Education

Bachelor of Computer Science, University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW
Higher School Certificate, Smiths Hill Selective High School, Wollongong NSW

Experience

Jul 2009 – Present
Self Employed
  • Engaged in consulting work for local and international clients, most solutions were related to web development and PHP/MySQL projects.
  • Developed and released the Metaverse Reader application for iPhone, a project completed for Creative Shed Services.
Aug 2008 – Jul 2009
Snr Software Engineer, OnTechnology Pty Ltd, Bella Vista NSW
  • NetMerchant Pty Ltd merged with OnTechnology Australia Pty Ltd in Aug 2008.
  • Promoted to Senior Software Engineer, still fulfilled earlier roles.
  • Designed & developed new install system for NetMerchant ecommerce client.
  • Aided in design of proprietary box pack algorithm for postage and packing calculations.
  • Liaised with clients to produce effective ecommerce solutions to meet their online sales needs.
  • Integrated OnTechnology products with existing client systems.
  • Designed & developed iPhone payment gateway terminal for the capture of real-time transactions.
Apr 2006 – Aug 2008
Software Engineer / Network Admin, NetMerchant Pty Ltd, Bella Vista NSW
  • Employed to fulfill various roles within the small company of 3 staff after completing my University degree. Required initiative and flexibility.
  • Configured, maintained & monitored network infrastructure both in office and at remote data center.
  • Designed, developed & tested software to meet in-house standards, policies & procedures.
  • Provided documentation related to network topology, application development, coding & corrections.
  • Improved company software applications based on feedback received by active clients.
  • Involved with customer technical support as well as client site integrations with company products.
  • Performed website development and design integrations within the NetMerchant framework, which makes considerable use of XSLT and XHTML.
Feb 2004 – Mar 2006
IT Support Officer, Department of Education, Fairy Meadow NSW
  • Support Officer at 2 primary schools, Fairy Meadow Dem School & Mt Pleasant Primary School while undertaking my University studies.
  • General maintenance & repair of desktop, workstation & server systems.
  • Installed required software & ensured machines in full working order.
  • Replaced & upgraded component parts in systems as required.
  • Responsible for deployment of a school wide wireless network.
  • Installed and configured internal DHCP, Proxy, DNS and intranet web services such as GP’s Sentral.
  • Performed network monitoring, SNMP logging & firewall configuration.
  • Provided staff training and technical assistance related to software and hardware components.
  • Overall management of a LAN comprised of approx 90 systems.
  • Technical support of PC’s running Windows 95/98/XP and Mac’s using OS9, OSX, OSX Server.

Personal Skills

  • Strong communicator with a friendly demeanor, able to engage in intelligent, amicable debate.
  • Conscientious, loyal, trustworthy and self motivated.
  • Able to work in a team environment with or without supervision.
  • Able to work independently, managing time and priorities.
  • Analytical thinking and problem solving abilities.
  • Able to adapt rapidly to new situations and challenges, quick and capable learner.
  • Willing to accept responsibility for mistakes and learn from the experience.
  • Able to admit when something is not known, capable of learning what is required.

Computing Skills

  • Solid background in networking, TCP/IP, POP3/IMAP/SMTP, DNS, Proxy and other Web Services.
  • Competent database management skills, commercial experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server 2k/2k5 and SQLite3.
  • Commercial programming experience in C, C++, Obj-C, Java, X/HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP.
  • IDE Experience using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, as well as KDevelop and Eclipse on Linux.
  • Familiar with many OS’s including Linux (Debian distro), Windows 9x/2k3/XP/Vista and Mac OSX.
  • Capable of designing, implementing and managing computer networks.
  • Familiar with VPN via l2tp/IPSEC or pptp, database installation and management, email services setup on Linux, and web server deployment (particularly Apache, Lighttpd and Windows IIS).

Personal Interests

  • Volunteer time with web development for “Close2Baby – Miscarriage awareness for all of us“. A website devoted to raising community awareness of miscarriage and how it affects families and individuals. 60 Minutes covered a story with site founders Jeff & Lisa Body.
  • Occasional writer for TOROZ & The Metaverse Journal. Articles are related to virtual world environments and technologies.
  • A devoted dad and loving husband.

Referees

  • Available on request