Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

Aug 2024 – Mar 2025 · 7 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• AirNxt is the 1st Next-Gen MRO Software for Aviation Maintenance, empowering your maintenance operations with intelligent, real-time solutions designed to enhance efficiency, ensure compliance, and optimize fleet performance across all sectors of aviation.
• I lead the tech team covering; development, testing, DevOps, CyberSecurity, Infrastructure, Data/AI.

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Hong Kong SAR · Hybrid

• Assisting early-stage startups with their tech strategy globally.

Feb 2024 – Jul 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

• Accessibility.ae provides Accessibility auditing and training services across the GCC region.

May 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Working for a fantastic team of over 100 developers, QC, data and delivery folks from Portugal to the Philippines who work with a number of skills to create the best products in the F&B space!
• Leading strategic initiatives to create a world-beating SaaS Platform to empower our customers to provide the best F&B services across the MENA region and beyond. Helping to improve processes across Foodics to empower all team members to have a great place to work, have their voice heard and to grow to achieve their full potential.

Oct 2022 – May 2023 · 7 mos

• Helping the RMS team (and Foodics) to move to a more Agile approach to delivery. I am responsible for the backend, frontend, QA and apps teams working closely with Product and the wider business to build the best RMS system for the F&B space.

Apr 2022 – Oct 2022 · 6 mos

Oct 2019 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Leeds, United Kingdom

• Working in the Bet tribe, I'm responsible for the solutions architecture for the SkyBet native apps on iOS and Android. I work cross squad and cross tribe to ensure that our path toward fully native apps is as smooth as it possibly can be.
• Additionally, I'm also deeply involved with SBG's Accessibility strategy, running the Accessibility guild, contributing to webinars and being the SME for Accessibility across both SBG and, recently, the UK&I division of Flutter.

Dec 2018 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bala, Gwynedd

• At Appcessible we help mobile app teams to reach all their users.
• According to figures released by the US Census Bureau on July 25, 2012, 56.7 million Americans (18.7% of the U.S. population) have some type of disability and out of this number, an estimated 38.3 million (12.6%) have a severe disability.
• We provide:
• App review services that help identify problem areas
• Guidance on how best to resolve any issues
• Training for UX/UI teams and developers

Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 · 1 yr · Nottingham, United Kingdom

• Crafting iOS and Android apps using Swift, Objective-C, Java and Kotlin. Maintained the existing Calabash UI tests across both platforms and helped in the migration to native UI testing on iOS using XCUITest.

Nov 2016 – Jul 2017 · 8 mos · London, United Kingdom

Oct 2015 – Jul 2016 · 9 mos

• Reporting to the Product Owner, I was directly responsible for the iOS, Android and Test teams along with the architecture design of the MoreMoney app across both platforms.

Jan 2015 – Oct 2015 · 9 mos · Salford Quays

• Providing technical leadership on a number of mobile prototypes in the BBC including the BBC Bitesize and BBC+ apps. My responsibilities included the creation of an application architecture, prototyping application features and managing the delivery of application code from external suppliers.

Mar 2014 – Dec 2023 · 9 yrs 9 mos

• Mobikats Enterprise provides mobile application services for business apps, kiosk development and iBeacons technology. We have created the Beura platform to make managing iBeacons simple. Beura provides the ability to remotely control the in-app actions associated with iBeacons, user tracking and tools to make your iBeacon roll-out simple all with an SDK to get you up and running in no time.

Jun 2013 – Nov 2013 · 5 mos · Manchester, United Kingdom

• Managing a team of developers, testers and designers tasked with bringing the best car rental experience to both the iOS and Android platforms.
• Responsible for creating the strategy to drive downloads and usage of the native mobile apps, leading the product team, overseeing agile software development, reviewing app analytics and feeding these back into the project backlog, creating user stories and acceptance criteria, prioritising work, sprint planning and release management.

Oct 2012 – Jun 2013 · 8 mos · Manchester, United Kingdom

• Responsible for leading a team of developers to create and maintain the rentalcars.com app using Agile methodologies in addition to capturing business and user requirements from the various stakeholders in the company all from the heart of sunny Manchester!
• I introduced Agile methodologies into the team including unit tests, continuous integration, Scrum, daily standups, kanban and sprints.

