Science and technology
As a passionate technology leader and people developer, I have amassed over 20 years of experience in successfully leading and defining end-to-end software development life cycle (SDLC) delivery while effectively managing operational hand-off and ownership. I am accountable for overseeing all aspects of technology delivery, ensuring optimal resource utilization and balancing both current and future priorities. With a deep technical knowledge, I serve as the design authority for significant technical decisions. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, recruiting top talent and nurturing team development. I excel at building strong working relationships, facilitating the transition towards more robust, scalable, lean, autonomous, and agile technology teams
We create inclusive digital tools that overcome the barriers to education faced by many neurodivergent and disabled learners. I direct the engineering team, driving innovation and technical execution to align with the company's mission and growth goals.
Leadership position responsible for driving the success of the software engineering function. Providing strategic direction, overseeing the software development lifecycle, and ensuring efficient and effective delivery of high-quality software solutions through my team of more than 20.
Leading a team of 12 remote sensing and technology experts in a multi-disciplinary Data Science and Engineering delivery function, creating solutions that contribute to "building a better world through the power of satellite technology" across various sectors, including Agriculture, Extractive Industries, Sustainable Development, Humanitarian Aid, Transport, and Health, covering locations across the globe.
Technical Design Authority and responsible for delivery of multi-year, multi-million £ projects.
Interim Management of GI Team to cover sabbatical
Leading the design, delivery and operation of a web-based LIMS for MRC Harwell’s flagship functional genomics centre. Playing a major role in international projects, such as the big-data-driven IMPC.
Strong leadership, by example
Effective communication
Team building and recruitment
People and performance management
Delegation to the right level
Strategic thinking
Proactive problem solving
Influencing
Best practive (GxP)
Continuous delivery improvement
Customer relationships
Budget responsibility
Personal responsibility
Public Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
DevOps & CI/CD (incl: Docker, K8S, Helm)
Integration and interoperability
UML & Data Modelling
Selected languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, JQuery, Hibernate, Spring, XML, JSON, SOAP, REST
Selected DB: MS SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, Oracle, Postgres
Geospatial: Google Earth Engine, QGIS, FME, GeoServer, PostGIS, EO Data Portals
ML / Data Analytics: Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch
Managing managers
Review and critique engineering design and architectural decisions
Azure Data Engineering: DataFactory, ETL, Data Lakes
Practitioner Certificates in Enterprise & Solution Architecture: BCS, Chartered Institute for IT
Science and technology
Swimming (every morning, where possible)
Nature and wildlife
Gardening
Music: live and recorded
Reading
Travel
Practitioner Certificates in Enterprise & Solution Architecture: BCS, Chartered Institute for IT
ITIL Certificate in IT Service Management: BCS, Chartered Institute for IT