GEOSPATIAL PLATFORM ENGINEER · BRISBANE, AU
I work where architecture, delivery and operations overlap — making complex GIS platforms easier to change, safer to operate, and less likely to wake someone at 2am.
RIGHT NOW
I am a technical SME for enterprise GIS operations in energy: planning upgrades, patching and modernisation across ArcGIS, FME, SQL Server and Oracle, while leading an offshore delivery team. The interesting challenge is not just keeping systems alive; it is making their next change safer than the last.
HOW I WORK
Most platform problems are not caused by one bad component. They appear in the gaps: when architecture cannot be operated, when delivery cannot be maintained, or when operations cannot adapt.
A diagram is only useful if the people running the system can understand it when the pressure is on.
Put effort into guardrails, pipelines and self-healing so skilled people can focus on the unusual work.
I draw the architecture, but I also write enough of the implementation to understand its real consequences.
SELECTED WORK
Client details are intentionally de-identified. What remains is the work, the decisions, and the lessons.
A global GIS and data estate needed to remain secure while supporting a growing web of business integrations. I help plan and deliver evergreen upgrades and patching across dozens of servers — then turn the repeatable parts into automation, rather than another manual runbook.
For a state electricity utility, I built release tooling to publish Portal items and align Utility Network data through an AWS CI/CD pipeline. The objective was simple: a change should be repeatable, reviewable and low-risk before it reaches production.
A regional water authority was moving away from a legacy GIS interface. I led the architecture and HA deployment, while building a custom water-tracing algorithm that kept the operational knowledge useful in its new home.
TOOLKIT
ArcGIS Enterprise · Utility Network · FME · AWS · Azure · Python · PowerShell · SQL Server · Oracle · React · REST APIs · CI/CD · monitoring and automation
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
I write about GIS tooling, cloud platforms, automation, and the occasional Linux rabbit hole. These are working notes, not polished thought-leadership.
Visit the notebook ↗THE PERSON BEHIND THE PLATFORMS
I started in geospatial at Esri China, implementing and tuning ArcGIS for Server, building custom solutions and training clients. In Australia I have worked across consulting, software and enterprise operations — at AAM, Esri Australia, NGIS, and now in the energy sector.
Being on both the vendor and client side changed how I think about engineering. A system is not finished at go-live. It needs to be understood, operated and evolved by real people over time.
MSc, Cartography & Geographic Information Science · Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
SAY HELLO
I am always glad to exchange notes about GIS, resilient operations, automation, or an interesting map.