• Advised founders on scale‑up architecture and hiring, accelerating product launches by up to 12 months.
• Conducted code & design reviews that de‑risked funding pitches.
• Authored a strategic roadmap that secured $2.5 m seed funding for a fintech startup.

• Set product, data and tech strategy for new‑market entry; led Engineering, IT, Infra & Data.
• Built privacy‑first federated‑learning platform, cutting partner onboarding time 50%.
• Re‑architected Alicenet v2 blockchain (Go/Kubernetes), 4× throughput, –30% node cost.
• Achieved ISO 27001 readiness & SOC 2 Type I in four months; trimmed cloud waste 20%.

• Scaled engineering 10 → 180 across 14 countries; added SRE, QA, Security, Data, Architecture.
• Led Series A–C technical due diligence contributing to $3.25 bn valuation.
• Migrated to Kubernetes & Kafka: throughput ×8, cloud bill –65%, deploy time 4.5 h → 2 min.
• Deployed AWS, Azure, GCP & bare‑metal clusters with 99.98% uptime.

• Senior SRE, DWP Digital – Cut deployment time 40% by introducing DevOps guardrails.
• Senior Solutions Architect, Atom Bank – Designed AML/Sanctions platform; buy‑vs‑build strategy saved £4.5 m.
• Interim Head of Software Delivery, Insure The Box – CI/CD rebuild: deploys 4.5 h → 2 min.

• Transformed product roadmap resulting in Bank of America as first enterprise client
• Led technical due diligence for Series A funding round
• Rebuilt engineering processes, reducing critical bugs by 80%
• Architected multi-tenant SaaS platform serving financial institutions

• Architected backend infrastructure for EVE: Valkyrie VR title supporting 100K+ concurrent players
• Implemented real-time matchmaking system with <3s queue times globally
• Reduced server costs 60% through intelligent auto-scaling and resource optimization
• Led cross-functional team of 12 engineers across 3 time zones

• Lead Architect, Lookbooks — Redesigned API architecture, improved uptime from 95% to 99.9%
• Head of Engineering, Video Platform — Scaled to 1B+ monthly requests with 99.99% uptime
• Solutions Architect, Ad Salsa — Led hybrid-cloud migration reducing infrastructure costs by 94%

• Led teams of 30+ personnel in high-stakes operational environments across multiple deployments
• Developed strategic planning and risk assessment frameworks applied to technology leadership
• Built resilient team cultures through mentorship and performance optimization
• Crisis management experience directly translates to incident response and business continuity planning

Military leadership principles of mission clarity, team empowerment, and decisive action under uncertainty continue to guide my approach to scaling technology organizations.

HNC Mathematics, Electronics & Computer Science — School of Electrical & Aeronautical Engineering

Professional Development: AWS Solutions Architect, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, Agile/Scrum Master

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