Responsible for running the student radio station. We had over 100 volunteer students running the station 24/7 engaging with the 30,000 students at Cardiff University.

Station Manager

• 2nd European hire, helped shape platform GTM and community strategy
• Drove 10x revenue growth, from $1M to $10M ARR in EU region
• Created first-ever Hacker Olympics, engaged 1,000+ developers
• Participated in 50+ hackathons, scaling Twilio’s developer ecosystem and technical brand

Developer Evangelist

I was production assistant at Red Dragon FM the leading south wales radio station.

Responsible for developing content to be aired to hundreds of thousands of listeners across South Wales.

Production Assistant

• Built high performance websites for the likes of Harrods, Budweiser, Formula 1 and many more
• Built and maintained CMS with 2M+ monthly active users
• Grew dev team from 1 to 5 FTEs
• Contributed to KohanaPHP, a pioneering open-source HMVC framework

Lead Software Developer

Bringing The Bot Platform to every employee via Flip, through highly deterministic agentic AI as part of Flip Intelligence. Bringing AI to the frontline 

• Cut sales cycle by 50%, from 9 months to 5, by using value based selling
• Tripled win rates, from 13% to 48%, via better targeting, data feedback loops, and automation
• Forecast to add £2M ARR in 18 months through operational and data-driven optimisations
• Drove integration of The Bot Platform post-acquisition, aligning product and GTM strategy

VP Strategic Workflows

Co-Founder and advisor of geo-locational content delivery platform Landmrk. We place digital content in the physical world. 
A Unilever Foundry 50 Company.

Advisor

• Built digital experiences for 41 No.1 albums, including Kylie Minogue, One Direction, Calvin Harris
• Specialist digital agency delivering music, entertainment, and data-rich experiences at scale
• Powered digital reach for tens of millions of fans through interactive, data-driven activations
• Formed revenue-generating strategic partnerships with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Co-Founder

1x are building a world where we do more of what we love, while our humanoid companions handle the rest.

An AI and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, on a mission to build a truly abundant society through general-purpose robots capable of performing any kind of work autonomously.

Invested alongside Peter Theil, Reid Hoffman, OpenAI & Tiger Global.

Investor and Advisor

(Acquired by HashSnap in 2017)

• Launched and scaled a real-time data ingestion and visualisation platform
• Handled 2+ billion daily events across global data pipelines
• Delivered high-velocity data integrations with major platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
• Clients included Samsung, Facebook, and Glastonbury Festival

Co-Founder / CEO (Head of Data)

Co-Founder, CEO (Head of Data Innovation)

Development for Mobile Devices
Web Development
Information Architecture
Data Science
Data Modelling and Machine Learning

University Lecturer, Software Development

(Acquired by Flip, October 2024)

• Scaled from zero to 400K+ MAUs, supporting mission-critical internal operations and communications
• Reduced financial ops time from 2 weeks to 2 hours by automating month-end close and reporting
• Led end-to-end operations, data, sales and strategy for 7+ years
• Signed expansion customers like Meta, Singapore Government, GSK, and Booking.com

Co-Founder / CEO (Chief Data Officer)

CEO & Co-Founder

Driving data, AI, and automation strategy for high-growth organisations, bridging vision and execution to deliver measurable impact.

Partnering with leaders to design intelligent systems that scale performance and deliver value creation.

Founder

The founder and CEO of Delphina, a personal finance platform that helps users gain financial peace of mind

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