From technology delivery to trusted advisory and enterprise architecture leadership.
Senior Enterprise Architect and technology advisor with over 10 years’ experience translating complex business challenges into practical architecture strategies and measurable transformation outcomes.
Now at Ardoq I help CIOs, Chief Enterprise Architects and senior leaders shape transformation and investment decisions through customer advisory, strategic pre-sales, solution shaping and product strategy.
My approach I bring clarity to complexity, combining strategic thinking, pragmatic execution and commercial awareness to connect business strategy, technology investment and transformation delivery.
Energy & Utilities · Telecommunications · Manufacturing/Pharma · Technology Consulting
Provide customer-facing Enterprise Architecture consultancy, combining deep EA expertise with Ardoq’s platform, solutions and Professional Services to help organisations translate strategic challenges into actionable transformation and measurable business outcomes. Work cross-functionally across Professional Services, Customer Success, Sales, Presales, Account Management, Product, Engineering and Marketing to deliver customer value, support commercial growth, shape new solutions and influence the continued evolution of Ardoq’s product and services.
Apply enterprise architecture leadership to strategic customer advisory, pre-sales, solution shaping and product strategy.
Career development
Ardoq
How my responsibilities developed across architecture, strategy and leadership.
Selected role Previous role
Architecture scope
Cross-domain enterprise
Previous role: Enterprise portfolio
Advise customer enterprises across APM, technical debt, core platforms, target architecture and M&A.
Levels describe the scope of each role, based on CV evidence. They are not competency scores. A change in role can shift the profile without reducing experience.
Education
Building the academic foundation in business and information systems.
Sep 2011 – Jun 2015
Business Information Systems
First ClassBSc Honours
Business Information SystemsDe Montfort University
A year in industryIncluded in the degree
Education
Deepening enterprise architecture practice through academic research, digital leadership and work-based application.
Oct 2025 – Dec 2027
MSc Digital and Technology Specialist
Digital Business and Enterprise Architecture pathway · Northumbria University · Oct 2025 – Dec 2027
Six study areasThree completed by Sep 2026
Three remainingSep 2026 – Dec 2027
In progressCurriculum and intended outcomes below
01Phase 1 · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Business and Technology
Business innovation and digital disruption, examining how internal capabilities and external technology ecosystems sustain competitive advantage.
Intended learning outcomes
Critically evaluate how emerging technologies and digital disruption affect business models.
Formulate technology strategies that optimise organisational capabilities and support sustainable business innovation.
02Phase 1 · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Technical and Digital Leadership
Executive leadership for major digital transformation, including critical self-assessment of personal management styles and leading technical teams through structural change.
Intended learning outcomes
Synthesise leadership theories to direct high-performing, cross-functional teams through organisational change.
Critically evaluate and deploy technology strategies to address high-stakes challenges in complex operational environments.
03Phase 1 · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Professional Practice
Connects academic research and theory with industry standards and professional technology frameworks.
Intended learning outcomes
Apply rigorous academic theory to day-to-day corporate operations.
Demonstrate compliance with professional codes of conduct, industry standards and global technology regulations.
04Phase 2 · Sep 2026 – Dec 2027
Enterprise Architecture Principles
Enterprise-wide solutions, agile system design, information security and governance, with resilient structures, flexible data architectures and scalable hardware infrastructure.
Intended learning outcomes
Design agile, secure infrastructure blueprints that support rapid business scaling and data continuity.
Assess risks across enterprise networks, digital assets and information systems to establish robust governance.
05Phase 2 · Sep 2026 – Dec 2027
Digital Business & Enterprise Architecture Professional Practice I & II
Two progressive professional-practice modules
Work-based continuous professional development through enterprise modelling, system mapping and data design in the employer’s live environment.
Intended learning outcomes
Construct enterprise system models and data architecture solutions that address real business constraints.
Maintain and critically reflect on a professional practice log showing how frameworks such as TOGAF apply to workplace challenges.
