Senior engineering leader with the responsibility of ensuring the technical success of the company.Not looking to outsource development or recruitment but happy to connect.Over 10 years in technical leadership in the transport sector. My leadership, attention to detail and determination for improvement have been instrumental in helping Passenger grow from an idea to a market-leading suite of products. On the board of directors I helped the business set an ambitious and innovative strategy, ensuring the company has the capabilities to execute it. As Principal Engineer, I leverage technology to deliver a competitive advantage and drive productivity.I'm a strategic thinker but also enjoy day to day problem solving - debugging issues in both code as well as teams.Extensive experience in software development management, software architecture, systems and process implementation and deployment, technical management and service delivery management.Experienced in a multi-disciplinary role in a startup environment, with a track record of leading teams through growth. I joined as the first technical hire and built the business with the founders, taking on CTO/CIO responsibility.*** Specific achievements ***Designed and set in place policies, processes and operational models to meet business goals as the company grew. Worked with the founders in order to find strategic visions/opportunities and transform into tangible product offerings spanning through product, tech, and external partnerships.Built and led rapid expansion of in-house teams from the ground up to ensure high performance and business success.Created a mobile ticketing platform (B2B2C) from the ground up with all the various management systems. Scoped, architected and managed complex systems, APIs, iOS & Android apps. Integrations to transport systems and payment providers.Drove the transition to AWS cloud, supporting millions of users and transactions.Established and grew software development practices:* Domain-driven design (DDD)* Test-driven development (TDD)* Continuous Integration / delivery / deployment* Agile / Lean*** Personal history and interests ***Technical background: software development, DevOps, machine learning, AI, data science, security. Keen interest in cognitive psychology, leadership and team dynamics. Occasional speaker at conferences and user groups. Cofounder of PHP Dorset and Tech Dorset.Acted as a mentor for Black Valley, supporting underrepresented groups in tech.Acted as supervisor for a Machine Learning PhD student at Bournemouth University.