About

Chief Technology Officer
Cartotrade.com | Jan 2025 – Present
Accountable for AI implementation and product delivery spanning web, mobile, and API platforms.

Achievements:

Implemented private GPT (Ollama) in a live production environment
Owned C#/.NET MVC application and underlying infrastructure
Delivered Android and iOS apps with supporting backend services
Integrated Rust APIs with Azure Cosmos DB for scale and performance

Independent Consultant / Fractional CTO
Purposebridge Limited | Sept 2019 – Present
Advising organisations on AI, cloud strategy, risk, and digital transformation from start-up to enterprise.

Achievements:

Defined and implemented cloud and multi-cloud strategies with clear governance and risk controls
Built AI and data platforms using Python APIs, Vertex AI, and FaaS architectures
Worked with start-ups on product build and go-to-market execution
Delivered a sold-out technical talk in London

Strategic Advisor
Loyal VC | Dec 2019 – Present
Board-level advisory to a global investment portfolio.

Achievements:

Advised founders on strategy, product direction, and execution
Worked with portfolio companies at different stages of growth
Informed investment decisions with technical and operational input

Board Trustee
Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust | Nov 2020 – Present
Board governance across education institutions.

Achievements:

Oversaw governance, risk, and performance across multiple schools
Contributed to leadership development and standards
Ensured operational delivery aligned with educational outcomes

Technical Product Manager
Omniindex | Jan 2020 – Dec 2024
Product and engineering leadership for a Web3 data platform.

Achievements:

Took a homomorphic encryption data platform to market
Implemented SaaS provisioning via Google Marketplace
Built APIs and FaaS components using Python and Docker

Vice President, Cloud Infrastructure & Product Management
Oracle | Jan 2017 – Aug 2019
Executive leadership for IaaS product and operations across EMEA and Asia.

Achievements:

Built a cloud infrastructure business from zero to a multi-million run rate in two years
Built and led a team of 30+ professionals
Executed a major cloud migration, delivering $1M+ in savings

General Manager / Senior Director Roles
Microsoft | 2001 – 2014
Senior leadership in cloud engineering, operations, and global service delivery.

Achievements:

Led 420+ staff across 18 countries within a $280M engineering programme
Held accountability for a $61M budget
Drove cloud onboarding for enterprise clients
Established reliability policies and governance frameworks adopted at corporate level

Purposebridge History

Starting in 2016...

Purposebridge has been on a journey to be where we are today.

Beginning the journey as virtual CTO's and Business Coaching, we soon realised the need for virtual CTO management could be done in a much more efficient manor. The creation of our bespoke dashboards allowed people to recognise the potential of there own capabilities in the field of their data and tech resources. By combining this with out integration and automation capabilities we were able to leave businesses in a position to manage their own platforms. Our educational services mean teams are now able to manage all of the platforms, workflows and integrations themselves.

The more recent development of Purposebridge has aimed to find a solution to such a frequent and frustrating problem. We are growing day by day, and finding new clients all over the country. The team love their work and take great pleasure in seeing the impact we have had on so many businesses and charitable organisations.