Director of consulting, resource augmentation and solution delivery at specialist consultancy/fintech Icon Solutions, provider of world class Payments and Digital Transformation solutions to the global financial sector.

Led several technology strategy engagements for both new and existing Icon clients, including:o Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance Technology Strategies and Architecture Roadmaps for a global banking client.o Payments Technology Strategies and Architecture Roadmaps for a major UK bank, an Australian bank and a Danish bank.o Definition of a Target Architecture & Roadmap for Payments transformation for a large Building Society, plus provision of interim architecture leadership… Show more Led several technology strategy engagements for both new and existing Icon clients, including:o Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance Technology Strategies and Architecture Roadmaps for a global banking client.o Payments Technology Strategies and Architecture Roadmaps for a major UK bank, an Australian bank and a Danish bank.o Definition of a Target Architecture & Roadmap for Payments transformation for a large Building Society, plus provision of interim architecture leadership across Banking & Payments, covering Current Accounts, Savings, Loans, Credit Cards, Insurance plus Business Banking & Savings. Show less

Founder and Director of Archioptiryx, providing strategic IT consultancy and architecture leadership to Banks, Insurers and other Financial Services clients. In very simple terms, Architecture is at the heart of everything we do. Not the Ivory Tower variety, but down-to-earth, pragmatic and business-focused. Not too little and not too much. And applied the right way: Architecture. Optimised. Client engagements included: o Review of the Architecture Capabilty and definition of a… Show more Founder and Director of Archioptiryx, providing strategic IT consultancy and architecture leadership to Banks, Insurers and other Financial Services clients. In very simple terms, Architecture is at the heart of everything we do. Not the Ivory Tower variety, but down-to-earth, pragmatic and business-focused. Not too little and not too much. And applied the right way: Architecture. Optimised. Client engagements included: o Review of the Architecture Capabilty and definition of a Target Architecture Operating Model and Roadmap for a leading General Insurance client. o Interim Head of Architecture for a private equity-backed global investor services and wealth management provider, establishing a Group Architecture capability to aid business integration of several merged companies and transformation to a common, technology-enabled, Target Operating Model.o Architecture leadership and creation of a Digital Strategy & Roadmap for a leading General Insurance client, including definition of a new Target Architecture and required technology, business and data capabilities. o Interim role as Head of Solution & Enterprise Architecture for a global payment services and solution provider, transforming the architecture operating model, updating the IT Strategy and supporting deal closure on a major new payments service.o Creation of a high-level Roadmap and Target Operating Model for Data & BI for a specialist Life & Pensions insurance provider. Follow-on engagement to update overall Target Enterprise Architecture.o For an Italian global banking and financial services company, review of the technical architectures, change processes & roles, and service delivery across core Italy, Austria and Germany Digital Banking solutions. o Strategic advisory to several software companies, small consultancies and FinTech startups. FStech Awards Judge, Chairperson for roundtable dinners and Contributor to articles on technology trends and innovation in Financial Services. Show less

Head of Financial Services at Glue Reply, the UK's largest specialist strategy & architecture consultancy, with core offerings in Business & IT Architecture, Integration and Data & BI, and part of the global Reply group. Accountable for building and leading Glue's architecture consulting business in Financial Services, including driving strategy, business development and assignment delivery.Worked with several Banks and other Financial Services clients to deliver business solutions… Show more Head of Financial Services at Glue Reply, the UK's largest specialist strategy & architecture consultancy, with core offerings in Business & IT Architecture, Integration and Data & BI, and part of the global Reply group. Accountable for building and leading Glue's architecture consulting business in Financial Services, including driving strategy, business development and assignment delivery.Worked with several Banks and other Financial Services clients to deliver business solutions, enhance architectural capability and achieve strategic compliance vs regulation. Examples include:o Development of an Asset Management solution for a $300Bn global fund manager o Creation of a Business Capability Reference Model, Target Architecture and capability-led Roadmap for a cards and payments providero Review of the Internet Banking architecture, technical solution and service delivery framework for a global bank following deployment of a new core banking platform and portal-based online channelo Provision of consultancy and knowledge transfer to the new Data Services team of a major bank, including review of the shared services strategy & roadmap plus bespoke education sessions on Data Management, Quality and Profilingo Creation of Data Strategy and Roadmap for a challenger retail bank, including interfacing with 3rd party suppliers to assess technology options and development of initial work packages and accompanying business caseso Provision of architecture oversight and design assurance on a £250M new bank set-up and migration programme, co-ordinating design activities across a complex multi-party landscape, also running and transforming the bank-wide Design Authority.Judge for The Banker (Financial Times) 2012 Innovation in Banking Technology Awards and FStech Awards in 2013 and 2014. Conducted “Banking on Data Governance” survey in conjunction with DAMA UK and presented findings to IRM Master Data Management and Data Governance 2014 conference. Show less

