Technical leadership for platforms that must stay reliable.

I help enterprise teams with architecture, delivery and engineering standards, and I stay involved from discovery through to production.

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What I help with

Senior technical leadership for organisations that cannot afford fragile platforms, from architecture and roadmaps through to hands-on delivery when the deadline is real.

Engagements are usually consulting, contract leadership, or focused build work alongside your existing team.

Experience
20+ years
Enterprise clients
PwC to BBC
  1. 01

    Technical leadership

    CTO-level direction, team standards, and delivery accountability.

  2. 02

    Solution architecture

    Secure, scalable systems for regulated and high-traffic environments.

  3. 03

    Enterprise delivery

    Drupal, Laravel, TypeScript, and modern frontends in production.

Work experience

Independent practice through Digidrop Ltd, focused on complex platforms and teams that need someone senior in the room.

Present

CTO and solution architect

Technical leadership, architecture and delivery for enterprise clients across the public sector and commercial platforms.

Selected clients

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  • PwC

    Professional services

  • BBC

    Media

  • Worldpay

    Fintech

  • Pfizer

    Pharmaceutical

  • Toyota

    Automotive

  • National Grid

    Energy

Also IHG, Met Police, Coty, Travelopia, regulated industries and high-traffic public platforms where failure is not an option.

Drupal specialist since 2007

Module contributor, DrupalCamp organiser, and long-term practitioner on large public-facing estates.

Drupal has been central to my work for nearly 20 years: module development, migrations, and architecture for busy public-facing sites.

Services

Custom development
Modules, themes, integrations, and workflows.
Maintenance and support
Security updates, performance, monitoring for live sites.
Migration services
Upgrades from Drupal 5–11 and other CMS platforms.
Architecture and audit
Technical reviews and design for large Drupal estates.

Community

  • DrupalCamp London : organised and led the community's main event (400+ attendees)
  • Contrib modules : 15+ modules focused on APIs and performance
  • Drupal CWG : 5+ years on community governance
Drupal.org profile

Technology

Chosen for the project and the team, not personal preference.

Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, GraphQL, HTML, CSS, Bash
Frontend
React, Next.js, React Native, Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS, SASS, Astro
Backend
Drupal, Laravel, Node.js, Strapi
Cloud and DevOps
Upsun, AWS, Google Cloud, Firebase, Vercel, DigitalOcean, Nginx, Apache, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions
Databases
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Elasticsearch
Tools
Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Yarn, Git

Contact

I am open to enterprise projects, technical leadership and consulting.

If you have a platform problem and want someone who has done this work before, send a message. I reply to every serious enquiry.