Every company I have worked with
Fifteen years of engagements, most recent first. The case studies go deeper on individual pieces of work; this is the list of who, and for how long.
Novus Strategy
2025 to now
Designing orchestration capabilities for complex multi-party workflows, automating documentation across a large microservice estate, and building AI-powered
Enterprise Architect · Novus Strategic Partner
BPP (via Build Circle)
2025 to 2026
Architect for BPP's greenfield learner dashboard and apprenticeship progress engine. I led the architecture across three repositories, introduced .NET Aspire
Build Circle Strategic Partner
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders)
2025 to 2026
Conducted independent technical due diligence for Medecins Sans Frontieres, analysing their existing codebase, challenging a development agency's modernisation
Solutions Architect · Toptal Strategic Partner
LimeFlight
2025
Reduced page load times from 12-30 seconds to 2-3 seconds for a French airline logistics platform through strategic caching implementation, while identifying
Solutions Architect · Toptal Strategic Partner
Operational Solutions
2024
Built event-driven sensor integrations for a Ministry of Defence security contractor, implementing MQTT-driven workflows for hardware-based security systems
C# Developer
Waverly Studios
2024
Transformed a struggling US startup's backend from minimal implementation to production-ready architecture, implementing CQRS patterns, integrating
Solutions Architect · Toptal Strategic Partner
Spa Space Inc
2022 to 2024
Fractional CTO for a US wellness marketplace startup, architecting a 45+ microservice platform, managing teams of up to 20 developers across three agency
Chief Technology Officer
Greggs plc
2022
Contributed to Greggs' digital platform modernisation as Senior Frontend Developer, integrating StoryBlok headless CMS with their Vue.js frontend and gaining
C# Developer
Holiday Caravans Direct Ltd
2017 to 2022
Stepped in as sole technical lead to rescue and rebuild a UK holiday caravan marketplace, modernising a legacy .NET Framework platform to .NET Core and Vue.js
Technical Director
SureView Systems
2021
Brief engagement with a US-based enterprise security company, integrating a new video feed vendor into their Vue.js platform - an early exposure to security
C# Developer
PIMSS Data Systems Limited
2021
Migrated a well-established Silverlight application to Vue.js for a property management company while advising leadership on Agile adoption - delivering 90% of
C# Developer
Ango
2021
First introduction to true microservices architecture - built web scraping infrastructure for an Innovate UK-funded sustainability comparison platform, working
C# Developer
The Silver Corporation
2020
Served as sole technical resource for an Isle of Wight-based online retailer, reverse-engineering and rebuilding their warehouse management system from VB6 to
Solutions Architect
Activus Ltd
2016 to 2017
Transformed from a contract developer to a recognised authority for a B2B insurance platform, building a component-based jQuery framework that predated modern
C# Developer
JLT Group (now Marsh)
2014 to 2016
Worked as Senior C# Developer at JLT Group on BenPal - a pioneering pensions and benefits platform serving major UK employers. Designed event-driven
C# Developer
Lyons Davidson Solicitors
2013 to 2014
Applied SOLID principles to dramatically reduce code duplication in a law firm's legacy codebase, building a reflection-based database access framework that
C# Developer
Brightside Insurance Group
2011 to 2013
Began professional career as a C# Developer at a major insurance company, building a distributed test automation system that reduced UAT execution from half a
C# Developer
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