Higher education · modernisation · payments
Manchester Metropolitan University
2022–2026
Challenge: Business-critical financial and enterprise systems needed modernisation, secure delivery, platform improvement, and trusted technical leadership across multiple teams.
Contribution: Led the end-to-end modernisation of seven SAP and Java financial applications, integrated Flywire payment portal for print (PaperCut) and PayOnline, coordinated stakeholders, drove security remediation, and produced delivery and governance artefacts.
Outcome: A stronger, more maintainable estate with controlled delivery, improved documentation, reduced operational risk, and greater confidence in core university services.
Enterprise tax · architecture · global systems
PwC
2017–2018
Challenge: Global enterprise tax platforms required stable delivery, strong integration thinking, and architecture awareness across established technology stacks.
Contribution: Delivered software and solution architecture support across Java, ColdFusion, JavaScript, and Oracle-based applications used in complex international environments.
Outcome: Reliable progress on business-critical tax platforms, supported by enterprise-grade engineering discipline and a strong appreciation for domain complexity.
Enterprise tax · global delivery · business-critical systems
GE
2011–2017
Challenge: Global VAT, GST, and corporate tax systems demanded long-term stability, international reach, and dependable delivery across established enterprise applications.
Contribution: Supported and enhanced enterprise applications built with Java, ColdFusion, JavaScript, CSS, and Oracle, working across Agile teams and deep tax-domain workflows.
Outcome: Sustained contribution across systems used in more than 180 countries, demonstrating the ability to operate effectively inside specialist, highly important enterprise platforms.
Critical infrastructure · Java · DevOps uplift
Ovarro
2019–2020
Challenge: Legacy and product software needed uplift in an environment serving utility and critical infrastructure customers.
Contribution: Helped Dockerise a legacy application, supported GitLab CI implementation, upgraded standalone Java software, and contributed to Ovarro's SCOPE product used for monitoring and controlling assets.
Outcome: Stronger maintainability, improved development pipeline maturity, and added value to resilient enterprise software operating in sensitive environments.
Commercial systems · web platforms · user value
Commercial delivery across media, retail, automotive, and marketplace systems
2009–2022
Challenge: Commercial platforms often need fast-paced delivery, practical enhancement, and careful change to revenue-related systems.
Contribution: Supported migrations at Associated Newspapers, search and intranet improvements at Which?, automotive CRM work at Manheim, ecosystem application upgrades at Zonal, and syndicated listing and B2B application support for Motors Group UK.
Outcome: Versatile delivery experience across customer-facing and internal commercial systems, with strong adaptability across sectors, teams, and technologies.
