Infrastructure that's secure, managed, and yours.

I help small businesses and startups build infrastructure and AI-powered automation that's properly managed, recoverable, and yours — without hiring a full-time team.

Brisbane, Australia / Remote-friendly / ABN 26 100 857 151 / About me

50+
Docker containers
in production
2+
Years as
infrastructure CIO
2
Products built
with AI
30+
VMs across
Proxmox HA cluster
Case Study — AC Personal Training

From manual enquiries to a fully automated client pipeline

A Brisbane personal trainer was managing enquiries, bookings, and client onboarding entirely by hand — leads slipping through, no-shows, and hours spent on admin instead of training. I built an end-to-end automated pipeline: a redesigned website with embedded lead capture, automated follow-up emails with a booking link, calendar integration synced to his phone, and digital health screening forms sent automatically to new clients for e-signature. The entire flow runs on self-hosted, open-source tools — no per-seat SaaS fees, no data leaving Australia.

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Case Study — Brisbane Technology Startup

From a single server to a production-grade platform

A Brisbane technology startup came to me with a single server, no backups, and no network segmentation. Over six months, I built them a three-node Proxmox cluster with automated daily backups and off-site replication, deployed an OPNsense firewall with VLAN isolation, set up monitoring across all infrastructure with team alerting, and wrote Ansible playbooks so their VPS could be rebuilt from scratch in under an hour. They now have a professionally managed, monitored, and recoverable platform — delivered incrementally alongside their operations with zero downtime.

Infrastructure Engineering

Tired of fragile servers, missing backups, or cloud bills that don't make sense?

Scoped projects to build, migrate, or harden your infrastructure. Working systems with documentation and handover.

  • Server and virtualisation deployment (Proxmox, HA, ZFS, Ceph)
  • Secure networking across sites (Tailscale, WireGuard, VLANs)
  • Reverse proxy and access control (Caddy, HAProxy, SSO)
  • Backup and disaster recovery (Proxmox Backup Server, TrueNAS)
  • Container orchestration (Docker, Portainer)
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AI-Powered Business Automation

Your team is drowning in manual processes and you know AI could help — but where do you start?

I build AI integrations and automated workflows that replace manual, repetitive work — document processing, report generation, client onboarding, data extraction. All self-hosted, so your data stays under your control.

  • Claude AI integration for document analysis and generation
  • Automated client pipelines: lead capture to onboarding
  • Custom workflow automation with n8n
  • Self-hosted forms, booking, and e-signatures
  • Voice-to-content pipelines for blogs and social
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Fractional CIO / Infrastructure Lead

Need senior technical leadership but can't justify a full-time hire?

Ongoing part-time infrastructure leadership. I embed with your team, own the infrastructure strategy, and deliver hands-on.

  • Architecture decisions and technology selection
  • Infrastructure buildout from bare metal to production
  • Security posture, access control, and compliance alignment
  • Vendor evaluation and tool integration
  • Mentoring your team on operations and incident response
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Bitcoin & Lightning Infrastructure

Running Bitcoin infrastructure and need someone who understands both the tech and Australian regulation?

Specialist infrastructure for Bitcoin businesses. Key management, node operations, and regulatory compliance from someone who runs these systems in production.

  • BTCPay Server deployment and management
  • Lightning Network node setup and channel management
  • Electrs indexer deployment for wallet backends
  • Multisig wallet infrastructure and verification
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Security & Compliance

Your clients or regulator require Essential Eight compliance and you don't know where to start?

Security monitoring, compliance frameworks, and environment hardening. 15 months at CyberCX delivering professional security assessments, combined with hands-on implementation.

  • Essential Eight assessment and remediation
  • ISO 27001 / NIST CSF gap analysis and implementation
  • Wazuh SIEM deployment with custom alert rules
  • BCP/DRP planning and documentation
  • Authentication hardening (passkeys, MFA, mTLS, SSO)
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CertainKey — Proof-of-Reserves for Bitcoin SMSFs

SMSF auditors: cryptographic proof that your client controls their Bitcoin — balance confirmed, key control proven, valued in AUD. No funds moved.

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Small businesses paying too much for cloud hosting that could run on owned infrastructure
Startups that have outgrown their first server but can't afford a full-time infrastructure team
Government suppliers who need Essential Eight compliance to win contracts
SMSF auditors who need to verify their clients' Bitcoin holdings
Service businesses running on manual bookings, paper forms, and scattered tools
Teams that want to use AI but need it self-hosted and under their control
Privacy-conscious organisations that want to own their data and their stack
01

Retained / Fractional

Monthly retainer for ongoing infrastructure leadership and support. A senior technical partner without the overhead of a full-time hire.

Retained engagements typically start at 15 hours/month.
02

Project-Based

Fixed-scope engagements for specific builds: server deployments, security assessments, migration projects. Clear deliverables, documented handover.

Most infrastructure projects complete in 2-6 weeks.
03

Self-Hosted, Open Source

I build on open source software you control. No vendor lock-in, no recurring SaaS bills for infrastructure that should be yours. You own your stack.

50+
Docker containers
2
Products shipped
2 yrs
Infrastructure CIO
30+
VMs on Proxmox HA
26
Wazuh SIEM endpoints
30+
Security assessments
Sec+
CompTIA certified
E8
Essential Eight certified

Let's build something.

Start with a free 30-minute call. No pitch, no obligation — just a conversation about what you need.