Summary
Seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience spanning full-stack development, technical leadership, and entrepreneurship. Currently leading full-stack development at Gamma Telecoms, where I architect and deploy scalable solutions on AWS Kubernetes. Previously founded and grew Oxygenna to Power Elite status on Themeforest, while mentoring developers who advanced to leadership roles.
Started career at Nokia developing mobile games, showcasing adaptability across different technology eras. Strong expertise in modern tech stack (NodeJS, TypeScript, NestJS) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), combined with proven leadership in building and mentoring high-performing teams.
Experience
Lead Fullstack Engineer
Gamma Telecoms | September 2018 - Present
- Team leader on several telecoms projects
- Worked closely with developers, designers, and testers to create new products
- Designed software architecture, guided team members, ensured adequate testing and deployed to AWS Kubernetes stack
- Introduced improvements including monorepo structure and CDK-based infrastructure deployment
CTO and Founder
Oxygenna | August 2006 - September 2018
- Founded company with a Greek partner, creating WordPress themes
- Achieved Power Elite status on Themeforest
- Expanded to consulting for UK clients (e.g., JD Sports, SuperDry, Discovery Channel)
- Mentored developers, many of whom advanced to team lead or higher roles
Games Developer
Nokia | August 2000 - August 2006
- Started as embedded C and Java engineer creating games for mobile devices (e.g., Nokia 3310)
- Worked on titles including Snake2, Pairs, Space Impact, and Pinball
Education
Salford University
- BSc Computer Science – 2018
Holy Cross College
- A Level Computer Science – 2006
- A Level Mathematics – 2006
- A Level Business Studies – 2006