Chad's expertise spans distributed systems, real-time data infrastructure, and enterprise application architecture. He has over six years of production experience with Apache Kafka and extensive background in NoSQL data stores including DynamoDB and Cassandra. His specialisation includes building highly scalable, tokenised security systems and high-volume transactional platforms built to PCI compliance standards. Beyond the technical, Chad is a seasoned engineering leader with a track record of mentoring teams and applying agile and lean methodologies in ways that deliver practical business outcomes.

Chad is currently a Solutions Architect at Factor House. Before that, he spent over six years at Square (now Block), progressing from Engineering Manager to Engineering Leader. Prior to Square, he was Head of Engineering at Verrency, a payments technology company, where he led engineering across a high-security, high-availability fintech platform. Earlier roles include Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer positions at Reece Australia, IOOF Holdings, National Australia Bank, and AIA, as well as consulting engagements across financial services and government.

University of Newcastle