Chief Architect/CTO, accountable for IT strategy, innovation and solution delivery across several of Lloyds Banking Group's core UK Retail Banking (UKRB) business units, inc. savings, investment & protection; personal current accounts; unsecured lending; credit cards; and the Sainsbury’s Bank Joint Venture. Key accountabilities and achievements include:o Working closely with several CIOs, their teams and business stakeholders to support the businesses’ demands for IT, providing… Show more Chief Architect/CTO, accountable for IT strategy, innovation and solution delivery across several of Lloyds Banking Group's core UK Retail Banking (UKRB) business units, inc. savings, investment & protection; personal current accounts; unsecured lending; credit cards; and the Sainsbury’s Bank Joint Venture. Key accountabilities and achievements include:o Working closely with several CIOs, their teams and business stakeholders to support the businesses’ demands for IT, providing technical consultancy, innovation and architectural steer to inform business strategy and investment planning. o Shaped the IT architecture roadmaps, solutions and high level plans for several key Retail business streams in the critical formative stages of HBOS Integration, Europe’s largest ever and highest profile banking integration programme.o Managing solution design production and governance for the business units, investment typically totalling >£50M p.a. Successful delivery of solution architectures on a large volume of projects and several large “Iconic” and award-winning programmes including credit card system migration and business transformation, the bank’s responses to OFT Bank Charges investigations and FSA/Competition Commission Payment Protection Insurance review, and migration of LTSB Cash ISAs from Equiniti to the bank’s core banking systems. Leading a virtual team of 25+ Solution Architects.o Also led architecture delivery for all major mandatory programmes impacting UKRB, including FSCS Single Customer View, Consumer Credit Directive and FSA Liquidity Reporting. Architect lead on Critical and Mandatory Project IT Steering Group.o Providing architectural consultancy input to a number of strategic business initiatives, including Joint Ventures, Divestment, Simplification and Business Growth. Show less

Chief Architect/CTO for Consumer Banking, Cards & Payments, accountable for IT strategy & architectural governance for personal current accounts; unsecured lending; debit, credit & pre-paid cards; and internet & mobile (inc SMS) banking channels. Key accountabilities and achievements included:o Responsible for shaping & leading Business Alignment activities across UK Retail Banking, involving creation of business unit Enterprise Architectures plus input to and analysis of Investment… Show more Chief Architect/CTO for Consumer Banking, Cards & Payments, accountable for IT strategy & architectural governance for personal current accounts; unsecured lending; debit, credit & pre-paid cards; and internet & mobile (inc SMS) banking channels. Key accountabilities and achievements included:o Responsible for shaping & leading Business Alignment activities across UK Retail Banking, involving creation of business unit Enterprise Architectures plus input to and analysis of Investment Portfolio Planning. Achieved strong business engagement up to MD level and very positive feedback on value-add.o Managing solution design production and governance through the Strategic Architecture Forum (SAF). Often representing UKRB at the SAF.o Pro-actively contributing to continuous improvement through championing process & organisational changes and coaching & mentoring Solution and Domain Architects. Member of Enterprise Architecture Leadership Coalition and Group IT Extended Leadership team in recognition of ongoing contribution. Show less

Principal Consultant within the IT Strategy Practice of this leading management, systems and technology consultancy. Carried out assigments for various clients, inc:Jul 2002 – Jun 2006 : Enterprise Architect, Design Authority and IT Strategist for the Rural Payments Agency, an executive agency of Defra, the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Feb 2002 – May 2002 : Business Analyst and Project Manager for the specification and procurement of a property information… Show more Principal Consultant within the IT Strategy Practice of this leading management, systems and technology consultancy. Carried out assigments for various clients, inc:Jul 2002 – Jun 2006 : Enterprise Architect, Design Authority and IT Strategist for the Rural Payments Agency, an executive agency of Defra, the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Feb 2002 – May 2002 : Business Analyst and Project Manager for the specification and procurement of a property information and maintenance management system for retailer New Look. Jun 2001 – Dec 2001 : Project Manager and Solution Architect for the specification, procurement and implementation of a strategic CRM system for a new HR shared service centre for Barclays bank. Mar 2001 – May 2001 : Application Architect on BP's digital business transformation programme responsible for the development and promotion of a new re-usable logic and data architecture. Show less

Principal Consultant within the Customer Management Solutions business unit of this business and technology consulting firm that specialises in Information Intelligence (was Smith System Engineering/The Smith Group at the time). Carried out assigments for various clients, inc:Dec 1999 – Mar 2000 : Business Architect on the development of a “home movers” CRM system for British Gas (Trading and Services) parent company Centrica. Jul 1999 – Nov 1999 : Business Analyst and Solution… Show more Principal Consultant within the Customer Management Solutions business unit of this business and technology consulting firm that specialises in Information Intelligence (was Smith System Engineering/The Smith Group at the time). Carried out assigments for various clients, inc:Dec 1999 – Mar 2000 : Business Architect on the development of a “home movers” CRM system for British Gas (Trading and Services) parent company Centrica. Jul 1999 – Nov 1999 : Business Analyst and Solution Architect on an IT and telephony systems design for a web-enabled contact centre for recruitment agency Spring.Sep 1997 – Jun 1999 : Lead Technical Architect and Design Authority for British Gas Trading as part of its IT Strategy & Architecture team.Jul 1997 – Aug 1997 : Design Authority for pharmaceutical company Novartis on the development of a system to monitor patients involved in clinical trials.Mar 1996 – Mar 1999 : Various Project Manager and Software Developer roles for defence agency DERA. Show less

The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency - DERA - was an agency of the UK MOD and has since been split into QinetiQ and dstl.Developed suite of software to model orbital break-ups and collisions of man-made spacecraft and debris.Presented at conferences in the UK, Europe, Russia and the USA and published papers in several international journals. Completed PhD at the University of Southampton.