IT Systems & Software
Runs servers, networks and Microsoft 365 for a remote team, and builds the software they work in. Brisbane, Australia.
Eight years running IT at Pro Drafting & Design: the servers, VPN and Microsoft 365 that keep a fully remote team working, plus IT support and consulting for client firms. Before that, two years as a building draftsman on commercial projects.
Also builds the firm's internal software in Python and Django, and runs a self-hosted Linux setup of around 45 services. Completing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of Queensland, graduating January 2027.
Mike Tech (sole trader), Brisbane
Ongoing IT management for RED Learning & Development, a training company. Administers Microsoft 365, including user accounts and permissions, and manages the company's PCs, software and network.
Pro Drafting & Design, Brisbane
Runs the internal Windows server, WireGuard VPN, licence sharing and network shares that keep a fully remote team working. Administers Microsoft 365 and provides networking and endpoint support, in-house and as IT consulting for client firms. Builds and maintains the internal software the drafting team uses every day, mainly Python automation and Django web applications.
Pro Drafting & Design, Brisbane
Produced detailed design documentation for commercial building projects within a multidisciplinary team.
A home Linux server running around 45 containerised services: web apps, game servers, a media stack and a local language model. A VPS out front terminates TLS and forwards traffic over a WireGuard tunnel dialled out from home, so ISP outages, IP changes and a CGNAT 4G backup never break public access. Drives sit in a RAID mirror with automated SMART and array checks reporting to Discord.
Result: runs this site and everything else listed here.
Project tracking, team messaging, billable hours, budgets and PDF reporting for two architecture and design firms. Sole developer across design, build, deployment and support.
Result: in daily use by about 50 people across both firms.
Multiplayer card game for 4 to 10 players. Game endpoints were moved from Cloud Functions to a dedicated VPS to remove cold-start delays.
Result: published on the App Store.
Python tooling that configures and switches between CAD packages and client-specific setups, connecting software never designed to work together.
Result: used daily by the drafting team.
Linux, Windows Server, Docker, backups, RAID and drive monitoring
WireGuard VPN, DNS, reverse proxies (Caddy, Nginx), TLS, firewalls
Microsoft 365, endpoint support, licence management, network shares
Python, Django, HTMX, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, Flutter, Dart, Java
University of Queensland
Southbank Institute of Technology