Software engineer in Perth, Western Australia, and CEO of Lionheart Global Corporation.
18yrs
Professional years writing C# and .NET, as listed in the skills matrix on the resume. C and C++ go back just as far.
Eleven roles since 2017: eight across six enterprise clients, and three games from my own studios.
I'm a software engineer in Perth, Western Australia, and the CEO of Lionheart Global Corporation. I've built for the University of Western Australia, BHP, Rio Tinto, Squiz, Bunnings and LiveMine, and I release my own software alongside: two games out on Steam, one in development, and the MIT-licensed tools I use every day.
Full stack lead, Digital Experience. Sep 2025 - Present.
Full stack lead in the Digital Experience team, delivering frontend, backend and infrastructure across the university's web platforms, student systems and security tooling.
C#, ASP.NET Core, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Redis, Microsoft Azure, Azure API Management, Microsoft Entra ID, Cloudflare Workers, Sitecore XM Cloud, Sitecore Search, Vercel, Docker, Kubernetes, DevOps, DevSecOps, Microsoft Foundry, AI Agents
Cloud migration and modernization. Oct 2024 - Dec 2024.
Migrated multiple on-premises solutions to the cloud with improvements and code rewrites. This includes the Student Recharge app, where UWA students add value to their student cards online; the Password Update portal, and various other critical university services.
JavaScript, Razor, C#, HTML, CSS, Git, SQL, Xetta Payment Integration, SendGrid Email Integration, Azure DevOps
Mine shutdown reporting dashboard. Feb 2024 - Sep 2024.
Worked on creating a new dashboard solution for BHP mine shutdowns that pulls data from 3 different systems and displays a dashboard for quick decision making based on stakeholder metrics, implementing both the front-end and back-end.
JavaScript, React, C#, HTML, CSS, Git, SQL, Snowflake, GitHub
Rail system tracking and reporting. July 2023 - Nov 2023.
Worked on stabilizing and improving the rail system tracking, reporting, and location services on both the front-end and back-end.
F#, C#, React, Git, Unit Testing, SQL, CI/CD, Power BI Integration, BitBucket
Shipping optimization on the PRISM squad. Jan 2023 - May 2023.
Part of the PRISM Squad working on mining industry shipping related optimization solutions, implementing new features on both the front-end and back-end.
JavaScript, Angular, C#, HTML, CSS, Git, Unit Testing, SQL, CI/CD, Azure Logic Applications, Power BI Integration, Snowflake, BitBucket
Lead developer, Squiz Workplace. Jan 2022 - Nov 2022.
Part of the Plug & Play Squad. Took over as lead developer of the Squiz Workplace product, in charge of implementing new features, bug fixes, client patches and releases.
JavaScript, React, Angular, PHP, HTML, CSS, Git, Cypress, Unit Testing, SQL, CI/CD, Azure, AWS, Azure Logic Applications, GitHub
Self-checkout and logistics management. Jan 2021 - Jan 2022.
Part of the MS Front End React Squad, creating new projects from scratch with modern React, Redux-Saga, TypeScript, styled-components etc. As well as updating old projects in our domain, API side included. Performing stakeholder meetings, showcases, engaging with business developers etc. Main projects include "Self Checkout" and "Logistics Management App".
C#, DotNet Core, Angular, React, BitBucket
Always-online 3D action RPG. 2021 - In Progress.
Working on releasing Heroes Raid, a 3D always-online game that constantly talks to the API server, supports millions of people, including real-time multiplayer. Designed to be free to play with modern monetization techniques to increase the user base. Combined with a long-term "new content every week" model.
C#, DotNet Core, Unity Engine, Unit Testing, SQL, Azure, Azure Logic Applications, AWS, CI/CD, Git, React, Analytics Integration
Shift management and worker co-ordination. Jan 2019 - Dec 2021.
Worked primarily on LiveMine. Clients use LiveMine for mine-specific shift management, big data and worker co-ordination. I worked very closely with the LiveMine team spending a few months in their Fremantle office.
C#, Xamarin, Angular, React, HTML, CSS, Git, SQL, Analytics Integration, Power BI Integration
Six-player online party game. Jan 2018 - Jan 2019.
Released an online multiplayer party game that can be played with up to 6 people at once.
C#, Unity Engine, Unit Testing, SQL, Azure, AWS, CI/CD, Git
Ten-character action RPG. Jan 2017 - Jan 2018.
Released a single-player RPG.
C#, Unity Engine, Unit Testing, CI/CD, Git
A silent clip of my work on the game. Scroll to play it, and back to rewind.
Heroes Raid on SteamLocal LLM inference, semantic memory and compiler-driven code intelligence for autonomous coding agents, plus real-time text-to-speech, zero-shot voice cloning and GPU-accelerated transformer inference, all running on-device without third-party APIs.
Cross-platform apps for iOS, Android, Windows and Linux, built to keep working and keep data intact when the network doesn't.
I build and release my own tools under the MIT license for anyone to use, including PDFStudio, Agentic Memory and Windows Audio Recorder, three projects I actively maintain in public.
Real-time 3D in Unity and Unreal, from the gameplay and rendering math to the asset pipeline that gets art into the engine without breaking.
APIs and data models built to hold up under real traffic, backed by cloud infrastructure on Azure and AWS rather than a server under someone's desk.
Comfortable owning a feature end to end: schema, API, UI and the pipeline that ships it. React and Angular on the front, .NET and Node on the back, with the judgement to know which one a problem actually needs.
Interfaces people actually enjoy using, from component architecture and state management down to the CSS details that make something feel fast and considered instead of merely functional.
If I do something more than twice, I script it. CI/CD pipelines, build tooling and workflow automation that remove the repetitive parts of shipping software.
Leading teams that don't need me in the room to function well: clear planning, documentation and feedback loops instead of constant oversight.
Three MIT-licensed tools I use every day and maintain in public.
MIT-licensed PDF toolkit for authoring, merging, splitting, redaction, forms, encryption and digital signatures, delivered as a native cross-platform GUI and a scriptable CLI that share one service layer.
Source on GitHubgit clone https://github.com/lionheartaaron/agentic-memory.git
cd agentic-memory
dotnet buildLocal-first, MIT-licensed cognitive infrastructure giving AI coding agents persistent semantic memory, compiler-grade code intelligence and on-device generative inference over the Model Context Protocol.
Source on GitHub
MIT-licensed Windows app that records system audio via WASAPI loopback capture, with no virtual audio cable or driver workarounds required.
Source on GitHubUnder the work sits one belief: people should be free to choose, and technology should repair what we inherited.