About
Technology Leader with a passion for innovation and operational excellence through relentless pursuit of the fundamentals. Pragmatic and purpose-driven with a track record in building high-performing teams, aligning technology to business goals, and delivering systems that scale.
20 years’ experience across mining, utilities, and government — leading cloud, data, cybersecurity, and software engineering transformations at scale. Currently driving IT strategy, platform engineering, and Architecture Design Authority at Fortescue.
Experience
Manager of Strategy, Planning and Governance
Fortescue
- Leading development of the FIT IT strategy — defining the multi-year roadmap, investment themes, and governance model aligning technology delivery to Fortescue’s business objectives.
- Driving platform engineering strategy across cloud, data, developer experience, and AI; establishing the operating model and engagement framework to scale platform services across the business.
- Establishing the Architecture Design Authority (ADA) — defining decision rights, review cadence, and integration with delivery and risk processes for consistent, secure technology outcomes.
Manager of Digital Products and Solutions
Fortescue – Integrated Technology · $6M Budget · 35 indirect reports
- Led AI R&D for renewable energy — optimised flexible plant sizing, storage, and generation, reducing project capital costs 5–20%. ROI 224%, NPV $3.2M.
- Built developer platform from zero: reduced onboarding from 4 weeks to 1 day, deployment from 8 weeks to 1 week. Saved ~100K hours benefiting 400+ developers across 40 global teams. ROI 364%, NPV $4.1M.
- Drove cloud cost reductions of AUD$1M (FY24), AUD$1.2M (FY25), AUD$1.1M (FY26); scaled product team from 3 to 36 people.
Superintendent of Cloud & Reliability Engineering (CORE)
Fortescue · $2.5M CAPEX · Cloud spend >AUD$10M
- Led cloud security remediation reducing cyber threats by 99.5% (393 to 2 known risks) across the enterprise cloud platform.
- Negotiated USD$50M Private Price Agreement with AWS — USD$1M savings in 3 years plus USD$500K training budget; drove >20% cost reductions (USD$1.3M in FY22/FY23).
- Built Cloud Centre of Excellence; transitioned from outsourced to internal team of 14; established 24×7 support, ITIL processes, and Enterprise Monitoring across IT and OT.
Cloud Architect
BHP · Contractor
- Developed and obtained Architecture Board endorsement for BHP-wide Cloud Strategy — implemented six recommendations across Policy, Identity, Cybersecurity, Network, Automation, and Development.
- Guided projects to cloud security best practices and led architectural governance for cloud-hosted applications across AWS and Azure.
Solution Architect, Autonomy
Fortescue · Contractor
- Architected and delivered AWS cloud-hosted intelligent traffic system for connected and autonomous vehicles — event-driven microservices with CI/CD, reducing operational costs versus 24×7 server provisioning.
Lead Architect, Architecture Group
Kinetic IT
- Lead Solution Architect for consolidation of 27 service desks — implemented ServiceNow, improving end-user IT satisfaction and service management SLAs.
- Delivered 300%+ increase in project services at Water Corporation (FY 2016–2017); led datacentre consolidation, SDN architecture, and IT/OT cybersecurity separation.
Skills & Competencies
Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
AWS
Azure
GCP
IaC & DevOps
Terraform
GitHub Actions
Git
Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Solution Architecture
Platform Engineering
Microservices
Event-Driven
AI & Developer Tooling
Claude Code
MCP
Local LLM Inference
Leadership Competencies
Strategy & Leadership
Technology Transformation
Strategic Planning
Team Building
Financial Management
Delivery
Agile
Product-Led Delivery
Design Thinking
OKRs
ITIL
Domains
Cybersecurity
Risk & Compliance
Cloud Economics
Data & Analytics
Credentials
Certifications
AWS
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS
AWS Cloud Practitioner
TF
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Education
Master of Business Administration
2018
Bachelor of Science – Information Technology
2014
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