I am a seasoned Solution Architect with over 10 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade Python solutions across highly regulated sectors like Automotive, Aviation, Construction Sales and Fintech. I specialize in translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable end-to-end architectures.

• Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Serverless.
• Python Ecosystem: Expert in FastAPI, Django, and Flask.
• Cloud & DevOps: Triple-certified Google Cloud Professional (Architect, Data Engineer, Cloud Security Engineer), plus extensive AWS experience.
• Data Engineering: Designing high-throughput pipelines with Kafka, Snowflake, BigQuery, and Spark (Glue).
• Leadership: Proven track record in technical discovery, stakeholder management, and mentoring cross-functional teams.

• Cirium Sky API Gateway: Leading a high-throughput hybrid platform managing >100 APIs and 20+ billion annual requests.
• Observability & SRE: Implementing advanced Grafana/SRE suites to enhance platform stability and SLOs.
• GenAI & Agents: Exploring MCP, Google ADK, and AI agents for modern system integrations.

Software Engineering Lead

• The Challenge: Architecting a high-throughput hybrid platform for global aviation data.

• The Solution: Built a multi-tenant gateway using Python/FastAPI and Kubernetes managing over 20 billion requests annually.

• Impact: achieved sub-millisecond latency for petabyte-scale data streaming (Parquet/Avro) and integrated real-time analytics dashboards using React.js.

Head of Digital Services (SVP)

• The Challenge: Managing high-volume telemetry data for an electric vehicle manufacturer.

• The Solution: Designed ELT pipelines and data lakes on GCP to process raw operational data into BI-ready models.

• Impact: Deployed internal clusters for 3D modeling and ERP integration, enabling data-driven decision-making across the manufacturing lifecycle.

Senior Software Engineer

• The Challenge: Building a secure, regulatory-compliant banking platform.

• The Solution: Developed a Django-based microservices architecture using 20+ AWS Fargate containers.

• Impact: The platform's robust architecture and strategic value directly led to the company's acquisition by Chetwood Financial Ltd.

Senior Software Engineer

• The Challenge: Streamlining manufacturing workflows and R&D for electrification projects.

• The Solution: Led the evolution of a highly integrated system using Python, Odoo, and FastAPI on hybrid infrastructure (GCP/Bare Metal).

• Impact: Improved operational efficiency and reporting for prototyping and engineering teams across multiple subsidiaries.

Lead DevOps & Full Stack Developer

• The Challenge: Modernizing "green-text" terminal systems for the Travis Perkins Group.

• The Solution: Designed a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) using Python, Flask, and GCP.

• Impact: Successfully migrated legacy construction merchant systems into modern, microservices-based web applications.

• ☁️ GCP Professional Cloud Architect 2024 - 2028
• 📊 GCP Professional Data Engineer 2024 - 2026
• 🛡️ GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer 2025 - 2027
• ⚖️ Ph.D. in Law interdisciplinary doctorate concentrated on law and management in local governments, research focused on administrative, tax and financial law (ORCID: 0009-0001-2659-1764)

• Python: Expert-level proficiency in FastAPI , Django , and Flask.

• 🏗️ Frameworks: Odoo (ERP/CRM) , SQLAlchemy , and Java/Spring Boot.

• 🏛️ Patterns: Microservices , Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) , and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).

• Google Cloud: Professional Cloud Architect, Data Engineer, and Security Engineer.

• AWS: Extensive experience with EKS, Lambda, S3, and Fargate.

• Containerization: Kubernetes (K8s) and Docker.

• ⚙️ CI/CD & IaC: Terraform , GitHub Actions , and Jenkins.

• Relational: PostgreSQL , MySQL , and MariaDB.

• NoSQL & Cache: Redis , MongoDB , and Apache Cassandra.

• 📡 Streaming & Warehousing: Apache Kafka , Snowflake , and BigQuery.

• Frontend: React.js , Node.js , and TypeScript.

• 🌐 Legacy & Specialized: PHP , JavaScript , and Ractive.js.

• Hackathons: Active participant in CTF events and coding challenges.
• Game development: In spare time I enjoy creating video games in Unity and C#.
• Music: I play musical instruments and sing in a choir.
• Lifelong Learner: Technical Member of the IET (TMIET).

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile
• Portfolio: Python, Cloud-Native, and Data Strategy solutions.