About David Piccinato
More than 25 years in retail operations and the software that runs them.
I've spent my working life in and around retail: first in stores, then running the systems behind them, and now building software for other retailers. I live and work on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Stokkd, 2016 to present
I founded Stokkd in 2016 and I'm its CEO and lead developer. Stokkd is stocktake and inventory count software, sold as a service.
My work covers both the product and the business. On the product side I lead software development for purchase ordering and stocktaking, design new features and work on the interface. On the business side I manage accounts payable, profit and loss, budgeting and forecasting.
Retail operations, 1989 to 2013
I worked for a Queensland retail group for 23 years in three roles.
Administration Manager, 1995 to 2013. I managed staff, recruiting, payroll, accounts payable and inventory control, and oversaw the opening of further stores as the business grew. I also set up the rostering and purchasing processes the business ran on.
Retail Store Manager, 1993 to 1995. I was responsible for expanding the business, opening new stores across Queensland.
Retail Specialist, 1989 to 1993. I started in customer service and visual merchandising on the shop floor.
Systems I've implemented
Much of my time there went into upgrading how the business ran. Over the years that included:
- Replacing cash registers with networked electronic registers, and later with computer-based point of sale.
- Moving point of sale to MYOB Retail Manager, with MYOB Premier for accounts and payroll, then to MYOB Exo, and later to the e-Suite ERP system.
- Introducing Xero, CloudPayroll for payroll, and When I Work for rostering, and partly automating the handover of roster data to payroll.
- Establishing a warehouse for inventory distribution and online order processing.
- Renovating the existing stores and adding network-connected surveillance systems.
- Project managing the development of bespoke cloud software for purchase ordering and for stocktaking.
Those last two projects are where the idea for Stokkd came from.