Experience

Third Financial

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Third Financial deliver a smarter investment platform for the modern wealth manager built using our own technology. Underpinned by over a decade of continuous product improvement and innovation, and inspired by close and regular consultation with our community of over 60 established wealth managers, our multi-currency, multi-asset investment platform enables wealth businesses to have greater control and oversight over their investment solutions and client proposition.



FNZ Group

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• CTO - Asset Management Infrastructure

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2021

  London, England, United Kingdom



Dion Global Solutions Ltd

• India
• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Global Head of Development - Wealth Management and Post Trade Solutions

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2017

  Leicester, United Kingdom NOV 2011 - DEC 2017 - Dion Global Solutions AUG 2007 - NOV 2011 - Investmaster Group Limited (Private Equity) Listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, Dion provides software to the Wealth Management and Stock broking sectors globally. * Led global team of 100+ people across UK, India, Singapore and Australia * Introduced agile methodologies to the company (Kanban, Scrum) * Introduced formal release schedules and the necessary planning to support them * Developed the… Show more NOV 2011 - DEC 2017 - Dion Global Solutions AUG 2007 - NOV 2011 - Investmaster Group Limited (Private Equity) Listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, Dion provides software to the Wealth Management and Stock broking sectors globally. * Led global team of 100+ people across UK, India, Singapore and Australia * Introduced agile methodologies to the company (Kanban, Scrum) * Introduced formal release schedules and the necessary planning to support them * Developed the roadmap and vision for UK Wealth products * Hands on Chief Architect and mentor to technical staff * Tackled years of Technical Debt alongside delivery of the roadmap * Changed the makeup of the development team to fully utilise graduates alongside experienced staff and reduced staff turnover * Fully involved in Sales process and regular Client Meetings * Successful migration of applications into the cloud (AWS UK) * Designed and migrated application to be modular platform * Introduced and rolled out ‘DevOps’ practices for speed and efficiency * Contributed to the successful buyout from Private Equity to Dion * Reporting to the global CEO Show less



Burns e-Commerce Solutions

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solutions Architect / Lead Developer

  • Nov 2003 - Aug 2007

  Manchester, United Kingdom Initially backed by HG Capital and later taken into private ownership, Burns supplied an early SAAS product for the Supply chain (beX). * Led a team of developers with Java, Oracle and Web skills * Introduced agile techniques and formal release cycle processes to improve quality and lead times * Part of the management team that turned the company profitable * Reporting to the CEO



Xansa

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Lead Programmer

  • Jul 1999 - Nov 2003

  Lancashire, United Kingdom Used to be called F.I. Group, now part of Sopra Steria. Xansa provided consulting and outsourcing to the UK market. Joined through the graduate scheme and was placed at different companies. ♦ JUL 1999 - Aug 2003 : Co-operative Bank * Lead Programmer on converting smile.co.uk internet bank Java Applet into HTML front end * Lead Programmer on a multi year systems replacement project for three of the main bank systems into * J2EE technologies (Websphere) * Part of vendor selection… Show more Used to be called F.I. Group, now part of Sopra Steria. Xansa provided consulting and outsourcing to the UK market. Joined through the graduate scheme and was placed at different companies. ♦ JUL 1999 - Aug 2003 : Co-operative Bank * Lead Programmer on converting smile.co.uk internet bank Java Applet into HTML front end * Lead Programmer on a multi year systems replacement project for three of the main bank systems into * J2EE technologies (Websphere) * Part of vendor selection process with Bank staff and on the architecture team that designed the full solution * Tailored the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and trained others in its use for the project * Set up the requirements process around Use Cases and ran the pilot projects in their first use * Led a cross functional team to deliver key areas of the system * Led both a local team in the UK and supplemented by offshore developers

• Analyst Programmer

  • Jul 1997 - Jul 1999

  Chester, United Kingdom ♦ Barclays Bank * Year 2000 project. Working as part of a COBOL/CICS team on a Savings and Bonds system * Took responsibility for the Operational Documentation around the JCL working closely with Bank Operational staff