Alex Clark
Technical Director at The Caretakers, a brand and web application studio in Auckland, New Zealand.
Designer by training, developer by trade. Fifteen years across both disciplines, the last eight focused on building production web platforms for clients in insurance, education, health & safety, and government.
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Currently building:
Founder of InsureOS - insurance infrastructure for specialty MGAs in New Zealand and Australia. A single configurable platform for product definition, automated rating, quoting, payment processing, document generation and policy renewals.
- Role
- Technical Director, The Caretakers
- Location
- Auckland, NZ
- Stack
- TypeScript, Node.js, PHP / Laravel, React, Docker, AWS CDK, MySQL, PostgreSQL
- Focus
- REST APIs, microservices, custom member portals and intranets, custom OAuth2 servers and authentication systems, legacy integrations, Xero integrations, Microsoft 365 / Graph, payment gateways, AI integrations (agentic workflows, MCP)
- Languages
- English, 한국어
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Selected work:
- Star Insure - quotes and claims management, accounts receivable automation, bordereau reporting, REST API, microservices, custom OAuth2 server, legacy system integrations. Five-year consulting partnership, ongoing.
- Dollar For Schools - school lunch delivery platform with driver and logistics management.
- Sport Integrity Commission - website and Microsoft 365 / SharePoint integrations.
- NZ Society of Cosmetic Medicine - national membership portal.
- IMPAC - website, training portal, custom OAuth2 server with client SSO for enterprise customers, and integrations into their finance systems.
- NumberWorks'nWords - marketing website for the tutoring franchise.
- Broke Bets - sports betting community platform.
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Background:
- 2024–now Technical Director, The Caretakers
- 2022–2024 Lead Developer / Dev Team Manager, The Caretakers
- 2018–2022 Web Developer → Senior Full-Stack, The Caretakers
- 2014–2018 Graphic Web Designer & Developer, Alex Clark Design Ltd. (self-employed)
- 2011–2014 Graphic Designer / Project Manager, Cranium Signage Solutions
- 2010–2011 Diploma in Digital Creativity, Media Design School