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Summary

Trevor is a versatile Technology Leader and Non-Functional Architect with over 25 years of experience in delivering complex cloud and infrastructure solutions. Specializing in performance engineering of complex systems, platform re-engineering for scalability including observability, Trevor has a proven track record of leading geographically distributed teams through large-scale migrations and high-performance system optimizations at organizations like Accenture and Tata Consultancy Services. 

His technical expertise is grounded in a deep background in open-source technologies, embedded systems, and research-driven innovation. Beyond his professional roles,Trevor is a dedicated community leader and mentor, actively championing initiatives in the electronics, robotics, and amateur radio sectors. Trevor blends a passion for technical excellence with a leadership philosophy rooted in humility and long-term professional relationships.

Work History

Non-Functional Architect, Technical Project Delivery - Cloud & Infrastructure

2010-02Present
Accenture
  • Strategic Leadership & Delivery: Orchestrating end-to-end technical delivery for multi-phase, high-stakes infrastructure and cloud migrations, ensuring alignment with global business objectives.
  • Non-Functional Excellence: Architecting and implementing comprehensive NFR strategies for complex application platforms, focusing on high-performance engineering and long-term system scalability.
  • Observability & Reliability: Designing enterprise-wide observability and monitoring strategies that utilize analytical and statistical modeling to optimize system uptime and performance forecasting.
  • Cloud-Native Optimization: Leading cloud-focused re-engineering efforts, including the refactoring of legacy applications for cloud-native architectures to drive operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
  • Business Growth & Pre-Sales: Partnering with account teams to shape technical solutions for RFPs/RFIs, leveraging deep domain expertise to identify and capture new growth opportunities within global client accounts.

Performance Engineering Lead, Global Consulting Practice

2004-032010-02
Tata consultancy services
  • Practice Establishment & Governance: Spearheaded the launch and maturation of the Performance Engineering practice across Australia and New Zealand, establishing the methodologies, standards, and best-practice frameworks for the region.
  • High-Performance R&D Collaboration: Partnered with High-Performance Computing (HPC) labs to lead complex bench-marking and tuning initiatives, ensuring enterprise-grade scalability and performance for mission-critical client solutions.
  • Strategic Technical Advisory: Provided specialist consulting and performance engineering expertise to major enterprise accounts, guiding stakeholders through the stabilization and optimization of high-volume, complex systems.
  • Business Development & Pre-Sales: Acted as a key technical partner to sales leadership, shaping high-value solution proposals and driving downstream revenue growth by identifying performance-related opportunities within existing accounts.
  • Talent & Capability Leadership: Built and mentored a specialized engineering competency, fostering technical growth and ensuring the delivery of outcome-focused technology initiatives across the ANZ region.

Pre-Sales Consultant & Technical Engineer

2003-052004-03
RedHat
  • Infrastructure Solution Architecture: Engineered scalable enterprise architectures leveraging the Red Hat stack, ensuring seamless alignment between open-source ecosystems and complex legacy environments.
  • Technical Validation & PoC Leadership: Directed end-to-end Proof of Concept (PoC) initiatives, defining success criteria and executing technical implementations that validated the performance and security of open-source solutions for tier-1 customers.
  • Open-Source Stack Deployment: Led the design and build-out of infrastructure platforms, focusing on high availability and operational readiness to ensure successful post-sales adoption and stability.
  • Competitive Technical Positioning: Provided deep-dive technical analysis and requirements scoping to position Red Hat technologies effectively against proprietary competitors, securing key wins through technical merit.
  • Complex Issue Resolution: Acted as a technical escalation point, troubleshooting high-impact deployment issues and ensuring knowledge transfer to client teams to maintain long-term system health.

Research Associate

2002-082003-04
Medialab Asia
  • Infrastructure Design & Implementation: Responsible for architecture, implementation of the organization’s core technology infrastructure from the ground up, leveraging Open Source stacks to support mission-critical, government-funded research initiatives. 
  • Network Operations Leadership: Managed the Network Operations Centre (NOC), establishing frameworks for 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and performance optimization to ensure zero-downtime for satellite research labs.
  • Open Source Ecosystem Management: Deployed and administered a full suite of enterprise-grade Open Source services (DNS, Web, Mail, and File/Print), prioritizing high availability, security protocols, and robust disaster recovery.
  • Technical Research & Prototyping: Collaborated as a primary technical resource for principal researchers, delivering rapid prototyping and embedded development support for diverse, state-sponsored innovation projects.
  • Vendor & SLA Governance: Managed end-to-end vendor relationships and service level agreements (SLAs) for leased infrastructure, ensuring technical requirements were met and external dependencies were optimized for research efficiency.

