Work
About
CTO | Marketplaces and subscription SaaS | Scale-ups | London
I've been a CTO three times, growing SaaS and marketplace businesses. I specialise in taking companies that have product-market fit and building the technology and the team to match the ambition.
I'm currently VP Engineering at Altium. I'm looking for a full CTO seat at a scale-up in London, and I'm always happy to talk with other technology leaders.
Experience
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VP Engineering - Enterprise · Altium Limited
April 2024–Present
Enterprise engineering and professional services for Altium's largest global customers: automotive, medical, defence and aerospace.
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VP Product and Engineering - Nexar · Altium Limited
May 2023–April 2024
Leading product and engineering for Nexar: Altium's API platform business for electronic component and supply-chain data, across the UK and US.
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VP Engineering · Privitar
January 2022–January 2023
Took over a late enterprise data platform with 30 engineers and a broken product/engineering relationship. Delivered it on time and on budget, and rolled it out to global enterprise customers.
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CTO · The Influence Room
September 2019–January 2022
Two-sided marketplace connecting influencers with brands including O2, Samsung and L'Oréal. Moved delivery from an outsourced agency and rebuilt it as an in-house team, with the platform live for customers throughout.
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CTO · Gumtree
July 2018–August 2019
Owned product and technology for the UK's biggest classifieds marketplace, part of eBay. Team of 40, 14M unique monthly visitors, $80M revenue.
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CTO · Venntro Media Group
January 2008–April 2018
CTO and board member. Grew the business from £4M and break-even to £44M ARR and £8.5M EBITDA, and from 20 staff to 180.
Education
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University of Warwick
BSc (Hons), Computer Science and Business Studies
Credentials
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Certified Agile Leadership
Scrum Alliance
June 2019
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Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scrum Alliance
November 2014–November 2016
Skills
Technical
Business
Interpersonal
Languages
- English · Native
- French · Limited working