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Experience

Sports science and physiology first, then operations and applied AI. The full history is on LinkedIn.

Work

Supermix

Remote production company. I run operations and the AI systems that keep delivery moving.

Ops LeadFull-time

Jun 2026 – Present

Remote

Own day-to-day operations: production workflow, client delivery, and the internal tooling behind it. Keep LLM-backed systems reliable in production and ship AI features into the product.

Ops LeadContract

Jun 2025 – May 2026

Remote

Built the operational backbone for a growing remote team: task and delivery systems, automation, and the first AI workflows used in production.

Business Operations

Feb 2025 – Jun 2025

Remote

Joined to tighten operations across projects, clients, and finance, then grew the role into leading ops.

Auckland University of Technology

Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ).

Research Associate

Nov 2025 – Present

Hybrid

Exercise physiology research on endurance durability and carbohydrate ingestion. Co-author on peer-reviewed papers in the European Journal of Applied Physiology and the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Athletica

Sport Scientist / DeveloperContract

Apr 2025 – Present

Canada · Remote

Applying exercise physiology to an AI-driven endurance training platform: performance modelling, training logic, and software development.

Endure IQ

Assistant CoachPart-time

Mar 2024 – Apr 2025

Auckland, New Zealand

Endurance coaching and athlete data analysis.

InternInternship

Aug 2023 – Feb 2024

Specialized Bicycle Components

Ride ConsultantFull-time

Jul 2024 – Feb 2025

Auckland, New Zealand · On-site

Moana Pasifika

Strength and Conditioning / Sports Science InternInternship

Oct 2023 – Mar 2024

Auckland, New Zealand

Part-time while completing my Masters. Hands-on gym and on-field sessions with 40+ professional rugby athletes.

Canoe Racing New Zealand

Coach DevelopmentContract

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

Auckland, New Zealand

Worked alongside HPSNZ performance physiologists to create coach development resources for regional canoe and kayak coaches: determinants of performance, principles of training, periodisation and session design, athlete monitoring, and youth athlete development.

Education

Auckland University of Technology

Mar 2023 – Jul 2024

Master of Sport, Exercise, and Health (MSEH), Exercise Physiology

  • First Class Honours
  • Thesis: effect of carbohydrate ingestion during prolonged exercise on durability of the moderate-to-heavy intensity transition and severe-intensity time-trial performance
  • AUT Postgraduate Research Scholarship

University of Auckland

Mar 2020 – Nov 2022

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physiology

Dilworth School

2010 – 2018

Secondary school

  • Head Prefect 2018
  • Head of Boarding House 2017
  • 1st XV Rugby, 1st XI Cricket