Waste Source is a waste brokerage and management company, with a mission to make waste disposal simpler, cheaper and more effective for our customers.Co-ordinating bins and customers from Edinburgh to Bristol is a complex task. The whole business runs on bespoke software I built from the ground up. We call it CORE and it enables twelve people to manage over 500 customers, 1500 sites, and over 3000 individual waste collections. Not only does this reduce our costs, but it allows… Show more Waste Source is a waste brokerage and management company, with a mission to make waste disposal simpler, cheaper and more effective for our customers.Co-ordinating bins and customers from Edinburgh to Bristol is a complex task. The whole business runs on bespoke software I built from the ground up. We call it CORE and it enables twelve people to manage over 500 customers, 1500 sites, and over 3000 individual waste collections. Not only does this reduce our costs, but it allows us to concentrate on things like incredible customer service, whilst still having time for a game of ping pong on a Friday afternoon!Unsurprisingly, being a director in a small company, my role also includes managing all of our marketing and new business activity. Show less

Knowing how opaque the digital industry can be, I set up Candid as a straight talking agency in 2009. Candid ran for six years, delivering projects for blue chips and SMEs including Kia, Network Rail and the National Trust. I was integral in the delivery of a number of complex IT and digital projects as an contract web developer. I worked as part of a team of account managers and developers to design and build complex digital systems, to streamline and develop our client’s… Show more Knowing how opaque the digital industry can be, I set up Candid as a straight talking agency in 2009. Candid ran for six years, delivering projects for blue chips and SMEs including Kia, Network Rail and the National Trust. I was integral in the delivery of a number of complex IT and digital projects as an contract web developer. I worked as part of a team of account managers and developers to design and build complex digital systems, to streamline and develop our client’s businesses. Show less

Working on projects for Kia and The National Trust.

Working on projects for Nestle, Maggi and Felix.

I worked with Rockpool Digital, as part of the technical team for one of the fastest growing web businesses in the UK. My role was to scope, design and build IT and web based systems for a variety of departments and products for their primary client, Sky. This included projects to provide integral elements for its customer management systems.This experience gave me a brilliant insight to the works of both a fast paced agency, but also its blue chip clients and the way in which… Show more I worked with Rockpool Digital, as part of the technical team for one of the fastest growing web businesses in the UK. My role was to scope, design and build IT and web based systems for a variety of departments and products for their primary client, Sky. This included projects to provide integral elements for its customer management systems.This experience gave me a brilliant insight to the works of both a fast paced agency, but also its blue chip clients and the way in which automation of business systems can aid scalability and client experience. Show less

Designing and building the booking system for Tenpin Bowling

Tangy Media was my first foray into the business world. The company provided web design and development services to small businesses in the South West. In 2009, after realising I enjoyed the technical side of the web, I decided to leave Tangy in the capable hands of my business partner and moved on to start Candid a front for my contract work for agencies and software development houses.