Olly Dixon
Platform Builder & Tech Entrepreneur
I would say that I'm in the top 5% of developers and probably one of the best you'll interact with.
Over the past two decades, I've created and scaled a diverse set of platforms including video sharing sites, multiplayer games, live streaming platform, social media's, dating apps, & educational tools.
Many of these I made from scratch, back-end, front-end, database and hosting. Some of these platforms reached over 1 million users, with me doing the marketing and sales.
I have created 2 game engines from scratch, my first game got to 1 million downloads in 3 months. I have developed, deployed and tweaked over 100 platforms in my time.
I've worked across a broad range of companies types from enterprise to funded startups.
My expertise involves a wide range of tools, languages, building teams, tech and & companies. I'm always trying to be ahead of the curve. I'm at a point where frameworks and languages has become easy for me in development.
Vegiano is a vegan social media. I was tasked to create a full social media from scratch with video processing, reels, AI, on all platforms including Web & MacOS using a single code base.
I delivered a fully functioning social media, with porn detection, reels, social posts, likes, follow profiles, friend networks, food menu creator with automatic nutritional content, messaging and so much more! for iOS, Android, MacOS, Web.
It was hosting using Kubernetes, which I setup and maintained.
RQSTIVAL, conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic, emerged as a pioneering virtual festival platform
It enabled artists to host live events, accessible globally through live streaming
I engineered a robust streaming service capable of scaling to accommodate millions of users, a feat proven by successful tests
In 2022, the platform's innovation and success garnered acquisition interest
RefreshMe is a user-friendly home-massage booking platform designed for convenience and efficiency
This service allows customers in Oslo, Norway, to effortlessly book in-home massages with just a few taps
For massage therapists, it offers a comprehensive management system to handle bookings, process payments, and more, streamlining their professional workflow
I created a geo-locational massage booking system from scratch
In 2012, I developed a game engine to create "Universe Pandemic," a detailed RTS mobile game with a unique real-time multiplayer system
The game gained immense popularity, with millions of monthly downloads at its peak
However, its progress was hindered when the essential compiler technology I used was discontinued by Microsoft, preventing further updates
PowGo revolutionizes gym workouts with its automated app, leveraging advanced sports science algorithms to tailor exercise routines specifically for your body type and progress
The app not only creates personalized workout plans but also tracks muscle development and overall fitness journey
Additionally, PowGo connects users with local trainers, offering expert guidance and customized training programs to further enhance their fitness journey
I created then entire platform implementing sports algorithms and making over 3000 videos
Polydelic is a startup software house, created this 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.
Itslearning is a enterprise ed-tech company with large market share in Europe.
I created, managed and deployed their mobile applications. There apps had +400k daily active users.
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.
Appscore based Melbourne is an enterprise software deployment house.
In apps 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.
City of Melbourne 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.
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.
ForwardSites was my first company. I developed Websites for small businesses.
I deployed more than 30 business platforms here, some of them still up and running.
I've also worked in other jobs before my development career, at university and before it, such as
Road worker for over a year
Insurance Broker
Kitchen Salesmen
Energy Salesmen, door to door
Bar Tender for years
Pub Manager over a summer
Construction Industry (Bricklayer & Handy man)
I graduated with a double honors from UCLAN university in North England with Engineering and Computer science
My focus was on Game Engines, at the time they had the top game engines course in the UK
During this time we got to develop many interesting projects including:
Game Engine using C++ from scratch, no standard libraries allowed
3D games for project submission, I created a 3D asteroids game
I started making apps in 2008 using C#, for example, I created an app to contact university professors on HP touch device that sent emails to their PCs at the time
I also have many UDEMY certificates and focus on keeping my learning knowledge up to do with various apps like Brilliant, Udemy, Elevate, Babble and Duolingo (top 7% of learners)