Technical depth. Human-first leadership.
CTO at Kaleida. Founder of Tech Leading Ladies. Conference speaker on engineering leadership, continuous improvement, and building cultures where everyone can do their best work.
I'm a CTO, developer, and leadership trainer — and I've spent my career at the intersection of deep technical work and the human side of building great teams. I co-founded Kaleida, a platform that helps engineering orgs grow diverse technical leaders through career frameworks and coaching programs.
I also organise Tech Leading Ladies — a community bridging the gender gap in technical leadership across ANZ. Not a side project. A cause I genuinely believe changes the industry.
I speak and write about continuous improvement, collaborative architecture, and the thing I care about most: making sure nobody gets written off as "not technical enough."
I speak across the ANZ tech circuit on engineering leadership, continuous improvement, and software architecture. Interested in having me at your event? Get in touch.
A technical architecture case study on pivoting data approach while live — delivered at a conference dedicated to evolutionary architecture and socio-technical systems thinking.
Watch the talkApplying the same mindset used for shipping features to professional growth — picking the right skills to focus on, making growth visible, and ensuring it gets recognised.
Watch the previewHow to replace the stress of annual performance reviews with regular skill-building habits aligned with what your team and organisation actually need.
Practical guidance on prioritising learning through workshops, technical writing, and new technologies. Excellence is a journey, not a destination.
Watch the talkHow Kaleida rapidly validated and shipped an MVP using SST — pragmatic, cost-effective approaches to launching ideas without expensive prototyping.
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I regularly MC Melbourne tech events, keeping sessions moving and audiences engaged.
Tech Leading Ladies is a community for women-identifying and non-binary people in software development and technology roles — with a specific focus on stepping into and thriving in technical leadership.
What started as a coaching circle has grown into a community of nearly 2,000 members across Australia and New Zealand, with 76+ events, an active mentoring program, and a Slack community where real conversations happen.
If you've ever been made to feel like you're not quite technical enough, not quite senior enough, or not quite the right fit — this community is for you.
Intention Setting Workshop · February 2026
With 2026 well under way, we paused to make sure we had everything we needed to make it a great year. I guided the group through reflection time, exploring where everyone was at and what they most wanted from the year ahead — then we set some intentions and paths forward together.