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Chief Technology Officer
AIcoach.chatChief Technology Officer
Jan. 2024At AIcoach.chat, I collaborated with the engineering team to elevate the product from a proof of concept to an enterprise-grade application. I also developed a comprehensive support structure tailored to the needs of business clients. Leadership & Mentorship: Cultivated a skilled and cohesive team through strategic hiring and continuous mentorship. Architectural & AI Design: Directed the architectural vision and AI integration, ensuring a scalable and innovative product. Technical Sales: Engaged with major enterprises and the NHS to drive technical sales and adoption. Compliance Roadmap: Initiated and set forth the roadmap for achieving SoC2 compliance.
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
Ortē LifeFractional Chief Technology Officer
Sep. 2023I played a pivotal role in launching a stealth insurtech startup focused on sports wearable technology. My responsibilities included defining the MVP feature set, building the technical delivery team, and managing vendor relationships in a dynamic environment. Team Leadership: Recruited and led DevSecOps and support teams to build and sustain the platform. Technical Design & Development: Oversaw the technical architecture and development, particularly in big data platforms enabling AI/ML.
Founder
SIMPalFounder
Jul. 2023Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Head of Cloud Platform
BaringsHead of Cloud Platform
Oct. 2021 - Sep. 2023London, England, United KingdomAfter Barings embarked on a cloud first strategy in mid 2021, I joined to refine and deliver on the strategy. This involved building a team with an agile, automation focused ethos that works closely with development teams and stakeholders. This is building a true DevSecOps culture with a long-term vision of self-sufficient, autonomous teams. Aligned to the value streams, they will be able to build, manage and maintain the delivery applications adding to business value. I have built a global team spanning 3 time zones to deliver a secure and compliant cloud platform for the company.
Senior Architect Solutions & Digital
Swiss ReSenior Architect Solutions & Digital
Oct. 2018 - Jan. 2022Oversight, design and implementation of solutions for SwissRe’s portfolio of InsurTech startups globally.
Lead DevOps Engineer
KPMG UKLead DevOps Engineer
Mar. 2017 - Oct. 2018Daniel manages a team of DevOps engineers to design and build infrastructure at scale. All environments utilise Cloud technologies and scripting to make them repeatable and scalable. Projects include: Major world broadcaster – Building and running an application to allow employees to understand their pension schemes and plan for their retirement. The application leveraged AWS cloud to scale and model 100s of possible financial scenarios to the users in real time. Daniel was the infrastructure architect, designing and building the environments and automation for the system. KPMG Small Business Accounting (SBA) – KPMG’s accounting services provided “as a Service” to small to medium enterprises. SBA leverages a cloud platform to enable a cost-effective and scalable delivery of the service to 1000s of clients and end users. Daniel was the DevOps engineer building the infrastructure and automating all the major components from a scalability and resilience perspective. Civil Service Learning (CSL) – Back office system for all Civil service staff to book on to courses and manage their learning. The system also centralised and streamlined the payment and administrative processes for sending staff on training. Daniel was the infrastructure architect, designing and building the environments. Daniel also managed the third party suppliers for application support and maintenance.
Senior DevOps Engineer
KPMG UKSenior DevOps Engineer
May. 2015 - Mar. 2017London, United KingdomI have been responsible for designing and delivering Cloud infrastructure on both AWS and Azure for clients including: McLaren, Civil service, lloyds. , I work closely with development teams to deliver projects in an inclusive manor to better understand the applications requirements. This DevOps process allows both myself and the team better understand the application as it is and where it is going. Part of the role has included the implementations of a CI / CD tool chain to allow the development and automated deployment of systems both simple and complex
Software Engineer
KPMG UKSoftware Engineer
Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2015canary wharfI am working in Tech Solutions department pf KPMG. Working on full stack .net c# and Javascript, to build web applications and mobile appliations
Developer
SpotlightDeveloper
May. 2013 - Jul. 2014
Software Devloper
MicroliseSoftware Devloper
Jan. 2011 - Jul. 2012NottinghamAs part of my degree I am under taking an intern year with Microlise as a Software Developer
Sales Assistant
Xpress art (Midlands) LtdSales Assistant
Dec. 2009 - Jan. 2010Xpress art provide canvas prints to the retail sector. I provided sales cover and technical support to their Coventry franchise over the busy holiday period
Part Time Leisure Attendent
Sencio Community LeisurePart Time Leisure Attendent
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2011Life guarding and general duties. Whilst studying for my A levels I qualified as a lifeguard and joined the local leisure centre to supplement my income I continue work part time for Sencio during the holiday periods while away from university.

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