Currently serving as Software Development Manager at Herron Todd White Australia Pty. Ltd., overseeing the architecture and development of proprietary applications. Key achievements include:

• Modernized proprietary applications and extended their use to all business segments of the company, by utilising a modern technology stack and innovative use of emerging technologies, thus enabling the quick turnaround of high quality valuation reports.
• Increased development capacity and accelerated delivery timelines by building a high-performing, mostly-remote team operating as multiple squads in an agile development environment
• Enabled accelerated team growth and shift to containerization and Kubernetes through focus on platform engineering. Facilitated the shift to continuous delivery practices.

Served as Managing Director and Head of Engineering at Astra (Philippines), Inc. Key responsibilities and achievements include:

• Expanded the business from a captive development center to a solutions provider by building web-based enterprise applications for the Philippine market. Self-learned web application development and deployment to produce the company's initial, and still primary offering, a Human Resource Information System suitable for small and medium-size enterprises.
• Developed custom enterprise applications including job management, purchasing, inventory, production planning and accounting systems for companies in various industries, such as finance, manufacturing, construction and education.
• Built and nurtured a high-performing team and fostered a culture of innovation and collaboration. Started from 8 developers and maintained a flat and lean organisation with 30+ local and 10+ on-shore developers at the peak. Wore many different hats during this journey, including sales, business analysis, customer support and admin.

Held the position of Senior Manager, Software Development Center of Canon Information Technologies Philippines, Inc., where I led teams of software developers and quality assurance engineers and managed the delivery of software solutions. Key responsibilities and achievements include:

• Played a key role in the acquisition of the company, then known as Topmax Inc., by Canon Inc. of Japan, by showcasing the capabilities of the organisation and explaining our culture during the acquisition process. The software development group that I managed had the capability that Canon primarily needed to offshore.
• Saw the growth of the software development center from 15 developers to 120 developers and quality assurance engineers. As a manager, and then later on as head, my job involved a lot of organisational development activities. I co-authored the company's Technical Career Path, which established a structure for advancement of the technical staff.
• Oversaw the technology transfer from other Canon R&D centers in Japan and the U.S., involving technologies such as embedded systems for printer and network controllers, Windows device drivers and network monitoring software.
• Implemented best practices in software development, at this time primarily the waterfall Capability Maturity Model, and promoted continuous improvement. Acquired CMMI certification for the company.