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United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

• AI-driven platform enabling customizable course content, student engagement, and automated grading/analytics.Achievements
• [To be listed after 100 days]

London Area, United Kingdom

• Virtual spaces (2d metaverse) and videoconferencing SaaS for online events and hybrid virtual offices.Achievements:
• Maintained 99.99% uptime and rapid recovery during downtime.
• Streamlined Operations Post-Pandemic: Rightsized the team to optimise efficiency while maintaining strict adherence to quality, security, and productivity standards.
• Cost Management: Achieved significant cost reductions by cutting cloud computing and third-party technical supplier expenses by over… Show more Virtual spaces (2d metaverse) and videoconferencing SaaS for online events.
• Cost Management: Achieved significant cost reductions by cutting cloud computing and third-party technical supplier expenses by over 75%.
• Technology Integration: Successfully integrated a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) video service to enhance platform stability and scalability. This strategic move supported a seamless user experience during.

London Area, United Kingdom

• Achievements:
• Enhanced platform reliability, achieving ~99.99% uptime for core features and ~99.9% for ancillary services.
• Directed the migration to advanced CI/CD practices, reducing recovery times to under one minute for most issues and ensuring rapid response capabilities.
• Secured SOC2 and ISO27001 compliance and certification, reinforcing data security and operational quality.Responsibilities:
• Led a fully remote technology team distributed globally between GMT-8… Show more Achievements:
• Led a fully remote technology team distributed globally between GMT-8 and GMT+8 while overseeing 24/7 on-call support for the platform.

London, United Kingdom

• Spearheaded digital operations at BBC News, part of the world's largest broadcasting company, as part of a leadership trio, managing an annual budget of £9 million.
• Played a pivotal role on an enterprise-wide board of 15 members, shaping the overarching digital strategy and Enterprise Architecture of the organization.
• Managed a skilled team of 35 permanent staff and 12 contractors, distributed across the UK and Africa, achieving exceptional efficiency with a ratio of one Software… Show more
• Managed a skilled team of 35 permanent staff and 12 contractors, distributed across the UK and Africa, achieving exceptional efficiency with a ratio of one Software Engineer to ten million unique users.
• Managed technical and professional development standards across various departments, including backend systems, and oversaw the industrial placement scheme.Primary deliverables
• Directed the successful migration of the BBC's News and World Service websites to AWS, significantly improving best practices and contributing to a 50% annual increase in international audience over three years while.

London, United Kingdom

• Two-sided e-commerce platform offering music festival ticket packages. UK's 6th Fastest growing startup 2017.
• Oversaw the tech team's expansion from 3 to 17 members, including software engineers, QA specialists, a data scientist, and IT support, during pivotal Series B and C funding rounds.
• Engineered a complete overhaul of the technology stack, enhancing system capacity to support 100x concurrent transactions and driving a revenue increase of over 1000%.
• Managed a technical… Show more Two-sided e-commerce platform offering music festival ticket packages. UK's 6th Fastest growing startup 2017.
• Managed a technical budget of approximately £1 million per annum, optimising costs through strategic use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), open-source software (OSS), and custom solutions.
• Implemented a sophisticated marketing technology solution leveraging custom machine learning models and automated email strategies, later integrating with advanced analytics services to significantly enhance customer.

London, United Kingdom

• For the first 9 months I worked with the founding Technical Director including a 3 month period of handover.

London, United Kingdom

• Social Network, Events Agency & Web Development Agency.
• Founded and scaled a hybrid business model combining a Social Network, Events Agency, and Web Development Agency, successfully growing the community to over 30,000 members and promoting more than 300 events.
• Achieved profitability from the first week; successfully exited by selling the company in 2017.
• Developed a lucrative secondary revenue stream by providing web development and online marketing services to approximately… Show more Social Network, Events Agency & Web Development Agency.
• Developed a lucrative secondary revenue stream by providing web development and online marketing services to approximately 200 event suppliers and partners.Technology Stack:
• Managed WordPress services via GetFlywheel.com, enhanced community engagement using Meetup.com. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Global group of private colleges and tertiary-education providers - very rapidly growing at this time.
• Spearheaded the integration of IT systems and websites across a global network of private colleges and tertiary-education providers following multiple mergers and acquisitions, achieving significant cost savings.
• Managed a comprehensive suite of digital assets including student databases, operations, learning management systems, and alumni… Show more Global group of private colleges and tertiary-education providers - very.
• Managed a comprehensive suite of digital assets including student databases, operations, learning management systems, and alumni websites, serving approximately 15,000 students.
• Led product management and executed over 100 weekly sprints, coordinating efforts with a team of 8 outsourced software engineers to ensure timely delivery of technological solutions.Technology Stack:
• Utilized a robust combination of PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and Redis, with infrastructure support from AWS services including EC2, ELB, and ElastiCache. Show less

Derby, United Kingdom

• Petrochemical startup: Developing a hydrogen storage method from hydrogen production to vehicular use.
• No.2 to CEO; managed £200k annual budget; led all operations with 3 chemists (Oregon, USA), 1 R&D Engineer (UK) and external contractors.
• Instrumental in the development of our corporate strategy, including full management of the patent application process. Pitched for investment and partnerships to high wealth individuals and boards of market-leading.
• Instrumental in the development of our corporate strategy, including full management of the patent application process. Pitched for investment and partnerships to high wealth individuals and boards of market-leading.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Logistics Agency (Air, Rail, Road and Sea) with in-house Software Engineering team.
• Management of largest logistics client account contract (worth approx £30million p.a.), all IT systems and the internal Software Engineering team.
• We delivered mobile-first logistics tracking software, across road, air and sea, while also incorporating warehouse management.Tech stack: PHP, MySQL, JS, and C# [Migrated from: Delphi] – On-site server

Leadership And Management Certificate (Executive Education), Organizational Leadership

Courses included: Leadership in the 21st Century, Managing and Motivating Talent, Managing the Global Firm, and Strategic Management.

Digital Transformation: Platform Strategies For Success

Fintech Certificate (Executive Education)

Leadership Communication With Impact (Executive Education)

Msc Computing (Software Engineering)

Dissertation: "National cultural distance amelioration recommendations for software engineering managers of colocated and distributed.

Undergraduate Certificate In Promoting Public Health, Public Health

Bsc (Hons), International Studies

International Studies with a special emphasis on PPE, internal relations, and technology

10 Gcses, 5 A-Levels And 2 As-Levels

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of the Student Council, Student Support Mentor, member of the after-school (full-contact) Ultimate.