About
Sittella Lab
What the hell is a Sittella?
Good question! A sittella is a tiny bird found mostly in Australia.
Where I live in Western Australia, these birds are about the size of a 50 cent coin and dart around the place like they own it!
There isn't really any significant meaning for my use of Sittella, I just enjoyed the cheeky birds and decided it was a good name.
Andrew
Hey, you made it past the home page! Cheers, nice to see you.
I'm not so much with the corporate jargon, selling myself, or LinkedIn™ styled rants, so I'll be brief...
I don't consider myself a frontend, backend, or full stack dev. This is something I am still actively exploring. I enjoy all aspects of web development, but I also enjoy other software areas including making dev-tools like Eavesdrop and declarative html based form helpers like Formageddon.
At the time of writing, my favourite programming language is Go (golang), and my favourite design patterns include imperative programming, multi-page web applications (like this one), and HATEOAS
My work experience and educational experience can be found below in my resume.
Resume
Education
Master of Computer Science
2023 - 2024
University of New England (Australia)
Status - Complete
Master of Bioinformatics
2022 - 2023
University of Western Australia
Status - Not Completed
Graduate Certificate of Predictive Analytics
2019 - 2020
Curtin University
Status - Complete
Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine
2014 - 2019
Curtin University
Status - Complete
Work Experience
Sonic HealthPlus
Lead Data Analyst
Feb 2023 - Jan 2026
- Work with stakeholders to determine reporting requirements.
- Design and develop detailed reports using Excel.
- Data extraction and analysis using SQL and Power Query.
PathWest Laboratory Medicine
Medical Scientist
Jul 2020 - Mar 2022
- Process and report on virology specimens using qPCR.
- Training incoming laboratory assistants and technicians.
- Maintaining and calibrating equipment.
St. John WA
Ambulance Transport Officer
Sep 2014 - Apr 2021
- Transport of low acuity patients.
- First response first aid to emergencies.
- Working within a multi-disciplinary healthcare environment from hospitals to aged care.