Magento is undoubtedly one of the fastest growing ecommerce applications in the world. Ecommerce based startups and businesses seem to be more interested in developing their website on Magento due to its user-friendly interface, some catchy themes, extensions, plugins and various add-ons. This CMS has gained both, trust and reputation of the masses and the most convincing part of this application is its happening community.
Speaking about the community, here is a list of some of the Magenticians from Australia that you should start following now to learn more about Magento and to keep yourself updated regarding the Magento Community.
This list is not complete, obviously. There must be more influencers from Australia. If you know someone who is not a part of this list, then feel free to comment on this article.
Richard Cai
Richard is a Magento Certified Developer with an extensive experience of over ten years in the ecommerce sector. He currently works for CommerceConnect as a Senior Technical Solution Architect and is an active Magento community member.
LinkedIn: Richard Cai
Twitter: Richard Cai
Haolong Fan
Haolong is a coding geek with some successful projects under his belt. A Magento Certified Front End Developer, Haolong worked for Redbox Digital Australia as a Magento developer.
LinkedIn: Haolong Fan
Twitter: Haolong Fan
Jim O’Halloran
Jim has an experience of over 12 years in web development and is a Magento Certified Developer. Jim currently works for Aligent Consulting as a senior developer. Jim has also been a lecturer and also worked as a freelancer.
LinkedIn: Jim O’Halloran
Twitter: Jim O’Halloran
Jess Anticaglia
Jess is associated with Balance Internet since 2010 and currently works as a technical support manager. Jess is a Magento Certified Developer too and keeps a close eye in the web development sector.
LinkedIn: Jess Anticaglia
Twitter: Jess Anticaglia
Hammy Goonan
Hammy currently works at BWM Dentsu managing two job roles, as a Technical Consultant and a Senior Web Developer. Hammy has an experience of over five years in web development and is a Magento Certified Developer/Magento Certified Frontend Developer.
LinkedIn: Hammy Goonan
Francis Kim
Francis has three Magento certifications to his name: Magento Developer Plus, Magento Developer and Magento Frontend Developer. He works as a freelance software engineer, growth hacker and has previously worked as a Senior Magento and JavaScript Developer at Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
LinkedIn: Francis Kim
Twitter: Francis Kim
Henry Tran
Henry is a senior developer with an experience of over ten years in Magento and ecommerce business. He has 4 Magento certifications with a track record of over 50 successful projects. Henry currently works at Acidgreen as a Magento Tech Lead.
LinkedIn: Henry Tran
Luke Anderson
Luke works as a Technical Director at Convert Digital. He is an ecommerce enthusiast and likes to work as an entrepreneur. Luke is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist and a Magento Certified Developer.
LinkedIn: Luke Anderson
Campbell Mclaughlin
Campbell is a Magento Certified Developer. He currently works as a project manager at Balance Internet and has over five years of agency experience. Campbell’s top skills are related to e-commerce, SEO, Magento, etc.
LinkedIn: Campbell Mclaughlin
Twitter: Campbell Mclaughlin
Chris Belfield
Chris is a technical geek who is in the industry for over 14 years. He is a Magento Certified person and currently works at Versent as a Principal Consultant. His top skills relate with Jenkins, DevOps, Magento, etc.
LinkedIn: Chris Belfield
Twitter: Chris Belfield
Lian Ma
Lian is a professional when it comes to developing Magento based ecommerce websites. She is a Magento Certified Developer and Magento Certified Developer Plus. She is currently working as a Web Developer at Amaysim Australia Ltd.
LinkedIn: lian Ma
Tarundeep Sharma
Tarundeep has an experience of over 12 years and has served at different leading positions in the software, web development industry throughout his career. Tarundeep is a Magento Certified Developer Plus and currently works as a Technical Business Analyst at UXC Oxygen.
LinkedIn: Tarundeep Sharma
Hongda Li
Hongda Li is an experienced young man with an experience of more than eight years in the programming field. Hongda currently works at Rapid Finance as a Senior Software Engineer. His top skills are Magento, PHP, and different caching technologies.
LinkedIn: Hongda Li
Dorothy Van Tonder
Dorothy is a widely experienced lady with an experience of over ten years in the web designing industry. Apart from having three certified Magento certifications, she also has certifications of Adobe. Dorothy is a design loving person currently working at Seafolly P/L as a Frontend Developer and Digital Designer.
LinkedIn: Dorothy van Tonder
Apaar Bajpai
Apaar likes to work on ecommerce development and is a Magento Certified Developer. His top skills are Web Development, Magento, PHP, etc. Apaar currently works at Pacific Brands as a Senior Programming Analyst.
LinkedIn: Apaar Bajpai
Mahesh Jadav
Mahesh is a full stack developer and has a Magento Developer Certification. He specializes in Magento with an experience of 10 years. He currently works as a Senior Developer at iSelect. Mahesh’s top skills include Magento, PHP, Zend Framework, etc.
