🚀 Cloud Architect · Technical Lead · AI Engineer

I’m a Cloud & AI Engineering Lead with 12+ years of experience building scalable, high-performance systems across startups, enterprise, and government in the U.K. and New Zealand. I've founded three companies - Machina Hero, Machina Consulting and Joker Seven.

I specialize in AWS cloud-native architecture, LLM-powered applications, and automation pipelines that deliver measurable business impact. Currently exploring generative AI + cloud-native platforms to create scalable systems, apps, and automated workflows.

Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, API Gateway), Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions – multi-region, fault-tolerant, scalable infrastructure.

AI & Data
Python, Pandas, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain, OpenAI API, AWS SageMaker – LLM pipelines, AI inference, predictive automation.

Backend & APIs
Node.js, Express, Flask, Django, SpringBoot, gRPC, GraphQL, Kafka – high-throughput, distributed microservices.

Frontend & UX
React, Next.js, Vue, TypeScript, Redux, WebGL – high-performance, user-focused interfaces.

Databases & Storage
PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, CosmosDB – distributed, fault-tolerant data systems.

Security & Compliance
Auth0, AWS security best practices, GDPR, AML/KYC integration.

• Krunch.ai – Cloud-native, Web3 digital asset marketplace (Next.js + React), modular and scalable for multiple clients.
• AI Quiz & Game Apps – 20+ hyper-casual games & 20+ AI-driven quiz apps with automated content pipelines.
• Cloud Dev Starter Kit – Streamlined onboarding for microservices with monolithic DB, cutting setup time from days → hours.

• Financial Literacy Games (MoneyMappa) – Cross-platform apps teaching financial literacy.
• Nucleus Go – Mobile portfolio manager (React Native) with multi-brand support.
• RBI Hospitality Apps – Optimized mobile apps deployed across multiple countries.

• Payment Pipelines – High-throughput, secure card payment system (Node.js, AWS, DynamoDB).
• FDC3 Dashboards (Archax) – Compliant digital asset dashboards with AML/KYC integration.
• Govt. Customer Portal (NZTE) – Served 5,000+ customers & 500 staff with NPS ~70.

• Senior SWE – Amazon, London → Rebuilt marketplace UIs & APIs, deploying scalable AWS + Spring Boot solutions.
• Technical Lead – Machina Consulting, London → Shipped SaaS platforms, microservices, and payments systems at scale.
• Senior SWE – Archax, London → Built AI-ready dashboards for regulated digital asset exchange.
• Technical Lead – NZTE, Auckland → Delivered large-scale government portal for thousands of users.
• Software Engineer – Propellerhead, DeRef, NZTA, Solution Management, MoneyMappa → Full-stack, DevOps, and AI-integrated solutions across multiple domains.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (2023)
• AWS Certified Developer – Professional (2025)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2021)
• NZTA Hackathon – 1st Place (2018)

✨ “Systems, not goals. Build once, compound forever.”