Technical Skills & Engineering Expertise
20+ years of hands-on full-stack experience with Node, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, Azure, and engineering leadership. Specialising in scalable web applications, cloud architecture, and building high-performing distributed teams.
Core Engineering Competencies
Key technical and leadership competencies developed through 20 years of engineering excellence. Hover over any competency to see detailed information about my experience and achievements.
Engineering Management
7+ years managing engineering teams from 13 to 40+ engineers, with proven track record of scaling organisations and delivering results
People Management
Successfully scaled and mentored engineering teams from 5 to 40+ developers across multiple time zones and cultures
Team Building & Hiring
Full-cycle recruitment expertise, building high-performing teams through strategic hiring, onboarding, and inclusive culture development
Performance Management
Conducted 200+ interviews, regular 1:1s, and career development sessions, driving team growth and maintaining high retention rates
Cross-functional Leadership
Orchestrated seamless collaboration between engineering, design, product, and business stakeholders across complex projects
Engineering Strategy
Architected composable platforms and governance frameworks that reduced time-to-market by 40% at enterprise scale
Vendor Management
Successfully selected, onboarded, and managed multiple external agencies whilst maintaining quality and delivery standards
Technical Leadership
Spearheaded engineering transformations across global teams for 15+ years, delivering scalable solutions for millions of users
Agile Methodologies
Champion of agile practices and scrum methodologies, successfully leading distributed teams through iterative development cycles
Engineering Operations
Established robust CI/CD pipelines and operational excellence practices supporting high-availability platforms at scale
Digital Strategy
Aligned technical roadmaps with business objectives, driving innovation whilst supporting board-level IT strategy initiatives
Release Management
Orchestrated complex, parallel website migrations with zero downtime, delivering groundbreaking performance improvements
Platform Governance
Defined and implemented 15 Quality Attribute Requirements with comprehensive documentation and automated compliance monitoring
Risk Management
Implemented comprehensive quality gates and automated assessments, achieving 100% compliance across legal and regulatory standards
Quality Assurance
Championed test-driven development and automated quality frameworks, ensuring consistent delivery of production-ready code
Digital Transformation
Led comprehensive modernisation initiatives for global brands, consolidating legacy systems into unified SaaS architectures
CI/CD
Implemented enterprise-grade continuous integration and deployment pipelines supporting rapid, reliable software delivery
Solution Architecture
Designed scalable, composable architectures serving 75% of global traffic for world's largest spirits company
Performance Optimisation
Delivered exceptional Core Web Vitals improvements through modern development practices and strategic technical implementations
Composable Architecture
Pioneered headless CMS platforms and micro-frontend strategies, enabling unprecedented development velocity and reusability
Cloud Architecture
Expertise in designing and implementing scalable cloud solutions on AWS, ensuring high availability and cost optimisation
Artificial Intelligence
Leading AI adoption initiatives and building production RAG systems, revolutionising agricultural and business processes
Machine Learning
Developing Computer Vision solutions for AgTech sector whilst integrating ML capabilities into enterprise platforms
Computer Vision
Currently architecting innovative CV systems to transform agricultural practices through intelligent image analysis
RAG Systems
Built and deployed Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems that revolutionise customer service in the ticketing industry
Generative AI
Introduced GenAI tools across engineering teams to accelerate migrations, improve code quality, and eliminate inefficiencies
Leadership & Management
Technical Leadership
People Management
Team Building
Engineering Strategy
Cross-functional Leadership
Agile Methodologies
Recruitment & Hiring
Vendor Management
Technical Leadership
People Management
Team Building
Engineering Strategy
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Technical Excellence
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
TypeScript
SQL
Node.js
React
GraphQL
Next.js
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
TypeScript
SQL
+4 more
Cloud & Infrastructure
CI/CD
Performance Optimisation
AWS
Cloud Architecture
Microservices
Docker
Serverless
Vercel
CI/CD
Performance Optimisation
AWS
Cloud Architecture
+4 more
AI & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
RAG Systems
Generative AI
Prompt Engineering
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
RAG Systems
Generative AI
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Architecture & Design
System Design
Solution Architecture
API Design
Security Best Practices
Database Design
Composable Architecture
System Design
Solution Architecture
API Design
Security Best Practices
+2 more
Business & Strategy
Quality Assurance
Release Management
Digital Transformation
Digital Strategy
Risk Management
Platform Governance
Quality Assurance
Release Management
Digital Transformation
Digital Strategy
+2 more
Development Tools & Technologies Stack
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsGraphQLAWSVercelDockerGitGitHubContentfulAlgoliaAuth0MongoDBPostgreSQLRedisPlaywrightJestStorybookFigmaJiraSlackVS CodeChrome DevToolsPostmanAWS LambdaAWS BedrockAWS GlueCloudFrontGoogle Cloud PlatformAngularHTML5ActionScriptWebSocketsRxJSOAuthPuppeteerKubernetesPWASQLWebpackCI/CDTailwind CSS