About Me
Currently exploring the realms of AI and Automation to craft innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and drive growth.
With over a decade of experience driving digital transformation and eCommerce innovation, I currently serve as the Digital Development Manager at Cromwell Tools Ltd where I lead a talented team of developers in building scalable, high-performance digital solutions that power one of the UK’s leading industrial tools and supplies platforms.
My journey with Cromwell began in 2015, and I’ve been part of every stage of its digital evolution from early systems integrations and backend development to architecting and delivering a full-scale eCommerce rebuild. As part of this transformation, I led the strategic merger of two legacy platforms into a single, modern solution, aligning technology, teams, and processes to deliver a seamless customer experience. This initiative helped scale online revenue from £1.5 million to over £100 million annually in just five years, positioning Cromwell as a digital market leader.
Throughout my career, I’ve been deeply hands-on with technology from building data pipelines and backend systems to working with modern stacks like React, Node.js, Next.js, and AWS. I’m passionate about creating efficient, future-proof digital ecosystems that empower teams and enhance business performance.
I believe in leading by example: fostering collaboration, mentoring developers, and bridging the gap between technology and business goals. Whether defining architecture, planning sprints, or writing code, my focus remains on building digital solutions that deliver real, measurable impact.
Career Timeline
A journey of leadership, innovation, and technical excellence across multiple roles and industries.
- 2023
Digital Development Manager
Cromwell Tools Ltd
2023 – Present
Led the strategic merger of two legacy eCommerce platforms into a unified, scalable solution. Architected and managed the full migration integrating systems, processes, and teams to deliver a seamless customer experience and significant operational efficiency. This transformation increased online revenue from £1.5 million to over £100 million annually in 5 years, establishing the business as a market leader.
Currently leading a team of 12 developers to build additional features and scale the eCommerce platform Responsibilities include sprint planning, code reviews, stakeholder management, onboarding and mentoring new team members, writting technical specifications, and defining the technology stack and when possible writing code. - 2021
Digital Development Team Lead.
Cromwell Tools Ltd
2021 – 2023
Lead a team of 6 developers to help build and manage backend system and data pipelines to ensure smooth operation of the ecommerce website. I also worked with the head of digital development to ensure right technologies are chosen for the stack and ensure best practices are being followed.
- 2019
Senior Software Engineer
Cromwell Tools Ltd
2019 – 2021
This was the start of our digital transformation journey at Cromwell. I took on a role to help build the new ecommerce platform from scratch using modern technologies like React, Node.js, NextJs, and various AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, DMS, CloudFront, RDS, Open Search and many other technologies AWS provide. I collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a seamless online shopping experience that significantly boosted sales and customer satisfaction.
- 2015
Full Stack PHP Developer
Cromwell Tools Limited
2015 – 2019
Worked on various satellite system used to manage inventory, orders, customers to cover the shortfall in our ERP system. Duties included writing various integrations between ERP and other systems using PHP, Laravel and Postgres.
- 2015
Software Developer
Reviews.co.uk
2015 – 2015 (6 months)
Worked on their reviews platform, building new features and fixing bugs. Technologies used were PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery and Laravel.
- 2013
PHP Developer
Ambitious Digital
2013 – 2015
Digital Agency, worked on various client projects using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, and WordPress.
- 2012
PHP Developer / IT Support
Pro Cars Limited
2012 – 2013
Worked on their in-house car management portal and provided IT support. Technologies used were PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS.
- 2009
Computer Science With Artifical Inteligence
University Of Nottingham
2009 – 2012
Studied Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence at the University of Nottingham.
- 2008
Access to Computing
Leicester College
2008 – 2009
Completed an Access to Computing course at Leicester College
Tech Stack
A selection of modern technologies and tools I have hands-on experience with
















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