Greater Glasgow Area
I design and deliver high‑performance software systems end‑to‑end—turning business goals into production‑ready platforms. With 20+ years across engineering, consulting, and financial services (Lucent/Avaya, McKinsey, Citi, Barclays), I bridge strategy and technology to ship resilient, maintainable solutions. What I do Architecture & full stack: React/TypeScript; Python (FastAPI/Flask); Java (Quarkus); C#/.NET; Rust; Solidity Cloud & DevOps: AWS (ECS, Lambda), and on‑prem infrastructure; CI/CD and observability Data & integration: APIs, Kafka/eventing; WordPress/PHP alongside modern backends Lifecycle ownership: requirements → architecture → build → deployment → operations How I work I’m tech‑agnostic: I fit the stack to the problem, not the other way around. I partner with stakeholders, plan pragmatic roadmaps, and favor clean architecture that’s easy to evolve. I also use AI‑assisted development (e.g., code assistants and modern IDE tooling) to accelerate delivery without compromising quality. Track record - 100+ delivered projects across startups and enterprises - Enterprise task/project/invoicing/support platform (React/JS, Quarkus/Java, AWS ECS) - AI‑augmented reporting (Quarkus/Java) - Economic simulation for academic research (React/JS, Quarkus/Java, desktop) - Insurance broker information system integrated with industry data (WordPress/PHP, Quarkus/Java, AWS) - Automated course‑materials messaging for a pro‑education company (WordPress/PHP, AWS) - Organizational overlay for SV membership management (Python, AWS Lambda) - Multi‑exchange automated trading platform with backtesting & market simulation (Kafka, Python, Rust, AWS) - GIS analytics for spatial data visualization (VBA) - Generative architecture PoC for a metaverse/NFT/social initiative (C# Unity, React/JS, Python, Solidity, AWS) Background & credentials MSc, MBA, IA certification, CISSP. Previous roles include leading governance and methodology programs in Internal Audit (board/regulator‑recognized impact), launching a global identity/workflow platform across ~100 countries, and driving transformation projects in financial services, telecom, and SaaS.
I work with businesses from startups and SMEs to listed tech companies to develop high performance, bespoke technology solutions. I also help startups and entrepreneurs formulate their ideas into businesses. Executed consulting projects across the technology, retail, sports, healthcare and hospitality sectors across preparing for angel or VC investment rounds or loans (e.g., SBA) and business planning as well as presentations and analytics.
Complex, bespoke workflow and CRM application of SME client originally in MS Access and VBA Transitioning to React, Quarkus, AWS target stack
Economic simulation environment for academic research project Advanced analytics and charting capabilities Java, Swing tech stack transitioned to React frontend High level documentation for journal publication
Assessed the effectiveness of country and regional management of Citibank in governance, strategy, risk management, corporate culture as well as regulatory and policy compliance Led select teams of auditor and non-auditor senior executives on 1-2-week audits balancing individual contributions and overall audit scope Assessed security and business continuity preparedness of business units and developed the audit testing program Built analytics system providing holistic financial, operational and risk information on country and regional organisations of Citibank enabling effective challenge of country management performance
Migrated to Business Process Management (BPM) platform the Identity Management process enabling clients to become legal signers through the electronic banking system on bank accounts in close to 100 jurisdictions Transformed siloed teams across seven locations on three continents, into a cohesive team Provided management information to the Account Services leadership on the financial and operational performance of the 700-strong global team
Transition to global operating model for GRB forecasting and planning leveraging agile processes resulting with significant productivity improvement.
Part of team developing the new strategy post 2007-08 crisis. Strategic reports for ExCo members going to the Board.
Diverse projects across mobile payments, oil and gas, high tech and automotive sectors, in organisational restructuring, procurement, supply chain and sales stimulation functions.