About

Image from a favourite web comic (opens in a new tab) of mine depicting a man saying "I am not a clever man."
π Welcome to my little corner of the internet
I'm an π¦πΊ Australian who enjoys gaming and all things tech.
I'm married to a wonderful woman named Alexandra and we have a πΈ fluff butt named Ambrosia. Also a βοΈ believing Anglican, a few favourite verses are Isaiah 40:30-31 (opens in a new tab) and Matthew 9:12-13 (opens in a new tab).
From studying Ancient History for my undergrad degree after high school, I luckily stumbled into the world of working in tech.
π¨βπ» Work
A mate from church referred me for a contractor position in the recruiting team at Atlassian. After a few years β focused mostly on grad and intern recruiting βΒ I made the switch to working in the R&D side of the business building software.
I'm currently working as a Software Engineering Manager at Atlassian on our new "Teamwork Directory" product called π Atlas (opens in a new tab) - I think it's pretty neat. Check it out π
https://www.atlassian.com/loop/about (opens in a new tab) is another great resource if wanting to adopt Atlas at your company.
π Learning
If you're interested in starting a career in the technology industry check out the Resource Library I've put together.
A major factor in making my career change successful was the wealth of high quality resources available online.
Second only to the friends and family who supported me along the way.
π Creative Writing
Follow along with the story of Terra Futurum
πΉ Gaming
Last updated: 20/05/23I'm currently playing:
Video Games
- βοΈ Valheim (opens in a new tab)
- Viking survival, gathering, crafting co-op fun times
- πͺ Company of Heroes 2 (opens in a new tab)
- WW2 RTS
- πͺ Outer Wilds (opens in a new tab)
- Gyroscopic controls, time loops and space
- π Boneraiser Minions (opens in a new tab)
- Vampire Survivors 2.0 feat. more interactivity
- πͺ¦ Graveyard Keeper (opens in a new tab)
- Don't worry about where the meat comes from
- β§ Diablo IV (opens in a new tab)
- Soonβ’
- βοΈ Hearthstone Battlegrounds (opens in a new tab)
- Spiritual successor to Dota Auto Chess (πͺ¦ Underlords)
- πͺ Hell Let Loose (opens in a new tab)
- WW2 FPS
- β¨οΈ Dota 2 (opens in a new tab)
- Multiplayer Online Battle Arena βοΈ Guaranteed to have a
goodbad time
- Multiplayer Online Battle Arena βοΈ Guaranteed to have a
- π« Counter Strike (opens in a new tab)
- CS2 waiting room
Tabletop
- π¦ Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (opens in a new tab)
- The best introduction to a D&D style game where the board game is the Dungeon Master (opens in a new tab)
- π½ Terraforming Mars (opens in a new tab)
- A combination of Euro games economic optimisations with US style PvP strategy
- π 500 (opens in a new tab)
- Classic trick taking card game
- π² Dungeons & Dragons (opens in a new tab)
- El Classico Tabletop
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