Portfolio
Career highlights, speaking engagements and workshops.
Career highlights
Group CIO — Meridian Financial Group (2018–2024)
Led a $120M technology portfolio across 14 countries. Migrated 320 workloads to a hybrid cloud model, cutting run-cost by 31% and release lead time from 9 weeks to 6 days.
VP Technology — Northline Manufacturing (2011–2018)
Replaced three legacy ERP systems with a single global platform, standardising 62 plants and improving on-time delivery by 18%.
Head of Infrastructure — Corevault Services (2002–2011)
Built the data centre and network foundation that supported an eight-fold growth in transaction volume without adding headcount.
Speaking & workshops
Keynotes, panels and workshops on digital transformation, IT leadership and cloud economics.
18 March 2026 · Chicago
Keynote: The CIO as Business Partner
A candid look at how the IT function stops being a service desk and starts shaping revenue. Includes the operating-model changes, the metrics that convinced the board, and the three habits that killed our transformation twice.
12 May 2026 · London
Panel: Cloud Economics After the Hype
Where cloud spend actually goes, how to build a FinOps habit that survives budget season, and why repatriation is rarely the answer finance hopes for. Joined by two heads of infrastructure and a cloud economist.
24 September 2026 · New York
Workshop: A 90-Day IT Roadmap
A hands-on session for newly appointed IT directors: how to assess the estate, pick two visible wins, and present a credible plan to a sceptical executive committee within one quarter.