I am experienced in leading technical implementations both operationally and strategically.
I have a proven track record of delivering business growth through:
Agile portfolio management, Creating winning cultures, Utilizing technology for Innovation and Closing investment funding rounds.
I Graduated from university in 2008 with a 1st Class Hons Degree in Computer Systems Engineering.
Since then I have been relentlessly motivated to build the best products in the chosen target markets.
A culture of excellence is easy to talk about but hard to replicate.
My personality has lead me to foster excellence in many colleagues and direct reports over the years.
I am well known for sourcing top talent to an organisation and creating motivated development teams.
This has lead to large quantities of referrals reducing the burden on talent acquisition and keeps the needle to the MAX for delivery.
Over the years I have been involved in several successful due diligence processes.
Often I am leading the presentation of the technical and product stages of the funding due diligence.
I am experienced in developing organisations to becoming best in class across numerous product and people related metrics.
This has lead to successful outcomes for many of the deals I have been involved in.
If we were to work together, you will surely learn I am a growth focused leader.
This means I am looking to grow organisations into a modern and industry leading vision of what they can be.
Growth is important for many different reasons in an organisation and is one of my favourite objectives to chase and deliver upon.
I have considerable experience in the successful delivery of IT solutions by forming and leading great teams. I have deep in-depth knowledge of mission-critical information systems from working on many notable projects. To complement this professional experience I have started working on some of my own ideas to drive new product innovations. I am interested in portfolio management focusing on agile delivery and a professional calibre golfer
I have worked on a number of globally notable projects across the world. These projects have all been successful in their own way and have given me a diverse and extensive experience.
Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to invest in the fast-growing fintech company Qred. The investment was made in partnership with Qred’s management and founders, with the goal of together continuing to significantly expand the business across Europe. Technology was highlighted as being best in class in the press statement.
“We are very impressed by Qred’s strong development and innovative model. By identifying a new market segment and combining it with leading technology, the company has opened the door for many small businesses to grow and realise their dreams."
Nordic Capital Invest 500m in Qred
Founded 2015 in Stockholm, Qred supports small businesses with fast, fair and convenient micro financing, helping them to grow their businesses.
My role as CTO was to grow the team and business with smart technological solutions.
Top 10 FT 2020 Fastest Growing In Europe
Corporate homepage here
WorldFavor is the leading sustainability platform in Sweden and has strong growth ambitions and potential.
I was responsible for bringing structure to the development process, managing the product backlog and driving growth of the company through technology.
Corporate homepage here
Full-Stack Software Engineer in the L4 support team for CSG International. CSG is the trusted global partner to help clients launch and monetize communications and entertainment services in the digital age.
Corporate homepage here
Senior software engineer for Cobham idDAS. idDAS was a pioneering new product launched at Mobile World Congress in 2014. It allowed operators and infrastructure providers to dynamically move radio capacity around using software to serve a number of needs, while also reducing both CAPEX and OPEX.
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Whilst working for Cobham Wireless we partnered with Vodafone and Telefónica to provision the world’s first idDAS system. This provided one million partygoers with reliable mobile and data coverage during New Year’s Eve along Berlin’s famous Fan Mile.
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Built and supported commissioning of the public safety communications management software. The software was used in the football stadiums located throughout Brazil during the 2014 Olympics. Most notably Belo Horizonte, São Paulo and Rio De Janeiro.
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Lead software engineer for the whole project taking initial design from project stakeholders all the way through to fully automated delivery of hardware through automated testing. Delivery was approximately 50 units a day with 24/7 shift rota to meet strict timescales.
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Software and hardware customisation to embedded controlled radio transmission hardware, including modifications to FPGA filters and signal amplifiers. Also built an updated GUI for the hardware units as well as integration into the management system for monitoring remotely over a fibre optic link.
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Product Owner and senior engineer for a small team of 5 to lead the delivery of the management system built to monitor all of our project range for alarm conditions. The prototype system was successfully delivered on extremely tight timescales for monitoring of all public safety radio communications during the 2012 Olympics in London.
