Mar 2022 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Madrid · Remote

• Purveyor of fine vintage enthusiasm. Bridging the understanding gap. Making the technically complex accessible to all. Translating platform capabilities into industry-specific vocabulary, irrespective of the vertical. Enabling partners of all types.

Mar 2018 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs · Madrid Area, Spain

• Four years working directly with Hedera and Hashgraph. What a ride! The journey from crypto-skeptic to enthusiast continues. It's great to have such a fantastic opportunity to learn about distributed ledger technology. I feel privileged to work with and for people I like, trust and respect. With the creation of Swirlds Labs, as yet another way to decentralise, my colleagues and I have now moved there, though we continue the same work.

Apr 2016 – Jul 2016 · 3 mos · Madrid, Spain (Remote)

• Creation and maintenance of cloud architecture design & technical concept evangelist
• Design and prototyping for cloud-based analytics-driven “behavioral fingerprinting”
• Real-time behavior/threat correlation using layered traffic-analysis
• Privacy assurance using traffic-filtering and obfuscation/spoofing of personal data
• Continuous refinement of behaviour and threat model/policy via machine-learning
• Concept validation and ongoing engagement with other interested parties

Nov 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Madrid Area, Spain

• Scalable, distributed Cloud architectures using MicroServices & Containers
• Managing data-flow and consistency on a massive scale using queuing technologies
• Information models for data-ownership (isolation/segregation) and security
• Application of Analytics, Big-Data and Machine-Learning to old/difficult problems
• Target Business Verticals: Healthcare, Cyber-Security, IoT, RTOSS, On-line Gaming…

Mar 2013 – Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Madrid, Spain + long periods in San Jose, CA, USA

• Key roles in large transformative projects for Tier 1 Service Providers to understand their needs during the transition from on-premise hardware through hybrid solution and later, the cloud.
• Lead Architect – Platform Architecture Bootstrap
• Propose ground-up architectural overhaul – achieve executive-level commitment
• Self-education assimilating new tools & technologies, engaging with other companies
• On-site collaboration with CTO team on microservice-based cloud architecture
• Upward evangelism to assure continued high-level executive commitment
• Lead small disruptive team of SMEs, transforming to cross-functional 50+ team
• Primary architect leading technical engineering refresh
• Routine attendance of conferences and industry events & liaison with Standards bodies
• Innovation Architect & Product Owner
• Engagement with other groups, driving new capabilities and refining architecture
• Run workshops and brainstorming sessions to identify new opportunities
• Influence industry direction and anticipate customer needs through innovation
• Responsible for handover of new ideas, processes and best practices to engineering
• Customer Solution Architect
• Engage directly with CxOs and chief architects to understand business needs
• Capture, analyze and prioritize requirements; translate into solution terms
• Guide customers helping drive business transformation and highlighting new synergies
• Identify optimal solutions and perform gap-analysis: old vs. new
• Liaison with Services org. to create & validate granular effort predictions
• Create phased implementation plan minimizing time-to-RoI – agree with customer
• Foster relationship with customer to mitigate risks and ensure success
• Global PreSales Support
• Parachuted in for critical on-site Customer meetings
• Provide last resort expertise to regional and global sales teams
• Solution & Product Evangelism to assuage “Technical blockers”
• Cultivate customer relationships, establishing and maintaining trust

Dec 2009 – Feb 2013 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Madrid, Spain

• Initial 8-month Engagement as consultant architect, then hired as full-time manager
• Created architectural migration strategy and engaged with stakeholders to validate
• Managed 6-man team of engineers creating a tailored, consolidated OSS platform
• Engineered parallel-running strategy to avoid risk. Fully automated daily data-sync.
• Participation in planning for cloud-migration, vendor/solution selection
• Orchestration of global B2B service delivery process and technical order management
• Gradually assumed complete project-management responsibility

Apr 2008 – Sep 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos · Madrid Area, Spain

• Focal point for translation of customer requirements into product enhancements
• Used experience to drive product roadmap to meet observed market demands
• Lead for delivery of new product features, enhancements and issue resolution
• Scrum-lead for Agile engineering sprints; mentor to junior team-members
• Product/Platform focus on Network/Service Inventory and Order Management
• Orchestration of global B2B service delivery process and technical order management
• Routine attendance of industry events and conferences, e.g. TMW/TMF Live & BBWF
• Note: Comptel acquired Axiom Systems in April 2008

Dec 2002 – Mar 2008 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Madrid Area, Spain

• Technical Lead: Partner Solutions
• Assured successful delivery of collaborative projects with multi-national partners
• Formed relationships with key stakeholders & sponsors, assisting solutions-delivery
• Targeted influence in order to bring potential "technical blockers" on-side
• Initiative to streamline partner-led bid-response process and increase effectiveness
• Ongoing liaison with equipment manufacturers and both global and local integrators
• PreSales Lead, Southern Europe & LatAm
• Technical expert supporting regional customer accounts
• Answered RFI, RFQ and RFP documents showcasing key differentiators & features
• Created detailed RoI models, customized Prototypes and Proofs of Concept
• Regional lead for opportunity qualification, collaborating with local/global partners
• Lead technical workshops on customer and partner premises
• Identified and pursued up-sell opportunities within existing customers
• Developed long-term relationships with service-providers and local partners

Dec 2000 – Nov 2002 · 1 yr 11 mos · Chelmsford, UK

• Performance-tuning of the LISA (investment administration) system
• Optimization and troubleshooting of low-level MTS/Oracle integration
• Consultant on improvements to multi-tiered (DNA) application architecture
• Built and maintained FIX (Financial Information eXchange) interface applications
• Technical lead for finance auto-reconciliation modules
• Support and architectural improvement of the M&G EMX system

Dec 1999 – Nov 2000 · 11 mos · Warwick, UK + Greensboro, NC, USA

• Lead a 5-man US/UK team customizing Volvo’s internal accounting system
• Hands-on engineer: User Interface, Middle-tier and Back End Database

Sep 1999 – Nov 1999 · 2 mos · Stone, Staffordshire, UK

• Back-end integration of several existing Oracle systems
• Full requirements analysis, interface specification and maintenance

Jul 1996 – Aug 1999 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Windsor, UK

• Creator of generic client/server inventory system “IMS”
• Lead a RAD team of 12 – 20 software engineers for full software lifecycle management
• Customer liaison for requirements gathering and prototype review
• Responsible for team staffing and technical interview process
• Release management, documentation and software fault management

Jul 1995 – Jun 1996 · 11 mos · Portsmouth, UK

• Created business case for simulation facility including RoI and cost/benefit projections
• Mission system simulation including tactical-aids, displays, instruments, datacomms…
• Technical liaison with Silicon Graphics and other technology vendors

Jul 1994 – Jun 1995 · 11 mos · Portsmouth, UK

• Requirements traceability from Defence Platform to component subsystems
• Technical point of contact for sub-system vendors and requirements compliance audit
• MoD liaison for technical system qualification issues and proof of compliance

Jul 1992 – Aug 1993 · 1 yr 1 mo · Portsmouth, UK

• Creation of prototype mission systems for the Human/Machine Interface Team
• Comprehensive simulation of MIL-STD-1553 data-bus and systems testing