AWS & Azure at scale
Hybrid and multi-cloud design, migration and transformation — serverless, IoT, big data and the security posture underneath all of it.
AWS Ambassador since May 2021
Cloud computing,
Cloud computing,
that stands up to scrutiny.
Nearly thirty years in IT. More than a decade designing and delivering AWS and Azure for UK central government departments and major private-sector organisations — and building the practices that deliver them at scale.
- In IT
- 30 yearsMore than a decade of it on cloud
- Certified
- 6× AWSPlus 2× Azure, 68 licences overall
- Framework secured
- £4MPublic sector, from one engagement
- AWS MSP status
- 7 yearsConsecutive, partner-side
Career trace
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What I do
Technical depth, commercial outcome
Building the team that delivers
Technical strategy, partner programmes and competencies, presales and bid support, and the learning culture that certified 90% of architects inside a year.
GreenOps, in practice
Carbon-aware architecture, FinOps and cost optimisation, and bespoke infrastructure reporting — pioneered here rather than adopted late.
Agentic AI & workload impact
Where agentic systems earn their keep, and what their sustainability profile actually looks like once they're running in production.
Available now
Outcome-based consultancy and fractional engagements
Fractional CTO leadership, AWS MSP Validation and competency readiness, and sustainable cloud strategies that reduce cost and carbon at the same time.
Career
Professional experience
Nearly thirty years, from Novell NetWare to agentic AI — and a Formula 1 paddock somewhere in the middle.
Earlier career · 1998 – 2010
Where the foundations were laid
Consultant
Infrastructure projects spanning a Formula 1 team, a 1,500-seat insurance group, banking, Essex Police and the NHS. Built an early MSP/SaaS offering independently.
IT Manager
Maintained 100% uptime of factory and trackside infrastructure, race weekends included. There is no maintenance window in Formula 1.
Infrastructure Manager
A high-volume central government website, plus a secure SaaS platform serving 100+ local authorities. Achieved ISO 27001.
Technical Project Manager
Designed the architectural blueprint and orchestrated its rollout across Europe; upgraded the organisation to Active Directory.
Technical Consultant
Windows NT and Linux support alongside web application installation and maintenance.
Systems & Network
Line-of-business application and database support across Windows NT, Linux and UNIX; Novell NetWare environment support.
Impact
Key achievements
The short version, with the numbers attached.
£4M
Public sector framework secured
Transformed a modest consultancy engagement at a prestigious UK central government department into a strategic pipeline with a dedicated delivery team.
£50M+
Monthly billing platform migrated
Moved a critical energy-sector billing platform from on-premises to AWS with high availability, enterprise security and a pioneering cost-effective disaster recovery design. Featured as an AWS case study.
7 yrs
Consecutive AWS MSP status
Instrumental in securing AWS MSP status on multiple occasions, alongside Government Competency as first UK launch partner and Advanced Consulting Partner status.
90%
Of architects advanced-certified
Established a continuous learning culture that took 90% of the architecture team to advanced AWS certification within a single year.
1st
Industrialised serverless in government
Delivered the first industrialised serverless solution for a major UK central government department, and among the UK's first AWS Well-Architected practitioners.
£10M+
Hosting programme delivered
Led a next-generation hosting platform end to end — design, ITT, build and the migration of 300 websites and services with under 24 hours of downtime.
Recognition
Beyond the delivery
- AWS AmbassadorRecognised in AWS Ambassador global contribution highlights. Technical evangelism, publicly consumable content and community thought leadership since 2021.
- PublishedAuthor of a book on sustainable cloud practices, plus regular thought-leadership articles on cloud security, sustainability and AI.
- Awards2012 IT Excellence Award · IT Europa Awards finalist, 2016.
- FirstsFirst UK launch partner for the AWS Government Competency. Protective DNS built ahead of any native AWS offering.
Expertise
Core skills
- Cloud architectureSecurity, AWS, Microsoft Azure, hybrid and multi-cloud, cloud migration and transformation.
- LeadershipPractice leadership, technical strategy, team development, partner programmes and competencies, presales, RFP and bid support, GTM campaigns.
- SustainabilityGreenOps, carbon-aware architecture, FinOps and cost optimisation, bespoke IT infrastructure reporting frameworks.
- EngineeringDevOps, CI/CD, cloud-native and microservices, NoSQL (MarkLogic, Neo4j, Elasticsearch), Linux and Windows.
- SecurityCyber security and public sector accreditation, including ITHC and Protective DNS.
- Emerging techAgentic AI and AI workload sustainability.
On paper
Certifications & education
- AWS AmbassadorAWS Partner Network, since May 2021.
- Certifications6× AWS Certified and 2× Microsoft Azure Certified — 68 licences and certifications held overall.
- GreenOpsCloud GreenOps Philosopher and Cloud GreenOps for AI — Greenpixie, 2026.
- Agentic AIAWS Partner: Agentic AI Technical Learning Plan Assessment, 2026.
- EducationBTEC National Diploma, Engineering (Software & Electronic), Suffolk College, 1992–1994. BTEC First Diploma, Engineering (Electrical & Mechanical), 1990–1991.
Beyond the console
The rest of it
Evangelism, writing, volunteering — and two disciplines that have nothing to do with cloud and everything to do with how I approach it.
Published author →Karate
Volunteering
Books
Writing on sustainable cloud practices, and a guide to taking a 1988 UK home from an EPC E to an A.
Digital music producer →emaze-music
Original electronic production. The same interest in signal, structure and what to leave out, in a different medium.
1st Dan black belt, EKKA
The dojo does for technique what a design review does for architecture: you find out quickly which habits actually hold up.
BRIAN Champion
Supporting The Brain Tumour Charity's BRIAN platform, bringing technical skills to a cause I know from the other side.
Contact
Available for consultancy and fractional engagements
Fractional CTO leadership, AWS partner competency readiness, cloud architecture reviews, sustainable cloud strategy, speaking and workshops.
- Best routeA LinkedIn message — it reaches me quickest and keeps my inbox off the public web.
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/aws-ambassador
- BasedUnited Kingdom — working with clients across the UK and EMEA.
- EngagementOutcome-based consultancy and fractional CTO arrangements, on flexible terms.