Employment

As a Technology leader, I report tech status and strategy to executives, define and track KPIs across IT, DevOps, SysOps, Service Desk, Testing, BA, and PMO, evaluate emerging tools, lead recruitment and training, ensure compliance, manage procurement and vendor contracts, oversee infrastructure, coordinate service lines, and govern cross-functional project deliverables.

As Head of Web Development, I led infrastructure management, framework oversight, and the web team, aligning projects with business goals, prioritizing workloads, and collaborating with stakeholders. I advised on performance, security, SEO, and championed responsive design—delivering scalable, modern websites that enhanced client engagement and brand presence.

I led Drupal, WordPress, Magento, DevOps, QA and Scrum, architected automation pipelines on AWS, managed budgets, offshore teams, consulted cross-functionally, and oversaw robust security and CI/CD governance. Key clients included Standard Chartered, Santander, Carlsberg Brewery, Bank of Ant and Dec.

As Continuous Integration Consultant at Lexis Nexis, I built Jenkins pipelines for serverless AWS Lambda, developed a reusable Drupal distribution, migrated Drupal 6 to 7 with SAML SSO, automated environments via Vagrant, Puppet/Chef, and AWS, implemented BDD testing, deployed Rundeck rollouts, managed 12 sites’ maintenance, and migrated to Ansible.

I served as Senior Drupal Developer at Comic Relief for Red Nose Day, Queen’s Young Leaders, and Call Center. I built Vagrant/Puppet development environments, implemented Rundeck automated deployments, optimized page loads using Redis, contributed Drupal module patches, created CKEditor plugins, managed workflows in Jira, and delivered scalable web solutions.

At BrightLemon, I built and maintained Drupal platforms for TeachFirst, CIMA, and NBC, creating custom Features-based modules, performance optimizations, and reusable components that cut development time by 30% and improved load speeds by 25%. I guided agile processes, code reviews, and mentorship to ensure project success.

As Senior Drupal Developer at WTG, I built secure Drupal 7 applications in IL2/IL3 with SHA-512 encryption, automated development environments using Vagrant and Puppet/Chef, implemented CI pipelines with Bamboo and BDD testing, architected the wtg.co.uk site with Apache SOLR and custom video modules, optimized performance by 30%, and mentored engineers.

At PublicZone, I delivered secure, scalable Drupal 6 platforms for high-profile clients (UN UrbanGateway, National Trust MyFarm, CardAid, Good Gifts, Stroke Association). I integrated SOLR search, built robust custom modules, managed multi-server, multi-language hosting, and implemented agile CI pipelines—achieving award-winning performance, 99.9% uptime, 40% faster releases, and engaging user experiences.

As Head of Web at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, oversaw the Drupal 6 platform—integrating Apache SOLR, Tomcat, and Tika to boost search relevance by 50% and halve load times. Developed custom modules cutting publishing lead times by 40%, managed multi-server hosting (99.9% uptime), delivered agile microsites, trained 30+ editors.

As a self-employed LAMP consultant, I delivered bespoke web solutions for Keele, Nokia, Smiths News, E.ON, and Salter Baxter—upgrading X-Cart stores, building Drupal modules, coding responsive HTML/CSS, configuring WordPress themes and APIs, and installing WAMP stacks. I scoped Agile projects, authored technical documentation, and trained client teams for lasting success.