Experience

Enterprise Blueprints

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

• Information Technology Consultant

  • Jan 2022 - Present



NFU Mutual

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data & Solutions Architect

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Guestflow

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  Building the worlds first guest workflow automation platform, empowering Airbnb hosts and their partners to deliver the ultimate guest experience. Building the worlds first guest workflow automation platform, empowering Airbnb hosts and their partners to deliver the ultimate guest experience.



Talk It Out

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO - Advisory

  • Aug 2020 - Dec 2021

  Advising the Talk It Out team - the App to boost productivity, happiness and positivity Advising the Talk It Out team - the App to boost productivity, happiness and positivity



Electrocomponents plc

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Enterprise Architect

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2020

  Joined Electrocomponents PLC as a Principle Enterprise Architect to help re-establish Enterprise Architecture as a world class Practice. Working across a number of key initiatives in order to deliver new strategies and architectures to continue the digital transformation of the business and help Electrocomponent PLC realise its vision of becoming a service lead technology business. Joined Electrocomponents PLC as a Principle Enterprise Architect to help re-establish Enterprise Architecture as a world class Practice. Working across a number of key initiatives in order to deliver new strategies and architectures to continue the digital transformation of the business and help Electrocomponent PLC realise its vision of becoming a service lead technology business.



UST

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

• Senior Architect

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Joined the UST Global team to assist some of the worlds largest organisation with digital transformation, thought leadership and the development of comprehensive execution capabilities. Helping UST to deliver digital maturity assessment, strategy, change management and implementation for their clients. Joined the UST Global team to assist some of the worlds largest organisation with digital transformation, thought leadership and the development of comprehensive execution capabilities. Helping UST to deliver digital maturity assessment, strategy, change management and implementation for their clients.



Walgreens Boots Alliance

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Enterprise & Solutions Architect

  • Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Placed with one of UST Globals most prestigious clients in order to deliver continual improvement to their architecture and IT delivery capabilities within the healthcare portfolio. Working across a number of initiatives in a Enterprise & Solutions Architect capacity as well as in a consultative role, in order to drive delivery of key strategic goals within the portfolio. Placed with one of UST Globals most prestigious clients in order to deliver continual improvement to their architecture and IT delivery capabilities within the healthcare portfolio. Working across a number of initiatives in a Enterprise & Solutions Architect capacity as well as in a consultative role, in order to drive delivery of key strategic goals within the portfolio.



Vision Express

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Architect / Agile Project Lead

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2018

  Progressed within this leading optical retailer, and playing a pivotal role on a multi-year digital transformation programme, with the aim of transforming the ways Vision Express serves its customers. Also acting as Agile Project Lead, introducing Kanban and Continuous Deployment during the delivery phase.Successfully established an Enterprise Architecture Practice within the business from the ground-up, in addition to leading Solutions Architecture roles on multiple projects, including the delivery of an Online Booking System, New Customer Enterprise Hub, SAP Hybris Campaign Solution, BI & Data Warehouse solutions, Customer MDM, CRM Solution and multiple advanced digital capabilities. Show less

• Data Warehouse Architect

  • Feb 2012 - May 2013

  Integral part of a major SAP Business Intelligence project to deliver a new data warehouse and BI reporting suite, and built strong team of 5 Developers, Tester and a Data Warehouse Architect, and championed embedding of best practices in relation to data architecture, including data governance. Managed the procurement of ETL solution and negotiated a deal for Informatica Powercentre at significant discount, and fulfilled a number of additional assignments such as the post-acquisition integration and architectural changes for Conlons and Batemans. Show less

• Solution Architect, Senior Software Engineer & Data Scientist

  • 2008 - 2012

  Lead the development on a critical Campaign Management & Automation Application project, and worked on the shaping of the end-to-end solution, and negotiated licenses to host and use Experian prospect databaseHand-picked by Senior Executives to undertake a deep-dive exercise identifying root cause of high levels of attrition relating to the Vision Express Contact Lens Subscription Service, presented findings to Global VP of J&J Contact Lenses in Florida, and service changes as a result of this process, have yielded high revenues. Show less

• Data Architect / Data Engineer

  • 2005 - 2008

  Successfully architected and delivered a single customer view, handled requirements, design, data modelling and development & testing, through to data extraction, cleansing and migration, working with external third parties.

• Software Engineer & Senior Developer

  • 2001 - 2005

  Lead a development team of 5, and worked on key projects including laying the foundations for the establishment of a central customer database, and assisted with delivery of a POS solution integrating with SAP ERP.



Merrill Lynch

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Support Desk Manager

  • 2000 - 2001



HOLMAN FENWICK WILLAN INTERNATIONAL LLP

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Developer & BI Analyst

  • 1999 - 2000



MDC EUROPE LTD

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services

• Senior Software Developer

  • 1998 - 1999



Vision Express

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Support Desk / Developer

  • 1996 - 1998



Management Control Technology Ltd

• Burton-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire

• Apprentice Developer & Support Desk

  • 1994 - 1996