An arm’s length body of the UK government the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) provides skills, standards, and qualifications body for the engineering construction workforce.• Provide the technology focal point for the entire organisation’s technical strategic objectives and risk mgmt.• Improved organisational cyber security stance through driving cyber essentials plus accreditation.• Migrated the organisation to full cloud infrastructure on Azure/o365 to reduce IT OPEX costs.• Line management of team delivering technology and IT services across the organisation.• Managed crown commercial procurements to renew core systems allowing the business to evolve.• Govern technology change and security across the organisation.

• Accountability for 24/7 global service delivery of technology provided by multiple teams on and offshore.• Managed technical escalations for MD as part of complex IELTS partnership stakeholder group.• Led technology business transformation on to AWS cloud re-platform caused by disruptive competitors.• Managed active relationship with exec board via my CIO and externally at C level in partner organisations. • Direction of 10 agile delivery teams across 3 continents providing continuous delivery to our business.• Provided consistent line management through the disruptive merging of two organisations.• Developed technology operating model for the IELTS transformed business to increase service excellence

• Led business transformation requiring innovative approach to data and integration to meet competitive pressure. • Established data management initiatives including MDM maturity improvements to support transformation. • Procured new integration platform MuleSoft and design and implemented centre for enablement model.• Designed and implemented automation strategy bringing RPA and BPM tooling to support operational gaps.

• Negotiated and managed move to offshore management of integration and API services to reduce costs.• Designed and implemented strategy to provide data and analytic services to the organisation.• Led data services team supporting live assessment operations with newly implemented data lake.• Provided continuity on service excellence by delivering previous role with the above expanded remit.

• Managed integration of complex ecosystem of systems including SAP/ERP and other third-party system. • Line management of team to deliver high quality service critical to business service.• Development of new API and system integrations supporting project and programme activities.• Responsibility for governance of all integration and API services in the organisation.

• Providing technical leadership on Service and Integration landscapes including the API Management.• Accountable for designing, maintaining, and communicating the service and integration architectures.• Translating and analysing business requirements into architectural outputs • Developing and presenting architectural outputs to the business, senior management, and suppliers.

• Solution Architect on WorldPay’s business transformation programme responsible for CRM implementation• Produced architectural decisions; prepare designs for architectural review in line with governance.• Provided leadership to implementation partners and vendors to ensure quality delivery.• Defined integration governance to manage large number of new services being brought into service.

• Managed, mentored, and hired data service team for big data processing of biological protein data.• Designed techniques for scaled computation through innovation on big data pipelines.• Primary author on the scientific paper

PA Consulting Group is a management consultancy firm that provides IT services to clients ranging from local government to multi-national financial institutions. As a Global Systems Integration and Solutions Group Consultant I worked on numerous large scale Java projects.

NovoCorp was an US-based Internet consultancy firm that provides services for Fortune 500 clients. Working as a Architect in their New York City office, I provided technical leadership on Java-based engagements.

Nervewire is a US based Internet consulting firm focused on building B2B net markets. I worked as a Technical Specialist in their Boston office on the development of a financial net market.

Working as a Principle Systems Engineer in the New York City office, providing consulting services based on the IBM product family including Lotus Domino, WebSphere, and Universal Database. I worked on Intranet and Internet projects, delivering enterprise scale applications using Java and Domino. My responsibilities included direct client interaction from selling through to engagement completion.

PRT is a systems integrator with an offshore development centre that provided services for large US financial companies. I worked as a engineer in their Barbados office.

Providing support services based on the IBM product family including Lotus Domino, WebSphere & Universal Database. Working as a Senior Analyst in their London office, I supported all areas of development and product integration while mentoring and leading the development and integration support team. Further, I provided critical on-site support for clients throughout Europe.

Working in the operations center in New York City supporting 4,000 end users in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North and South America. As an analyst, my responsibilities included system administration for a number of bank systems including Lotus Notes and FX systems