Experience

Marygold & Co

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Product Officer

  • Jul 2023 - 6 months

  London Area, United Kingdom



Distributed Vision Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Software Development

• Co Founder

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2022

  London, United Kingdom Specialist business and technology incubator company launching SaaS joint ventures and other businesses across payments, blockchain, decentralised identity, privacy, IoT, and other use cases. Services included: - Business and product strategy (SaaS, B2B, B2C, B2B2C) - Product design, development and implementation (including UX/CX/UI, business and technical requirements, development, UAT and release) - Operational infrastructure design and implementation Deliverables… Show more Specialist business and technology incubator company launching SaaS joint ventures and other businesses across payments, blockchain, decentralised identity, privacy, IoT, and other use cases. Services included: - Business and product strategy (SaaS, B2B, B2C, B2B2C) - Product design, development and implementation (including UX/CX/UI, business and technical requirements, development, UAT and release) - Operational infrastructure design and implementation Deliverables included: - Consumer native apps and webapps - Business native apps, webapps and APIs - 'Headless' infrastructure for e-commerce and other use cases - Back-end infrastructure including blockchain and decentralised identity integration (Docker/Kubernetes/Ethereum/Algorand/Solana/etc) - DevOps support infrastructure across platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc) - IoT network and device infrastructure based on UWB/Bluetooth/Wifi/4G (including hardware/firmware design and manufacture of base stations and wearables) Show less



Agitate

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2022

  London, England, United Kingdom Launched Open Banking payments business. Designed, built & launched: - External products (B2C, B2B, B2B2C) - Internal products (operations, risk and finance infrastructure and reporting) - Operating infrastructure and support model - Governance framework implemented (risk, compliance and legal) - Appropriate policies, procedures and controls designed and implemented.



AVSecure LLC

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

  • Nov 2017 - Sep 2019

  United States Responsible for the operating model and product development.. AVSecure designed and built the only zero-knowledge-proof anonymous online age verification platform for companies that needed to comply with the Digital Economy Act. Responsible for the operating model and product development: - B2B and B2C products designed, developed and launched (to scale to 5million initial target user audience) - Extensive UX / CX / UI work - Partnered with business clients, users, identity issuers and… Show more Responsible for the operating model and product development.. AVSecure designed and built the only zero-knowledge-proof anonymous online age verification platform for companies that needed to comply with the Digital Economy Act. Responsible for the operating model and product development: - B2B and B2C products designed, developed and launched (to scale to 5million initial target user audience) - Extensive UX / CX / UI work - Partnered with business clients, users, identity issuers and regulators - Designed and implemented ‘go-live’ operating model Show less



Tagteam

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Chief Product Officer

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

  Guernsey Responsible for the delivery of all Tagteam products and technology (IoT, networking and software infrastructure) for mass-scale crowd management and high-value site security. - Designed, built and delivered physical radio IoT devices (wristbands, base stations) and software - Designed and delivered software (2D & 3D mapping, control dashboard, installation tools)



Ocular Securities

• United Kingdom
• Banking

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

  London, United Kingdom Hired to design and initiate a project to explore establishing a new UK securities clearing company, focussed on clearing for a proprietary equities trading business.



BNY Mellon Capital Markets EMEA Limited

• United Kingdom
• Investment Banking

• Head of Capital Markets EMEA

  • Nov 2011 - Jan 2015

  London, United Kingdom - Launched BNY Mellon Capital Markets EMEA Limited for BNY Mellon (held CF1 (Director) and CF3 (Chief Executive) positions. Held CF3 positions for other BNY Mellon entities. Member of the BNY Mellon EMEA Extended Executive Committee. - Owned overall business strategy (including product and sales). - Ultimately responsible for all aspects of operations, front office, back office, finance, compliance, systems, clearing arrangements and Corporate Structure. - Designed and implemented… Show more - Launched BNY Mellon Capital Markets EMEA Limited for BNY Mellon (held CF1 (Director) and CF3 (Chief Executive) positions. Held CF3 positions for other BNY Mellon entities. Member of the BNY Mellon EMEA Extended Executive Committee. - Owned overall business strategy (including product and sales). - Ultimately responsible for all aspects of operations, front office, back office, finance, compliance, systems, clearing arrangements and Corporate Structure. - Designed and implemented the corporate governance for the legal entity, including the formation of a Board and Operating Committee. - Corporate Structure: Established and led working group comprising Global Legal, Compliance, Finance and Treasury to determine optimal Legal Entity corporate structure for growth and efficiency. - Financial Plan: Responsible for the financial plan of the business in conjunction with Finance (including ICAAP). - Information Technology: Designed and implemented new IT system architecture for the entire business (Front, Middle, Back Office, risk management, Finance, Management reporting. for Fixed Income and Equity trading. - Management: Directly responsible for staff in London and Germany. - Compliance: Primary face to the FCA.

• QSR Treasury Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Nov 2011

  - Responsible for the Treasury function including risk management, cash management and funding responsibilities ($30+) for all relevant vehicles - Managed a global team of 20 Treasury personnel (London, New York and Dublin) - Advised European and U.S. regulators on administration duties performed by BNY Mellon



Gordian Knot

• United States
• Human Resources Services

• Treasury Dealer

  • Sep 2001 - Oct 2006

  London, United Kingdom Jointly responsible for funding and risk management of $50bn+ fixed income portfolio (including ABS).



Goldman Sachs

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Controls Department

  • Sep 1999 - Sep 2001

  London, United Kingdom Member of the internal audit team of Goldman Sachs