Platform Development Lead · AI & Cloud Architect
13+ years in cloud and AI. Proven outcomes: 50% cost reduction, 35% business growth, SRE Legend Award. Azure AI Foundry, LLMs, Copilot in production. Led teams of 38; delivered 300+ webinars.
I specialise in AI in production—Azure AI Foundry, LLMs, Copilot—and the cloud infrastructure that supports it. I architect platforms, lead teams, and deliver measurable outcomes.
Proven track record at OpenBet, Woolworths Group, Datto (Kaseya), and Telstra Purple: 50% cost reduction on B2B portal migration, 35% business growth through partner enablement, SRE Legend Award. I design and implement scalable, secure infrastructures that drive business value.
Led teams of up to 38; delivered 300+ webinars. Seeking lead roles in AI/ML platform, cloud architecture, or SRE where I can apply this depth to your organisation.
Technical depth, leadership, and proven outcomes—what recruiters and hiring managers look for
Azure AI Foundry, LLMs, Copilot in production. Currently architecting AI Mapping Tool at OpenBet. Can lead AI platform build-out, governance, and delivery.
SRE Legend Award at Datto. SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, blameless post-mortems. Zero-downtime migrations. CI/CD, IaC, observability—production-ready from day one.
50% cost reduction on B2B migration; 35% business growth through enablement. Azure, Terraform, security, compliance. Enterprise experience: NAB, Woolworths.
AI-first, then cloud—Azure AI Foundry, SRE, DevOps
Azure AI Foundry, OpenAI GPT & DALL-E, ML workspace, Copilot. Implemented AI Mapping Tool in production.
DevOps, observability, toil management, CI/CD, IaC. SLIs, SLOs, error budgets.
Microsoft Defender, Entra ID, Azure Sentinel, DDoS Protection, RBAC, Azure Policy
Azure Kubernetes Service, Docker, Service Fabric, Function Apps, Container Instances
Azure Log Analytics, Azure Monitoring, Elastic Search, Performance Diagnostics
Azure CLI, YAML, Python, Bicep, PowerShell, Logic Apps, Azure Automation
From cloud infrastructure to AI platforms—OpenBet, Woolworths, Datto, Telstra
Promoted twice: SRE → Senior SRE → Staff SRE
Featured project: SRE Strategy Implementation →Key projects from my experience—linked from the timeline above
Architected and implemented the Azure AI Foundry platform—models, search, ML workspace, metrics, and governance. IaC with Terraform; security patterns for AI usage; PI planning for feature delivery.
Defined SLIs/SLOs, implemented error budgets, performed blameless post-mortems, and implemented Azure Sentinel for cloud security.
Designed Azure foundational pieces within bank compliance. Implemented IaC deployment with policies and automation capabilities.
Architected and strategized migration to Azure with CEO. Achieved 50% cost reduction through architecture optimization.
Re-architected existing solution for one of Australia's biggest customers with near-zero downtime workload migration.
Designed architecture for hosting SAP workload on Azure. Provided ongoing support and optimization with new Azure services.
Platform Development Lead, AI & Cloud Architect roles. Full-time or contract. Download my CV above or reach out to discuss how I can contribute to your team.
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