Principal Solution Architect
I help enterprise leaders modernise complex platforms into secure, cloud-ready, API-first systems that can scale across government, wealth management, SaaS, and financial services environments.
Profile
I am a Principal Solution Architect and Technical Architect with deep experience across Microsoft Azure, event-driven systems, API governance, cloud-native modernisation, and executive-facing technology strategy.
My work is strongest where architecture has to carry real operational weight: regulated financial services, national-scale government platforms, high-throughput processing, security governance, and long-running legacy transformation.
Selected Impact
Principal Architecture / SaaS Roadmap
Leading the move from a legacy VB.NET monolith to a modular, cloud-ready .NET architecture, with real-time processing, offline resilience, and an Azure-hosted multi-tenant roadmap.
Government Transformation
Designed secure, resilient solutions for UK Ministry of Justice platforms, including national video hearings and probate modernisation aligned with GDS, GDPR, and security assurance needs.
Financial Services / Azure
Shaped microservices, API governance, and hybrid cloud architecture for Tilney Bestinvest, supporting advisers, portfolio operations, and regulated investment workflows.
Pan-European Financial Systems
Delivered solution architecture for investment consulting operations across Italy, Germany, and the UK, reducing technical debt through modular platform redesign.
Expertise
Target architecture, roadmaps, ADRs, C4 models, TOGAF thinking, and governance that connects executive strategy to delivery.
App Services, Functions, AKS, API Management, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Key Vault, Application Insights, and DevOps.
Event-driven architecture, message queuing, real-time processing, zero-data-loss patterns, and high-throughput platform design.
OAuth 2.0, JWT, identity, encryption, threat modeling, GDPR, PCI-DSS awareness, and architecture review board readiness.
Azure OpenAI evaluation, AI-augmented architecture patterns, LLM integration, computer vision prototypes, and Copilot ecosystem awareness.
Clear communication for C-suite, boards, senior stakeholders, and delivery teams across risk, cost, investment, and competitive advantage.
Experience
VJ Tech UK, Reading
Leading CLISP 3.0 platform modernisation, high-transaction architecture, delivery governance, executive reporting, and the roadmap toward Azure-hosted SaaS commercialisation.
Sony Europe, Basingstoke
Architected and prototyped a computer vision solution using YOLO, Python, OpenCV, .NET services, and Azure ML evaluation for real-time image analysis.
UK Ministry of Justice, London
Designed national-scale court and probate platforms with Azure, .NET Core, Angular, PostgreSQL, Redis, ADRs, threat models, and review-board governance.
Emaricals Ltd, Reading
Modernised retail architecture with Azure API Management, OAuth 2.0, Intune, Service Bus, .NET Core, RabbitMQ, Docker, and secure multi-site operations.
Tilney Bestinvest, London
Redesigned wealth management platforms into Azure-enabled microservices, defined API governance, improved deployment frequency, and supported FCA/MiFID II obligations.
European Investment Consulting, Milano
Delivered pan-European financial services architecture, distributed transaction systems, SOA patterns, and platform modernisation for multi-currency investment operations.
Credentials
Contact
Available for senior architecture, cloud modernisation, governance, and executive advisory conversations.