SEASONED PRODUCT BUILDER
- 20+ years of experience.
- Scaled and architecturally designed/built tech stacks for millions of active users
- Hands on backend and frontend experience on over 100 platforms
- Expert in building teams, product, and scaling companies.
- Has implemented AI in several companies
- Proven track record in leading teams and shipping products
- Worked across a broad range of company types from enterprise to funded startups.
- Knows a large range of technologies & frameworks
Example Projects
STANDOUT (HARDWARE)
A unique hardware solution for remote teams and nomads. I created the hardware 3D designs, ordered customer PCB parts and created the patent which I later sold to a company.
VEGIANO (SOFTWARE)
Recipe app for vegans and vegetarians. I created this from scratch with Flutter and tRPC/SQL backend. It has many features, such as messaging, AI recipes, reels based on trending and user tastes.
RQSTIVAL
Virtual events platform for DJs and artists built during COVID. I built scalable streaming backend, real-time features, and interactive UI. Used Node, React, and WebRTC.
REFRESHME
Health and wellness app for tracking hydration, sleep, and activity. Designed and developed mobile app, backend, and analytics dashboard. I was a 33% shareholder and created the entire application.
UNIVERSE PANDEMIC 1 & 2
Global strategy games for iOS and Android. Created game logic, UI, and monetization systems. 2M+ downloads worldwide. I created the game engine, graphics and artwork.
POWGO
Fitness and wellbeing platform for remote teams. I created the application and recorded over 3000 videos for content.
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. Was available on macOS, Windows, Linux, and had a mobile. Built in Flutter hosted with tRPC.
Righter
Righter, a political dating app, reaching #10 on the trending apps list in the USA in March 2019. I used React Native, Node with MongoDB and Redis.
9PM
9PM was a healthy version of Instagram, instead having no reels or posts and only stories and events. I used Expo and Rust/Mongo/Redis and K8 for the backend.
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 university, such as:
- Road worker for over a year
- Insurance Broker
- Kitchen Salesman
- Energy Salesman, door to door
- Bartender 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, Babbel, and Duolingo (top 7% of learners)