Nick is a Ruby Software Engineer but has previously dabbled as a Radio and Television Host,
Community Manager, Flashmob Coordinator, Board Game Designer, Effective Altruist and Sex Educator.
He is eager to facilitate Ruby Australia continuing to grow into an eclectic, diverse and
supportive community and is always eager to hear suggestions on how to do so.
Lee Sheppard
General Member (2019 - ), Vice President (2023 - 2025)
Lee is a Ruby on Rails developer from Sydney, co-organiser of RoROSyd, contributor to the
Rails project and part
of the organising committee for Rails Girls Sydney. Previously
working in the animation industry and as a syndicated cartoonist.
Tarun Mookhey
Treasurer
Tarun is Ruby developer based in Sydney.
Mark Glossop
General Member
Mark is a former-sysadmin-turned-developer with a lifelong interest in tech,
science and maths. He started his Ruby journey in 2008 with Rails. These
days, he uses Ruby and a handful of other languages - but Ruby is his staple
language, because of both the language itself and the community around it.
He is also keen to help the tech industry be a better and more inclusive
place, particularly for people with disabilities.
Outside of tech, he watches more TV than is probably healthy, manages to be
a halfway-decent home cook, and is keen to do more travelling.
Dan is a Ruby developer currently based in Gadigal (Sydney). After
originally studying classical music at uni, Dan made the career-change in
2021 through a coding bootcamp. When he's not scraping fantasy AFL stats,
you can find him playing futsal or netball, doing a pub trivia or
co-organising ROROSyd.
Helen Stonehouse
General Member
Helen spent 6 years helping attorneys file patents before she discovered how much she loved
programming during lockdown. After completing a software engineering bootcamp, she landed
a role working with Ruby on Rails and has been working with Rails ever since.
She mentored at Rails Girls Melbourne and is passionate about making tech a more welcoming
space for women and gender-diverse individuals.
In her free time Helen enjoys going to the movies, propagating houseplants, and a bit of
gaming. Her 2025 personal goal is to do more sewing.