I'm Building a Software Company in Public — Meet Nexus
How I founded Nexus, a software company that designs, engineers, and sells quality software entirely in-house — with a live storefront, instant license delivery, and a build-and-sell model.
Showcasing impactful projects and technical achievements — including Nexus, the software company I'm building.
Professional journey and career timeline — from enterprise QA engineering to founding the software company Nexus.
QA Automation Engineer for the Coles MATE Project — architected a unified test framework integrating REST Assured API automation into the existing Appium mobile suite via shared MessageFactory classes, achieving full API and mobile coverage with zero codebase refactoring.
Open-source contributions and community involvement.
Added a complete Disney+ clone project to the Codedamn Hacktoberfest showcase.
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Wrote and updated the contribution guide with clear onboarding steps for new contributors.
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Improved the repository README to document project structure and usage.
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Thoughts on AI, software engineering, and building in public.
Core skills across test automation, API testing, AI-augmented QA, and full-stack development.
Cross-browser UI automation with robust locators, waits, and the Page Object Model.
Mobile test automation for native, hybrid, and web apps on Android and iOS.
Fluent API automation with request/response validation and field-level data checks.
Test orchestration, data-driven suites, parallel execution, and rich assertions.
Primary language for automation frameworks and enterprise backend services.
Scripting for data validation, backend checks, and AI-driven test tooling.