Summary
Lloyd Shanks is a retail-focused technologist and co-founder with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering technology across manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing and customer-facing commerce channels. As Director of Esntl Solutions he helps Australian retailers tune supply chains and lift convenience and responsiveness across digital and physical touchpoints. His background includes leading IT and re-platforming at MECCA Brands—driving triple-digit eCommerce growth, major warehouse scale-ups and data/loyalty programs—and strategic delivery work at ThoughtWorks for major retailers like Kmart, Coles and JB Hi‑Fi. Lloyd combines hands-on delivery with strategic coaching, having moved legacy merchandise systems onto modern stacks and piloted novel customer acquisition via WeChat mini-apps. Based in Melbourne, he blends deep retail domain knowledge with practical execution skills and a track record of turning complex retail operations into scalable, customer-centred technology.
9 years of coding experience
Coursera
People in Progress
Victorian Certificate of Education, Specialist Maths, Maths Methods, Chemistry, Physics, English, Victorian Certificate of Education, Specialist Maths, Maths Methods, Chemistry, Physics, English at Scotch College
CSM Group
The University of Melbourne
Proactive Services
Firebrand Training