Experience
Currently Head of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer, with a focus on enterprise architecture, technical strategy, AI systems, and pragmatic delivery at scale.
2026 - Present
CurrentSenatra
Head of Engineering
Leading engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery across product, platform, and AI-enabled systems.
Set technical direction across engineering delivery, architecture, platform reliability, and product execution.
Shape engineering strategy across systems, teams, delivery sequencing, and technical risk.
Guide engineers and stakeholders through tradeoffs, operating cadence, and production readiness.
2026 - Present
CurrentMetreMate
Chief Technical Officer
Owning technical strategy, architecture, and product engineering direction.
Define technical direction across product architecture, platform choices, and delivery priorities.
Translate business goals into pragmatic engineering plans, risk decisions, and implementation paths.
Shape the early technical foundations needed for reliable product growth.
2025 - 2026
Insurgence AI
Principal AI Engineer
Leading teams building enterprise AI applications and production LLM systems.
Owned solution architecture across AI applications, cloud infrastructure, and delivery.
Designed Azure-based systems for scalable LLM integration and enterprise deployment.
Guided engineering teams through implementation tradeoffs, production readiness, and pragmatic delivery.
2022 - 2025
International STEAM Education
Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer
Leading technology strategy and product development for an education technology company.
Build learning platforms and internal systems across frontend, backend, and infrastructure.
Manage product direction, technical delivery, and operational reliability.
Mentor developers and translate education workflows into usable software.
2024 - 2025
ReadCloud
Full Stack Software Engineer
Full-stack development on an education platform serving Australian schools.
Worked across frontend, backend, infrastructure, and CI/CD automation.
Delivered production features for school-facing education workflows.
Improved maintainability and deployment confidence across the platform.
2023 - 2024
Web Divine
Lead Software Engineer
Led MVP development for a digital agency.
Owned technical architecture, client communication, and delivery timelines.
Shipped MVPs under practical constraints with a focus on usable product outcomes.
Balanced implementation speed with maintainable foundations.
2020 - 2024
Ben's Digital
Freelance Software Engineer
Delivered custom web applications and mobile apps for small business clients.
Took projects from requirements through to deployment and support.
Built practical software for client operations, web presence, and workflow automation.
Handled full-stack delivery, hosting, maintenance, and stakeholder communication.
