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Summary

Trevor is a versatile Technology Leader and Non-Functional Architect with extensive experience 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.

Projects Delivered

  1. Re-platforming the Core Insurance Engine | BUPA, Sep 26 
  2. Application Optimization, Performance Baseline Testing Lead | Australian Retirement Trust, Feb 25
  3. Technology Assessment, Non-Functional Strategy, App Assessment Lead | Australian Retirement Trust, Feb 24 
  4. Datacenter Migration Factory Lead | Tabcorp, June 23
  5. Technical Lead | Department of Home Affairs, Mar 22
  6. Platform Stabilization Lead | Department of Health, Feb 19
  7. Datacenter Migration Lead | Commonwealth of Australia, Mar 18
  8. Technical Architect & Performance Test Lead | Commonwealth of Australia, Oct 16
  9. SAP Cloud Migration, Technical Architect & Performance Test Lead | Rio Tinto, Oct 15
  10. Technical Architect & Non-Functional Test Lead | Department of Justice, Jun 15
  11. IT Strategy | Asciano (Patrick), Apr 14
  12. Technical Architect & Non-Functional Test Lead | Telstra Networks, Nov 13
  13. Non-Functional Test Lead | Coles, Nov 12
  14. Modelling, Forecasting & Capacity Management Lead | Telstra CCB, Nov 11
  15. Performance Test Lead | Tabcorp, Mar 10
  16. Non-Functional Test Lead | Superpartners, Nov 09

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