LinkedIn: Mahesh Jadav
Twitter: Mahesh Jadav
Janelle Herrera
Janelle is an experienced growth hacker at Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She is a Certified Magento Developer and has top skills in Magento, WordPress, Agile Management, etc. Janelle is an experienced young lady with over five years of experience in web developing.
LinkedIn: Janelle Herrera
Siddhartha Shrestha
Siddartha works as a web developer at MindArc Digital Agency. He is a Magento Certified Developer and has an experience of over five years of web development. Siddhartha’s top skills include Magento, MySQL, WordPress, etc.
LinkedIn: Siddhartha Shrestha
Renato Medina
Renato is a Magento Certified Developer with an experience of over seven years in web development. He currently works at Wolf Interactive as a Magento Craftsman. Renato’s top skills include Magento, PHP, jQuery, etc.
LinkedIn: Renato Medina
Bonny (Bo) Yang
Bonny is a Magento Certified Developer with an experience of over 12 years. She currently works as a PHP Developer at Airline Metrics. Her top skills are Magento, Java, PHP, etc.
LinkedIn: Bonny (Bo) Yang
Andi Han
Andi is a tech lead and Magento developer at Balance Internet. He is a Magento Certified Developer with an experience of over 12 years in software engineering. Andi’s top skills include Magento, Java, PHP, etc.
LinkedIn: Andi Han
Jan Cerny
Jan is a Magento specialist and has Magento Front End Developer Certification. He has an experience of over 12 years, and his top skills include Magento, ecommerce, CMS, etc.Jan works at NetSuite as a Senior Technical Consultant.
LinkedIn: Jan Cerny
Justin Volpato
Justin is the founder of Rival Web Design that is now approximately ten years old. He is a Magento specialist, and his top skills include Magento, Web Design, SEO, etc. Justin is an advertising enthusiast and loves creativity.
LinkedIn: Justin Volpato
Robert Shepherd
Robert is a Magento and Drupal specialist. He currently works as a Web developer at DogHouse Media. Robert is in the field of Web Designing, and Web Developing since 2012 and aims to be more proficient in Magento Development.
LinkedIn: Robert Shepherd
Twitter: Robert Shepherd
Emma Naomi Govind Sahody
Emma Naomi is a Magento Certified Frontend Developer with an experience of over 11 years in web development. She works at Web tag as a Web Consultant. Her top interests are PHP, Magento, MySQL, etc.
LinkedIn: Emma Naomi Govind Sahody
Wenping Guo
Wenping is a young boy with inspiring capabilities. He is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist and Magento Certified Frontend Developer. Wenping works at Acidgreen as a web developer and his top skills are Magento, PHP, MySQL, etc.
LinkedIn: Wenping Guo
Beverly Cheak
Beverly is a Magento specialist with a Magento Certified Certification of Front End Developing. She has many successful projects in her portfolio and works at MindArc Digital Agency as a web developer. Her top skills include Magento, CSS, HTML5 etc.
LinkedIn: Beverly Cheak
Ankit Mishra
Ankit is in the web, software development industry since 2007. He is a Magento Certified Developer Plus and works as an Ecommerce Lead at HCL Technologies Australia Private Limited. Ankit’s top skills include Magento, Drupal, LAMP, etc.
LinkedIn: Ankit Mishra
Twitter: Ankit Mishra
Sergii Kantemirov
Sergii is associated with Magento since 2010. He has been a Senior Magento Developer and now works as Tech Lead for Magento at Balance Internet. Sergii is a Magento Certified Developer Plus, and his top skills include Magento, Zend Framework, PHP, etc.
LinkedIn: Sergii Kantemirov
Twitter: Sergii Kantemirov
Martin Novak
Martin is an entrepreneur. He is the Co-founder and CIO of Dsync.com. Martin has an expanded experience of over nine years and is a Magento Certified Developer Plus, Magento Certified Solution Specialist. Martin’s top skills include Magento, Web Development, Ecommerce, etc.
LinkedIn: Martin Novak
Carrie Han
Carrie is a Web Solutions Architect and Team Manager at Squiz Australia. She likes to develop with Magento and is a Magento Certified Developer Plus. Carrie is in the software and web development industry since 2007.
LinkedIn: Carrie Han
Maheshi De Silva
Maheshi has six years of experience as software, web developer. She works at Balance Internet as a developer and was a Magento Developer at her previous job. Maheshi is a Magento Certified Developer Plus.
LinkedIn: Maheshi De Silva
Matthew Bowolick
Matthew is a Business Analyst at eWave Commerce. He is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist, and his top skills include Magento, ecommerce, Online Marketing, etc.
