Professional Summary

Versatile Lead Software Developer and Systems Architect with over 8 years of experience building and maintaining complex technical software solutions. Deep expertise in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Python, Django, and AWS cloud infrastructure. Proven track record of teaching and leading others in sound software development principles, with a drive to stay in front of the curve when it comes to industry shifts. A "full-spectrum" technical expert capable of managing everything from high-level software architecture to organizational IT infrastructure and everything in between.

Technical Skills

Languages & Frameworks Python (Deep Expertise), Django (1.11 through current LTS), jQuery, Vue.js

Core Engineering Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), RESTful API Development, Database Design, System Architecture

Cloud & DevOps AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, S3, CloudFront, Route 53, SES, IAM), Digital Ocean, Bitbucket & GitLab CI/CD

Data & Systems NLP Pipelines, Data Collection, Microsoft 365 Admin, Backup & Recovery, Hardware Maintenance

Experience

Sustainable Platform

Dec 2017 - Present

Lead Software Developer / Technical Operations Manager

API & Data Architecture: Solely responsible for the design and implementation of the RESTful API. Assisted in the development of automated backend data collection and NLP processing pipelines powering core products.
Product Ecosystem Growth: Spearheaded the expansion of commercial offerings, growing the platform from 5 core tools to a suite of 10+ customer-facing products, including the maintenance and expansion of the original tools.
CI/CD Optimization: Engineered and migrated manual deployment processes to automated Bitbucket CI/CD pipelines, reducing peak deployment windows from 30 minutes to under 5 minutes.
Systems & IT Management: Act as primary IT Manager; responsible for M365/Outlook environments, company-wide backup strategies, and overseeing physical hardware maintenance and procurement.
Leadership & Mentorship: Directed and mentored approximately half a dozen developers over tenure, managing the full lifecycle of technical interviewing, onboarding, and project delegation.
Legacy Migration: Managed major version upgrades for the primary Django application (from 1.11 through current LTS), ensuring zero-downtime and long-term platform stability and security.

Subway

2014 - 2018

Senior Sandwich Artist

Demonstrated strong work ethic and reliability in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
Entrusted with end-of-day financial reconciliation, cash handling, and inventory management.

Anton Savill

Professional Summary

Technical Skills

Experience

Sustainable Platform

Subway

Education

University of Western Australia

Leadership

Computer Science Students Club (UWA)

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