Oct 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• I'm building Peak Intelligence to make AI literacy accessible, practical, and human.
• Our mission: deliver AI education led by people, not platforms.
• We run structured, instructor-led training through our Basecamp to Summit programme—helping professionals across tech, engineering, and business integrate AI tools into their daily workflows for real impact.
• As part of EMBS Talent Group, we're embedding AI literacy training directly into the hiring process, making us one of the first UK recruitment businesses to provide every candidate we place with foundational AI education.
• This is AI learning done differently:
• No hype, no jargon, no "quick wins"
• Clear, guided training for real people in real jobs
• Designed to help professionals stay ahead in a world powered by AI

Aug 2025 – Present · 7 mos · Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• I founded GenX Talent to take on one of the most damaging problems in modern hiring.
• Ageism.
• Too many experienced professionals in tech, engineering, science, and data are being overlooked simply because of their age. GenX Talent exists to stop that.
• We are building the fastest-growing GenX professional community on the planet. A movement built around jobs, careers, coaching, AI skills, learning, meetups, and real human connection.
• We’ve launched the UK’s first free to use, self serve job board and talent marketplace for GenX professionals.
• 👉 genxtalent.co.uk
• Advertise your roles for free and connect with exceptional, experienced talent. It really is that simple.
• Through GenX Talent, we connect employers with GenX professionals for permanent, contract, and fractional roles, push salary transparency, support career coaching and personal brand growth, and upskill our community in AI and automation.
• GenX is not winding down.
• We’re just getting started.

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom · Remote

• Tech Walk UK is where innovation, wellbeing, technology, and leadership meet. We create space for tech and digital leaders to step away from their screens, recharge in nature, and spark fresh ideas through real conversations. Our walks inspire reflection, connection, and growth, building a stronger, healthier tech community, one step at a time.

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 3 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

• I’ve co-founded Alpha Insights alongside the brilliant Justian Blount. Our mission is clear: to empower businesses with top-tier Data, AI, and Engineering strategies through fractional consulting.
• We’re building a community of innovators and delivering world-class expertise without the eye watering costs of the big management consultancies. By bridging critical skills gaps, we aim to drive transformative impact into high-tech industries such Advanced Manufacturing to Green Energy and Environmental Sciences, Health and Education. Interested in working on a fractional assignment? Drop me a connection!

Dec 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos · Derby, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Consultant and non exec board member, I work with the senior leadership team to help them strengthen and scale the organisation, developing a growth strategy for their IT, Software Engineering and Digital apprenticeship proposition across the East Midlands

May 2003 – Present · 22 yrs 10 mos · Derby

• I’m building a connected suite of talent services inside EMBS Group. Each brand plays a specific role, but together they solve one problem. How organisations access the right people for technology and engineering, whether that’s for delivery, innovation, or transformation.
• Through GenX Talent, we are tackling ageism head on and unlocking an experienced, overlooked talent pool. Through Peak Intelligence, we are driving real AI literacy, not hype, and preparing both clients and candidates for the biggest workforce shift we have ever seen as whole job families change due to AI.
• My role sits across R&D, go to market, and growth. I focus on what’s next, how we take it to market, and how we scale it with intent. My team are exceptional. They execute, deliver, and turn strategy into real world impact every day.

Oct 1999 – Apr 2003 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• At Syntax I was responsible for managing the development of new business activities and the delivery of permanent IT professionals in to SME's and Corportate organisations across the East Midlands. This involved team leadership, training and coaching, recruitment, operational management, account direction, new business development, bid and tender preparations, presentations and P&L/budget management etc. I left this position to establish my own recruitment business, EMBS.

Jul 1996 – Mar 1999 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Joined Syntax while they were a fledgling company and developed new business across the East Midlands region. Built strong ongoing relationships with some of the regions major employers and placed a mix of permanent and contract IT professionals across infrastructure and software development.

Mar 1999 – Oct 1999 · 7 mos

• Responsible for establishing a specific East Midlands regional presence for Best International. Developing new business and exploring the feasibility of setting up a permanent office location in Nottingham. Although I grew the East Midlands patch successfully the East Midlands project was shelved as Best People began their preparation to sell the business, which was subsequently acquired by Spring Group.

Jan 1995 – Jan 1996 · 1 yr

• Joined Rullion Computer Personnel, now known as Rullion Solution Ltd and assisted Senior IT Recruitment Consultants to deliver major permanent recruitment campaigns. I developed new business across the Manchester region and placed individuals with a range of SME and Corporate organisations.

Apr 1990 – Feb 1995 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Derby

• Starting on a YTS from school, I began my working life in one of the UK's oldest music shops est 1893 and started selling a wide range of instruments - orchestral as well as guitars and amplification. I then moved in to managing the instrument department, responsible for buying and selling a broad range of instruments and accessories including high end acoustic and electric guitars. Also responsible for events, marketing and selling musical instruments in to schools. As a trumpet player and big fan of Jazz music I also sold a wide range of Jazz instruments (brass, woodwind, percussion etc).