Your team, with sharper direction. shipping what matters. making better calls. using AI effectively. growing in confidence. building real momentum.
I work alongside engineering organisations to help them get better — strategy, teams, architecture, AI adoption, delivery. Not by taking over, but by bringing twenty years of experience to the decisions that matter, setting you up to succeed independently.
How I help
AI Strategy & Applied Intelligence
Most organisations know AI matters but not where it actually helps. I cut through the hype: high-value use cases for LLMs and foundation models, practical adoption your team can own, and architecture decisions for AI-native systems. From prompt engineering to RAG to responsible deployment — built to last, not just to demo.
Technical Strategy
Architecture, technology choices, delivery approach. I bring the outside perspective; the calls are yours to make. My job is making sure they're well-informed ones.
Leadership Coaching & Interim Support
I coach your engineers, build the leadership capability already in the room, and step back when you're ready. The goal is always to make myself unnecessary.
Team Building & Hiring
Roles that matter, hiring processes that work, teams designed to thrive after I leave. You keep the team. I keep moving.
Twenty years of building capability, not dependency.
I've spent two decades in engineering leadership across cloud architecture, platform engineering, distributed systems, DevOps, high-availability infrastructure, and applied AI — from LLMs and foundation models through to AI-native product design. I've scaled teams and technology from startup to enterprise. But the thing I've learned that matters most is this: the best outcome is when an organisation doesn't need me anymore.
I work as a trusted advisor, not a replacement for your leadership. I sit alongside your team, help them see what's holding things back, and build the skills and confidence to fix it themselves. Every engagement is designed to leave your organisation stronger, more capable, and more self-sufficient than when we started.
Based in Perth, Australia. Available for remote and on-site engagements worldwide.