With over five years of CI/CD and 35 years of IT experience, I craft automated pipelines and testing suites using Vagrant, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes. My solutions cut spin-up times by 60%, enhance code quality, and included building Danielle-CLI for LexisNexis, boosting productivity tenfold across international environments.
During the annual televised Comic Relief events, it is essential that donations can be taken quickly and securely as every penny counts! Every donation is captured and processed. That is as many as 200 transactions per second during peak times. 8.5 million transactions in one day. Not only are the payments made, but every penny is analysed and transmitted to multiple endpoints around the globe. In 2015, I made that happen, and it went without a single problem.
Decades of hands-on and strategic experience delivering robust, adaptable systems. Proven in government, finance, and charity sectors, with expertise in APIs, AI, and long-lived architectures. Combines leadership with coding expertise, ensuring solutions are reliable, maintainable, and embraced by users through clear communication and effective training.
An accomplished midrash style Christadelphian book writer, with over 20 published books in both English and Swahili languages. Christadelphians hold a view of Biblical Unitarianism. The group has often been described as a form of Messianic Judaism, as they share many of their beliefs and hopes with Judaism; notably the promises made to Abraham, Isaac and Israel whilst they also believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah.
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 am now involved with the Great Central Railway, one of the country’s leading heritage railways, where I am working with the Wagons renovation group.
My railway interest has moved from simply enjoying heritage railways to becoming actively involved in preservation work. I am particularly interested in the careful restoration and long-term maintenance of historic railway wagons, where patience, practical problem-solving, attention to detail and respect for the past all come together.