Context creates autonomy
Teams make better decisions when priorities, ownership and constraints are clear. I give engineers the context they need and make accountability explicit.
Engineering & infrastructure leadership
People, platforms and reliable operations.
I lead infrastructure and platform engineering organisations through growth, transformation and operational change. My focus is building capable teams, clear operating models and technology that works reliably at scale.
How I lead
Technical context.
Leadership focus.
I grew from hands-on systems engineering into engineering leadership. That foundation helps me understand the work and make sound decisions without needing to be the deepest specialist in the room.
Evidence improves decisions
Operational data, capacity signals and clear reasoning are more useful than hierarchy or assumptions. I use evidence to shape priorities and investment.
Systems should outlast heroics
Strong teams, practical operating models and deliberate succession create sustainable outcomes without depending on individual rescue efforts.
Career
From engineering systems to leading the organisations behind them.
More than twenty years across infrastructure, creative production technology and engineering leadership in Australia and Canada.
2024–2026
Engineering Manager
Netflix
Led Systems Development Engineers across Sydney, Vancouver and Los Angeles through studio integration, cloud adoption, identity migration and operating-model change.
2008–2024
Systems Engineering Leadership
Animal Logic
Progressed from Systems Engineer to Senior Manager, leading a 16-person team and infrastructure supporting around 1,000 creative staff across Sydney and Vancouver.
2001–2008
Director of Technology
Meteor Studios
Progressed through production technology and service leadership into responsibility for a cross-functional technology organisation.
“The technical foundation means engineers trust that I understand their work. The leadership focus means I am not doing their work for them.”
I work best where team development, operational reliability and significant technology change all need attention at the same time.
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Engineering leadership
Distributed teams, hiring, development, feedback, career frameworks and succession.
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Platforms & infrastructure
Hybrid cloud, compute, storage, identity, networks, data centres and platform services.
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Operations & reliability
Incident management, service ownership, capacity planning and operational improvement.
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Transformation
International growth, integration, cloud adoption, organisational redesign and culture change.
Contact
Interested in building capable teams and dependable technology?
I am open to engineering, infrastructure and technology leadership opportunities where the mission is clear and the work matters.