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Lead software engineer for modifying multiple core products to meet the strict requirements of the project for a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that utilised an existing backbone and infrastructure within the building.
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Fast track graduate training scheme in technical operations. The role required international travel and in field consulting to various global list x projects.
No further details can or will be provided
"Culture eats strategy for breakfast"
"The best way to predict your future is to create it"
"Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results."
In 2021 I have made it a goal of mine to get more qualified in governance and risk frameworks.
The course focuses on
Project risk management
Plan risk management
Identify risks
Qualitative risk analysis
Quantitative risk analysis
Plan risk response
Risk Control
In Progress - Aim Q1 2022
The Certified Disaster Recovery Engineer (CDRE) course is based on the curriculum recommended by Mile2 for the CDRE certification.
CDRE is a vendor-neutral certification that enables the candidates to learn and implement ways to respond in a disaster situation. This includes threats such as cyber-crime, information leakage, natural calamity and power shut-down's etc...
The course also enables the students to establish business continuity and disaster recovery plans based on the industry best-practices.
Completed Q4 2021 - Certificate here
I also wanted to get more qualified in CISO type activities.
I have taken the approach of continuing my learning online for convenience and efficiency.
The certification was offered by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) to validate the expertise and knowledge of the candidates regarding the relationship between an information security program and the broader business targets.
Completed Q4 2021 - Certificate here
Upon completion Certified Information Systems Security Officer students qualified to establish industry acceptable Cyber Security & Information Security management standards with current best practices.
This course is the top course availabe for CISSO's on Udemy.
Completed Q3 2021 - Certificate here
The Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® formally recognizes your knowledge of agile principles and your skill with agile techniques.
My result is Above Average and supports my strong understanding of Agile delivery topics.
Completed 2017 - Certificate here
I have a first class honors degree which is the highest possible grade available for the course undertaken.
The course was focussed on practical application of technology and has been fundamental in giving me fundamental technical understanding.
Completed 2008 - Certificate here
Master's Degree in Decision Support and Risk Analysis at the University of Stockholm
Course details here
In 2016 I completed the 25 PDU course on agile development in preparation for my ACP exam.
Completed 2016 - Certificate here
In June 2017 I completed a 35 PDU course on the PMP syllabus to gain an appreciation of waterfall project management
Completed 2017 - Certificate here
In July 2012 I have completed the basic and advanced C++ courses offered by learning tree in the UK.
In 2011 I took 3 Days of intensive training on RF radio networks and in depth internals of Voip software currently in use at major facilities all over the world managed by Motorola
In 2005 I completed CompTIA Network+ which is a vendor neutral networking certification that is trusted around the world. It validates the essential knowledge and skills needed to confidently design, configure, manage and troubleshoot any wired and wireless networks.
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Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to invest in the fast-growing fintech company Qred. The investment will be made in partnership with Qred’s management and founders, with the goal of together continuing to significantly expand the business across Europe.
Nordic Capital Invest 500m in Qred
Founded 2015 in Stockholm, Qred supports small businesses with fast, fair and convenient micro financing, helping them to grow their businesses.
My role has been to grow the team, set the product strategy and re-vitalize the technology selections.
Top 10 FT 2020 Fastest Growing In Europe
WorldFavor is the leading sustainability platform in Sweden and has strong growth ambitions and potential. I am responsible for bringing structure to the development process and managing the backlog between senior executives and developers.
Corporate homepage here
Full-Stack Software Engineer for CSG International. CSG is the trusted global partner to help clients launch and monetise communications and entertainment services in the digital age. L4 for support is the final layer of support we dealt only with high value challenges.
Corporate homepage here
Founded 2015 in Stockholm, Qred supports small businesses with fast, fair and convenient micro financing, helping them to grow their businesses.
My role has been to grow the team, set the product strategy and re-vitalize the technology selections.
Top 10 FT 2020 Fastest Growing In Europe
WorldFavor is the leading sustainability platform in Sweden and has strong growth ambitions and potential. I am responsible for bringing structure to the development process and managing the backlog between senior executives and developers.
Corporate homepage here
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