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Profile
Peter O’Neill
Software Engineer
Bio
Peter played lots of video games as a kid and wanted to do something creative. He was also quite good at maths and science, which helped him to get where he is today – running a company that designs games and applications for mobile phones.
Peter thinks the ultimate creativity is being his own boss and getting to make the big decisions.
Questions
Questions & Answers
- What is the best aspect about your work?
- I have had the pleasure of working with some truly amazing companies and people. I'm inspired almost every day to better myself and the company. I work with people that I watch on TV or read about in magazines or that I never thought I would get to meet. My industry is changing so rapidly at the moment and it's a wild ride, but we're loving every minute of it. Also the people that we have at the company are so fantastic. They are talented, hard working and fun to be around. This really helps and I can honestly say that going to work doesn't feel like work. It's what I've wanted to do for a long time and I am very lucky and will never take it for granted.
- What is the most challenging aspect about your work?
- We are still a young business at 2moro mobile and I find that I need to wear so many different hats - sales and marketing, accounting, HR, software developer ... the list goes on. It's certainly fun, but can be challenging. At the moment I'm working extremely long hours and traveling quite a bit. The travel component is also fun, but again hard at times especially with young kids back at home.
- What high school and/or Uni/TAFE did you go to?
- Sacred Heart and Adelaide University.
- What did you study in further education?
- Computer Science and Accounting
- What is the best career advice you can give to someone is interested in going down a similar path?
- I initially followed my passion for computers and was a software developer for a long time. I was never going to be the best developer in the world, but I found I had a unique ability to be technically minded but also able to explain what I did to non-technical people. This made me adept at selling technology and I quite enjoy the process of working with customers on a strategy for their company that involves using our technology. In the end I decided that I would have more fun starting my own company and bringing on other software developers to perform the technical work. In this regard I would say know your strengths and weaknesses and if you truly love something and are good at it then you'll make it.
