I operate at the intersection of Software Engineering and Agile, with a focus on people, culture and community development. Having started my career as a Software Engineer, I have transitioned from hands-on developer roles into management and strategic leadership and over the last 25 years I delivered a range of programs and products for international clients and global brands.

An award winning leader, I am currently helping drive cultural transformation across a global software engineering community in the UK financial services sector. I have a number of global voluntary roles and pursuits, over and above my day and am currently Chair of the BCS Agile Methods specialist group, Organiser at Future of Work Scotland and Co-Founder and Co-Host of the MakingCommunity podcast.

I am Chartered Fellow of both the British Computer Society (BCS) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and a strong advocate of coaching, mentoring, visual thinking, and social leadership.

An international keynote conference speaker, I have spoken at numerous conferences both in-person and virtual over some years now and spoke on a range of diverse topics from leadership, diversity and agile culture right through to collaboration and community development. I keynoted at the Diversity Scotland Conference 2023 and at Agile in Africa 2023 in-person in Ghana.