06Phase 2 · Sep 2026 – Dec 2027
Major Postgraduate Project
An independent, research-driven thesis or work-based capstone addressing a complex, end-to-end technical issue for the sponsoring organisation.
Intended learning outcomes
Execute the full research and development lifecycle, from initial concept definition to final structural evaluation.
Design, deploy and critically defend an advanced enterprise solution that resolves a systemic technical deficiency.
Qualification
Professional qualifications and development alongside the career journey.
Nov 2015
Project management foundations
Nov 2015
Fundamentals of Project Management
Completed
Qualification
Professional qualifications and development alongside the career journey.
2016
Service and delivery practice
Jan 2016
ITIL Foundation v3
Completed
Aug 2016
APM Project Management
Completed
Qualification
Professional qualifications and development alongside the career journey.
Feb 2020
Negotiation and influence
Feb 2020
Negotiation Skills (IMECHE)
Completed
Qualification
Professional qualifications and development alongside the career journey.
2026
Architecture and digital leadership
Mar 2026
BIZBOK
Professional development
Jun 2026
Leading People Through AI Transformation
Completed
Oct 2026
TOGAF Foundation and Practitioner
Pending
Dec 2026
BCS Practitioner in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture
Delivered strategic Enterprise Architecture advisory and commercial value at Ardoq, partnering with CIOs and Chief Enterprise Architects to shape transformation approaches while supporting executive discovery, solution shaping and pre-sales across strategic enterprise opportunities.
02
Influenced Ardoq’s product, solutions and EA best practice, translating recurring customer and market needs into product-roadmap insight while developing reusable methodologies, consulting approaches and thought leadership that strengthen customer value and Professional Services delivery.
Selected portfolio
0 original artefacts
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No public portfolio deliverables are linked for this role.
Jun 2023 – Nov 2026
SmartestEnergy
Lead Domain Enterprise Solution Architect
Served as the stand-in Head of Architecture and Enterprise Solution Architecture Manager, leading a team of six Architects across Corporate (HR, Finance, Marketing and Infrastructure), Trading, Retail & Generation, and SME domains, supporting global IT and business transformation programmes. Held accountability for architecture leadership, demand management, recruitment, capability development and governance, ensuring delivery remained aligned with strategic business objectives and outcomes.
Combined trusted executive advisory with architecture function leadership and formal team management.
Expertise in action
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ROLE EXPERTISE
Portfolio deliverables connected
Key skillsEA Operating ModelGlobal IT StrategyInvestment GovernanceTarget & Transition ArchitectureApplication Portfolio ManagementM&A Due DiligenceFinance ArchitectureRegulatory ChangeProduct OwnershipMicrosoft Copilot
Key achievements
01
Built and embedded SmartestEnergy’s global Enterprise Architecture capability and investment governance across the UK, US and Australia, establishing the operating model, shaping the Board-approved technology strategy and transforming application portfolio management through the move from Orbus Infinity to Ardoq.
02
Architected major business and technology transformation across SmartestEnergy, defining target and transition architectures and multi-year roadmaps across I&C Retail, Generation and Finance, including the strategic Gorilla UKCP-to-UES transition while protecting MHHS delivery.
Selected portfolio
7 original artefacts
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EA Value Proposition
EA operating model · SmartestEnergy
Established the service scope, engagement model and governance for a global EA capability.
Led the development and delivery of Sartorius’ global Smart Factory strategy, supporting the digitisation of manufacturing operations across France, Finland and Tunisia by aligning Industry 4.0 technologies to business transformation goals in the Global Manufacturing IT team.
Led a global manufacturing technology strategy, shaping the roadmap and investment direction.
Set the strategic direction for Sartorius’ global Smart Factory transformation, defining a five- year Industry 4.0 blueprint that secured CIO approval and shaped manufacturing investment across international operations.
