Boutique AI Architecture Agency

AI Strategy to Implementation — End to End

We architect and deliver AI-driven solutions tailored to your business. Vendor agnostic. Customer focused. From first principles to production.

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Services

From AI strategy and architecture design through to production delivery — we bring the full stack of expertise needed to turn AI ambition into operational reality.

AI Strategy
Vision | Assessment | Roadmap
AI Architecture
Agents | Data Mesh | Platform Design
End-to-End Delivery
Build | Deploy | Operate
Data Platform
Lakehouse | MLOps | Pipelines
AI Agents & Automation
LLM | Workflow | Integration
FinOps & Cloud
Cost Optimisation | Governance | Reporting
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Case Studies

Real-world AI and data solutions delivered across energy, mining, government, finance, and media — from architecture to production.

AI / Data Mesh Mining Tech

Global AI Agentic Data Mesh

Established a global data platform, team structure, and operating model for Imdex — overseeing architecture delivery across Kubernetes, Snowflake, Kafka, Airflow, and DBT.

IoT / AI Energy

Rooftop Solar DER Virtual Power Plant

Designed and delivered residential solar inverter telemetry ingestion and a bitemporal XTDB datastore for Synergy using Azure Databricks, DAPR microservices, and a CSIP-AUS compliant OT cloud architecture for DER grid forecasting.

~75% cost reduction Government

FinOps Cloud Cost Optimisation

Delivered a FinOps program for the WA Department of Education across Azure, AWS, and Oracle — achieving approximately 75% reduction in billed cloud costs alongside a governance and reporting framework.

Architecture Leadership Government

Environment Online Program

Led architecture across CRM, integration, and data workstreams for the WA Department of Water & Environmental Regulation — delivering governance guardrails and digital government services on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.

Cloud + OT/IoT Mining

Cloud & OT/IoT Portfolio Re-Architecture

Re-architected South32's capital project portfolio to cloud with IoT Edge reporting for SCADA and OT sensor systems — connecting operational technology to cloud analytics at scale across mining operations.

FinTech / AI Finance

FinTech AI Credit Decisioning Platform

Built an Azure PaaS microservices platform including Fasti online credit decisioning, a customer portal, the Viso data warehouse, and Annie risk analytics engine — delivering full-stack FinTech from the ground up.

Digital Banking Financial Services

Digital Banking Delivery & Compliance Remediation

Led engineering and product delivery at Bankwest across payments, mobile tools, online lending, and CRM — including Royal Commission compliance remediation under tight regulatory timelines.

20+ integrations Retail / Membership

APAC IT Modernisation & Supply Chain Integration

Principal Integration Architect for Club Assist's APAC modernisation — delivering 20+ external supply-chain integrations and legacy system migration across Dynamics 365 CE/FO, BizTalk, and Azure Integration Services over three years.

Our Working Process

How we take you from AI ambition to production-ready systems — with full transparency at every stage.


We assess your current AI maturity, data assets, team capability, and business goals. This gives us a clear baseline — what you have, what gaps exist, and where AI can unlock the most value quickly and sustainably.


We define your AI vision and prioritise use cases by business impact and feasibility. You receive a vendor-agnostic roadmap with clear milestones, investment levels, and expected outcomes — aligned to your organisation's appetite and constraints.


We design the AI architecture: agent frameworks, data platforms, model selection, integration patterns, and infrastructure. We present multiple options with trade-offs, costs, and timelines so you make the decision with full information.


Before committing to full delivery, we build targeted POCs to validate the architecture and demonstrate value to stakeholders. This de-risks the investment and surfaces any technical constraints early, before they become expensive.


We deliver production-ready AI solutions with an emphasis on quality, security, observability, and scalability. Our team covers the full stack — data engineering, model integration, APIs, UI, and cloud infrastructure — so nothing falls through the gaps.


We upskill your team, document the architecture and runbooks, and ensure you are operationally ready before we step back. Our goal is your independence — not dependency on us. We leave you capable and confident to own what we built together.

Team

Senior practitioners who have delivered AI and data solutions across energy, mining, finance, and government.

Chris McKelt
Principal Consultant
Chris McKelt
vector

20+ years of working in the IT industry delivering solutions to clients that help them succeed.

Tracy Dallas
Talent Partner
Tracy Dallas
vector

15+ years of experience in project management and team leadership. Strong organizational and communication skills

Lachlan James
Data Engineer
Lachlan James
vector

12+ years of experience in data architecture

Experts

With extensive multi-cloud experience we are technology experts spanning software and data engineering, architecture and analytics.

Expertise and Competencies

IEEE 2030.5 CSIP-AUS

At Smart Tech, we are passionate about helping you unlock the full potential of your smart grid investment. Our team of engineers specializes in bridging the gap between IEEE 2030.5 CSIP-AUS connectivity and actionable insights.
We achieve this through a comprehensive suite of services designed to optimize your smart grid operations.
Our expertise lies in seamlessly integrating data from DERs and grid devices, ensuring its security and reliability.
We then provide real-time data visualization and monitoring tools, empowering you to make informed decisions.
Additionally, we leverage advanced analytics to optimize energy usage, predict demand fluctuations, and improve grid stability. By working with Smart Tech, you gain a trusted partner in navigating the complexities of the smart grid and achieving a future of efficient, reliable, and sustainable energy management.
With an extensive track record of working with small to enterprise organisations across diverse industry sectors, Smart Tech specialises in driving large-scale programs of work in cutting-edge technological areas such as cloud infrastructure, architecture, digital applications, data, and AI.​

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