Last updated on Nov 2025
Technology leader with 15+ years building and scaling B2B/B2C/B2B2C SaaS, data and platform products across PE-backed, FTSE250, and VC-funded businesses. Proven track record driving value creation through re-platforming, AI/ML adoption, and org design -- including scaling engineering organisations to 100+ engineers, improving delivery velocity by ~20%, and reducing incidents by ~20% across estates of 2,000+ microservices.
Operate comfortably with CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, boards and investors, translating commercial investment theses into pragmatic, executable technology roadmaps across the full PE lifecycle (pre-deal diligence, value-creation planning, tech-led growth, and exit readiness). At GoCity (PE-backed), delivered platform re-platforming, grew AI adoption to 72%, led the 2026 engineering strategy, and secured board approval for AI-centric value-creation initiatives tied to exit.
Previously scaled FTSE250 engineering to 100+ engineers across 6 countries while enabling 2x customer growth in a quarter through modernisation, cost-efficient investment decisions and improved operational KPIs. Led hyper-scale at Infogrid (tier-1 VC-backed), scaling engineering 10x to ~80 engineers in six months and delivering a north star SaaS architecture that met DORA and SLA metrics for millions of IoT sensors.
Hands-on engineering roots (backend, data, cloud, ML, microservices), with prior leadership roles in VC-backed startups and an exit as co-founder of an EdTech SaaS platform that built AI-based recommendation engines and multi-tenant architectures. Early career at Murex included building an AWS-like system for private cloud as well as ML models that cut upgrade costs by ~30% and leading AI initiatives across 7 departments.
Recognised as a UK Tier 1 Exceptional Talent in AI, hold an MSc in Databases & AI (ranked 1/33), and have taught 700+ software engineers.
Educational background includes an MSc in Databases & Artificial Intelligence with highest honors, and a BEng in Computer Science with fast track graduation in Software Engineering. He has also achieved notable certifications and participated in executive programs related to AI, data science, and agile methodologies.
Fluent in multiple languages, well-rounded professional with a passion for pro-bono consulting and sports.
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