Education
BCIS, Cybersecurity & Networks
Auckland University of Technology — expected 2027. GPA 7.37 / 9.0.
Auckland · Cybersecurity & Networks
Hi, I’m Oli.
A penultimate-year AUT student building practical, secure systems — and pouring drinks on the side.
View my workA quiet practitioner, not a poser.
I’m studying Cybersecurity and Networks at AUT, expected to graduate in 2027 with a GPA of 7.37 / 9.0. Most of my learning happens outside the classroom — in a homelab, on a service shift, in code.
What I care about: authentication done right, networks that don’t leak, Linux that doesn’t fall over, and infrastructure you can hand to the next person without a sigh. Calm execution under pressure — whether a Pi is misbehaving or the bar is six deep on a Saturday night.
Currently
Bartender at Shed 16
Service, teamwork, and consistency under pressure. Sharpens everything technical work doesn’t.
Technical focus
Auth · Networks · Linux · Infra
OAuth and RBAC, Tailscale meshes, Pi-hole DNS, Docker services, and operating things long enough to learn how they break.
Off the clock
800+ hours of community service
St John Youth and Student Volunteer Army. Grand Prior’s Award for leadership and contribution.
Things I’ve built & shipped.
A few practical builds across security, networking, and infrastructure — production code, real users, and the long tail of running something yourself.
Service, craft, & a feijoa.
I think the bar taught me as much as the lab.
Bartending built the muscles security work asks for too — consistency, calm under pressure, and the discipline of doing a small thing well every single time. Plus, sometimes you just want a good drink. So here’s mine.
Oli’s Feijoa Tom Collins
Feijoa-forward, bright citrus, and an NZ gin backbone. A late-summer drink that tastes like an Auckland backyard.
Pour
- 45 ml NZ gin
- 30 ml feijoa puree (or cordial)
- 20 ml fresh lemon juice
- 15 ml sugar syrup (1:1)
- Soda water, to top
Method
- Shake gin, feijoa, lemon, and syrup hard with ice.
- Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda and stir once, gently.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel. Serve to someone you like.
Open to cybersecurity internship, graduate, and junior opportunities — especially anything touching auth, networking, or infrastructure. Auckland-based, but happy to talk to anyone.