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Education
Aston University (1997 - 2000)
- Degree: 2:2 Hons
- Field of Study: BSc Computing Science
- Description:
Skills:
Big Data, Internet of Things, Start-up Consulting, Distributed Systems
Work Experience:
Co-founder / CTO at Sauce
- Location: Hull, United Kingdom
- Duration: 2016-02 to Present
- Description: We help large companies innovate with modern, scalable digital solutions. With over 25 years of combined industry experience our award winning web / mobile development team designs and builds long term, scalable platforms. Our work includes information portals, IoT products, and internal business products across a range of industries. Our clients include - Siemens, Nestle, GXO, Ideal Heating, Rix, Bytes, KCOM and Hull University Union.
Founder and Organiser at The Tech Sessions
- Location: Kingston upon Hull, England Metropolitan Area
- Duration: 2024-05 to Present
- Description:
Co-Founder at Yard Ops
- Location: Kingston upon Hull, England Metropolitan Area
- Duration: 2023-10 to Present
- Description: Co-Founder of Yard Ops and cloud based modular yard management system that simplifies efficiencies around you yard operations
Director / Lead Developer at I'm In App Ltd
- Location: Hull
- Duration: 2014-03 to Present
- Description: Developer behind the idea of building a simple tool to allow friends to organise events. This came out of a need for an app whilst organising 5-a-side football over the last couple of years. In our first year we have gained over 2,500 users, had over 1,000 events created
Director / Lead Developer at Incentive Maker Ltd
- Location: Hull
- Duration: 2013-07 to 2019-01
- Description: Incentive Maker is an online SaaS product that takes the power of modern technologies and systems to build an incentivisation platform, that can be used by anyone, with minimal fuss. For team leaders, Incentive Maker is here to help create new and fun incentive ideas for your staff easily
Candidate Intelligence Report
AI-powered analysis from the perspective of a US hiring director — evaluating career continuity, growth trajectory, and role fit.
Career Continuity & Risk Assessment
The candidate shows continuous professional activity from 2013 through present with overlapping founder/lead roles across multiple ventures, indicating no meaningful employment gaps.
Experience spans SaaS, IoT, and software development for enterprise clients across various industries (Siemens, KPMG, Channel 4, Santander UK). While tech-focused, the cross-industry exposure is broad and may require emphasis when targeting highly specialized US sectors.
Repeated leadership roles at multiple ventures demonstrate long-term commitment and sustained involvement in senior technical leadership, though concurrent founder roles are common in startup ecosystems.
Education is from Aston University, but degree specifics are not provided. The career demonstrates strong alignment with software, IoT, and platform leadership; lack of explicit degree field may require verification for certain US employer requirements.
Career Growth Curve
Best-Fit Roles (Top 5)
Chief Technology Officer (IoT & Data Platform) or equivalent97% fit
Extensive hands-on leadership as CTO/Founder, proven track record delivering scalable IoT and data-heavy platforms to enterprise clients; ideal for steering a US-based tech organization with global clients.
Vice President of Engineering – IoT / Cloud Platforms94% fit
Strong engineering leadership across distributed systems and big data; capable of scaling large teams and delivering enterprise-grade solutions in a US market context.
Head of IoT Solutions / Director of IoT Engineering90% fit
Deep IoT domain expertise with a product/solutions orientation; suitable for organizations seeking technical leadership with client-facing delivery and solution architecture.
Senior Director of Platform Engineering (Cloud & Data Platform)88% fit
Platform-level leadership with experience building scalable systems for large user bases; aligns with US SaaS/IoT platform ambitions and enterprise reliability needs.
Senior Solutions Architect – IoT / Big Data85% fit
Strong technical and client-facing capability; ideal for roles blending pre-sales, architecture, and hands-on design in US enterprise environments.
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