Description

I work with organisations where technology is highly visible, complex, and under pressure to deliver real outcomes. Over the last 20+ years, I've led architecture and digital transformation across public sector (local authorities, central government), social housing, energy, and regulated enterprises — often stepping in when legacy estates, cloud platforms, and integration landscapes need urgent clarity. My work bridges GDS-aligned standards, SOCIT governance, and commercial pragmatism to deliver citizen and tenant services that actually work.

Recent measurable outcomes I've delivered:

30% reduction in carbon footprint and significant travel cost savings for Shell's deepwater operations through cloud-native architecture and AI-powered predictive maintenance
Established an AI Governance Board for a UK Government Agency, creating a framework for responsible AI adoption while optimising taxpayer value and ensuring regulatory compliance
Unified 360° tenant view for a housing association, centralising 12+ legacy systems into a lakehouse architecture to improve tenant services, asset management, and operational efficiency
£2M+ annual infrastructure savings through Azure migrations for London Boroughs while achieving 99.9% availability and meeting strict public sector security standards

Author of "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driven Digital Transformation: Navigating the Future of Business in the UK and EU" — a practical guide for enterprise architects navigating AI adoption in regulated environments with proper governance.

I'm most effective when organisations need to:

– Modernise legacy estates with GDS-aligned digital transformation

– Scale cloud and integration platforms across multi-tenant environments

– Navigate AI governance, data strategy, and regulatory compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

– Deliver citizen-facing services or tenant platforms with robust security-by-design

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km)

Eastlight Community Homes
Systems Architect
PUBLIC SECTOR
January 2025 - December 2025 (11 months)
Braintree, United Kingdom
Hired to modernise legacy integration landscape and unify fragmented tenant data across 12+ systems for this social housing provider, enabling 360° customer view and improved service delivery.
Deliverables:
Designed and implemented data lakehouse architecture centralising customer, asset, and operational data from 12+ legacy systems
Established integration and API strategy using Azure API Management, reducing integration time from 6 weeks to 3 days
Architected modern customer portal enabling self-service for 25,000+ tenants, projected to reduce call centre volume by 35%
Implemented AI-powered knowledge management using LangChain and Copilot Studio for housing officers
Result: Foundation for £500K+ annual operational savings through automation and data-driven decision making
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Low Carbon Contract Company (UK Government Agency)
Interim Head of Architecture
ENVIRONMENTAL
January 2024 - January 2025 (1 year)
London, United Kingdom
Appointed to establish architecture practice from scratch and create AI governance framework for responsible taxpayer-funded AI adoption across this central government body.
Deliverables:
Established AI Governance Board with cross-functional stakeholders, creating framework for ethical AI adoption and ROI measurement
Conducted AWS Well-Architected and Azure architecture reviews, identifying £300K+ in optimisation opportunities
Implemented rapid architecture delivery culture through MVP/PoC approach, reducing decision cycles by 60%
Defined cloud-native architecture standards and integration patterns for multi-tenant government services
Result: Architecture practice operational within 8 weeks; AI initiatives approved with clear governance and compliance controls
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Shell Plc – Deepwater & Conventional Oil & Gas
Enterprise Architect
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
January 2022 - January 2024 (2 years)
London, United Kingdom
Engaged to design cloud-native solutions for carbon reduction, safety enhancement, and legacy modernisation across Shell's deepwater operations, supporting net-zero commitments.
Deliverables:
Architected solutions delivering 30% reduction in carbon footprint and significant travel cost savings through remote monitoring and predictive analytics
Designed AI-powered predictive maintenance system using Agentic RAG and LangChain, reducing unplanned downtime by 25% (£1.8M annual savings)
Created migration strategies for legacy asset integrity applications to SaaS alternatives, eliminating £800K+ in maintenance costs
Implemented security-by-design framework ensuring compliance with Shell's strict data privacy and safety standards
Result: £2.6M+ total annual savings; enhanced safety observation recording across 15,000+ personnel
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