2023 Present

Equal Experts / HMRC

Technologies:

Kubernetes EKS AWS RHEL Terraform Ansible CI/CD GitOps ArgoCD

Key Projects:

  • Swarm to EKS migration

    Led the migration of applications from Docker Swarm to Amazon EKS, implementing GitOps practices with ArgoCD for continuous deployment.

  • Consolidation of file transfer services

    Streamlined and consolidated multiple file transfer services, improving reliability and reducing operational overhead.

2020 2022

Third Bridge

Technologies:

AWS Terraform Ansible Docker CircleCI GitHub Actions Jenkins Python Node.js PHP

Key Achievements:

  • CI/CD Transformation

    Led the migration from Jenkins to CircleCI, implementing a modern CI/CD build system with Slack integration.

  • Infrastructure Modernization

    Orchestrated mass migration of legacy EC2 apps from Ubuntu 16.04 to 20.04 and ECS apps to newer runtimes.

  • Serverless Migration

    Migrated Lambda applications to a generic serverless CI/CD pipeline, improving deployment consistency and reliability.

  • Terraform Restructuring

    Broke down a massive, monolithic state Terraform infrastructure project into manageable modules.

  • Application Re-platforming

    Re-platformed applications from EC2 to ECS, improving scalability and reducing operational overhead.

2019 2020

BT

Technologies:

AWS Kubernetes Terraform Ansible Puppet Docker Bamboo GitLab Python Node.js

Key Projects:

  • BT TV's Cloud Transformation Pipeline Project

    Contributed to the cloud transformation initiative for BT TV, implementing infrastructure as code practices.

  • CI/CD System Integration

    Integrated CI/CD systems for infrastructure deployment using Terraform, ensuring compliance with security policies.

  • Automation Development

    Developed Python and Node.js applications for automating CI/CD setup and log funneling to Splunk.

2018 2019

Paddle

Technologies:

AWS ECS AWS Lambda Docker Microservices PayPal Apple Pay Spreedly Stripe Laravel Lumen Symfony PHP Go Node.js

Key Achievements:

  • Checkout System Development

    Developed a new checkout system, integrating multiple payment processors including PayPal, Apple Pay, Spreedly, and Stripe.

  • Infrastructure Management

    Managed infrastructure using ECS, Lambda, and CloudFormation stacks for scalable and reliable deployments.

  • Load Testing Leadership

    Led load testing for high traffic events (Black Friday, Christmas) for capacity planning, ensuring system stability during peak periods.

2017 2018

TAB / Racing Post

Technologies:

Symfony PHP Node.js Docker AWS ECS GitLab CI

Key Projects:

  • Unified Betting API

    Developed a multi-bookmaker unified betting API, streamlining integration with multiple betting platforms.

  • Development Environment

    Designed and implemented backend and local development environments, improving developer productivity.

2016 2017

BBC Worldwide

Technologies:

AWS Kubernetes Symfony Laravel Slim Node.js Terraform Docker PHP7 Jenkins CSS React/Redux

Key Projects:

  • Content and Rights Management System

    Worked on a greenfield project to save £800K/year by replacing a monolithic third-party content and rights management system with microservices on Kubernetes.

2003 2016

Earlier Clients

Rightster, Gorkana, Net-M UK, Tribal DDB, IPC Media

2014-2016

OBS Medical

2007-2010

Hunterlodge Design

2006-2007

Creación Visual FACTORYDEA (Seville, Spain)

2003-2005

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