Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Software Engineering with First Class Honours

Victoria University of Wellington, 2015 - 2019

Experience

APLYID - Tech Lead

December 2022 - Present

  • Led a four-strong team of high-performing, globally-dispersed, cross-functional developers through building a new product, extending existing products, and expanding our API offerings.
  • Designed and led the implementation of scalable, modular, performant software solutions to business problems. Also monitored and prioritised repayment of technical debt.
  • Collaborated closely with design and product, as well as internal and external customers.

APLYID - Software Engineer

November 2020 - December 2022

  • Advocated for and built increased product dependability through configurable, modular integrations with multiple third-party providers enabling failover in case of third-party incidents.
  • Designed & led implementation of next-gen API interface. Within six months of launch, UK monthly API invocations exceeded existing three-year-old API and resulted in average 58% increase in monthly billable product usage.
  • Supported faster product iterations by championing suite of automated tests, including backend and frontend unit tests, API request tests, and end-to-end tests.

DXC Technology - Operations Scheduling Engineer

Feb 2020 - November 2020

  • Streamlining and automation of operational activities.
  • Enablement of increased agility while reducing risk and increasing business value.
  • Participation, support and leadership of modernisation and transformation efforts.
  • Scrum Master / Agile Coach to internal continuous improvements team.
  • Process and tooling improvement advocacy.

Department of Conservation - Software Developer Intern

Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Full-stack development using Amazon Web Services.
  • Focus on serverless technologies including AWS Lambda and DynamoDB.
  • RESTful API development and test automation using Postman.
  • Front-end development using React.

Private Tutor - German Language & Digital Technologies

Oct 2015 - Nov 2018

  • Gave targeted lessons to both individuals and groups of students.
  • Delivered lessons to students locally as well as virtual online lessons.

New Zealand Electoral Commission - Vote Issuing Officer

Sep 2017 & Oct 2020

  • Accurately issued special votes following a detailed written manual.
  • Provided excellent and impartial customer service to the public.

Auckland City BMW / Auckland MINI Garage - Vehicle Groomer

Dec 2015 – Jun 2018

  • Responsible for showroom appearance, with high attention to detail.
  • Trusted welcoming customers and representing the brand at special events.

Certifications

July 2020

September 2020