Work history

UNSW Sydney

Research software engineer

In the beginning, Varvara implemented Supramolecular.org Bindfit: a binding constant calculator for the web.

As part of the ARDC Australian Commons at Scale project we generalised Bindfit by architecting and implementing opendata.fit: a web-based data analysis and publication platform focused on improving reproducibility in research with FAIR data principles.

Then continuing our work with the UNSW RNA Institute, we designed datakits: a data, analysis, visualisation and algorithm execution containerisation format utilising and extending the Frictionless data specifications.

Finally, we used datakits to create the opendata.studio project: a software toolbox that makes publishing reproducible, interactive workflows simple.

eResearch 2024

Supramol 2025 & 2024

eResearch 2022

Team: Varvara Efremova, Prof. Pall Thordarson and myself

Remote

Dumossa

Harvest operations hand

Responsibilities:

  • Header operations
  • Chaser bin operations
  • Basic machinery maintenance
  • Field bump-in & bump-out
Firefighting
Dusk header chasing
Moombooldool, NSW

Biotext

Web developer

Biotext are experts in writing, editing, publishing and design who specialise in the understanding and publication of complex information.

Collaborated with in-house designers and editors to design and build Remediation Australasia, reflecting the print publication's style and information architecture

Canberra

UNSW Canberra

Drupal developer

Maintenance, content and improvement of previous UNSW Canberra Drupal website

Canberra

MTP Services

Web app developer (contract)

MTP Services is a Canberra based company specialising in IT contracting and recruitment, staff augmentation and project delivery

Upgrade of Plant Health Australia's AusPestCheck biosecurity webapp

Canberra

Publicis Front Foot

Senior developer

Senior Developer on gc2018.com website for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Lead team which scaled to 5 developers, liased with senior GOLDOC stakeholders, gitflow release management and feature integration

Sydney

Star Entertainment

Drupal developer (contract)
Sydney

Digilante

Drupal & web developer (contract)

Digilante was as a design and digital agency based in Sydney's The Rocks

Sydney

NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

Drupal developer (contract)

Maintenance, content and improvement of previous nsw.gov.au Drupal website

Sydney

This Little Duck

Drupal developer

This Little Duck was a software development studio based in Sydney

Worked on (now superseded) UNSW Newsroom and the UNSW Art & Design website

Sydney

Conference Magic

Audiovisual technician
  • Audiovisual technician for two medical conferences: Spring Seminar on Emergency Medicine and Evidence Review
  • Bump-in & bump-out
  • Technical support for presenters
Launceston, Tas; Port Douglas, QLD; Rotorua, NZ; Darwin, NT; Barossa Valley, SA; Wollongong, NSW; Terrigal, NSW

NICTA

Research engineer

NICTA was Australia's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence and is now known as CSIRO's Data61

Benchmarked & implemented fastpath interprocess communication for small messages in the seL4 microkernel

Sydney

Casella Family Brands

Bottling line hand

Casella Family Brands is a family-owned wine company based in Australia. Its most well-known brand name is yellow tail.

  • De-palletiser operator for bottling line
  • Forklift consignment picker
Yenda, NSW

Coles

Checkout attendant
Hillsdale, Sydney

SIRCA

Junior linux sysadmin

The Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia-Pacific (SIRCA) develops and provides data and advanced tools to promote and enable financial research and innovation, particularly for member universities.

  • Confluence migration
  • User management and permissions scripting
  • Help desk duties
Sydney

Nugan Quality Foods

Pasteuriser operator

Nugan Quality Foods was a producer of fruit juice and concentrate

  • Pasteuriser and tank cleaning, preparation
  • Monitoring, testing and finalisation of pasteurisation
  • Apple, orange and carrot juice
Hanwood, NSW

JBS Swift

Induction shed assistant
Tabbita, NSW

Local farms

Farm hand
  • Fencing
  • General labour
Barellan, NSW

Casella Family Brands

Vintage lab assistant
  • Sample collection from tank farms
  • Performing and recording sample lab tests
  • Wine additive measurement and records
  • Grape testing prior to crushing
  • Performing requests from wine makers
Barellan, NSW

Atkinson's Hydroponics

Farm hand
  • Lettuce shed hand
  • Tomato harvesting
Yoogali, NSW

Community

Canberra Makerspace

Executive & community member

Canberra Makerspace is a community run multi-use workshop and meeting space in Giralang.

Make. Hack. Void.

My contributions:

  • Workshop management, maintenance & organisation
  • Insurance obligations and reporting
  • Incorporated association reporting requirements
  • Designed, implemented and deployed website (v2.0 coming soon!)
Collaborating in the workshop
The metalwork corner
Examining spark plugs
Mazda MX-5 (NB) on jackstands
8-bit computer nerdery
Safely mounting an antenna
Giralang, Canberra

#thirstyworkcbr

#thirstyworkcbr is an inclusive gravel-oriented social ride—whatever your stead as long as you’re comfortable on dirt, no fear, we’ll make sure you make it to the pub!

Organise and lead community gravel bike rides through Instagram

Climbing into the National Arboretum
Bike maintenance under an open sky
Fording the mighty Molonglo
A pause from grinding a berm
Canberra

Education

Bachelor of Science (Physics)

University of New South Wales
  • COMP9242 Advanced Operating Systems (Distinction)
  • COMP3891 Extended Operating Systems (High distinction)
  • PHYS3040 Experimental Physics A1 (High distinction)
  • PHYS3770 Laser and spectroscopy laboratory (Distinction)
  • PHYS2160 Astronomy (High distinction)
  • PHYS2030 Laboratory A (High distinction)
  • PHYS2020 Computational physics (Distinction)