Current Development Stack
My current day-to-day hands-on languages and runtime
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Node.js
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Full Stack & Cloud Engineer
Full Stack Software Engineer & Cloud Developer with 18+ years delivering robust, high-quality software. My current hands-on stack is TypeScript and Node.js, supported by deep Google Cloud Platform experience and earlier professional work with C#, Java, and C++.
TypeScript Expert
GCP Architect
IoT Specialist
DevOps Engineer
Experience
Years in Tech
Technologies
In Production
Expertise
Technical Skills
A comprehensive overview of my technical expertise across different domains of software development.
Frontend Development
Modern frontend technologies and frameworks
- React
- Redux
- Next.js
- Astro
- +5 more
Backend Development
Server-side technologies and architectural patterns
- Express
- Fastify
- REST APIs
- Event-Driven Architecture
- +3 more
Cloud Platforms
Cloud services and infrastructure
- Google Cloud Platform
- GKE
- Cloud Run
- Cloud SQL
- +7 more
Databases
Relational, document, cache, and analytical data stores, including partitioned PostgreSQL time-series workloads
- PostgreSQL
- Cloud SQL
- MySQL
- Firestore
- +5 more
DevOps & Tools
Container delivery, reusable deployment configuration, keyless identity, and multi-environment automation
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Kustomize
- GitHub Actions
- +5 more
Journey
Professional Experience
A snapshot of my recent career progression in full-stack development and cloud engineering.
ZL
Senior Cloud Engineer
Zimi Ltd • QLD, AU
December 2020 – Present
Current
Own full-stack development and cloud operations for Zimi's smart-home IoT platform, spanning GCP infrastructure, TypeScript backend services, event processing, admin and customer interfaces, and third-party integrations.
Tech Stack
- GCP
- Kubernetes
- Kustomize
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- React
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- MQTT
- PubSub
- Cloud Run
- Artifact Registry
- Cloud Logging
- GitHub Actions
- Workload Identity Federation
BP
Full Stack Developer
BlueKey Pty Ltd (acquired by Zimi) • QLD, AU
October 2017 – December 2020
As the only full-stack/cloud engineer of the team, designed, developed, tested, deployed and maintained the services and infrastructure of the entire backend system.
Tech Stack
- GCP
- Firebase
- Firestore
- Cloud Functions
- IoT Core
- PubSub
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- PostgreSQL
- BigQuery
- TypeScript
- React
- Redux
Portfolio
Featured Projects
Here are some of my most impactful projects that demonstrate my expertise in full-stack development and cloud architecture.
Featured
GCP Database & Logging Cost Optimisation
2026
Completed
A production cost-control initiative using monthly Cloud SQL PostgreSQL partitions, historical-data archival, partition-based retention, and focused Cloud Logging to constrain recurring storage and logging cost growth.
Key Achievements
- Controlled active Cloud SQL storage growth through monthly partitioning, archival, and partition-based retention
- Improved recent time-series query paths by allowing PostgreSQL to prune irrelevant historical partitions
- Replaced large row-by-row retention deletes with fast removal of expired partitions
Tech Stack
- Google Cloud Platform
- Cloud SQL
- PostgreSQL
- PostgreSQL Partitioning
- Cloud Logging
- Time-Series Data
- +1 more
Featured
Enterprise IoT Cloud Platform Migration
2017-2020
Completed
Zero-downtime migration of 55,000+ IoT devices from Xively platform to Google Cloud Platform, achieving 50% cost reduction and 40% latency improvement while maintaining 99.999% uptime.
Key Achievements
- Zero downtime migration of 55,000+ active IoT devices
- 50% reduction in infrastructure costs
- 40% improvement in latency
Tech Stack
- Google Cloud Platform
- Kubernetes
- Firebase
- IoT Core
- PubSub
- PostgreSQL
- +9 more
Featured
Third-Party Integration API Platform
2020-Present
Ongoing
Comprehensive RESTful API platform for third-party integrations enabling device information retrieval, control, and real-time status events with OAuth2 security and event-driven architecture.
Key Achievements
- Designed and implemented comprehensive API platform
- OAuth2-based security with user authorization
- Event-driven architecture avoiding polling
Tech Stack
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- Express
- Fastify
- OAuth2
- JWT
- +7 more
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