Key Achievements
Progressed Senior → Technical Leader → Engineering Manager at Leyton in under 2 years — recognised for technical leadership, team impact, and delivery excellence
Led ORION — Leyton Group's corporate platform redesign (30+ countries), delivered on time with SSO, API integrations, and automated CI/CD pipelines
Managed teams of 5+ engineers across frontend, backend, and QA — coordinating cross-functional delivery from architecture to production release
Modernised 3 legacy business-critical apps (CIR, IJSS, TLPE) — introduced automated testing suites and CI/CD, significantly reducing deployment risks
Shipped CRFPE platform from zero using Laravel 8 — led a 4-engineer team through full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, development, and go-live
Driving AI engineering at Leyton CognitX — building intelligent platforms for R&D tax optimisation and innovation financing across global operations
Professional Experience
Currently leading engineering at Leyton CognitX — Leyton's AI & tech innovation subsidiary — building intelligent platforms for R&D tax credits and innovation financing across 30+ countries.
- Lead engineering squads at Leyton CognitX delivering AI-powered platforms and tools used across Leyton's global operations
- Define technical strategy and engineering roadmap aligned with business priorities and innovation goals
- Manage and mentor engineers — fostering ownership, technical excellence, and continuous growth
- Collaborate with product, design, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions
- Drive adoption of AI tooling and automation to accelerate delivery velocity and product innovation
Stepped into technical leadership of ORION — Leyton Group's flagship corporate platform redesign across 30+ countries — bridging engineering execution and management.
- Led technical direction for ORION, coordinating a team of 5 engineers across frontend, backend, and QA
- Defined architecture standards, code review processes, and delivery milestones for the project
- Implemented Keycloak SSO enabling unified and secure authentication across Leyton's digital ecosystem
- Set up CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and SonarQube, improving deployment reliability and code quality
- Acted as technical bridge between engineering team and business stakeholders
- Built core features of the ORION platform — implemented Figma designs as custom Gutenberg blocks with React JS
- Maintained and evolved 3 mission-critical legacy applications (CIR, IJSS, TLPE) with zero critical downtime during peak periods
- Introduced unit and regression testing suites, significantly reducing post-release defects
- Integrated REST APIs across multiple Leyton applications
- Mentored junior developers through regular code reviews and pair programming sessions
- Designed and built the CRFPE management platform end-to-end (Laravel 8) — led a 4-engineer team from analysis to production deployment
- Developed MyHD order-tracking system for BAT ONLINE with real-time REST API integrations, streamlining B2B supplier workflows
- Engineered a Web-to-Print automation platform, reducing manual processing steps and improving production throughput
- Redesigned Imprim'Vert back-office — improved UX and optimised database queries, cutting page load time by over 40%
- Delivered 10+ custom web projects (showcase, catalogue, e-commerce) across WordPress, Drupal, and custom PHP stacks
- Designed and developed a Port Resources Management Application for Morocco's leading port operator
- Applied enterprise Java EE architecture (EJB 3, JSF) from UML modelling through to deployment
Key Projects & Initiatives
End-to-end corporate website redesign for a global consultancy (30+ countries). Led 5 engineers to deliver a modern, SSO-secured, API-integrated platform on time.
Leading the engineering of intelligent tools for R&D tax credit automation and innovation financing — enabling smarter decisions at scale across Leyton's global client base.
Full-stack platform for a regional professional training centre. Led architecture decisions and team coordination across the full delivery lifecycle using Laravel 8.
Stabilised, evolved, and de-risked 3 business-critical Leyton applications. Introduced automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines to reduce technical debt and deployment risk.