Selected experience

Technical depth. Operational judgement.

I have spent more than 25 years helping organisations improve workplace technology, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and the services built around them.

Nov 2023—Jun 2026

Senior Modern Workplace Engineer

BNZ

Contract, multiple extensions

Led and delivered enterprise endpoint modernisation, supporting the move of more than 5,000 Windows devices from SCCM and co-management to Intune.

Helped transition virtual desktops to Windows 365 and supported growth beyond 1,000 Cloud PCs, while strengthening automation, reporting, compliance, escalation, and BAU support.

Aug 2022—Nov 2023

Senior Systems Engineer

Auckland Council

Contract, extended

Supported and improved enterprise Microsoft infrastructure and workplace services in a complex public-sector environment.

Combined hands-on engineering with incident response, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and continuous service improvement.

Oct 2021—Aug 2022

Cloud Transformation Lead

Appliance Connexion

Contract, extended

Worked with executives and technical stakeholders to restart and guide an Azure modernisation programme, balancing governance, security, delivery, and long-term supportability.

Improved access controls, managed vendors, mentored staff, and designed a controlled Microsoft 365 guest-onboarding workflow owned by the business.

Jan 2018—Oct 2021

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Whakarongorau Aotearoa

Contract, then permanent

Designed and delivered Azure Virtual Desktop capability that helped the organisation scale from approximately 400 to 4,000 staff during the COVID-19 response, supporting critical national telehealth services.

Led incidents, mentored five engineers, and coordinated infrastructure delivery for a 70-seat contact centre and training site completed within one week.

Earlier career

Infrastructure, platform & leadership roles

New Zealand and Australia

Roles across Spark, Fletcher Building, Metro Trains Melbourne, Veolia, and the Victorian Department of Education built broad experience in enterprise infrastructure, identity, end-user computing, cloud services, and programme delivery.

Career highlights include acting management responsibility and work on identity services supporting approximately 80,000 staff and 550,000 students at Victoria's Department of Education.

What I bring

Leadership that stays connected to delivery.

  • 01Platform direction

    Clear roadmaps grounded in operational reality, security, and business need.

  • 02Service ownership

    Support models, documentation, governance, and lifecycle practices that make change last.

  • 03Calm delivery

    Structured leadership through incidents, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder environments.

  • 04Team capability

    Practical mentoring, knowledge transfer, and clear expectations that strengthen teams.