Experience

Tabled

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  No-code workflow and data collaboration platform to manage complex cross-organisation processes and data flows. Web3 enabled. No-code workflow and data collaboration platform to manage complex cross-organisation processes and data flows. Web3 enabled.



Founders Factory

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneur In Residence

  • Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

  Co-founder and CEO of legaltech startup incubated at Founders Factory. Co-founder and CEO of legaltech startup incubated at Founders Factory.



UK Crowdfunding Association

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2018



EUROCROWD - European Crowdfunding Network

• Belgium
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2018



Crowdcube

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2018

  Leading the legal and compliance team of Crowdcube, an FCA authorised crowdfunding platform enabling entrepreneurs to raise growth finance from our rapidly growing user base of investors. Leading the legal and compliance team of Crowdcube, an FCA authorised crowdfunding platform enabling entrepreneurs to raise growth finance from our rapidly growing user base of investors.



Mentorwell.com

• London, United Kingdom

• Founder

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  Startup side project. Online mentoring tools to manage mentoring schemes and mentoring relationships. Did not scale as a SAAS as planned but had successes creating mentoring schemes, building international mentoring software for Airbus and joining a European entrepreneur consortium. Startup side project. Online mentoring tools to manage mentoring schemes and mentoring relationships. Did not scale as a SAAS as planned but had successes creating mentoring schemes, building international mentoring software for Airbus and joining a European entrepreneur consortium.



eBay

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Legal Counsel

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2014

  Responsible for UK and European commercial and compliance matters, including enterprise sales and strategic agreements. Responsible for UK and European commercial and compliance matters, including enterprise sales and strategic agreements.



UnLtdWorld

• Non-executive director

  • Sep 2008 - Mar 2011

  Board member of online network of social entrepreneurs, supporting the work of the Unltd Foundation. Supported sale to Guardian Media. Board member of online network of social entrepreneurs, supporting the work of the Unltd Foundation. Supported sale to Guardian Media.



SEGA

• Computer Games
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

  Contract role dealing with all legal issues facing the business, including digital distribution of computer games, content acquisition, online advertising and IP enforcement. Contract role dealing with all legal issues facing the business, including digital distribution of computer games, content acquisition, online advertising and IP enforcement.



Colt Technology Services

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, Legal, Commercial and Regulatory

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2009

  Contract role working with the business to draft and negotiate International service contracts (voice, data and managed services); white labelling; interconnection agreements; and policy work. Contract role working with the business to draft and negotiate International service contracts (voice, data and managed services); white labelling; interconnection agreements; and policy work.



K&L Gates

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solicitor

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2009

  Solicitor focusing upon technology, media and telecoms industries. A particular focus upon internet technologies including specialisms in online communities, child safety and digital media. I became a member of the UK Council of Child Internet Safety assisting review of industry self regulation. Included a 6 month secondment as legal counsel to Warner Music's digital department. Solicitor focusing upon technology, media and telecoms industries. A particular focus upon internet technologies including specialisms in online communities, child safety and digital media. I became a member of the UK Council of Child Internet Safety assisting review of industry self regulation. Included a 6 month secondment as legal counsel to Warner Music's digital department.



Wragge & Co LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Sep 2005 - Dec 2006

  Intellectual Property solicitor focusing on a large patent dispute involving the essentiality of 3G mobile phone patents to the ETSI European telecomms standards. Also provided legal and commercial advice in e-commerce, media, defamation and technology. Intellectual Property solicitor focusing on a large patent dispute involving the essentiality of 3G mobile phone patents to the ETSI European telecomms standards. Also provided legal and commercial advice in e-commerce, media, defamation and technology.



Norton Rose Fulbright

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainee Solicitor

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2005