------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- c-level executive | entrepreneur | innovator | business strategist | software engineer | lawyer------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial:23 years' experience creating and growing companies/business units ranging in size from new ventures through $1B in sales. (Co-)founded three VC-backed businesses and worked in executive management in three others.Highly numerate business leader who manages "by the numbers" and has a track record of growing business revenue by more than 30% CAGR. Adept at driving P&L and balance sheet performance.Track record at creating new products and/or business models that disrupt existing markets. 13 years' experience in big data drawing out product insights and in UX (user experience) design to drive online sales and create sustainable competitive advantage. Technical:Managed more than 100 software projects from concept to fruition. Managed teams of 50+ software engineers. Architect of software platform involving more than 800 software engineers and $250 million in R&D expense. Deep experience in delivering real-time high-availability high-volume transactional systems used by tens of millions of customers globally. Managed the necessary supporting business and technical infrastructure. Uniquely positioned and bring together the commercial and technical worlds to maximise business results.Industry Recognition:• CEO of UK's 13th fastest growing technology company• Created website which was the UK's second most popular in Telecommunications category and third most popular Entertainment website (Hitwise UK)• Inventor of one of the seminal mCommerce patent processes that has been utilised and built upon by RIM, Nortel Networks, IBM, Yahoo! and others!