Suva, Central, Fiji
Not your typical nerd. I quite passionately introduce myself as a Full-Stack Creative Software Engineer, passionate about Full-Stack Creative Coding, Machine Learning, and AI, with an enthusiastic student-minded eagerness. I've been diving headfirst into the tech industry for over 10 years, and while my keyboard has thankfully stayed clean, my hands have gotten quite dirty learning, exploring, and engineering cool things prizing the agility of a T-shaped skill set. But professionally, I am a dynamic Full-Stack Software Engineer with over 8 years of comprehensive hands-on experience in architecting, designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-level applications across various platforms and industries. My expertise shines in creating immersive, interactive user interfaces and robust back-end solutions that power them, ensuring seamless functionality and integration, while seamlessly integrating advanced Machine Learning and AI technologies. I’ve adeptly managed cross-functional teams in both on-site and remote environments, pushing the boundaries of technology to consistently exceed business objectives. My technical acumen is complemented by exceptional interpersonal skills—skills developed from unexpected roles such as bartending—enabling me to foster innovative and collaborative project environments. Proficient in a broad tech stack including but not limited to: 🥷 • JavaScript | NodeJS | Python | React | Next.js | Flask | AWS | Angular | TypeScript | React Native | Flutter | Express | Redux | jQuery | PHP | GSAP | Three.js | WebGL | C# | .NET | C++ | SQL | Postgres | Firebase | MongoDB | GitHub | Vercel | CI/CD | Terraform | Web3 • UI/UX Design | Figma | Adobe XD | Adobe Photoshop | Unity | Unreal Engine | Game Development | FL Studio | Music Production • Scalable Architecture | API Design and Integration | Agile Development | Data Management and Security | Performance Optimization | Machine Learning and AI Integration | Full-Stack | Frontend | Backend Brian Herbert once said, "The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.", I couldn't agree more. #learneveryday
📌 Core Focus: • Full-Stack Development: Contributing to enterprise web apps across React/TypeScript and Python (FastAPI) with services in C#/.NET and Angular—owning feature delivery (RBAC/sessioning, API design, error boundaries, state management). Implemented AI features (agent orchestration endpoints, usage metering, tool schemas) for Azure AI Foundry (GPT) agents, sustaining high availability and strong engagement. • Cloud & DevOps: Advanced AWS and Azure with Terraform IaC and CI/CD via GitHub Actions/GitLab CI. Added structured logging/metrics, trace IDs, and rollout/rollback playbooks—significantly reducing downtime and tightening release reliability. Integrated MSAL/OAuth2, secrets management, and cost/performance guardrails for AI workloads. • Design & Creativity: Led Figma UX solution design (IA, flows, component library, design tokens) into production React UI. Produced assets with Photoshop; shipped interaction patterns that improved session duration substantially. • Data Analytics: Optimised analytics workflows and dashboards; added eventing/telemetry to AI and core features for better experimentation and decisions. • Leadership & Process Optimisation: Ran solution and code reviews; introduced prompt checklists and agent evaluation sets. Result: faster delivery and fewer post-deploy issues. • Business Development: Contributed technical solutioning and estimations in proposals that secured new work and strengthened practice revenue. • Data Engineering & Migration: Led large-scale migration, converting unstructured, multi-source data into a canonical schema for production systems. Built Python ETL pipelines (ingestion, normalisation, validation) with schema checks, referential integrity, deduplication, idempotent reruns, checkpointing, and audit trails. Delivered runbooks, data dictionaries, and verification reports for cutover and stakeholder sign-off. ‎
📌 Core Focus: • Full-Stack Development: Led and collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and deploy diverse web, mobile, and desktop applications using a broad tech stack (JavaScript, Python, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Flask, Angular, Flutter, React Native, C#, C++, PHP, Laravel, WordPress). Tailored technologies to project-specific requirements, ensuring robust, scalable solutions. Integrated multiple Internet payment gateways to expand transactional capabilities. • Cloud & DevOps: Enhanced operational efficiencies by integrating cloud services (AWS, Vercel) and CI/CD tools (GitHub, CircleCI), which improved deployment speeds and reduced regressions. Implemented comprehensive testing protocols, including unit, integration, end-to-end, and frontend automation tests using Cypress, to ensure software reliability and performance. • Design & Creativity: Crafted interactive user interfaces with complex animations using GSAP, WebGL, Three.js, and Adobe Creative Suite, marrying technology with art to significantly boost user engagement. • Machine Learning, AI & Data Analytics: Leveraged advanced tools (TensorFlow, OpenCV, OpenAI GPT, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, Yolo) to develop and implement diverse projects, including facial and image recognition systems, vehicle traffic analysis, an OpenAI GPT-based chatbot, e-commerce predictive analytics, Unreal Engine game AI optimizations, and health risk assessments. • Technology Innovation & Collaborative Leadership: Led initiatives to explore and integrate cutting-edge technologies (Streamlit, Web3, Unity, Unreal Engine, Raspberry Pi, Arduino), encouraging a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Simplex Lab is also a portfolio of my adventures in the Full-Stack Software Engineering and Creative space. 💎 Drop a message to collaborate ‎
📌 500+ followers. "Apparently" the highest followers in Fiji. ‎
📌 WordPress Plugins I developed and published/made open source: • Simple XML-RPC Disabler (Security Plugin) [Published - WordPress.org] • Simple XML-RPC Pingback Disabler (Security Plugin) [Published - WordPress.org] • Simple Accordion block (Gutenberg block item plugin) [Published - GitHub] ‎
📌 Core Focus: • Full-Stack Development & Innovation: Actively contributing to the development and enhancement of key product applications, including a Warehouse/Inventory Management mobile app, License Management Portal, and Command Center/Customer Dashboard. Utilizing a diverse tech stack featuring React Native, React, Tailwind, Vite, Azure Functions, .NET, and Business Central for both mobile and web development. Contributing significantly to the product's efficiency and scalability, supporting the company's growth and operational excellence in Australia and New Zealand. • Cloud Integration, DevOps, and Security: Utilizing Azure DevOps, adapting to Agile SAFE methodologies for streamlined project collaboration. Implemented advanced MSAL authentication in a serverless architecture to enhance security and user identity verification. Managed mobile app version deployments via Azure pipelines to AppCenter. • Product Enhancement & Feature Development: Continuously improving the product platform by integrating features such as dynamic high-order component architecture, encrypted session storage, and single-page SSO with automatic token refresh. Implemented a smart data refresh strategy using a stale data check mechanism, minimizing API call delays and enhancing user experience and efficiency. Collaborating closely with designers on a design-first approach, significantly enhancing cross-platform browser compatibility and responsiveness. Engaging in robust and scalable solution design and implementation. • Team Collaboration: Collaborate with a diverse team using Agile SAFE methodologies to meet business goals. Fostering a collaborative environment to accelerate project delivery and improve cross-functional and remote team synergy. Providing mentorship in front-end and dynamic solution-focused development. ‎