I LOVE TO BUILD
- Product builder, designer, developer, and CTO with 20+ years of experience.
- Has scaled and architecturally designed/built tech stacks for millions of active users
- Amazing at rapid prototyping, MVPs, and full-stack product delivery.
- Expert in building teams, product, and scaling companies.
- Knows how to implement AI effectively in systems
- Passionate about user experience, clean code, and scalable systems.
- Proven track record in leading teams and shipping products for enterprises.
- Worked across a broad range of company types from enterprise to funded startups.
Example Projects
STANDOUT (HARDWARE)
A unique hardware solution for remote teams, integrating video, audio, and collaboration tools into a single device. Led product design, hardware prototyping, and software integration.
VEGIANO (SOFTWARE)
Recipe app for vegans and vegetarians. Built with React Native and Firebase. Designed UI/UX, developed core features, and managed app store releases.
RQSTIVAL
Virtual events platform for DJs and artists. Built scalable backend, real-time features, and interactive UI. Used Node, Svelte, and WebRTC.
REFRESHME
Health and wellness app for tracking hydration, sleep, and activity. Designed and developed mobile app, backend, and analytics dashboard.
UNIVERSE PANDEMIC 1 & 2
Global strategy games for iOS and Android. Created game logic, UI, and monetization systems. 2M+ downloads worldwide.
POWGO
Fitness and wellbeing platform for remote teams. Led product vision, UX, and full-stack development.
Drowzee (HARDWARE/SOFTWARE)
I created Drowzee AS's Pendulum App, a neurofeedback app that reads brain waves in real-time, I had to use hardware to read the brain waves and then send the data to the app.
Bap
Bap was kind of like Slack but for co-working spaces. It had food ordering options, event management and much more.
Righter
Righter, a political dating app, reaching #10 on the trending apps list in the USA in March 2019.
9PM
9PM was a healthy version of Instagram, instead having no reels or posts and only stories and events.
Work History
CTO - POLYDELIC
September 2017 to Present
Polydelic is a startup software house, created in 2018. Our focus is building funded startups from scratch. Delivered over 36 platforms, some scaled to millions of users. I was responsible for sales, designing, developing, architecture, growing teams, deploying and much more. I was also acting as CTO for many of these companies.
PROJECT MANAGER - ITSLEARNING
September 2015 to April 2017
Itslearning is an enterprise ed-tech company with large market share in Europe. I created, managed and deployed their mobile applications. Their apps had +400k daily active users.
LEAD DEVELOPER - TRIPLE J
September 2013 to May 2015
Triple J, based in Sydney, is one of the most hip radio stations in the world. I was hired on a 6-month contract to create and deploy a new radio prompt for presenters inside radio booths.
LEAD DEVELOPER - APPSCORE
September 2011 to May 2013
Appscore, based in Melbourne, is an enterprise software deployment house. In Appscore's core I had to go out to customers such as Mercedes-Daimler, understand their needs and requirements, then develop and tweak the product. For example, we developed an interactive commercial sales tool for Mercedes garages that is used all over the world.
DEVELOPER - CITY OF MELBOURNE
August 2010 to August 2011
City of Melbourne's planning department needed a temporary developer to create planning graphs and calculations for planning permits. This was a highly complex project that involved more than 500 tables in a MySQL database and a Java TomCat server, mixed with PHP.
DEVELOPER - THE IDOL
August 2009 to August 2010
The Idol was my first job after university. They specialize in building real-time insurance quotation engines. They went from a few developers when I worked there to 150+ staff members. I aided in the development.
FOUNDER - FORWARD-SITES
October 2007 to August 2009
Founded and managed a web solutions company, delivering websites and e-commerce platforms for small businesses. Led all aspects of the business, from client acquisition to project delivery and support. Deployed more than 30 business platforms, some of them still up and running today.
Other Jobs
Many part-time side gigs before uni, such as:
- Road worker for over a year
- Insurance Broker
- Kitchen Salesman
- Energy Salesman, door to door
- Bar Tender for several years
- Pub Manager over a summer
- Construction Industry (Bricklayer & Handyman)
Education
- Developed a game engine using C++ from scratch (no standard libraries allowed)
- Created 3D games for project submission, including a 3D asteroids game
- Began making apps in 2008 using C# (e.g., an app to contact university professors on HP touch devices that sent emails to their PCs)
- Many UDEMY certificates and ongoing learning with apps like Brilliant, Udemy, Elevate, Babble, and Duolingo (top 7% of learners)