Engineering Leader, Building the Future of Digital Media.

Scaling teams and systems that serve millions while fostering technical excellence and career growth.

Leadership Achievements

Scaling Editorial Workflows: WordPress to React Migration

Cross-team migration strategy delivering modern editorial workflows with zero downtime for 300+ journalists

Key Metrics

40% workflow efficiency improvement

Business Impact

Supporting 300+ journalists across major Australian mastheads

ReactGraphQLWordPress APIAWSTeam Leadership

Infrastructure Transformation: 60% Faster Deployments

AWS infrastructure modernization with CI/CD pipeline optimization driving cultural transformation

Key Metrics

60% deployment time reduction

Business Impact

Improved system reliability and developer productivity across engineering org

AWSDockerCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeDevOps Culture

Building High-Performing Teams: From IC to Engineering Manager

Implemented mentorship programs and career development frameworks during rapid growth phase

Key Metrics

4 career progressions achieved

Business Impact

Established growth-focused engineering culture with reduced turnover

LeadershipMentorshipCareer DevelopmentTeam BuildingCulture

Professional Impact

Years Experience

Full-stack development and system architecture

Years Leadership

Managing and growing engineering teams

60%

Performance Gains

Through infrastructure optimization

Career Progressions

Team members mentored and promoted

Technical Expertise

Engineering Leadership

Managing teams, facilitating career growth, and driving technical strategy across multiple projects.

Team BuildingPerformance ManagementTechnical InterviewsCross-team Coordination

Content Management Systems

Deep expertise in CMS architecture, editorial workflows, and content publishing systems.

WordPressGutenbergReact CMSEditorial ToolsMulti-tenant Systems

Full-Stack Development

Building scalable web applications with modern frameworks and clean architecture.

ReactTypeScriptGraphQLNode.jsPostgreSQL

Media & Publishing

Experience with newsroom workflows, content distribution, and high-traffic publishing platforms.

Publishing PipelinesContent DistributionNewsroom ToolsHigh Availability

DevOps & Infrastructure

Cloud infrastructure management, CI/CD optimization, and deployment automation.

AWSDockerCI/CDInfrastructure OptimizationPerformance Monitoring

Technical Strategy

Planning and executing complex technical migrations, system redesigns, and performance improvements.

System ArchitectureTechnical MigrationPerformance OptimizationStrategic Planning

From Developer to Engineering Leader

Software Engineer

2019

Started as individual contributor, building React applications and learning content management systems.

ReactGraphQLWordPressAWS

Senior Software Engineer

2020-2022

Took on technical leadership responsibilities, mentoring developers and architecting CMS solutions.

Technical MentorshipSystem ArchitectureCode Reviews

Engineering Manager

2022-Present

Leading engineering teams while maintaining hands-on involvement in technical decisions and architecture.

Team LeadershipTechnical StrategyPerformance Management

This journey represents the balance between technical expertise and people leadership - staying hands-on with code while growing and empowering engineering teams.

Let's Connect

Currently Engineering Manager focused on building scalable systems and growing engineering teams. Open to discussing leadership opportunities and technical architecture.