Selected work

Problems solved & products shipped

A sample of projects where I helped teams break through barriers and build momentum.

A selection of work across delivery, leadership, stability, and crucial moments - examples of how I contribute in the moments that count.

Showing 9 projects

Product DeliveryTechnical Leadership
Glaciera

Client: Tech Lead

Duration: 2.5 years

3D model design marketplace for jewelry businesses with quotation builder, design calculator, and client collection tools. Led technical delivery from offshore team turnaround through MVP launch and subsequent infrastructure modernisation.

AWSStripePulumiCI/CDLaravel

Impact

  • Delivered MVP SaaS within budget
  • Modernised infrastructure with Pulumi IaC
  • Turned around underperforming offshore team
Idea → ProductTechnical LeadershipProduct DeliveryTeam Growth
FantasyBet

Client: CTO & Co-Founder

Duration: 7 years

Award-winning daily, weekly, and season-long fantasy football platform with premium UI/UX, real-time scoring, and gamification. Built as solo engineer alongside a co-founding team. We grew the user base with innovative features and strong community engagement. We conducted successful fundraising rounds and ultimately exited via acquisition.

Daily FantasyReal-time dataScalingMobile

Impact

  • Best Fantasy Product 2015
  • High retention, low CAC
  • Real-time sports data infrastructure
  • Acquired by Rush Partners in 2017
Product DeliveryIdea → Product
FanTech

Client: Co-Founder & CTO

Duration: 2 years

Plug-and-play B2B acquisition and engagement platform for i-gaming and sports media companies. Built fantasy and free-to-play games as embeddable widgets. Ensured full compliance and skill-game based licensing. Re-engaged users with gamified experiences and cross-selling into pre-filled betslips.

ReactLambdaB2BGamification

Impact

  • Launched as external B2B product
  • Built PnP JS widget for major brands
  • Reduced acquisition costs with gamified engagement
Technical LeadershipProduct Delivery
Footium

Client: Principal Engineer

Duration: Ongoing

Venture-backed sports gaming startup. Moved from seed prototype to viable product by establishing engineering foundations, building real-time backend services at scale, and creating data-driven decision-making infrastructure.

Data-streamingTypeScriptIaCCI/CDAnalyticsPython

Impact

  • Engineering execution and momentum
  • Revenue & user growth with strong retention
  • Blockchain integration and development
  • Event-based product telemetry
Team GrowthTechnical Leadership

Sports Trading

Client: Proprietary trading fund (sports)

Duration: 8 months

High-frequency trading platform for pre-match and in-play betting markets on high-liquidity exchanges. Provided strategic advisory on team composition, recruited specialist data engineering and algorithmic trading experts, and established technical foundations for market analysis and exposure strategies.

Node.jsPythonData EngineeringTeam BuildingMLTrading

Impact

  • Ensured operational and reliable trading platform
  • Built a specialised engineering function across data, execution, and research
  • Implemented real-time data pipelines for prices, order books, and trades
  • Improved execution quality and value capture
Team GrowthTechnical Leadership

Investment Group Tech Team

Client: CEO/CTO

Duration: 18 months

Post-merger consolidation of technology teams across multiple brands for an investment group. Working directly with the CEO and CTO, I built and managed a centralised product and technology team of 20+ across Engineering, Product, and Data. Established recruitment processes, cross-functional teams, professional development plans, and internal processes to create a strong remote/hybrid engineering culture.

Team BuildingLeadershipRecruitmentRemote WorkCross-functional TeamsProcess Design

Impact

  • Built cross-functional team of 20+ across Engineering, Product, and Data
  • Established recruitment processes and professional development framework
  • Created strong remote/hybrid engineering and product culture
  • Unified technology teams across portfolio of brands post-merger
Idea → ProductAudit & Due DiligenceTechnical Leadership

Logistics Automation

Client: Courier & Logistics Company

Duration: 3 months

Logistics company with an underperforming technical partner seeking to improve their B2C product and automate invoice processing from global courier firms. Identified key improvements and prioritised tasks for development, prepared an MVP prototype specification for automated invoice extraction, validation, and subsequent business logic actions.

Technical LeadershipDocument ProcessingMVP Development

Impact

  • Prioritised key product improvements
  • Delivered MVP prototype specification for invoice processing
  • Data extraction and validation automation
Audit & Due Diligence

Platform Security Audit

Client: B2B Software Provider

Duration: 1-2 weeks

B2B software company facing delayed deliveries and system reliability issues with their technology provider. Conducted comprehensive security assessment revealing negligent security practices and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Provided remediation recommendations and ultimately the client achieved a successful legal settlement.

Security AuditComplianceRisk AssessmentInfrastructure

Impact

  • Identified critical security vulnerabilities
  • Prevented potential data exposure
  • Facilitated informed settlement with significant payout
Audit & Due DiligenceTechnical Leadership

Sportsbook Platform Evaluation

Client: Sports Betting Brand

Duration: 2-3 months

B2B sportsbook platform evaluation for white-label implementation. Conducted technical due diligence on potential platform providers, assessed architecture scalability, regulatory compliance, payment integration complexity, and licensing requirements. Recommendations led to optimal provider selection.

Due DiligencePlatform EvaluationSportsbookComplianceB2B

Impact

  • Evaluated multiple white-label platform providers
  • Identified optimal cost-performance-compliance solution
  • Ensured senior management confidence in technical decision-making

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