DeveloperSteve | Technology Leader, Company Director & Off-Grid Technologist

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Co-CEO / CTOStealth Startup

DirectorClermont Digital DirectorThe Coochin Company CreatorMystery OS CreatorSettle Sound Co-FounderPlotPlan.land Co-FounderFeedFinda.com.au

Co-FounderStealth Podcast

TeacherMuster Learn

About

With more than 30 years in software, Steve has built and led the systems that sit at the core of real businesses, from enterprise platforms at IBM and PayPal to data-heavy tools used at scale. Today he works as a company director and technology executive: Co-CEO and CTO of a startup in stealth, Director of Clermont Digital and The Coochin Company, creator of Settle Sound, and co-founder of PlotPlan.land, FeedFinda and a podcast in stealth.

He has held executive roles including Chief Innovation Officer at Lilypad Network and Chief Technical Officer at Sniip, where he reported to the CEO and investor board. He has experience securing funding and guiding startups from concept through to launch, and has built multiple businesses from regional Queensland.

Steve is also a recognised voice in the developer community, with hundreds of conference talks delivered worldwide and hundreds of technical articles, blogs, and tutorials published. He mentors peers and emerging talent, has built university courses with RMIT Online, teaches free short courses on Muster Learn, and remains passionate about IoT, 3D printing, and open source. He lives and works completely off-grid in Central Queensland, embracing sustainable living and permaculture approaches.

Leadership

The areas Steve leads in as a director and executive.

Strategy: Sets direction as a co-CEO and company director, and has guided startups from concept through to launch.
Risk & Cyber Security: Owned disaster recovery, payment security compliance and audits as a CTO, and disclosed a published software vulnerability while at Snyk.
Technology & Systems: 30+ years designing and overseeing core business systems, from enterprise platforms at IBM and PayPal to ERP and operational platforms.
Stakeholder Engagement: Led technical community and partner engagement for Telstra, IBM, Snyk and PayPal. Media-trained spokesperson and experienced MC.
Workforce Development: Built university courses with RMIT Online, teaches free short courses on Muster Learn, mentors peers and emerging talent, and is growing technology careers in regional Queensland.
Regional Development: Has built multiple businesses while living off-grid in Central Queensland, serving local and interstate clients.
Commercial & Startup: Co-founder of operating companies, with experience securing funding and reporting to an investor board.

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Toolbox

Languages: PHP
JavaScript
TypeScript
Go
Python
Ruby
Java
C#
Swift
Lua
C++
Bash
Web & backend: Laravel
Filament
Livewire
Inertia
Ruby on Rails
Hotwire
React
Next.js
Vue.js
Node.js
Vite
Tailwind CSS
Three.js
APIs & SDKs: OpenAPI
gRPC
Stripe
PayPal
Braintree
Square
Apps & games: React Native
Expo
Electron
macOS
Windows
App Store
Google Play
Steam
Data & messaging: MySQL
MariaDB
PostgreSQL
SQLite
CockroachDB
Redis
RabbitMQ
Apache Superset
Cloud & DevOps: AWS
Azure
Google Cloud
Cloudflare
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
NGINX
Apache
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Gitea
GHCR
Wrangler
Testing: Pest
PHPUnit
Vitest
Jest
Playwright
Observability & security: OpenTelemetry
Sentry
Snyk
Trivy
CodeQL
TruffleHog
Gitleaks
IoT & hardware: Home Assistant
ESPHome
ESP32
Arduino
PlatformIO
MQTT
Node-RED
Cat-M1
NB-IoT
LoRaWAN
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi

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