What I do

I sit between strategy and engineering, shaping architecture decisions, evaluating emerging tech, and still getting my hands dirty when the problem is interesting enough.

I got here the long way round over about a decade through customer service, helpdesk, second-line support, and EUC before getting deeper into application packaging and cloud migration. I moved into managing teams and delivery, and now I’m more focused on R&D and technical strategy across multiple product lines, including where AI fits into what we build. I still work closely with pre-sales on solution design, because that’s where the interesting problems start.

This site is where I write about what I’m learning and building across cloud, infrastructure, and AI, plus whatever else I find interesting.

Current focus

  • AI evaluation and adoption
  • AWS architecture and migration planning
  • Kubernetes orchestration and platform workflows
  • Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
  • Python for automation and tooling
  • Linux systems and networking

Beyond the terminal

I’ve lived abroad twice, with a year in the USA and a year in Brussels, and travelled properly well beyond that. When I visit a new city food and culture are the two things I’ll always make time for.

I cook a lot and it’s usually something from my gran or mom’s recipes, whatever cuisine I’ve most recently fallen in love with, or just whatever needs using up.

I’ve been training martial arts since my twenties, starting with Muay Thai, and it keeps me grounded. I picked up grappling while I was in Brussels and I’m nearly two years into BJJ now, still working on the basics. It uses the same part of my brain as troubleshooting: you’re stuck, nothing obvious is working, and you have to stay calm and work through options. Except the consequences are more immediate…..

Why this site

I’ve wanted a proper website for years but the time investment never made sense. A move into a strategy role and AI tools collapsing the barrier changed that. After a decade of solving interesting problems without writing any of it down, it’s time to start.