The storyso far

United Kingdom

Ridgeway is a digital agency specialising in e-commerce and enterprise-grade CMS platforms. My role covers designing performant systems, leading technical strategy, and delivering high-performance solutions using .NET, BigCommerce, Storyblok, React, and Next.js.

• Technical leadership on multiple large-scale e-commerce projects including HMV, Optibac Probiotics, and Twinings.
• Frequently visit client sites to run technical workshops, gather business and integration requirements, and keep stakeholders aligned through discovery and delivery.
• Architected hybrid headless solutions using BigCommerce and Storyblok with Next.js, focusing on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Led development of robust .NET Core APIs, including identity providers and checkout orchestration microservices for HMV.
• Designed and maintained complex Azure environments, including App Services, Web Application Gateway, CDN, Azure SQL, and Service Bus.
• Rebuilt core .NET components to support asynchronous messaging and high availability using Azure Functions and Service Bus.
• Built the identity platform for HMV's mobile app launch with a custom .NET Core SSO microservice.
• Acted as technical lead and mentor for the dev team, responsible for sprint planning, code reviews, team guidance, and problem-solving.
• Conduct technical interviews for Ridgeway's development hires.
• Created internal tools and automated scripts for laptop builds, streamlining developer onboarding and internal ops.

• .NET Core
• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Next.js
• React
• Tailwind CSS
• GraphQL
• BigCommerce
• BigCommerce Catalyst
• Storyblok
• Kentico
• Vercel
• Cloudflare
• Supabase
• Algolia
• Postgres
• SQL Server
• Azure
• Azure DevOps
• Docker
• Claude Code
• Copilot Studio
• MCP

United Kingdom

Led development on the Property Risk Hub (PRH), a high-performance data-driven risk platform used by Nationwide Building Society. Initially the sole developer on the project, I grew it into a business-critical application.

• Designed a modular .NET Framework solution, later introducing .NET Standard projects for better maintainability and performance.
• Delivered multiple ASP.NET MVC-based UIs and built core libraries following Domain Driven Design principles.
• Implemented message-based architecture using RabbitMQ for inter-service communication.
• Developed RESTful APIs and internal tooling, integrated into banking client workflows.
• Maintained CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Octopus Deploy.
• Created and maintained NUnit, Moq, and SpecFlow test suites for regression testing.
• Worked closely with clients including Nationwide: running workshops, gathering requirements, and demonstrating releases.
• Assigned development tasks, prioritised client requests, planned sprints, and managed releases.

• .NET Framework
• .NET Standard
• ASP.NET MVC
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Vue.js
• Backbone.js
• SQL Server
• MongoDB
• Mulesoft
• RabbitMQ
• Rackspace
• Azure DevOps
• Octopus Deploy
• NUnit
• SpecFlow

United Kingdom

Progressed from apprentice to mid-level developer through delivery of complex full-stack solutions across insurance, hospitality, and claims platforms.

• Developed multi-tenanted .NET applications for insurance and hospitality sectors, with clients including Pizza Hut, Aviva, and Goals Soccer Centres.
• Built secure WCF services and designed database schemas for high-volume systems.
• Enhanced legacy systems and optimised SQL performance, delivering measurable load improvements.
• Travelled to Australia to gather business requirements for a bespoke claims platform.
• Supported mission-critical infrastructure, including resolving high-priority outages for the Pizza Hut delivery platform under tight SLAs.
• Contributed to team knowledge sharing, code reviews, and documentation.

• .NET
• C#
• WCF
• SQL Server
• JavaScript