Work Experience

Developer - Telstra Purple

January 2020 - Present

Working as a consultant solving business problems for a range of customers.

  • Updating and maintaining a coronavirus web dashboard for the Australian federal government
  • Transforming an out of date and non-performant AngularJS/.NET based web form to a React/GraphQL based incident management system for an electricity regulator
  • Creating a native iOS application for creating and maintaining bookings within an events space. Using SwiftUI and Google Firebase functions

Graduate Developer - Telstra Purple

January 2018 - December 2019

  • Ongoing maintenance of a Xamarin iOS mobile application with a .NET Framework back end which enables sales people to place orders for customers remotely. This includes constant communication with the client to determine and understand new requirements, as well as responding to changing business requirements.
  • A web application for scheduling which reduced time spent allocating resources within the team from 3 days to 3 hours a month. I was involved from project conception through an iterative development process taking on feedback from key users until delivery. We used C# & ASP.NET for the back end, and React+Redux for the interactive UI.
  • A web application for managing the individual skills of consultants across Telstra Purple. The tool allows workforce planners to identify and more confidently place consultants onto different gigs given their skillsets. From the beginning of the project I was involved, being part of the core team to build, iterate and maintain the site. It is written with Angular, ngrx and a .NET Core backend.

Skills: C#, ASP.NET, .NET Core, React + Redux, Angular, JavaScript, HTML + CSS, Scrum, Kanban, Azure DevOps, Git, stakeholder engagement, teamwork, attention to detail

Managing Director - Technologetic

January 2010 - Present

I founded Technologetic as a YouTube channel covering technology as an intersection of my love for technology, videography and public speaking. Since 2010 I've researched, scripted, filmed, presented, edited and published over 170 videos, with no end in sight! Recently I've begun using the Technologetic brand to offer videography, photography and other online media creation services to anyone. Find out more at technologetic.com.

Skills: Videography, video editing, photography, photo editing, public speaking, educating & instructing, digital promotion, social media, web development

Venue Technician - Haileybury

January 2015 - Present

After being heavily involved in the technical side of most assemblies, live music, plays & musicals and other live events during my time at Haileybury, I was employed to continue to provide AV support. This has also extended to corporate events suchs as launches or school open days across the four campuses in Victoria. It includes working in large teams on big productions, to working autonomously and discretely at corporate events.

Skills: Audio engineering, lighting design & operation, AV support, general facilities tasks, teamwork, independence, attention to detail

Supervisor/Front of House - Palace Cinemas

January 2014 - January 2018

Worked as part of a team at the box office, I primarily sold tickets and concession items. This role involved wearing many hats, from being a coffee barista in the morning, to a bartender at night, and a warm welcome and first port of call to cinema patrons throughout the day. I was also promoted to a supervisor role, managing up to ten staff at a time, handling large amounts of money and being ultimately responsible for customer satisfaction at any given time.

Skills: PoS and EFTPOS operation, responsible service of alcohol, teamwork, customer service, cleaning, restocking, closing, AV programming & operation

Summer Research Student - Monash University

January 2016 - January 2017

Worked on a project for Woodside energy, enabling multiple users across the internet to simultaneously view and interact with 3D models in the browser. In particular, this project was enabling collaboration and discussion between researchers in Melbourne, and gas pipeline teams in Perth.

Skills: NodeJS, Python, React + Redux, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML + CSS

Education

Bachelor of Informatics & Computation Advanced (Honours) - Monash University

January 2015 - January 2019

Majoring in Computer Science while taking electives in journalism. Distinction average. Worked on an evacuation simulation tool for my honours thesis. Also completed several other research projects including a summer research scholarship. Involved in student mentoring.

VCE - Haileybury College

January 2009 - January 2014

Achieved an ATAR in the top 3% of the country while being involved in a huge range of extra-curricular activites including school leadership, debating, backstage crew and sports in my senior years of schooling. A highlight was receiving a Premier's Award for VCE Music Technology.