January 2024 · Present

Career Break

Jun 2022 · July 2023

SRE/Platform Engineer

Xero, New Zealand (Remote/Hybrid)

I turned server provisioning and configuration management into a smooth ride, zipping up deployments and making maintenance a breeze. Plus, I cleared the path for our Software Engineers by tackling CI/CD pipelines, artefact repositories, and databases issues. I employ a security first mindset, and crafted a secure code review process to keep everything shipshape.

Mar 2020 · Jun 2022

Intermediate Data Engineer

Idexx, New Zealand (On-site)

developed, modified, and implemented scripts for an ETL system ingesting data into Ezyvet's platform. This process utilised the technology stack of PHP, C#, Docker, GitLab, and AWS services like EC2, S3, ASG, EBS, Lambdas, Dynamo DB, and Aurora which optimised the client onboarding journey.

Jun 2019· Dec 2019

Data Engineer

Dexibit, New Zealand (On-site)

I built a data pipeline dream team using Python, AWS services, and Airflow. This powerhouse combo transforms and supports APIs that gulp down financial data, making sure forecasting and financial reports are top-notch.

Mar 2014· Sep 2017

Security Operations Engineer

Deutsche Bank, Singapore (On-site)

Implemented security best practices for log management and analysis to harden system security, resulting in a 50% decrease in security incidents.

Jun 2011· Feb 2014

Database Engineer

IBM, Philippines (On-site)

Established the research and development stages for a cloud platform utilising open source database technology that is provisioned to host 15 million pre-paid subscribers.