Version 1 Jan 2026 - Present
Jan 2026 - Present
UK Government - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Delivery Principal

Supporting government departments in adopting AI coding assistants.

Kainos Mar 2018 - Jan 2026
Oct 2024 - Jan 2026
UK Government - UK Health Security Agency
Delivery Manager

Delivery manager for continuous delivery of dataset ingestion into the Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform (EDAP). Worked with discovery and delivery teams on the migration of thousands of terabytes from legacy SQL Server systems into RedShift.

Apr 2024 - Oct 2024
NHS England / Health Innovation East
Delivery Manager

Delivered build and deployment of the Secure Data Environment for the East of England. Managed a blended team of 15 implementing first-of-kind AWS Research Engineering Studio and custom Airlock solutions.

Jan 2024 - Apr 2024
NHS England - Research Volunteer Registry
Delivery Manager

Delivered 'Connecting Registries' discovery and alpha phases. Prepared customer for GDS assessment by working through the Government Digital Service Standard.

Apr 2023 - Dec 2023
National Institute for Health and Care Research
Delivery Manager

Led Join Dementia Research Service through discovery and alpha phases. Delivered outputs that informed the Programme Director's business case and roadmap. Participated in formal GDS assessment.

Nov 2020 - Mar 2023
NHS Digital - NHS App
Delivery Manager

Delivery managed four development teams and one UX/UR team (50+ professionals) delivering features for England's NHS App serving 30+ million users. Oversaw monthly budgets of ~£250,000. Delivered COVID Pass integration and third-party GP system integrations.

Jun 2019 - Oct 2020
UK Government - Ministry of Justice
Agile Team Lead

Managed two software development teams on digital transformation projects for the Divorce Service and Financial Remedy Service. Produced detailed project roadmaps and participated in PI planning.

Mar 2018 - Jun 2019
UK Government - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Agile Team Lead

Managed three teams: Platform, Data, and MOT feature development. Transformed team productivity through practical agile application and performance management.

Contract Software Engineer 2006 - 2018
2006 - 2018
Backend Developer
Various Clients

Over a decade of contract software engineering following my Software Engineering degree. Primarily backend development using C#, PHP, and frameworks including Zend and CakePHP. Built APIs, business logic, and data layers across various industries.

Education 2002 - 2006
2002 - 2006
BSc Software Engineering, First Class
Sheffield Hallam University

Favourite modules included Software Engineering Concepts and Methods, and C++ programming.