Work expectations
Status
Location
Commitment
Availability from time of offer
Experience
Top 3 programming languages/frameworks
Also knows
Preferred work environment
Interested in working involving
Impact, autonomy, high pay per hour
Not interested in work involving
Defense, businesses where I'm not directly working with the decision maker/founder (e.g. more than 5 people), businesses which have no wait-list nor prepaid sales
Other information
Pay expectations
Full-time
Casual / Contract
Work experience
Proudest professional achievement
Sharetribe Expert
Marketplace development platform • Apr 2023 - Present
• Delivered 20+ marketplaces for startups and small businesses using no-code Sharetribe platform
• Developed approach of building waitlists before launch, then using rapid prototyping to gather real-world feedback• Supported clients with technical strategy, custom development, and integrations for scaling proven models
Expert-vetted Software Developer
Multiple Global freelance platforms • Nov 2019 - Present
• Earned "Expert-Vetted" badge awarded to top 1% of freelancers for technical skills and client satisfaction
• Completed 50+ successful projects with 100% Job Success Score across funded startups and growing businesses
• Specialized in React, Node.js, and Django for legacy codebase cleanup and MVP development
Technical Cofounder
Drone automation platform • Jan 2025 - Present
• Led product and engineering for autonomous drone operations platform serving industrial inspections and monitoring
• Architected backend systems and designed APIs for live video and telemetry streams
• Oversaw deployments across construction, mining, and energy sites with focus on non-DJI hardware integration
Technical Cofounder
Flatmate matching platform • Apr 2017 - Present
• Sole technical member responsible for all IT infrastructure including system administration and software development
• Contributed to business development as shareholder and product visionary
• Developed platform using PHP, Zend Framework, and Backbone.js
Technical Director
Startup consulting firm • Jul 2012 - Present
• Helped tech startups transition to scaleups by revamping technical offerings for improved scalability
• Provided strategic technical guidance for scaling operations and infrastructure
Contract Web Developer
Cancer research center • Jun 2023 - Present
• Upgraded integration between breast cancer risk assessment tools and IBIS Risk Evaluation Tool
• Migrated hosting infrastructure to AWS and improved system reliability with fallback mechanisms
Technical Cofounder
Social networking startup • Jan 2024 - Present
• Responsible for system architecture and MVP development oversight
• Leading future development strategy using Node.js and React.js
Technical Director / Technical Lead
Clean energy technology company • Jan 2020 - Oct 2022
• Managed growing technical team delivering clean energy customer acquisition products
• Designed API and built backend for Stella app enabling clean energy companies to reduce customer acquisition costs
Lead Architect
University robotics competition team • Jul 2018 - Jul 2022
• Optimized deep neural network performance by 3000% using embedded systems and AI expertise
• Led team to third place globally in RoboCup competition in 2019
Research Director
Government data analytics company • Sep 2018 - Feb 2021
• Developed architecture for hackathon-winning application and production backend platform
• Received government contracts and recognition from NSW and Tasmania governments
Lead AI and Machine Learning Engineer
Transport technology startup • Oct 2018 - Feb 2020
• Developed AI systems for monitoring stationary vehicles in clearways and transit lanes
• Implemented computer vision solutions for transport management centers
SysAdmin/Developer/Product Manager/Sales
Trip planning technology company • Jul 2012 - Feb 2020
• Led development of trip planning algorithms and scalable cloud infrastructure
• Reduced hosting costs by 55% through strategic infrastructure migrations
• Managed Android app product roadmap and secured first government contracts
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chatbot Agents on Robots
University of New South Wales • Jul 2009 - Jul 2012
- Independently developed a system combining context, machine-learned conversational structure, and machine-learned sentential structure to aid speech recognition and interact with a robot
Master's, Artificial Intelligence
University of New South Wales • 2007 - 2008
- Graduated with High Distinction, achieving top rankings in Computer Networks & Applications and Object-Oriented Programming
Bachelor's, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University • 1998 - 2002
- Graduated with University Honors (requires "A" average) with double degree and Minor in Robotics
- Completed six foreign language courses across Spanish, Hindi, and Japanese