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Page 3 — Our Work​

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Overview​

Mechancial Rock delivers software products and platforms that address complex, real-world business problems.

While not all work is publicly promoted, Mechanical Rock is trusted to build innovative, scalable, and user-friendly systems for organisations across government, enterprise, and regulated industries.

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WayFinder — Continuous Improvement Engine​

WayFinder is a continuous improvement engine developed by Mechanical Rock after years of consulting across industries.

WayFinder converts real operational and delivery data into actionable insights, helping software teams:

  • identify what matters in their data,
  • implement targeted action plans,
  • monitor progress over time,
  • and drive transformational improvement aligned to industry good practice.

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Data Platforms & Analytics​

Mechanical Rock delivers modern data platforms to enable data-driven decision making and operational efficiency.

Selected engagements include:

  • Bamboo — Visualising Back Office Data
    AWS QuickSight, Snowflake, and dbt used to deliver analytics for decision making and efficiency.

  • Fortescue — Operational Data Lake
    Incremental transformation of platform stability, maintainability, and security.

  • University of Western Australia — Databricks Lakehouse
    Scalable, secure reference lakehouse architecture across domains.

  • VGW — Data Mesh Platform
    Automated domain vending and scalable data sharing for a hyperscale gaming environment.

  • Horizon Power — Snowflake Cost Optimisation
    Platform review covering cost, configuration, security, and performance.

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Product Development​

Mechanical Rock delivers cloud-native products across enterprise, government, and consumer domains.

Selected engagements include:

  • Woodside — Smart Maintenance Apps
    Mobile cloud-native applications replacing paper-based workflows for field maintenance teams.

  • Quickmail — Platform & Applications
    AWS-based platform enabling rapid rollout of lightweight applications, including Warehouse Asset Management (WAM).

  • NOPSEMA — Investigations Framework
    Modern workflow management application for Australia’s offshore energy regulator.

  • DevOpsDream — Online Simulation Game
    A strategy game designed to improve understanding of software delivery and organisational performance.

  • FCX — Private Equity Platform
    Distributed ledger-based platform for capital raising, cap table management, and share trading.

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Enterprise DevOps & Cloud Transformation​

Mechanical Rock supports organisations in transforming delivery, infrastructure, and operating models.

Selected engagements include:

  • Bankwest — Cloud Native Platform
    Secure and compliant platform enabling rapid cloud service delivery.

  • RAC — DevOps Adoption
    Capability uplift to support cloud migration and Agile delivery.

  • VGW — DevOps Capability & Automation
    Immutable infrastructure, pipelines, and rigorous engineering practices.

  • Austal — Deployment Automation
    Automated container-based delivery pipelines deployed on ocean-going vessels.

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Design & Discovery​

Mechanical Rock applies user-centred design and discovery to inform delivery decisions.

Selected engagements include:

  • Dept of Planning, Lands & Heritage — FASTPlan Replacement
    User research, stakeholder engagement, journey mapping, wireframes, and prototypes to streamline a seven-phase application process.

  • Lotterywest — UX & Content Platforms
    Cloud-native CMS solutions and end-to-end UX design for digital products.

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Case Studies​

Mechanical Rock has delivered a broad portfolio of publicly available case studies across:

  • data platforms and analytics,
  • cloud-native product delivery,
  • DevOps and automation,
  • AI and machine learning,
  • application modernisation.

These include work with organisations such as Rio Tinto, Fortescue, Lotterywest, Woodside, VGW, Bamboo, UWA, RAC, NOPSEMA, and many others.

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Status​

This work represents a selection of Mechanical Rock’s ongoing and completed engagements.

New case studies and products continue to be added as delivery progresses.