Career

Vicinity Centres

Machine Learning Engineer

November 2021 - Current

As a Machine Learning Engineer, I am responsible for leading the technical process design and development to deliver data science solutions to meet SLAs in an industry best practice manner. I deliver robust machine learning and AI solutions and services at scale and pace for effective use of these across the business. My role includes:
⬩Process automation
⬩Data architecture design
⬩Data engineering
⬩Data collection enablement
⬩Data quality assessments
⬩Data integration
⬩Mentoring of other members of the data science team
⬩Hands-on software engineering for full stack software development
My technical stack includes:
⬩Python
⬩SQL
⬩NoSQL
⬩Docker
⬩Cloud technologies such as AWS, GCP and Azure

Data Engineer

September 2019 - October 2021

As a Data Engineer, I am responsible for Extracting, Transforming and Loading (ETL) complicated structured and un-structured data from disparate systems, into clean and easy to use data sets for whomever requires it. I work across departments, and assist the business with all their data needs, including: data modelling for business intelligence, supplying data sets for analytics & data science, and exposing API endpoints to customer facing applications and third parties. I use the cutting edge of digital technology to architect and implement system integrations via the API ecosystem and digital platform to set up Vicinity as a data-driven algorithmic business. Technical Stack:
⬩Python and SQL for ETL processes in the Data Lake, Data Warehouse and Enterprise API environments
⬩AWS and Azure Cloud Computing Services
⬩Apigee API framework
⬩Tableau for Data Visualisation

KPMG Austraila

Senior Consultant - Data Engineer

April 2018 - August 2019

As a Consultant for Data Engineering, my main responsibility was to engineer modern data solutions or pipelines to facilitate advanced analytics, visualisation & interactive data applications using the following tools.
⬩Leveraging traditional and Big Data technologies on Azure and Google Cloud Platform to automate data pipelines from multi-structured and disparate data sources into timely and meaningful insights
⬩Developing innovative web and mobile applications using tools including React, D3, JavaScript, NodeJS, Flask, speech recognition, HTML5 and CSS3
⬩Solving challenging problems with advanced Data Science and Machine Learning techniques
⬩Working with emerging and innovative digital solutions, including Artificial Intelligence, and Natural Language Processing

BushHQ

Full-stack Web Developer

May 2017 - August 2017

Created a progressive web app to locate and find out about local bush tucker with the following stack
⬩Mobile development with the JavaScript Angular Ionic framework
⬩Back-end development using Python, Flask, and PostgresSQL
⬩Deployments on Heroku

Work Ninja

Full-stack Web Developer

November 2016 - May 2017

I worked as a full-stack web developer in an early stage startup for Work Ninja's software to manage the on-demand workforce. My responsiblities and technical stack included:
⬩Engage in weekly agile sprints to help lead and implement all aspects of the software development
⬩Make sure software is programmed to the highest possible standard to avoid disruptions in the live environment
⬩Product management
⬩Ruby and Ruby on Rails back-end
⬩PostgreSQL Database
⬩HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, Angular 2 and AngularJS front-end
⬩Mobile development with the Ionic framework
⬩Git and GitHub for version controls
⬩CodeClimate to validate code style, complexity, duplication and security
⬩Test automation and Continuous Integration & Deployment (CI-CD) with RSpec and CircleCI
⬩AWS webservers
⬩Bugherd and Rollbar for bug and error monitoring
⬩PivotalTracker for project management

JRNI (formerly BookingBug)

Deloitte Technology Fast 50 of 2015

UX and Front-end Developer

December 2015 - November 2016

⬩Design, produce and deploy the user interfaces and technical solutions via HTML, CSS and JavaScript
⬩Provide technical support and bug fixing

Endress+Hauser

Senior Project Coordinator

July 2010 - October 2013

⬩Developed project processing procedures to effectively reduce instruction and clarification time between project managers and coordinators in order to prevent costly errors and delays
⬩International project management including reporting, risk, opportunity and issue management

LEGO Group

Order Specialist

August 2008 - May 2010

⬩Implemented a systematic order upload and batching to improve efficiency in order management, warehouse operations and minimise transportation costs
⬩Represent clients’ concerns and opportunities at weekly sales and operation meetings
⬩Manage the ordering, logistics and shipping process

Fresh Cane Pty Ltd

Operations Coordinator

June 2007 - July 2008

⬩Developed a database system to record and forecast sales to help prevent spoilage and stock out
⬩Inventory and freight management by streamlining delivery routes for lower transportation costs
⬩Worked with operations staff to supply products to Sydney restaurants

Education

General Assembly

Data Science Immersive Course

October 2017 - February 2018

I have completed an intensive course on data science to improve the following skills in order to incorporate predictive modelling and advance automation for businesses. The skills can be broken down into these three main areas.

Data Engineering

⬩ Collect, extract, query, clean, and aggregate data for analysis
⬩ Identify big data problems and explore how distributed systems and parallel computing technologies are solving these challenges

Data Science

⬩ Build, implement, and evaluate data science problems using appropriate machine learning models and algorithms
⬩ Apply question, modeling, and validation problem-solving processes to datasets from various industries in order to provide insight into real-world problems and solutions

Data Analytics

⬩ Perform visual and statistical analysis on data using Python and its associated libraries and tools
⬩ Use appropriate data visualization to communicate findings
⬩ Create clear and reproducible reports to stakeholders

Web Development Immersive Course

June 2014 - September 2014

Web Development Immersive course. 12 weeks full-time course which, among other topics, covered Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, AngularJS and JQuery. My final project, Lumni, was created as a social media app to help graduates stay in touch by making it easier for them to plan events through communication tools such as chat, text messaging and links to other social media applications. They can also be updated with the latest industry news via an RSS feed, find out the weather and location through APIs and access information and photos from past and future events.

University of Western Sydney

Bachelor of Business Major in Marketing

2004 - 2007

Units Completed:

⬩ Introduction to Information Systems - Distinction
⬩ Strategic Marketing Management - Credit
⬩ Brand and Product Management - Credit
⬩ International Marketing - Credit
⬩ Analytical Reading and Writing - Credit
⬩ War and Peace - An Introduction to International Politics - Credit
⬩ Introductory Economics - Credit
⬩ Acounting Information for Managers - Credit
⬩ Fundamentals of Marketing Research - Credit
⬩ Marketing of Services - Credit
⬩ Marketing Planning Project - Credit
⬩ Consumer Behaviour
⬩ Marketing Principles
⬩ Management Foundations
⬩ Statistics for Business
⬩ Marketing Communications
⬩ Introduction to Business Law
⬩ Business to Business Marketing
⬩ Principles or E-Marketing
⬩ English, Text and Writing
⬩ Inventing Modernity
⬩ Foundations of Asia
⬩ Everyday Life
⬩ Literature, History and Culture
⬩ Media and Visual Cultures