Architecture

I practice Architecture as Code - bridging the gap between executive strategy and deep, hands-on engineering and delivery.

Overview

An adaptable Solutions Architect who designs enterprise systems while actively stewarding engineering teams. My practice spans complex cloud and on-premises migrations, with robust operational governance driven through Git. By combining hands-on tool mastery across the spectrum - from development to data science, I pull together the necessary real-time decision support details to defend and assure programmes of work.

Governance

If left to my own devices, I take a very technical approach to solutions design artifacts using data science tools to dynamically maintain core documentation. By seamlessly converting complex data across Excel, Pandas, Sphinx, and Jupyter Notebooks, I deliver interactive, real-time presentations to diverse audiences. Whether rendering architecture blueprints through Confluence builders or maintaining source-of-truth repositories in Git, I ensure all stakeholders stay aligned through clear, automated communication.

Stakeholders

A confident public speaker and Open Source Special Interest Group (SIG) leader, I excel at driving industry collaboration and evaluating third-party technologies. I manage the end-to-end vendor lifecycle, from initial technical onboarding to coordinating complex design approvals with external partners. By balancing open-source flexibility with enterprise support models—such as HashiCorp or Grafana ecosystems—I seamlessly integrate external solutions into existing product mixes.

Frameworks

While fluent in foundational frameworks like TOGAF, I prefer to focus where it matters: inside the code. I translate abstract business, data, and application architectures into concrete, production-grade Infrastructure as Code (IaC) architectures. By anchoring enterprise design patterns directly within version-controlled repositories, I ensure that architectural principles are not merely documented on slides, but are actively enforced, deployed, and realised down to the metal.

Business Value

I deliver measurable business value by driving high-impact architectural decisions and modern FinOps practices. My track record includes executing massive, end-of-life platform modernisations at NAB and spearheading strategic cost-saving shifts, such as deploying Grafana instead of expensive Splunk metrics and logging at CBA. Combining technical presales experience— including bid preparation with Bacula Inc — with an open-source-first approach, I eliminate restrictive licensing cost justifications while securing viable pathways to enterprise support.