Accenture UK & Ireland

As joint lead of our Software Engineering practice in Scotland, I am responsible for defining and driving our best-in-market capabilities, developing our talented people, and ensuring we deliver maximum impact on every client engagement.

Engineering Practice Lead / Senior Manager

Infinity Works

Engineering Practice Leads (EPLs) are senior leaders of Infinity Works. They have a broad remit to drive excellence of practice, including technical and delivery quality.

Engineering Practice Lead

Principal Consultant

Inviqa

The CTO role primarily focussed on Inviqa’s technology strategy, both internally and externally. The external aspect of the role covered expanding the business, and identifying new products to use in projects. Internally I oversaw quality assurance on projects, improving internal processes, reducing time spent on non-core work, and deciding the company’s technical strategy for the future.

Chief Technical Officer

Inviqa (formerly Ibuildings UK) is passionate about enterprise open source. We are software engineers who love web development. We are inspired by excellence and are fulfilled through honest client partnership, innovation, and our focus on quality.

As Technical Assurance Manager I am responsible for improving the developer experience of working on projects within the company. I have an overview of how projects are being delivered and am responsible for ensuring they are being done in the most appropriate way - from the processes used to the technical delivery.

Technical Assurance Manager

Ibuildings

After 7 months as a senior software engineer within the company, I was promoted to the position of team leader, delivering projects with teams of sizes of up to five developers using agile practices.

Technical Team Lead

Established in 1999, Ibuildings is the leading PHP authority in the UK and The Netherlands, and is also the proud representative of Zend Technologies. We assist organisations that deploy mission-critical LAMP technology. Ibuildings offers a comprehensive range of PHP services including web development, PHP training, professional services and application support.

I joined Ibuildings as a software engineer in January to start up the companies new office location in Sheffield. We quickly grew the team over the next six months to four people and established an office location for ourselves. During this time I was a core developer on a profitable product being rolled out in several countries and languages, making use of PHP5, Zend Framework and the jQuery javascript library.

Software Engineer

PlusNet

After successfully leading a major project through to completion on time, I was promoted to the permanent position of lead developer. Since then I have achieved a number of successes in the department with the delivery of another major customer centric project, and improvements to the development process within the department.

Lead Developer

Mainly working with PHP 5, but also Perl and bash shell scripting where required. I was part of the core team of people that built relationships and set up our development strategy for working with remote development teams based offshore. Using this strategy we have successfully delivered multiple projects to the business and will continue to evolve and use it going forward.

Internally to the department I have introduced a test driven development methodology (TDD)  that is being adopted across the business and mentored junior and senior members of our team in the use of TDD and it's benefits and challenges.

Senior PHP Developer

Acxiom

Data Developer

Aerodeon

Working as a developer primarily using Perl, I was part of the core team that put together a platform for delivering and managing SMS based marketing solutions.

I designed and built web applications to deliver bulk SMS capability across a range of unrelated third party suppliers, and manage inbound SMS (premium rate and standard) campaigns for a number of well known brands.

Developer

At Accenture UK & Ireland, my focus as Engineering Practice Lead centers on fostering technical excellence and nurturing a high-caliber team to deliver impactful solutions. Our collective efforts have established us as leaders in the software engineering domain, where innovation and consistent high-quality delivery are paramount.

With a robust background in technical and solution architecture, I drive the strategic direction of our practice, ensuring that every project aligns with our clients' objectives for technological advancement and operational efficiency. My role embodies a commitment to shaping a sustainable, tech-driven future through smart solutions, aligning with my passion for renewable energy and smart technology integration.

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