CTO Profile
Shaune Irving
Chief Technology Officer, Keytech Intelligence
Shaune Irving is Chief Technology Officer of Keytech Intelligence, building sovereign Australian AI, data ingestion and secure infrastructure for the veteran ecosystem.
Career and Keytech roles
Now
Chief Technology Officer, Keytech Intelligence
Leads engineering and technical strategy for sovereign AI, Ingestion Intelligence and the Valour Keystone platform. The role grew from a long standing commitment to building sovereign technology capability within Australia.
Now
Technical lead, Keytech and Macquarie Cloud Services partnership
Architects Australian owned, government grade hosting for veteran and public sector workloads.
Now
Architect, Valour Keystone
Designed the secure, tiered data platform that refines fragmented veteran records inside sovereign infrastructure.
Now
Founder and Owner, ARC Industrial Rope Access
Safety critical work at height across industrial sites.
2020 to 2022
Owner, BodyFit Aspley
Strength and conditioning gym, sold in 2022.
2008 to 2014
Founder, CrossFit Ipswich
Built the gym and sold his shareholdings in 2014 to learn a trade.
Earlier
Qualified Mechanical Fitter
Trade qualified across heavy industrial equipment and maintenance.
Earlier
Queensland Ambulance Paramedic
Frontline clinical work where decisive judgement matters.
12 years
Royal Australian Air Force
Service that shaped his operational discipline and leadership.
Beyond the office: Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Shaune raced in Nice as an Australian age group qualifier. He writes about what endurance racing teaches a CTO.
Read: Nice, Numbers and Nerve →