) to automate manual processes
Education & Qualifications
Bachelor of Commerce (Double Major)
University of Auckland
Majors: Information Systems · Management
Relevant Coursework: Database Systems, Management of Information Systems, Management of Information Security, Business Systems Analysis, Project Management, Managing People, Management in Dynamic Contexts
Advanced Software Engineering Studies
Media Design School
Specialisation: C++, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Graphics Programming
Technical Focus: Algorithms & Data Structures, Software Architecture & Design Patterns, Physics Programming, Game Design Principles, 2D/3D Graphics Programming
Auckland Grammar School
Cambridge International Examinations
A-Level Subjects: English Literature, History, Accounting, Business Studies, Economics
Professional Certifications
Microsoft Certified
Industry-recognised Microsoft certifications in cloud architecture and enterprise solutions: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200), Power Platform Developer Associate (PL-400), Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL-600), ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Product Ownership.