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What I am currently focused on. Inspired by nownownow.com.
Last updated: June 8, 2026
Current Focus
- Shipping EF Core Bench Lab: practical EF Core query traces, execution plans, and performance investigations.
- Organising AI Hack Days in Sydney and Brisbane for developers who want practical, hands-on AI learning.
- Building useful .NET + AI experiments, especially local models and agent harnesses.
- Turning notes into sharper tutorials, talks, and demos.
💪 The Push-Up Challenge
15 days to goDoing the challenge for The Push for Better Foundation (mental health) — but with 8kg dumbbell curls (8.5kg/rep) instead of push-ups.
4.42 t lifted
4.42 t hoisted so far — about an African elephant 🐘
That's 4.42 tonnes — officially a tonne of fun. 🎉
17 kJ of honest muscle work — that's a lot of kJ. A lot of JK, even. 😎that wouldn't even boil a cuppa yet (21% of one mug of tea ☕)
520
Total curls
8.5 kg each
40
Most in one go
340 kg
130
Biggest day
3 June · 1.10 t
Reps done520 / 1,654 (31%)
Funds raised$35 / $500 (7%)
Auto-updated 11 June
Numbers are real; jokes are AI-generated. No liability accepted for cringe, sudden bursts of laughter, involuntary eye-rolls, groans, or any inexplicable urge to go do a set of curls. Lift responsibly.
Upcoming Events
- AI Hack Day Sydney — July 11, 2026 at SSW Sydney (co-organiser).
- AI Hack Day Brisbane — August 1, 2026 at SSW Brisbane (co-organiser).
Recent
- Brisbane .NET User Group — EF Core Bench Lab — A Peek into the Black Box (June 4, 2026).
- Brisbane Build Club — Building Real AI Agents in Notion (May 18, 2026).
- AgentCamp 2026 Brisbane Edition — From Vibe-Coded to Prod-Ready — Testing Your .NET Agents with MAF + AgentEval (May 9, 2026).
Community
- City Lead for Build Club Brisbane — organizing workshops and talks on AI, MCP, and developer tooling.
- Running the Brisbane Full Stack User Group and speaking regularly at local meetups and conferences.
Work
Solution Architect at SSW Consulting in Brisbane, focused on .NET, EF Core, Azure, and AI-enabled developer tooling.