Embedded Development & Systems Administration

2001-092002-08
Zenith Computers Limited
  • End-to-End Product Engineering: Spearheaded the development of embedded systems—including thin clients, remote boot systems, and set-top boxes—leveraging both Open Source and proprietary stacks to deliver market-ready hardware solutions.
  • Low-Resource System Optimization: Engineered custom Embedded Linux and WinCE.net images, tailoring operating system kernels and application stacks to maximize performance and reliability on resource-constrained hardware.
  • Infrastructure Architecture & Implementation: Responsible for architecture, deployment and maintenance of the laboratory’s core development infrastructure using Open Source stacks, ensuring a stable environment for rapid prototyping and continuous integration.
  • Cost-Efficient Computing Initiatives: Driven the design and prototyping of hardware-software solutions aimed at reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), making high-performance computing more accessible and affordable.
  • Technical Product Lifecycle Management: Managed the full development lifecycle from initial bread-boarding and kernel configuration to the final deployment of appliance server prototypes and consumer electronics.

Pre-Sales Engineer & Technical Consultant

2000-042001-08
FreeOS Technologies
  • Solution Design & Scoping: Partnered with stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into technical specifications, leading the end-to-end design and proposal of scalable open-source infrastructure.
  • Security & Network Architecture: Engineered and deployed robust infrastructure solutions, including enterprise firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), and secure mail gateways, utilizing Open Source/FLOSS stacks to harden customer environments.
  • Infrastructure Deployment & Optimization: Managed the full-lifecycle implementation of high-availability server environments, ensuring seamless integration into existing client networks and optimizing for performance and reliability.
  • Post-Sales Technical Governance: Provided high-level technical consultancy and troubleshooting for mission-critical deployments, ensuring long-term solution stability and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.
  • Technical Enablement & Training: Developed and delivered advanced technical training programs on Linux and Open Source ecosystems, empowering client engineering teams to achieve operational self-sufficiency.

Web Platform Lead

2000-022000-03
Detatech web technologies
  • End-to-End Platform Ownership: Led the architectural design and technical delivery of a high-traffic, customer-facing web platform, ensuring a seamless release lifecycle from initial concept to production.
  • Architectural Standardization: Led definition and documentation of scalable technical design patterns and architectural standards, establishing a robust foundation for performance, security, and long-term maintainability. 
  • Systems & Infrastructure Administration: Orchestrated the end-to-end environment setup and configuration, implementing proactive monitoring and access control protocols to maintain 24/7 platform availability.
  • Quality Governance & Testing: Established comprehensive testing frameworks—including functional, regression, and integration protocols—to validate system integrity and significantly reduce production defects.
  • Technical Team Leadership: Provided strategic guidance to the web development and systems team, promoting best practices in systems administration and agile delivery to meet rigorous project milestones.

Education

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

19962000
Mumbai University
  • 4 year degree with a specialization on High Voltage DC transmission.

Ongoing Study

  • SaFE Agile Trained & Certified v4.0 (58446114-0105)
  • Google Cloud - Introduction to Generative AI
  • Google Cloud - Digital Leader
  • Google Cloud - Essentials 
  • Google Cloud - Understanding Security & Operations
  • Infrastructure & Application Modernization with Google Cloud 
  • Innovating with Data & the Google Cloud
  • Introduction to Digital Transformation with the Google Cloud
  • Amazon Web Services - Cloud Practitioner Essentials
  • Amazon Web Services - Business Professional
  • Amazon Web Services - Technical Professional
  • Foundations of Business Strategy, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • Advanced Business Strategy, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • Business Growth Strategy, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • New Models of Business in Society, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • Design Thinking for Innovation, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • Strategic Planning & Execution, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910, University of Virginia
  • The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910, University of Virginia
  • Critical Perspectives In Management, IE Business School
  • Understanding Google Cloud Security & Operations
  • Amateur Radio Foundation Certificate (Australia)
  • Amateur Radio Standard Certificate (Australia)

Volunteering Positions

Hobbies

  • Exploring electronics with a focus on the Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32/8266, etc.
  • Build custom robots based on open platforms using Arduino, ESP, Raspberry Pi, etc.
  • Working on open source projects with a focus on i.e. Linux, Python, etc.
  • Exploring different facets of Amateur Radio 
  • Tweaking my Home Automation setup and exploring the Internet Of Things (https://github.com/tangowhisky37)
  • Maintaining the Performance Engineering Body Of Knowledge at http://practicalperformanceanalyst.com
  • Exploring Geo-politics, nation states and their strategies
  • History of India
  • Physics of aviation