Today on the podcast, we have Sarah Wright, Partner Exec at the AMAZING Mechanical Rock, who has an extensive background in IT project delivery, support, and governance. Sarah believes that every project is unique, and she has taken what she has learned to work closely with partners such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Snowflake to ensure they are working seamlessly together. She is passionate about enabling and planning, and works closely with her Mechanical Rockstars to achieve their goals. Sarah is also proud to work on the Latency Conference Committee, which is Perth's only local conference dedicated to building secure, high performing cloud-native applications. So tune in and hear all about Sarah's exciting journey in the world of IT project delivery and her current role as a Partner Exec at the AMAZING Mechanical Rock!

As principal technical lead at Mechanical Rock, Australia's leading cloud native consultancy, Zainab works with progressive tools and practices such as serverless technologies, infrastructure-as-code and cloud solutions. Building scalable cloud native data platforms are her current passion, and she is excited about bringing software engineering rigour to the data industry. A regular conference presenter, keynote speaker, AWS Community Hero and 2020 WiTWA Tech [+] 20 Award winner, Zainab is also passionate about teaching young people the joys of programming.

In this episode of our podcast, we speak with Andres Walsh, the newest principal engineer at Mechanical Rock. Andres is a seasoned game designer with a passion for creating engaging and immersive digital experiences. He brings this expertise to his current role as a data consultant, where he helps companies make sense of their data and turn it into actionable insights. Tune in to hear Andres' unique perspective on the intersection of game design and data analysis, as well as his thoughts on the future of technology and the role it will play in shaping our world.

Aspiring woodworker Tim talks on his troubles and tribulations on in journey to becoming CTO of Mechanical Rock.

Up and coming data engineer and wannabe pro table tennis player Matthew Carter joins us on the Mechanical Rock podcast. Where he shares his experiences working as both a data engineer and data analysts,  the tension between the two disciplines and common pitfalls companies and engineers make when they are on the journey to becoming data driven.

CEO and Founder of the Perth based cloud native consultancy talks about his decades of experience working with clients, how the market has changed, and the challenges of building and maintaining a strong company culture.