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2026-03-02

I work across software engineering leadership, architecture, product, and delivery. Most of that work has been about turning complex technical problems into calmer systems, clearer decisions, and stronger teams.

summary

I have spent 10+ years as a full-stack developer and 7+ years in senior leadership roles.
My work sits at the intersection of engineering, product thinking, and organisational design.
I am strongest where technical direction, delivery rhythm, and team health need to move together.

skills

• leadership and delivery
  technical leadership and strategy, engineering management and mentorship, product and delivery alignment, cross-functional collaboration, program leadership in complex environments, technical sales and presales support

• engineering and application
  software engineering and solution architecture, Java, Clojure, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Bash, R, Spring, Node.js, AngularJS, Ruby on Rails, CakePHP, Vaadin, Auth0

• platform and data
  AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, BSD, macOS, Apache HTTPD, JBoss, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, ActiveMQ

• delivery and tooling
  Git, GitLab, Bamboo, Ant, Maven, Hudson CI, TestNG, Ansible, Vagrant, IntelliJ, Jira, Confluence, New Relic, DataDog

experience

Optus

Associate Director, Software Engineering
2025-02 to 2025-08

Associate Director, Technical Product Management
2025-08 to present

Encompass Corporation

Global KYC software company serving financial and professional services firms.

Senior Technology Leader
2020-2023

Led strategic technical work across engineering, architecture, and program delivery.

• aligned technical strategy with business priorities
• led cross-functional programs, including significant growth in data integrations
• supported AI and R&D initiatives through external partnerships
• contributed to technical work that helped secure more than GBP 5 million in investment
• mentored engineers and technical leaders across global teams

Head of Engineering
2017-2020

Led product engineering and operations, growing the team from 20 to more than 40 engineers across Australia and the UK.

• set technical direction across product development and platform operations
• led delivery of a new microservices framework and reduced downtime incidents
• established an operations function for critical customer issues
• supported partnership evaluations and technical due diligence
• reported product development and hosting KPIs at leadership level

Senior Solutions Architect
2016-2017

Redesigned the Encompass front-end to support European market expansion and platform scale.

• built a front-end framework that reduced form implementation time by 80%
• trained and supported engineers adopting the new framework
• re-implemented core data deduplication work using functional programming
• shaped technology choices in line with business goals

Senior Software Engineer
2011-2016

Helped build and launch a multi-tenant KYC SaaS platform on AWS, while improving engineering practice and operational reliability.

• led design and implementation of the platform and shipped within six months
• migrated the front-end to AngularJS and reduced downtime incidents
• introduced security, performance, and compliance improvements
• established testing strategy and code review practices

Geoscience Australia

National public sector geoscience organisation.

Software Consultant
2010-2011

• developed software for Community Safety Branch operational needs
• implemented data transformation pipelines
• consolidated systems from three departments into a single application

ORIMA Research

Public-sector consultancy focused on evidence-based strategy and research.

Senior Research Consultant, IT Applications
2010

• updated PHP survey software and improved engineering practices
• managed web administration for the online survey platform

Agile Digital

Australian digital strategy and software development agency.

Engineering Manager
2010

• led technical development and product expansion
• managed team performance and software release processes
• helped expand allhomes.com.au to Tasmania

Software Engineer
2007-2010

• developed Java-based software solutions for client and product work
• led implementation of allhomes.com.au and allclassifieds.com
• delivered major websites within nine months of development start

CanPrint Communications

Integrated printing, mailing, and fulfilment services provider.

DevOps Engineer
2005-2007

• administered desktop and server environments
• managed network infrastructure and back-office systems
• improved automation and operational process flow

education and certifications

• Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering, University of Canberra, 2005
• Certified SAFe 5 Agilist, 2021
• Red Hat Certified Engineer for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 2008
• Sun Certified Java Programmer, J2SE 1.4, 2007

publication

Szukalski, Szymon K., et al. “Using Artificial Neural Network Ensembles to Extract Data Content from Noisy Data.” Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, Springer, 2005.