About

Growing up in Birmingham with an early curiosity for electronics and computers. Taking apart toys and gadgets to understand how they worked. Work experience at a computer repair shop introduced the first exposure to web development. Began learning HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from books and building simple web pages. Studied A-levels in Computing, Electronics, Mathematics, and Physics before pursuing a degree in Software Engineering.

Graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering during the aftermath of the financial crisis. Focused on building personal projects and developing a portfolio that helped launch a career in software engineering.

First professional contract role building a mobile platform for a global medical journal. Worked as a contractor in London as a full-stack engineer specialising in Ruby on Rails, building web applications, APIs, and mobile applications across multiple industries.

Launched a software development business while continuing contracting work, partnering with startups and companies to turn product ideas into working platforms.

Joined a fintech company providing loans to small businesses. Progressed from Ruby engineer to data engineer, tech lead, and engineering manager while helping scale data platforms and engineering teams as the company grew from startup to IPO.

Took a career break to travel, spend time on hobbies such as DJing and cooking, work on personal projects, explore AI technologies, and collaborate with past clients. The experience clarified a desire to focus on working directly with founders and businesses building technology products.

Today I focus on working directly with entrepreneurs, founders, and businesses to help them turn ideas into real technology products. Through my consulting work I help businesses design, build, and launch web and mobile applications, drawing on over 15 years of experience across software engineering, product development, and engineering leadership. Alongside client work, I’m also building my public profile and sharing the frameworks, lessons, and experience I’ve gained throughout my career so that other engineers, founders, and builders can learn how to build technology products with confidence.