Experience & Background
Senior Data & AI Leader: enterprise platform transformation across FTSE 100 and regulated sectors
From Factory Floors to FTSE 100 Data Platforms
I am a senior Data & AI leader who turns fragmented data estates into unified, governed platforms, with around £20M in cumulative business value delivered across engagements through cost savings, risk reduction, and efficiency gains. I lead a specialist team across cloud architecture, data engineering, and machine learning - setting technical direction while staying hands-on from architecture through production. I have delivered enterprise platform transformation for FTSE 100 and regulated-sector organisations in consumer health and pharma. My focus now is leading that capability in-house: the data and AI leader inside the business, not a consultant to it.
My Professional Journey
How a passion for turning data into clarity led me from the factory floor to leading enterprise transformations
Supplier Quality Engineer
My journey began on the factory floor at Baxter, where I discovered something profound: raw data hides untapped insights. Using statistical modeling to solve quality problems, I learned that every number tells a story - and understanding those stories creates better decisions. This experience planted the seed for my passion: transforming data into clarity.
Principal Consultant, Head of Data Engineering & Architecture
Starting as a data analyst and progressing through data science and engineering leadership, I now lead the data engineering and architecture practice, which I have built from a single engineer to a team of twelve. I set technical direction across engagements, architect platforms for FTSE 100 clients, and grow the high-talent teams that deliver them. The through-line from factory floor to boardroom: every number tells a story, and engineering should serve that story.
Core Strengths
What sets my approach apart in delivering data solutions
Enterprise Architecture
Consolidate 100+ data sources into a single, governed platform. Eliminate silos. Cut reporting from days to hours.
Measurable Impact
Around £20M in cumulative business value across engagements - from cost savings, risk reduction, faster reporting, and automation. Board-visible results, usually within the first quarters.
Team Leadership
Grew the practice from 1 to 12 engineers, with 8 promotions and 80%+ retention - a high-talent team that ships production systems, not pilots.
Building High-Talent-Density Teams
I build small, high-talent teams and hold them to outcomes, not activity - the kind that ship production systems and then own them. A handful of excellent engineers, given context and autonomy, consistently outperform a larger group buried in process.
Hire the Best
Focus on top performers who raise the bar for the entire team, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of excellence.
Provide Context & Resources
Empower team members with the information and tools they need, then trust them to execute with autonomy.
Minimise Bureaucracy
Eliminate unnecessary processes to maximise individual ownership, creativity, and speed of execution.
Foster Accountability
High-talent teams thrive on accountability and continuous learning, driving innovation and adaptability.
Education & Executive Development
Advanced degrees in AI and engineering, with executive strategy education from Oxford
Oxford Executive Strategy Programme
Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence
DistinctionMaster by Research in Engineering
DistinctionBachelor of Engineering (Hons)
Speaking & Recognition
Sharing insights with the data and AI community
Project Controls Expo 2024
Panel DiscussionTopic: Forecasting the future of AI applications in the built environment
Let's talk
If you are wrestling with a complex data or AI problem, or thinking about the leadership behind it, I would be glad to talk.