Experience

Kaluza

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Head of Engineering

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom Helping build the Kaluza ecosystem of intelligent platforms powering the future of energy. From revolutionising billing to smart electric vehicle charging, Kaluza’s technology is empowering some of the biggest energy suppliers to better serve their customers. Its real-time cloud platforms transform supplier operations, reducing cost to serve and boosting customer engagement. Powered by Kaluza, suppliers can invest in innovating for tomorrow’s customers and drive decarbonisation with smart, low… Show more Helping build the Kaluza ecosystem of intelligent platforms powering the future of energy. From revolutionising billing to smart electric vehicle charging, Kaluza’s technology is empowering some of the biggest energy suppliers to better serve their customers. Its real-time cloud platforms transform supplier operations, reducing cost to serve and boosting customer engagement. Powered by Kaluza, suppliers can invest in innovating for tomorrow’s customers and drive decarbonisation with smart, low carbon technologies that not only reduce energy bills, but lay the foundations for a more flexible energy system. Show less



Independent

• Technology Consultant

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2022

  London, United Kingdom Technology due diligence, advice and strategy consulting services on a part-time basis to SMEs. Short strategic projects and longer term working relationships. Recent engagements include: vendor management for an online subscription business; strategy assurance for an ed-tech firm; assessment and recommendations for a travel start-up investor; strategic analysis of an innovative sports technology.



graze

• United Kingdom
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Feb 2019 - Dec 2021

  London, United Kingdom Leading the graze technology team in a new direction under Unilever ownership. Getting the best out of graze’s technology capability both internally and with Unilever more widely. Recent projects include: • Data platform – Building Unilever a new UK analytics platform (on Azure), including AI/ML • ERP system – Migration of graze core business processes from custom systems to NetSuite • Private equity exit – Technology due diligence and investor pitching

• Head of Technology

  • Mar 2016 - Feb 2019

  London, United Kingdom Senior Technology Leader responsible for: • Leading a mid-sized team in custom development, IT and cloud engineering (AWS) • Working with the senior management team to define technology strategy and objectives • Managing a £2 million budget • Leading technology in the private equity sale and subsequent integration with Unilever • Managing the build and maintenance of physical and logical IT infrastructure • Managing IT policy, security and data protection (including GDPR… Show more Senior Technology Leader responsible for: • Leading a mid-sized team in custom development, IT and cloud engineering (AWS) • Working with the senior management team to define technology strategy and objectives • Managing a £2 million budget • Leading technology in the private equity sale and subsequent integration with Unilever • Managing the build and maintenance of physical and logical IT infrastructure • Managing IT policy, security and data protection (including GDPR compliance) • Managing multiple supplier relationships • Running solid project management and Agile approaches Senior Technical Manager responsible for: • Software development direction across e-commerce websites, data warehouse and a custom operations platform • Migration from Magento 2 to Shopify e-commerce platform • Defining the enterprise platform architecture for application choices, integrations and APIs • System design reviews for the website, payment systems, ERP system, data warehouse and 3rd party integrations

• Head of Operations Technology

  • Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

  London, United Kingdom Technology Manager responsible for: • Development of operational applications and supply chain technology • Development of core e-commerce, subscription and payment services/APIs • Introduction of the Magento 2 e-commerce platform and its integration design



Deloitte Digital

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Technology Consultant

  • Aug 2012 - Apr 2014

  London, United Kingdom Client-facing technical delivery roles. Projects included: • Development Manager - Mobile banking solution and iOS app (Major retail bank) • Technical Lead - Voice-recognition web application (Public sector client) • Senior Developer and Route-to-Live Lead - Online banking portal (Major retail bank)



Metaswitch Networks

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2012

  London, United Kingdom Software engineering role spanning all aspects of the development life-cycle, from requirements analysis and specification through to development, testing and QA. Projects included: • Carrier-class telecoms VoIP platform (C, Linux) • Subscriber management application (Java, SQL) • Network diagnostics web application (Ruby-on-Rails) • Call services web client (HTML/CSS/JS)



OC&C Strategy Consultants

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern Analyst

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  London, United Kingdom Worked on a project to direct the growth of a national retailer. Assessed the shape of the market and growth drivers for the client, reporting to people at all levels of the firm from Consultant to Partner. Delivered quality analysis to tight deadlines.