LinkedIn: Matthew Bowolick
Twitter: Matthew Bowolick
Perry Burgess
Perry is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist and currently works as a Project Manager at Acidgreen. Perry has four years of experience in project managing, and his top skills include Magento, ecommerce, project management, etc.
LinkedIn: Perry Burgess
Yvette Moreau
Yvette has worked for over 100 ecommerce stores and is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist. She is an entrepreneur and owns a company by the name Online Vision. Yvette’s top skills include Magento, ecommerce, user experience, etc.
LinkedIn: Yvette Moreau
Adrian Judd
Adrian is the managing director at Alinga Web Media Design and was previously the managing director of Magento Web Design. Adrian is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist, and his top skills include Magento, Web design, Digital Marketing etc.
LinkedIn: Adrian Judd
Andrew Nguyen
Andrew is the ecommerce manager at Balance Internet. He is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist and is proficient in Magento 2 as well. Andrew’s top interests include ecommerce, Magento, Project management, etc.
LinkedIn: Andrew Nguyen
Stephen Yuen
Stephen is an Analyst Programmer and Web Developer. He currently works at Catchoftheday.com.au as a Senior developer. Stephen is a Magento Certified Developer Plus and Magento Certified Frontend Developer. Stephen is in the programming industry since 1998, and his top interests are Magento, PHP, JavaScript, etc.
LinkedIn: Stephen Yuen
Damodar Bashyal
Damodar Bashyal, a Magento Certified Developer, currently works at Lowes Manhattan as a Magento developer. Damodar has also worked as a CTO for Tealdit and has an experience of over ten years in Magento development.
LinkedIn: Damodar Bashyal
Twitter: Damodar Bashyal
Jagdeep Singh Banga
Jagdeep is a Magento Technology Lead Consultant at APD Group. He has been working with Magento since 2008 and is a Magento Certified Developer Plus. Jagdeep’s top skills include Magento, jQuery, MySQL, etc.
LinkedIn: Jagdeep Singh Banga
Twitter: Jagdeep Singh Banga
Mike Li
Mike is a Full Stack Web Developer and a Magento expert. He currently works at Carsguide.com.au as a Magento Lead. Mike’s experience of web development is of almost ten years, and his top interests include Magento, MySQL, JavaScript, etc.
LinkedIn: Mike Li
Daniel McClure
Daniel is a Magento Certified Frontend Developer and has an extensive experience of over seven years in web development. Daniel currently works at AGL Energy as a Web developer. His top skills include Magento, Web Development, CMS, etc.
LinkedIn: Daniel McClure
Sohany Akter
Sohany has dual certifications of Magento. He is a Magento Certified Developer and a Magento Certified Frontend Developer. He currently works at AMF Magnetics as a Senior Web Application Developer. Sohany has an experience of 10 years in the web development sector.
LinkedIn: Sohany Akter
Sam Logan
Sam is a Certified Magento Frontend Developer and Magento Solution Specialist. He currently works at BirdBrain Logic as a technical lead. Sam is an experienced person and has top skills at Ecommerce, Magento, Web development, etc.
LinkedIn: Sam Logan
Stephen Yuen
Stephen is a code geek and a Magento Certified Frontend Developer. He has an experience of over 15 years and currently works at CatchOfTheDay.com.au as a Senior Developer. As a programmer, Stephen’s top skills are PHP, Magento, MySQL, etc.
LinkedIn: Stephen Yuen
Mahesh Garg
Mahesh is an entrepreneur and is the founder of FLYONIT. He has Magento Developer Certification and has over 14 years of experience in software development. Mahesh’s top skills are Magento, Cloud Computing, Software Development, etc.
LinkedIn: Mahesh Garg
Twitter: Mahesh Garg
Jan Tomka
Jan is a Magento Certified Solution Specialist with an experience of over 15 years in the tech industry. Jan is a Magento enthusiast currently working as a Senior Magento Solution Specialist at On Topic ecommerce.
LinkedIn: Jan Tomka
Jianxin Mo
Jianxin is in the software and the web developing industry since more than 20 years. Being a Magento specialist, he is a Magento Certified Developer. Jianxin currently works as Magento ecommerce Web Developer at Steam Digital.
LinkedIn: Jianxin Mo
Matthew Cooper
Matthew is a Technical Ecommerce consultant and a Full Stack Developer. He currently works as the CTO of Harris Partners. Matthew is in the industry since more than ten years and is a Magento Certified Developer Plus.
LinkedIn: Matthew Cooper
Phew! That is some list! However, please note that the following list is not comprehensive and is neither in any chronological order.
Abdur Rahman
Abdur Rahman is the Magento whizz at Cloudways. He is growth ambitious, and aims to learn & share information about Ecommerce & Magento Development through practice and experimentation. He loves to travel and explore new ideas whenever he finds time. Get in touch with him at [email protected]