Dave Burt

Phone: 0400 943 211

Email: dave@burt.id.au

LinkedIn: daveburt

GitHub: dburt

Longer resume: dave.burt.id.au

Experience

Software Architect

Covaler (June 2022 – Present)

Led rearchitecture of 100M revenue client ecommerce app to support growth.

Improved software delivery lead time from weeks to hours.

Shaped business transitions, integrating and separating parts of the business.

Built engineering dashboard to track DORA and performance metrics.

Established software development competency matrix for coaching.

Chief Technology Officer

Beddoes Group (Aug 2019 – May 2022)

Established data relationships with 9 of Australia’s top 10 life insurers.

Architected and built data pipelines with Rails, Python, Postgres, Azure DF

Migrated office data centre to cloud, partnering with external vendor.

Established ISO 27001-compliant information security management system.

Technology Manager

Allori (Jan 2007 – Jul 2019)

Built up digital agency work with most of the top 20 pharma companies.

Developed global coaching SaaS app Effective Coach with Ruby on Rails.

Crafted web-front-end-based iPad apps for clients and sales team.

Full stack web dev with Ruby and PHP, custom CI/CD and Linux ops

Built and led software development teams.

Partner

Illuminus (Mar 2003 – Sep 2008)

Crafted web applications using Ruby on Rails and PHP.

Provided graphic design, hosting, consulting, and other IT services.

Analyst/Programmer

Gasnet Australia/APA Group (Feb 2003 – Mar 2008)

Designed, developed, and maintained internal software systems.

Analyst/Programmer

DMR Consulting/Fujitsu (Feb – Jun 2001)

Developed project procedures and tools, supported management of a large outsourcing project, and enhanced the main application using INGRES SQL, 4GL, and C.

Analyst/Programmer

NAB (Jul – Nov 2002)

Contributed to global data warehouse, developed COBOL, Oracle SQL, Perl, shell scripts, and C programs for IBM mainframes and Linux servers.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology

Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn (2000 – 2003)

Distinction average (81)

Other contributions

Prototyped support services directory Ask Izzy with social impact in Australia.

Contributed to Ruby books Best of Ruby Quiz and Ruby Cookbook.

Developed early iPad app for syncing and running front-end web apps offline.

Summary

Diligent and inquisitive technology leader and full stack developer with over 20 years of experience in software engineering, team leadership, and digital transformation. Proven track record in delivering high-quality web applications and driving business growth through innovative solutions.

Key Skills

Leadership & Team Building: Extensive experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams.

Software Development: Polyglot, fluent in Ruby, JS, SQL.

System Architecture: Expert in designing and evolving system architectures.

Data + AI Engineering: Familiar with data + AI engineering pipeline tools like Fivetran, Duckdb, Snowflake, Ollama, Open Web UI and Langchain.

CI/CD & DevOps: Strong background in testing and deployment pipelines and DevOps practices.

Cloud Infrastructure: Skilled in cloud infrastructure management across AWS and Azure.

Cybersecurity: Understanding of cybersecurity measures and best practices.