David Page
Dover
Summary
Seasoned digital transformation and technical oversight leader driving cost savings and efficiency improvements at NIQ GfK and other leading firms. Proficient in strategic business technology roadmap planning, team building, and fostering innovation. Skilled in Java, Spring Boot, CI/CD, Cloud and Agile methodologies. Achieved a 45% reduction in workforce costs while enhancing product speed to market and security protocols. MBA in Technology Management blending business insight with technical prowess to drive sustainable innovation, fiscal responsibility, and high-impact project delivery. Managed three business functions totalling 57 Software Engineers, 21 direct reports, EUR2,5m annual headcount, and EUR2m infrastructure and engineering enablement budget.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Engineer (Director of Engineering)
GfK
London
01.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded digital transformation in Retailer Analytics, saving EUR100,000/month through product reusability and legacy system retirement
- Reduced workforce costs by 45% by expanding teams in Kuala Lumpur while maintaining productivity
- Developed reusable platform services, boosting R&D prototypes and product cycle efficiency
- Redirected resources to strategic projects aligned with business goals, improving ROI
- Enhanced security protocols and CI/CD practices, significantly improving code quality
Tech Lead (Senior Engineering Contractor)
GfK
London
07.2018 - 01.2022
- Pioneered agile methodologies, enhancing team efficiency and scaling LEAN engineering practices
- Established an 'internal university' program, reducing team churn and enhancing onboarding efficiency
- Led tech stack innovation (Auth0, OPA, Spring Boot, React) for rapid MVP development, securing further investment
Director (Technical Consultant)
Hamilton Ltd
London
05.2017 - 01.2022
- Built reusable ETL pipelines and BI dashboards, streamlining data workflows and reducing operational costs.
- Implemented Agile/Scrum practices across departments, improving delivery timelines and cross-team and department efficiencies.
- Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term technology roadmaps to support business objectives.
- Recruited, trained, supervised, evaluated, and mentored software engineers, from graduates to senior tech leads.
- Managed technology infrastructure tooling budgets and financial planning.
Metadata Portal Development Consultant
UK Data Archive (Essex University)
Milton Keynes
09.2017 - 07.2018
- Developed a reusable, pluggable pattern for the backend architecture to make social science research across 23 EU countries searchable from a single, centralised dashboard.
- Dropping the cost of engineering and onboarding a new European country's social science data archive by 85%.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to define system architecture and functional specifications.
- Implemented automated build and deployment tools such as Jenkins or TeamCity.
Technical Agile Consultant
Wizzed Media Ltd
London
05.2017 - 09.2017
- Achieved 55% cost savings on ad purchases through timely automation.
- Secured additional funding through enhanced project outcomes.
- Enhanced software development processes through Agile, Scrum, TDD, and BDD practices.
- Created ETL pipelines, ad spend tools, and analytics dashboards with Java and Spring Boot.
Java Team Interim Development Manager | Scrum Master
Euromoney Institutional Investor
London
07.2015 - 05.2017
- Enhanced enterprise search capabilities by implementing reusable semantic search services, reducing configuration times
- Developed RESTful APIs, reducing development time by 40% and increasing developer focus on core tasks
Solution Engineer
Celesio (LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor)
London
01.2014 - 07.2015
- Developed scalable backend solutions for multi-tenant CMS and RESTful APIs.
- Tested emerging technologies to enhance system performance - scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
- Assessed and provided code review feedback on teammates' solutions.
Education
MBA - Technology Management
The Open University
Milton Keynes01.2023
BA Honours - Business Information Systems
Brighton University
Brighton01.2009
Skills
- Leadership
- Technical oversight
- DevSecOps implementation and compliance
- Agile scrum environments
- Agile transformation
- Digital transformation
- Strategic Planning
- Project management
- Team building
- Talent development
- Cost optimisation
- Vendor management
- Software engineering
- Technical proficiency
- Java, TypeScript
- Spring Boot, Nodejs
- Microservices
- REST APIs
- GCP
- Continuous integration (CI)
- Continuous delivery (CD)
Certification
- Chief Technology Officer Career Guide, 2024
- Generative AI for Business Leaders, 2024
- Certified ScrumMaster, 2017
- Elasticsearch Developer, 2015
Accomplishments
- Scaled engineering teams, reducing time to market for products
- Fostered a culture of innovation, driving LEAN practices and leading hackathons
- Cut operational costs by 45% through resource reallocation and offshore expansion
- Established robust DevSecOps practices, improving code quality, and security
Affiliations
- Endurance group and solo sportives and time trials
- Maintaining several digital pet projects as a playground for testing emerging technologies
Websites
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Principal Engineer (Director of Engineering)
GfK
01.2022 - Current
Tech Lead (Senior Engineering Contractor)
GfK
07.2018 - 01.2022
Metadata Portal Development Consultant
UK Data Archive (Essex University)
09.2017 - 07.2018
Technical Agile Consultant
Wizzed Media Ltd
05.2017 - 09.2017
Director (Technical Consultant)
Hamilton Ltd
05.2017 - 01.2022
Java Team Interim Development Manager | Scrum Master
Euromoney Institutional Investor
07.2015 - 05.2017
Solution Engineer
Celesio (LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor)
01.2014 - 07.2015
MBA - Technology Management
The Open University
BA Honours - Business Information Systems
Brighton University
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