Technology Leader & Serial Entrepreneur

Leading engineering teams and technology strategy at CDP, the global environmental disclosure platform. Responsible for technical architecture, product development, and digital transformation initiatives supporting thousands of companies in their environmental reporting and sustainability goals.

• Successfully delivered 2024 platform launch on critical deadline
• Led 2025 disclosure platform launch supporting record disclosures
• Built 40-person internal engineering organization
• Scaled platform serving 23,000+ organizations globally

Working as an interim CTO & Product Owner both hands-on and at board level. Clients have included: 2023: Seedcloud - due diligence work; Fliplet - interim CTO. 2020: Nimbletank - Tech lead; Department For Education - Lead Technical Architect. 2017: Belron (owner of Autoglass), Cowwow (InsureTech startup), GetMedix (Health Tech), Farillio (Legal Tech). 2016: evvnt - (event distribution platform), RMI (Retail Marketing), Savvee (now WeGift), HelloHR (HRTech), THe Game Corporation (EdTech), Rooster (FinTech). 2015: 61000.co.uk, Yndica (product marketing), Practicus (consultancy), The Game Corporation (EdTech), WeSwap (FinTech). 2014: BloomVC (Crowdfunding platform), ReadingWise (EdTech), Lingos.co (EdTech), 61000.co.uk (telco). 2011: FIS (formerly Metavante/Nomad), IDT Global (Financial).

• Advised 50+ companies on technology strategy over 13+ years
• Supported companies raising £100M+ in funding
• Led technical due diligence for multiple acquisitions
• Mentored technical teams across various sectors including FinTech, EdTech, InsureTech, and LegalTech

My journey with Farillio began at the start of the company's journey, I was a 'rent a co-founder' fractional CTO for several months, I then stepped back and became an NED for a couple of years until joining full-time in 2020 as CTO. Founded in 2017, Farillio is a platform that supports SMEs with an amazing array of quality content and tools.

• Led technology strategy for SME platform from founding
• Transitioned from fractional CTO to NED to full-time CTO
• Built scalable platform serving thousands of SMEs
• Delivered comprehensive legal and business tools platform

TRX was a disruptive startup acting as a marketplace between broadcasters and TV show distributors. Investors in TRX include Sky & Channel 4 and early customers include BBC Worldwide.

• Built marketplace platform for TV content distribution
• Secured major investors including Sky & Channel 4
• Onboarded enterprise customers like BBC Worldwide
• Led technology strategy for disruptive media startup

Part-time technical leadership role providing strategic technology guidance and hands-on technical direction for Nimbletank's platform development.

• Provided strategic technology leadership
• Guided platform architecture decisions
• Mentored technical team
• Delivered technical solutions on time

A platform that supports SMEs with an amazing array of quality content and tools. Served as founding part-time CTO, then NED, now full-time CTO.

• Founded technology strategy for SME platform
• Transitioned through multiple leadership roles
• Built comprehensive SME support platform
• Currently leading technology as full-time CTO

HR tech startup focused on simplifying HR processes for SMEs. Built MVP and scaled the platform, secured angel funding and reached MassChallenge UK finalist status.

• Built and launched MVP in under 4 months
• Accepted into MassChallenge UK 2016 accelerator
• Onboarded early customers including startups and retailers
• Negotiated UK-specific benefits partnerships with WPA

An app which sought to address the householders' common problem of dealing with chaotic paperwork. As well as generating significant revenues, I was responsible for raising £millions in both HNW and VC funding.

• Generated significant revenues
• Raised £millions in HNW and VC funding
• Solved household paperwork management problem
• Successfully exited the business

My vision was to create a next-generation LinkedIn competitor focussed on allowing users to pull in their portfolio of work from across the web.

• Built next-generation professional networking platform
• Innovative portfolio aggregation technology
• Competed with established players like LinkedIn
• Successfully developed and launched platform

A challenger bank HQ'd in Gibraltar, a subsidiary of IDT Corp (NASDAQ). Co-founded this fintech venture focusing on innovative banking solutions.

• Co-founded challenger bank in Gibraltar
• Part of NASDAQ-listed IDT Corp
• Pioneered innovative banking solutions
• Built fintech platform from ground up