Experience

Inviqa

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Feb 2023 - 11 months

  London, England, United Kingdom Strategic growth and transformation of services and capability, with a focus on cross discipline and cross agency collaboration, MarTech vendor partnerships and delivery of world class software engineering services to our clients.



MyBnk

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Trustee

  • Jan 2022 - 2 years

  London, England, United Kingdom In my role as Digital Trustee, I help MyBnk develop their digital strategy to deliver important digital services to their customers. MyBnk is a UK charity that delivers expert-led financial education programmes to 5-25-year olds in schools and youth organisations – directly, virtually and online. Our mission is to empower young people to take charge of their future by bringing money to life. Together with young people, we have created innovative, high impact and high energy… Show more In my role as Digital Trustee, I help MyBnk develop their digital strategy to deliver important digital services to their customers. MyBnk is a UK charity that delivers expert-led financial education programmes to 5-25-year olds in schools and youth organisations – directly, virtually and online. Our mission is to empower young people to take charge of their future by bringing money to life. Together with young people, we have created innovative, high impact and high energy workshops that bring money to life. Our experts help to build young people’s money knowledge, skills, mindsets and habits at key transitional moments. By spend, we are the UK’s largest specialist charity dedicated to this cause. MyBnk covers topics such as saving, budgeting, debt, independent living and public and student finance. We also design projects and training programmes for others. Since 2007 we have helped over 275,000 young people learn how to manage their money. Our programmes focus on helping: - Young adults in the greatest need – Who cannot afford mistakes. - The very young – When habits are set. - All young adults entering independence – Making choices now. - Aged 11-16 increasingly engaging with money – Preparing for the future. Show less



MRM UK

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Technology

  • Feb 2022 - Apr 2023

  London, England, United Kingdom - Outwardly represented the Agency within the marketplace, building and maintaining a strong industry reputation and nurturing others to play an active part in achieving market prominence. - I forged strong client relationships to consult and advise the adoption of new technologies and presented business cases to support my ideas. - I evangelised technology within the business, building a strong community of motivated professionals. - I provided leadership to technology… Show more - Outwardly represented the Agency within the marketplace, building and maintaining a strong industry reputation and nurturing others to play an active part in achieving market prominence. - I forged strong client relationships to consult and advise the adoption of new technologies and presented business cases to support my ideas. - I evangelised technology within the business, building a strong community of motivated professionals. - I provided leadership to technology teams, promoting commitment to continuous learning and a keen interest in continuous improvement to uphold ISO certifications in quality and secure software development. - I worked alongside other senior leaders in the business to coordinate and deliver effective end-to-end engagement with clients - with a particular focus on building cross functional teams. Show less



Reckitt

• United Kingdom
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital CTO - Direct to Consumer

  • Nov 2020 - Feb 2022

  London, England, United Kingdom - Responsible for the technical operations of Direct to Consumer eCommerce websites, CRM operations and identifying vendor solutions and integrations to drive D2C sales. - I built the business case to upgrade all eCommerce sites to use Shopify 2 and its new React components to improve site speed that improved SEO, reduced bounce rates and the reduction of time spent and cost of building eCommerce websites. - I lead the transformation of Reckitt’s legacy MarTech stack to a modern… Show more - Responsible for the technical operations of Direct to Consumer eCommerce websites, CRM operations and identifying vendor solutions and integrations to drive D2C sales. - I built the business case to upgrade all eCommerce sites to use Shopify 2 and its new React components to improve site speed that improved SEO, reduced bounce rates and the reduction of time spent and cost of building eCommerce websites. - I lead the transformation of Reckitt’s legacy MarTech stack to a modern, MACH based, composable stack by building the business case to introduce ContentStack CMS, Klaviyo CRM and Algolia search. - I developed a joint proposal between Reckitt’s global head of UX & tech delivery partners to successfully launch Reckitt's first global, multi-brand Design System that slashed costs and reduced time to market by 50%. Show less



Cohaesus

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  London, England, United Kingdom - I drove organic business development with existing clients by establishing strong client relationships, understanding business needs and developing proposals and business cases to introduce new tech solutions to deliver successful projects. - I championed the adoption of serverless cloud functions on AWS and API management to deliver more resilient, scalable and maintainable solutions for digital products that enhanced client trust and commitment. - I transformed the tech… Show more - I drove organic business development with existing clients by establishing strong client relationships, understanding business needs and developing proposals and business cases to introduce new tech solutions to deliver successful projects. - I championed the adoption of serverless cloud functions on AWS and API management to deliver more resilient, scalable and maintainable solutions for digital products that enhanced client trust and commitment. - I transformed the tech delivery team's adoption of test driven development, CI/CD pipelines and rolling upgrades to live services, which improved our ability to deliver value to our clients more often and faster, enabling us to grow our profit margins. Show less



Outlier Ventures

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Startup Mentor

  • Nov 2019 - Nov 2020

  London, United Kingdom Mentoring on Outlier Ventures' Base Camp accelerator program. I help founders of early stage tech startups craft their funding pitches, develop value propositions for their businesses and define go to market strategies.



ustwo

• United Kingdom
• Design
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director Of Technology

  • Nov 2019 - May 2020

  London, United Kingdom As ustwo’s Technology Director, I am part of the leadership team in our London studio, leading technology strategy and operations for our clients across the UK, Europe, US and Japan and furthermore contribute to the overall strategy and vision of ustwo London, Lisbon and Tokyo. At ustwo we create digital products, services, immersive experiences, capabilities and games. We also invest in creative companies.



