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London, Gb

San Francisco, California, Us

Executive ownership of technical delivery function in AI-driven revenue optimisation business- Rationalised cloud infrastructure estate, saving c. $700k (~25%) full-year- Restructured product delivery function to enable rapid scaling (24 to 75 projected)- Streamlined and rebuilt tech recruitment process to encourage candidate diversity, with overwhelmingly positive feedback from candidate base- Planned and executed integration activities with parent company (FLYR)- Piloted progression framework & competency matrix, driving tech team development & retention

Fleet Street, England, Gb

Executive ownership of 120+ technology function across product delivery and BAU- Re-alignment of process & structure to underpin business growth strategy (>30% y-o-y MRR)- Due-diligence activities

London, England, Gb

Executive ownership & agile transformation of ESG business technology function- Restructured technology function into cutting-edge agile cross-functional delivery unit of ~100, engaging with customer-facing stakeholders to ensure alignment and delivery confidence- Scaled strategy delivery team from 8 to 80+ in 10 months, transitioning from initial contract-heavy growth to sustainable long-term permanent & near-shore team structure- Planned and migrated existing platform maintenance to 3rd party in three months - 20% cost saving, zero downtime, 100% delivery record - enabling internal focus on strategy delivery - Planned and implemented all aspects of £25m+, 4-year strategic technical programme to support business plan; to date, 100% milestone hit rate and vastly improved customer confidence- Migrated desktop support function in-house, delivering enterprise-level service for internal staff- GCP and AWS cost management realised 20% ongoing spend reduction - Extensive board interaction, rebuilding confidence in technology delivery capability and proving value of tech as business accelerator rather than cost centre

London, Gb

Ownership of engineering and delivery function for global customer generation business. MVF connects active customers with businesses looking to scale and providing quality sales ready leads directly to global clients on a pay-per-lead basis.- Focused an engineering function of 50+ (in-house & near-shore) on rapid delivery to accelerate business value realisation through introduction of “fewer things, faster” mindset - Re-structured publishing technology team to parallelise delivery across SEO estate, halving the implementation time for critical publishing site features with corresponding revenue uplifts- Lead technical role for due-diligence activities during PE exit & reinvestment process- Introduced cost management focus across ~£1m p.a. AWS estate, saving ~25% on annual run rate- Led and delivered a comprehensive progression framework across the technical function, providing career development clarity for engineering, design and product management staff

London, England, Gb

Executive technology ownership of interior design online marketplace start-up, acquired by Shopify in 2021- Scaled engineering team and built technology delivery culture with 100% retention rate- Restructured product delivery process around cross-functional teams to drive delivery focus- Handled technology aspect of $8m Series A fundraise from Canvas, Talis Capital and others- Planned and delivered key platform components to support projected scaling and business roadmap - data warehouse, event-based architecture, machine learning proof-of-concept and systemised email engagement platforms

London, Gb

Ownership of all Wowcher & LivingSocial systems, supporting £140m+ online retail business. Wowcher is a performance marketing platform, connecting businesses with over 20 million people across the UK and Ireland through two key brand channels.- Delivered £1m LivingSocial.co.uk integration on-time and 10% under budget, increasing revenues by 30% within two weeks of launching across responsive and mobile app platforms- Managed >£2.5m annual budget to restructure department of 45+ staff, refining Agile Kanban & Scrum development processes to ensure measurable, consistent and successful software delivery- Delivered measurable uptime at 99.5% by implementing operational support, monitoring & alerting processes with out-of-hours support to ensure continuity of the core revenue channels- Created & delivered structured technology roadmap; pioneered tech staff development program- Key technical contact during PE investment & acquisition processes

London, Gb

Technical ownership of all BMI systems, supporting $45m in revenue via online & offline channels- Delivered architecture strategy and technology roadmaps for bespoke and package platforms- Ensured successful delivery of Business Monitor Online 5 platform (18-month, $2m project) through intensive agile coaching on-site in Romania with near-shore team- Identified & resolved shortcomings in development & delivery processes; delivered strategic technical documentation in support of successful acquisition activity by FitchRatings

Planned and initiated two-year, $6m strategic product development programme to align US and UK businesses totalling $130m+ revenue. BankersAccuity sets the global standard for payment efficiency and compliance solutions, delivering unmatched data services to optimise payment efficiency, facilitate compliance of transactions, AML screening data, as well as bank counterparty assessment.- Re-structured existing teams in US and UK to underpin development and support roadmap- Translated business strategy into a multi-streamed development programme to deliver a consolidated web product portfolio and a next-generation data ingestion and storage platform- Engaged external expert resources from multiple top-tier Agile partners

Built & developed a team of solution architects across RBI's global data subscription brands (>£120m revenue). Reed Business Information (RBI) - brings market leading brands to an audience of millions of decision makers worldwide through its multi-platform media of data services, online lead generation services, community websites, magazines and events.- Managed solution architecture delivery across subscription products and platforms, reducing cost of ownership and time-to-market through horizontal initiatives and shared approaches- Technical authority in due-diligence activities in support of international acquisition planning

Managed & mentored a team of solution architects across RBI’s global data subscription brands- Managed delivery of technology roadmaps closely aligned with business direction, ensuring support for business strategy and alignment with enterprise technology strategy- Provided technical expertise during external partner, vendor and product selection process- Guided central architecture initiatives across multiple business units to align roadmaps

Hands-on solution architecture design across ad-driven products, moving to hands-on solution architecture on each of RBI's data business units

New York, Ny, Us

Architecture & development of .net application (web interface, loosely coupled queued backend, Attunity mapping for mainframe flat files to SQL-addressable XML structures ) to unlock business value from mainframe data

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Hands-on software engineering on web-based enterprise scale applications - VB6, pre-release versions of the .Net framework & Biztalk Server