👋 I’m Ollie, a Product Engineer who loves building thoughtful, quality software. Currently leading frontend development and product design at Perser, I bring a blend of technical depth, product intuition, and human-centered thinking to every project. With 3 years in software engineering and 3+ years in client-facing roles, I bridge the gap between users, design, and engineering. 

My experience spans multiple business domains primarily in SaaS & consulting. With over 3 years of experience in software engineering, and 3+ in business facing roles, my unique value is a blend of people, technology, and business.

Before tech, I spent nearly a decade in fine dining, and have travelled extensively. An INFJ-A and a Virgo, I’m detail-oriented, reflective, and purpose-driven — someone who thrives in small, collaborative teams that care about making an impact.

Outside of work, I’m either in the gym or sauna, swimming, making ceramics, or skateboarding.

RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Perser

Product Engineer

Aug 2024 - Present

Melbourne, Australia

Perser.ai is an early-stage SaaS startup building intelligence signals for the partnerships ecosystem.

  • Collaborated with founders and the senior engineer to design, build, and ship full-stack product features.
  • Owned frontend development of the core web application.
  • Designed UX/UI in Figma, collaborating with design partners to translate feedback into functional prototypes.
  • Built interactive dashboards, unifying partner data across multiple integrations to improve partner portfolio visibility and reduce manual data input.
  • Improved user onboarding by over 80% through iterative design and testing.
  • Wrote Node.js data-modelling scripts to automate CSV workflows and improve internal data accuracy.

Tech stack: Next.js 14, TypeScript, React 18, Tailwind/CSS, Mantine UI, tRPC, Node.js, Prisma, Supabase, Docker, ZenStack, Clerk, Vercel, Inngest, Google API, Microsoft API, OpenAI API, Fireflies.ai API.

CUB DIGITAL

Product & Data Consultant

Oct 2022 – May 2024

Auckland, New Zealand

Cub Digital is an IT consultancy specialising in AI and Automation. In this role I worked across analytics and engineering teams, reporting directly to CEO and CTO. Scoped, planned, designed, managed, and delivered multiple data-driven projects across EdTech, Sports, and Construction verticals.

HIGHLIGHTS

Python Development | Report Automation Tool | Kindello

  • Contributed to the development of a Python .exe tool, automating report generation for childcare centre applications.
  • Implemented GUI-based address input with GIS API lookups and ETL pipelines from NZ Census data and Kindello’s SQL databases.
  • The outcome was a generating automated 16-page MS Word reports with tabular and visual data — reducing manual workload by ~80%.

Business Analyst & Product | Multiple projects | RCP

  • Led BA and product design for multiple internal apps such as Automated Progress Claims and Smart Fee Builder.
  • Delivered iterative prototypes through stakeholder testing cycles to validate usability and business value.
  • Designed in Figma; developed with Next.js, Typescript, React, Tailwind CSS, tRPC, Prisma, Planetscale, Vercel, and Clerk Auth.

Python Development | Report Automation Tool | StrategicPay

  • Designed and delivered a data-driven reporting tool, automating up to 12 customised MS Word reports per consultant.
  • Built a GUI interface connected to a SQL database for analysing confidential payroll data and generating dynamic content.
  • Gathered feedback through user testing, resulting in streamlined reporting workflows.

CLEARHEAD

Operations & Customer Success

Oct 2021 - Oct 2022

Auckland, New Zealand

Clearhead is a mental health startup providing digital wellbeing tools and workplace mental health services.

KEY SUCCESSES

  • Designed and deployed the Australian therapist acquisition strategy, expanding Clearhead’s practitioner network across key regions.
  • Implemented CRM with dashboard views and automated workflows to streamline operations.
  • Developed the Wellbeing ROI Calculator in MS Excel - a custom financial model to quantify the ROI of employee wellbeing initiatives for corporate clients.
  • Designed, implemented, and documented a corporate client onboarding process, improving client activation speed and consistency.
  • Managed day-to-day operations for Clearhead’s portfolio of enterprise clients, ensuring successful onboarding, engagement, and contract renewal.

EDUCATION

Auckland University of Technology

Mar 2019 - Jun 2022

Bachelor of Commerce

  • Major in Finance.
  • Minors in Economics and Entrepreneurship.
  • Founder, president, and advisor at AUT Startup Club.

EXTRACURRICULAR

AUT Startup Club

University Club

Founder, President, Advisor

2020 - 2024

AUT Stratup Club is a student-led club focused on fostering the student startup community at the university level. Through the design, promotion and execution of local and national activations, AUT Startup Club enhances startup literacy and industry awareness for students, while facilitating employment opportunities through networking and speaker events.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Recruited and managed mulitple executive teams.
  • Organised and hosted multiple club events on campus.
  • Closed multi-year partnership deals with Rocketspark and MYOB.

OlliePay

Co-founder

2021

  • QR code payments platform for the non-profit sector.
  • Successfully onboarded high-profile NZ organisation to collect donations during major CBD festival with over 5,000 attendees.
  • Managed all business facing operations.
  • Built, launched and wound-down operations.

LANGUAGES, FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS

Primary languages and tools

TypeScript, React, Tailwind/CSS, Mantine UI, tRPC, Next.js, Node.js, Prisma, Supabase (Postgres), Docker, ZenStack, Clerk, Vercel, Inngest, REST & GraphQL APIs, Python, SQL, JSON, CSV handling, Figma, Notion, Linear, Webflow, Git, VS Code, Sentry, Google Analytics, Postman, and integrations with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Fireflies.ai API’s.