R/GA

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director, Technology

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2019

  London, United Kingdom

• Technology Director / Solution Architect

  • Jun 2016 - Mar 2017

  London, United Kingdom - I helped R/GA London win net new and organic new business by developing cross departmental proposals and pitches and working in lock step with UI and UX designers, creatives, strategists and leadership. - I used my experience in delivering tech solution architectures, web and mobile development consultancy to financial services clients such as Emirates National Bank of Dubai, National Bank of Kuwait, Standard Chartered Bank and The Family Office to help them successfully launch new… Show more - I helped R/GA London win net new and organic new business by developing cross departmental proposals and pitches and working in lock step with UI and UX designers, creatives, strategists and leadership. - I used my experience in delivering tech solution architectures, web and mobile development consultancy to financial services clients such as Emirates National Bank of Dubai, National Bank of Kuwait, Standard Chartered Bank and The Family Office to help them successfully launch new mobile only, fintech and challenger banking customer experiences. - I was an executive mentor on R/GA Ventures, working across two IoT Venture Studios in London where I advised startups on Lean Product Development, best practices for software development and to shift from capex to opex models to reduce costs and provide scale.



Capgemini

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Solution Architect

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  London - I articulated solutions for business level stakeholders internally and with clients that enabled Capgemini to sustain and expand their existing business relationships with clients such as The Royal Mail, Jaguar Land Rover and The UK Environment Agency. - I used Capgemini’s Integrated Architecture Framework and the globally accepted TOGAF 9 standards to craft technical architecture for client projects that enabled them to implement business critical solutions for their customers.



Byng

• Principal Consultant

  • Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

  Shoreditch, London, UK Digital project management: - Timings - Costings - Project plans - Scrum Master - Hiring / interviewing to build technical teams Information architecture - Wireframing (Axure, Balsamiq Desktop, Fluid UI) - User experience methodologies - User journey development - Site map creation Solutions Architecture - hosting infrastructure architecture - Writing functional specifications (user stories, acceptance criteria) - Writing technical… Show more Digital project management: - Timings - Costings - Project plans - Scrum Master - Hiring / interviewing to build technical teams Information architecture - Wireframing (Axure, Balsamiq Desktop, Fluid UI) - User experience methodologies - User journey development - Site map creation Solutions Architecture - hosting infrastructure architecture - Writing functional specifications (user stories, acceptance criteria) - Writing technical specifications - Rest API definition - Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Show less



Movement

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Technical Delivery

  • Aug 2012 - Apr 2014

  Hoxton, Old Street, London, UK As the Head of Technical Delivery at Movement Digital I am part of the management team of a dynamic marketing and communications agency specialising in mobile strategy, creative design and technical delivery. I manage the technical team and focus on delivery of innovative and technical solutions for our clients' mobile/tablet web sites and native apps.



Channel 5

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Technology Manager

  • May 2011 - Apr 2012

  Key stakeholder in the definition and operations of all technology underpinning Channel 5’s digital services. I am responsible for the technology strategy, with a particular focus on the rapidly-changing VoD technology landscape encompassing delivery of premium video to multiple devices and video security and Digital Rights Management systems. A key element of my role is responsibility for the successful technical and operational integration of multiple external vendors. This… Show more Key stakeholder in the definition and operations of all technology underpinning Channel 5’s digital services. I am responsible for the technology strategy, with a particular focus on the rapidly-changing VoD technology landscape encompassing delivery of premium video to multiple devices and video security and Digital Rights Management systems. A key element of my role is responsibility for the successful technical and operational integration of multiple external vendors. This includes the definition and the enforcement of digital development standards that all third-party technology suppliers to DMG adhere to. I am responsible for the security, performance and availability of all digital services, against defined service levels and KPIs. Show less



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Engineer

  • Oct 2008 - May 2011

  In 2008, Cisco Systems Inc. spun off a subsidiary called the Cisco Media Solutions Group (CMSG) with the purpose of developing a platform for the Sports, Media and Entertainment industry called Cisco EOS, that would enable clients to rapidly develop, deploy and maintain rich media, social and high traffic fan-centric web sites. - I built MVPs and prototypes to demonstrate the capabilities of the solution to prospective new business leads using Javascript, HTML and CSS. - I provided… Show more In 2008, Cisco Systems Inc. spun off a subsidiary called the Cisco Media Solutions Group (CMSG) with the purpose of developing a platform for the Sports, Media and Entertainment industry called Cisco EOS, that would enable clients to rapidly develop, deploy and maintain rich media, social and high traffic fan-centric web sites. - I built MVPs and prototypes to demonstrate the capabilities of the solution to prospective new business leads using Javascript, HTML and CSS. - I provided costs and effort estimates for new projects with existing clients. - Gathered business requirements from clients and translated them into product enhancement roadmaps in partnership with the engineering and product teams. Show less



Endemol Shine Group

• Netherlands
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Technology

  • Dec 2007 - Apr 2008

  I am the Head of Technology at Endemol UK, one of the largest independent television production companies in the world. My remit it to develop and build the digital media department within the company and focus on establishing efficient processes and best adoption of the latest digital media technology. My role exposes me to the management of teams within gaming and gambling, web development and broadcast technology. I have a number of technical, creative and gaming reports whom I manage.



