Curriculum Vitae

Experience

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1. Chief Architect

   2024 - Present

   Cirium

   As Ciriums Chief Architect I set the technical strategy for the business; designing organization wide solutions that support Ciriums future growth.

   Areas focused on:

   • Ensuring we build out a technical platform which allows us to realize value rapidly, but securely
   • Interfacing with C-Level leadership to ensure that technical strategy aligns with the goals of the business
   • Working with teams to ensure shared infrastructure/solutions meet their needs
   • Effective communication of strategy with stakeholders alongside clear documentation of designs
   • Engaging with suppliers to explore if new technologies and tools can support the business
   • Determining technical feasibility of upcoming projects and products
2. Architect

   2022 - 2024

   Cirium

   Architect accountable for the design of machine-to-machine interfaces (e.g. HTTP APIs, AMQP).

   Areas focused on:

   • Engaging with stakeholders within the business and the wider organization to gather requirements
     • These stakeholders include Sales, Product, Project, Data, SREs, and Security
     • Analyse requirements from the above to design solutions that meet the business needs
   • Working with teams to understand where shared infrastructure/solutions may benefit the business
   • Coordinating multiple teams to allow effective delivery
   • Establishing coding practices and drive technical direction amongst development teams
   • Leading teams in the decomposition of issues to aid problem-resolution
   • Effective documentation of design
   • Evaluating new technologies and tools for upcoming projects and train teams in their usage
   • Determining technical feasibility of upcoming projects
3. Principal Software Engineer

   2020 - 2022

   Cirium

   Integrate the software and systems from the recently acquired Snowflake Software into the broader processes and systems of Cirium.
4. Senior Software Developer

   2016 - 2020

   Snowflake Software Ltd.

   Building cloud-based data processing and analysis pipelines for the Aviation industry.
5. Software Developer

   2012 - 2016

   Snowflake Software Ltd.

   Developing Java desktop applications and Java-based web services in an Agile environment.
6. Computer Science MEng

   2008 - 2012

   Southampton University

   Awarded a First Class with Honours

Proficiencies

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Leadership

I excel at working with teams and guiding them towards a strategic vision.

In my current and previous roles at Cirium, I have been accountable for driving the engineering department towards a platform based architecture.

Mentoring

I get a lot of satisfaction from working with engineers, of all levels, to grow their craft.

I especially enjoy pair-programming and the opportunity it gives me to not only train, but learn from other engineers.

Problem Solving / Creativity

I deeply enjoy solving problems.

From the performance of a SQL query, to the orchestration of multiple teams building out a business case; no problem is too big or small.

Accountability

It is important to me that I hold myself to the same standards I hold others to.

This has resulted in many high-trust relationships during my career as people can count on me to deliver whilst simultaneously striving to be better next time.

Communication

Although I have been known to use metaphors frequently, I excel at communicating with others.

In my current role I am responsible for business-wide technical strategy which I have to communicate upwards to C-Level management, and downwards to engineering teams.

Tech

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Below are a list of tools/technologies/languages I am familiar with: