Paul Harvey

Solutions Architect · CTO · IT Manager

A techie who actually likes people

Hurstville, NSW, Australia

Paul Harvey, Solutions Architect based in Sydney, Australia

Summary

Certified

Recruiter FAQ

availability · rates · location

Experience

Earlier Career (1995–2008)

london trading floor · early sql / .net

Skills Matrix: years of experience

soft skills · technologies

Certifications & Qualifications

35 entries · 1995–present

Education

QUT · BIT

Directorships

board / governance

Professional Memberships

IEEE · IASA · IIBA · Scrum Alliance

Worked With

Reserve Bank of Australia · APRA · Commonwealth Bank · Westpac · Qantas · KPMG · AMP · BHP Billiton · Rothschilds · Royal Bank of Scotland · St George Bank · ABN Amro · Calyon · Illawarra Credit Union · EDS · RXP Services · NSW Corrective Services · T2 Tea · Lorna Jane · Rodd & Gunn · Australian Vintage Limited

Current Side Projects

AI · e-commerce · independent

Personal Achievements

DJ · SES volunteer · BNI Gold

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Paul Harvey — Solutions Architect · CTO · IT Manager

Technical all-rounder with a broad wingspan, where engineering meets strategy.

An independent thinker with keen observation skills, who reads people and situations well and finds solutions that others miss. Pragmatic 'get-it-done' approach learned on the London trading floor, balanced by an eye for quality and long-term sustainability. Unflappable, upbeat, draws hidden talents out of teams, and explains complex technical concepts in concrete business terms.

Skills: Solutions Architecture, AI / LLM Integration, Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud, Shopify Plus, Cloud (AWS / Azure / GCP), SQL Server / Data Engineering, Financial Services Tech, Distributed / Offshore Team Leadership, Pre-Sales / Bids / Proposals, ERP (ERPNext / Odoo / SFCC integrations), Cybersecurity / Compliance, Business Analysis

Work Experience

Evitara — Solutions Architect (AI Integration): Architecting and maintaining a multi-project AI platform spanning marketing automation, ad operations, subscription SaaS, and internal ERP tooling. Leading a 48-agent Claude Code fleet that has shipped ~3,900 commits with 85% coverage and 269 architectural decision records across 9 projects.
Amblique — Solutions Architect (eCommerce Integration): Architected e-commerce solutions on Salesforce B2C Commerce Cloud and Shopify Plus for high-street brands. One of 5 architects providing technical direction to a team of 30 Australian staff + 30 offshore developers. Primary technical contact for clients, balancing innovation with feasibility and compliance.
Apptimise — Managing Director: Lean start-up with a team of 4 building web apps, Shopify e-commerce, project management, coaching and consulting.
OneContact — IT Manager: Planned, organised, controlled and coordinated all IT operations to ensure 500 agents delivered campaigns on time. Managed up to 15 SQL/.NET/web developers, VOIP engineers and print managers across Sydney, Wellington and Jakarta.
Duxe Software Systems — Lead Architect → CTO: Recruited and managed 14 ReactJS and Python/Django developers. Technical oversight and consulting.
Corporate Spend — Chief Technical Officer: Founding partner responsible for all technology decisions and oversight.
Corporate SEO — Managing Director: Principal Consultant across digital marketing, web performance and security.
Reserve Bank of Australia — Development Team Lead · Architect: Led a distributed team of C# .NET and SQL Server developers. Managed 2 Data Warehouse migrations.
Charles Marcus Management Consulting — Management Consultant: Six years contracting across financial services, law, utilities and government.

Earlier Career

N M Rothschild — Senior Front Office Developer
St George Bank — Senior SQL/.NET Developer
BHP / Billiton — Senior Developer
OzEmail Internet — Developer / DBA
BORAL — Junior Software Developer

Education

Queensland University of Technology — Bachelor — Information Technology (Information Systems & Communication)
Redcliffe State High School — Dux of School

Certifications (selected)

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Six Sigma Green Belt
ITIL v3 Foundation
Advanced Leadership
...and 31 more

References available on request.