Jagriti Yatra

• Media and Technology

  • May 2006 - Feb 2008

  Heading up Media and Technology for Jagriti Yatra initiative (www.jagritiyatra.com). Engaging with television production companies to develop media and programming around the Jagriti Yatra project. Build of Jagriti Yatra web site at www.jagritiyatra.com and ongoing maintenance and upgrade.



Publicis

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Development

  • Jul 2003 - Dec 2007

  Technical Project Management (Waterfall) Heading of Development Hands on coding Prototyping & Wireframing Writing functional and non-functional specifications Building archtectural solutions Driving greater unity between creative and development personal Thought leadership and running inernal technology seminars

• Head of Development

  • Apr 2003 - Dec 2007

  I'm currently the Head of Development at Publicis (UK). My job entails working with a range of clients (Renault, Hewlett Packard, Fidelity International, Zurich Insurance, Ministry of Defense, Central Office of Information (COI), Finanacial Services Authority - to name but a few) on their web site technical requirements. I have worked through the full life cycle of web development projects starting from the pitching stage for new business through to scoping, blueprint, deployment and and post… Show more I'm currently the Head of Development at Publicis (UK). My job entails working with a range of clients (Renault, Hewlett Packard, Fidelity International, Zurich Insurance, Ministry of Defense, Central Office of Information (COI), Finanacial Services Authority - to name but a few) on their web site technical requirements. I have worked through the full life cycle of web development projects starting from the pitching stage for new business through to scoping, blueprint, deployment and and post delivery support. A major part of my work is to gather client requirements and develop the functional specification of web sites. I regularly interview and hire staff within the development team and also liaise with third party development agencies and freelancers. I work across a range of web site projects ranging from small micro-sites for specific ad-campaigns through to medium and large scale web site deployments involving content management systems.



Liberate Technologies

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Developer

  • 2001 - 2003

  Liberate Technolgies developed middleware for digital interactive television. During my time at Liberate I worked as a DiTV developer writing applications in HTML and JavaScript for NTL and Telewest. Experience in broadcast technology, transcoding engines and other competing DiTV systems. I spent eight months working in San Francisco at Liberate's HQ, in their London office and extensive periods on site at NTL and Telewest.



Sky

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2001

  I was a developer working within a small team on the sky.com web site and we involved with the launch of skysports online using a enterprise CMS system. I was also lead developer for an offshoot company owned by British Sky Broadcasting called .TV (dot TV). This was a specialist television channel focused on programming for computer enthusiasts, computer game players, coders and people generally in to techie gadgets. I developed an extensive XML based feed system allowing .tv to display… Show more I was a developer working within a small team on the sky.com web site and we involved with the launch of skysports online using a enterprise CMS system. I was also lead developer for an offshoot company owned by British Sky Broadcasting called .TV (dot TV). This was a specialist television channel focused on programming for computer enthusiasts, computer game players, coders and people generally in to techie gadgets. I developed an extensive XML based feed system allowing .tv to display product and price information from a range of retailers on the .tv web site. Show less



BBC

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web Producer

  • 1998 - 2000

  A started my job at the BBC working as a junior developer within the BBC Factual and Learning department. Thereafter I became a web producer within the same department and worked in developing and deploying a number of high profile BBC web sites including the BBC Education portal, developing games on the Telly Tubbies web site (in Java) and the BBC's HMS Windrush project where I did extensive working in video and audio streaming. During my time at the BBC I also redeveloped the BBC's Technology… Show more A started my job at the BBC working as a junior developer within the BBC Factual and Learning department. Thereafter I became a web producer within the same department and worked in developing and deploying a number of high profile BBC web sites including the BBC Education portal, developing games on the Telly Tubbies web site (in Java) and the BBC's HMS Windrush project where I did extensive working in video and audio streaming. During my time at the BBC I also redeveloped the BBC's Technology Intranet from scratch, developed all graphics and layout and hand coded the construction of the web site using coding technology such as HTML, SQL and SQL Server 2007. Show less



Current Science Group

• Developer

  • 1996 - 1998

  My professional career started at Current Science Group (now a part of Reed Elsvier Science). Current Science published a number of medical journals and also ran a web site called biomednet.com. I worked with PERL coding, Unix server systems and developed code for web site management and search engine technologies. The job involved working within a large team and gave me experience with version control (Microsoft Source Safe), testing (Test Director) and quality assurance.