02
Conducted an MES Assessment & Health check across five MES platforms in five countries. Developed and presented an MES Assessment Framework (Architecture, Security, Operations, Commercials, Strategic Fit) to the CIO-chaired MES governance board, shaping the future roadmap and investment strategy.
Selected portfolio
2 original artefacts
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Global Smart Factory Blueprint & Strategy
Industry 4.0 strategy · Sartorius
Set a five-year direction for global Smart Factory transformation.
Served as a key member of Vodafone’s Global Enterprise Architecture team, providing architectural leadership across the B2B domain. Focused on modernising billing, rating and product development architecture to support global portfolios including Connectivity, IoT, Unified Communications and Cloud & Security. Aligned architecture initiatives with Vodafone’s Technology 2025 strategy to accelerate time-to-market, reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and enhance customer and employee experience across markets.
Extended advisory influence into global architecture decisions and alignment across local markets.
Shaped Vodafone’s global B2B Billing and Rating strategy, defining a scalable target architecture that standardised delivery across 13 international markets, reduced architectural complexity and supported faster product delivery.
02
Contributed to Project Gamma by collaborating with 13 local market architecture teams to identify shared priorities and capabilities. Discovered four key collaboration opportunities that improved solution reuse, accelerated programme timelines and lowered TCO.
Selected portfolio
1 original artefacts
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B2B Billing & Rating Strategy
Global target architecture · Vodafone
Defined a consistent billing and rating approach for global B2B product expansion.
OutcomeApproved by the B2B Design Authority Board.
Delivered technology strategy and transformation engagements across manufacturing, legal and engineering sectors. Led client work for INNIO on cyber resilience, DLA Piper on global IT Business Partner capability maturity, and ABB on a two-year Disaster Recovery strategy that secured $2.7M investment. Internally, led a £130K Digital Workplace transformation, created service offerings generating £125K in pipeline, and introduced a SFIA-aligned consultant capability framework.
Expanded from an internal service remit into client-facing strategy and transformation advice.
Expertise in action
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ROLE EXPERTISE
Portfolio deliverables connected
Key skillsTechnology StrategyCyber ResilienceIT Business Partner MaturityDisaster RecoveryDigital WorkplaceSFIA Capability FrameworkAgile Ways of WorkingStrategic Consulting
Selected portfolio
3 original artefacts
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Consultant Development Framework
Capability development · Peru Consulting
Structured consultant capability development using a SFIA-aligned framework.
OutcomeSFIA-aligned consultant development framework delivered.
Completed E.ON’s two-year technology graduate scheme through four six-month placements across Project Management, Business Analysis and Product Management, before progressing into a permanent Solution Designer and Enterprise Mobility Service Owner role. Owned the global Enterprise Mobility Management strategy and service for 17,000 users, shaped the Digital Workplace roadmap and led a 14,000-user secure mobility transformation. Delivered technology PoC’s and strategic initiatives across Microsoft 365, collaboration and mobility that improved employee experience, strengthened security and reduced operating cost.
From project, business analysis and product placements into ownership of a global technology service.
Professional progression at E.ON
Sep 2015 – Feb 2016Project Manager – Graduate TraineeFeb 2016 – Sep 2016Associate Business Analyst – Graduate TraineeSep 2016 – Feb 2017Product Manager – Graduate TraineeFeb 2017 – Sep 2017Product Manager – Graduate TraineeSep 2017 – May 2019Solution Designer & Enterprise Mobility Service Owner
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2019 Mobility Strategy
Mobility strategy · E.ON Group
Set the direction for a global mobility service supporting 17,000 users.
Plan modern workplace capabilities across collaboration and mobility.
My contribution
Shaped the Digital Workplace roadmap and delivered technology proofs of concept and strategic initiatives.
Decision / outcome
Delivered the DWP 2019 Strategy & Roadmap; the CV reports improved employee experience, stronger security and reduced operating cost across the wider work.
