Work Experience

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BORN Group, Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer, Dec 2022 ~ Present

Independently provided a response to a prospective clients Request for Proposal (RFP) from brief to proof of concept (POC) within two weeks, providing a new solution to manage a high-volume (2.5k/month) image processing through AI-driven categorisation using Python to train a YOLO v8 model combined with Chili Publish.

Orchestrated a cross-functional five person team to create a versatile Marketing technology (MarTech) solution, incorporating OpenProject and Chili Publish frameworks, integrating a Next.js architecture with Material-UI components, with a dockerised backend to allow for scalability. An initial eight-week response to an RFP that gained traction within the business to be upsold to existing customers.

BORN Group, E-commerce Lead Developer, Mar 2020 ~ Nov 2022

Led an agile team of three as part of a multinational Adobe Commerce (Magento) project, to the successful go-live events for multiple countries. I was responsible for the seamless integration of third-party applications, handling unexpected emergency problems and provided expert support for clients' Magento Business Intelligence (BI) needs.

I was brought in to save a Bloomreach implementation for a national retailer from potential failure, by communicating with the customers PM and Head of Technology to figure out where the issues were occurring, leveraging BRXM functionality, tailoring third-party integrations and reinvigorating the team to exceed the requirements and complete the project with commendation from the client.  

BORN Group, Software Architect, May 2018 ~ Mar 2020

Collaborated organisation-wide on business proposals including a successful $2m+ response to RFP, and managed project risks for successful project delivery.

I continued my leadership role in the supervision of enduring content products.

Trained in a range of e-commerce platforms, including Magento, Bloomreach, Shopify, and Mirakl.

BORN Group, Technical Architect, Feb 2014 ~ May 2018

Led strategic product development on the Cito Suite of tools, ensuring alignment with sales, development and support objectives while collaborating with key stakeholders. Coordinated a team of 10 across diverse sites and translated business requirements into precise software specifications for effective Scrum implementation.

Carried out research and development initiatives to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge in the market. 

GroupFMG (BORN Group), Lead Software Developer, May 2010 ~ Jan 2014
GroupFMG (BORN Group), Senior Software Developer, Jan 2006 ~ May 2010
Software Developer,  Electronic Solutions (eg+), Jan 1999 - Dec 2005