My Journey
From sommelier to small business manager to software engineer...
Sommelier Career Begins
Entered the wine & fine dining industry, beginning a journey through cellars, vineyards, and fine dining rooms across the globe.
Head Sommelier & Fine Dining Awards
Formative period as Group Head Sommelier for one of Australia's top regional fine dining restaurants, gaining experience working in local wineries by day, and working the restaurants by night.
New States, New benchmarks
Sommelier roles in Vic and WA — earning top industry accolades as part of world class teams: 2x Australian Restaurant of the Year, 3x Australian Wine List of the Year, 2x Wine Spectator's Grand Award (2 of 3 awarded in Au)...
Winemaking Studies
Studied Viticulture & Oenology at the University of Adelaide — deepening technical knowledge of winemaking from vine to bottle through hands-on cellar work.
Business Leadership & Overhaul
Joined as a casual while studying and finished as General Manager; led a complete business and culture overhaul — from bookkeeping to building an e-commerce platform, modernised operations, and returned the business to profitability.
Career Pivot & University
Transitioned from leveraging technology within wine to building technology as a core profession. Enrolled in Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) — formalising & building upon the skills developed through years of self-directed problem solving.
Software Engineer & Continuing Student
Studying Software Engineering at Adelaide University while building full-stack applications with Python, FastAPI, React, and TypeScript.
