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London, GB

Northwich, Cheshire, GB

• The world‘s first truly #global and independent social media platform for #healthcare. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
• Responsible for strategic technology vision and implementation of a cloud-native healthcare platform.
• Responsible for architecting, development & configuration of the whole technology platform.
• Responsible for front-end and back-end development teams based in Romania and Ukraine - ~10 people.
• Responsible for implementing and coaching a Scrum way of working.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
• Implemented and configured the whole back-end infrastructure. This was all based on various Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform services, including (but not limited to) Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Azure OpenAI, API.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, DE

• GFT is a digital business company that provides IT engineering and consulting services to various sectors, including banking, insurance, manufacturing, and automotive.𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
• Responsible for the Agile and DevOps capability building both for project and client teams. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
• Created training & certification approach, various sales collateral and Agile and DevOps delivery framework for asset development.

Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

• Rabobank is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands.𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
• Lead for a transformation to Azure DevOps for large front, back and risk programme at Rabobank. The programme goals were to significantly upgrade the risk management capability and replacement of entire markets and.
• Implemented the migration from Team Foundation Server (on-premises) to Azure DevOps (cloud). Around 900 active users, scaled Scrum process, significantly large Product Backlog.
• Implemented new way of working for whole programme based on scaled Scrum & Spotify with significant customisation of Azure DevOps.
• Trainer for whole programme on scaled Scrum and Kanban and several workshops for management on Product Ownership with focus on cultural behavioural change.
• Implemented comprehensive progress and quality reporting capability using Power BI.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, GB

• Scott Logic is a UK-based software consultancy working in a variety of different sectors including financial and energy sector, health care and the public sector.𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
• Principal consultant in the Delivery organisation with a focus on helping clients with their digital transformations and Agile/DevOps coaching. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
• My time at Scott Logic was mostly spent at Rabobank as an Agile and DevOps coach.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

• Foresters Financial is an international financial services provider with a unique history that began in 1874 when they set out to provide access to life insurance for average working families.𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
• Responsible for defining and implementing the Digital Transformation program and building of an Agile and DevOps capability throughout the whole IT organisation – comprising of ~30 IT professionals.
• Part of extended leadership and reporting directly to the CDIO.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
• Implemented in a short period of time an Agile and DevOps platform based on Azure/ Azure DevOps supporting a scaled Scrum.
• Implemented a test automation framework based on Selenium and Appium and Azure DevOps to increase quality of the core administration system.
• Trained whole IT organisation in Scrum foundation and performed Agile coach role establishing an ordered and refined Product Backlog (for Product Owners).

Seattle, Washington, US

• Avanade is a leading global professional services company providing IT consulting and services focused on the Microsoft platform with analytics, business applications, cloud, digital, technology and managed.
• Accountable for creating and implementing Avanade’s Agile and DevOps vision and strategy world-wide with a focus on enhancing the Agile and DevOps talent through industry recognised training & certification and an.
• Responsible for a ~50 team of Agile and DevOps coaches & engineers across five geographies and planned and managed a $2m yearly program budget. (period 2010 – 2018).
• Principal Consultant with a focus on application lifecycle management and DevOps with various international clients including (but not limited to) Lloyds (UK), Confused.com (UK), Datapharm (Denmark), DnB NOR (Norway).
• Implemented an world-wide organisational transformation that facilitated entrance into new markets, ingraining Agile and DevOps into the company DNA – developed the first strategic partnership with Scrum.org, boosting.
• Created and delivered a comprehensive training curriculum ranging from deep dive 5-day Agile development to 1 or 2-day Scrum/Kanban foundational courses for executives and delivery leads. Delivered 100+ training.

London, London, GB

• ASOS.com is a British online fashion and cosmetic retailer. The company was founded in 2000 in London, primarily aimed at young adults.𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
• Responsible for management and mitigation of product delivery risk across the “in-flight” IT Projects through quality assurance and review of project scope, solutions, plans, governance, risk/issues, resources, ROI and.
• Management of ~60 IT professionals in the development organisation comprising of analysts, developers, testers and database administrators. Focus on design, build, quality assurance and packaging for deployment into.
• Put in place an application lifecycle management strategy and plan with focus on enabling an Agile and DevOps way of working, which has been implemented successfully 3 years after departure.
• Continually assessed and matured a common capability, framework and working practices for the product development stream covering: tools, process, in-house versus external, culture and methodology within ASOS IT.

London, Ealing, GB

Bioscience Engineering, Master In Cell And Gene Biotechnology & Biochemistry

High School, Latin - Mathematics