Sep 2012 – Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Liverpool/London

• Heading up mobile for Tokyo Digital.
• Engaging with clients to explore the best mobile offering for their customers using mobile technology that best fits with their expectations and existing technology.

Sep 2011 – Oct 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo · Salford Quays

• Senior iOS Developer on BBC iPlayer for iPhone and iPad from October 2011 primarily working on the iPhone release of BBC iPlayer. Prior to this, Tech Lead on the Radio Music mobile website refresh.
• The project was completed using BDD (Behavioural Driven Development), CI (Continuous Integration) and used Scrum.

Oct 2008 – Dec 2011 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• SC Magazine Rookie Security Company of the Year 2011 **
• Managed a team of 8 engineers with skills across a number of platforms both server side and mobile who were responsible for the development of a portfolio of security products. This included MECS - MAD Enterprise Compliance and Security Server, which aimed to bring BES style functionality and security to the iPhone and iPad, Android and Windows Mobile (6.5) using IPSec VPN tunnelling, firewall and MDM technologies along with MAD's email spam and virus cleaning products.

Jun 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Underpinning two applications (iPayAtThePump and LPGFinder), the Fuelista architecture allows users to locate petrol services close to their current vicinity using a GPS enabled device.

Jan 2008 – Oct 2008 · 9 mos

• Java Analyst Developer working on the integration of the Empire Stores website into SDG's Java/Oracle technology framework. This project was completed to a tight deadline and involved liaising with the previous owners of the website to define data formats and deadlines for key stages of migration. After successful implementation of this highly visible project I was involved with development of a set of social networking features for the SDG websites.

Sep 2007 – Jan 2008 · 4 mos

• Contract Analyst Developer

Jul 2006 – Aug 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Java Analyst Developer

Nov 2005 – Jul 2006 · 8 mos

• Provided consultancy on a security update to a public-sector client. This required detailed analysis of the existing systems and the design of an implementation to unify and improve the security of these systems.
• Also provided consultancy to a large company in the aviation sector with regard to performance updates for one of their time management and time forecasting applications.

Nov 2005 – Jul 2006 · 8 mos

• Consultancy services through Edenbrook. Tasked with providing rolling updates to financial packages.

May 2005 – Nov 2019 · 14 yrs 6 mos

• Award-winning software development services for iPhone/iPad and Android.
• Abstractec is an IT Consultancy specialising in Mobile app development for all major platforms. We have been involved with the completion of over 40 apps in the Apple iOS App Store and the Android app store including: Mapex Drum Masterclass, MobiD8, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Yvie Burnett Vocal Trainer, Phil Neville Football Coach and many more as well as working with a number of leading Digital Agencies to provide mobile app development services.
• We also provide services based on both Java and the LAMP stack in addition to our iPhone development services. I have worked with a number of key clients including Littlewoods / Shop Direct Group, the General Medical Council and GE.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2005 · 6 yrs

• Senior developer for the UK's leading automotive classified website: www.autotrader.co.uk. This position allowed me to lead a team of between 2 and 4 developers into creating Autotrader's trade-2-trade offering - www.traderlink.co.uk. This was a time-critical project that was delivered on time and under budget allowing the UK car dealer community to efficiently offer non-portfolio stock for sale within the dealer community. Within this role I was tasked with ensuring that work assigned to the project was correctly assigned to the appropriate developer and that updates were provided to the Project Management team.
• In addition to this role, I was in charge of Change Management for the Autotrader vehicle search engine liasing with the development, creative design, quality analysis and project management teams to ensure a regular weekly release of this codebase successfully into the production environment.

Jan 1999 – Jan 2005 · 6 yrs

• New media developer working on maintenance and new features across the major AT websites: UK, DTV, WAP and EU. Also involved with various sysadmin tasks on Solaris servers.

Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 · 1 yr

• Assisted the IT office with the rollout and support of Microsoft Office as well as support for Microsoft Windows, Novell Netware and Netscape email and proxy services.