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Fractional CIO/CTO | AI Strategy for SMEs | Business AI Alliance member | Tech Visionary | AI Evangelist | Growth Expert | PE Value-Add
I’m a Fractional CTO/CIO with 25 years’ experience helping organisations turn technology into measurable growth — from governance and security through to product delivery, data and AI adoption. I work best with SMEs and growth businesses that need senior tech leadership without the full-time overhead: clarifying strategy, fixing delivery, reducing risk, and getting modern tooling (including Copilot/GenAI) to land in day-to-day operations. I’m also a member of the Business AI Alliance (BAIA) and contribute to the Oxford AI Programme with a focus on practical AI in the SME market — making sure the benefits of AI reach the majority, not just the enterprise few. A few outcomes I’ve delivered: - Built and led a full technology team for an NHS healthcare provider, delivering a UK-wide digital transformation programme - Launched a B2C e-commerce channel from scratch for a £20m business previously focused on B2B trade - Designed multi-year programmes for GDPR compliance and ISO 27001 alignment for a leading university - Delivered a multi‑million‑pound web solution for HMRC, contributing to £30–50m cost savings - Designed and delivered a bespoke SaaS training/marketplace platform with secure cloud hosting for global enterprise clients - Built an international sales business from zero to a leading product range in the motorcycle sector I hold UK security clearances (SC, HMPS, Home Office, DBS) and I’m known for being calm, commercial, and pragmatic — translating between boards, investors and delivery teams. If you’re exploring AI adoption, Copilot rollout, tech strategy, governance/security uplift, or a turnaround in delivery, feel free to message me.
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme
February 1, 2024 – Present
Webroot
Webroot Ambassador, Cloud Hosted AntiVirus
January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2014
London Management Consultants
JAWS Sales Management Consultancy, JAWS Professional
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2011
Pano Logic Certified Engineer
PCE, Pano Logic Zero Client Certified Engineer
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2011
Virtual Computer Sales Professional
VCSP, Virtual Computer Sales Professional
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2011
Virtual Computer Technical Professional
VCTP, Virtual Computer Technical Professional
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2011
Southlands High School
10 GCSEs including Mathematics, English Language, English Literature, Information Technology
January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1996
Blackburn College
Mechanical, Electrical & Production Engineering
N/A – Present
Bolton Training Group
Mechanical, Electrical & Production Engineering
N/A – Present
Business AI Alliance
Alliance Member
January 1, 2026 – Present
Remote
The Wilderness Group - UK & Ireland
Chief Technology Officer
July 1, 2025 – Present
Scotland, United Kingdom · Remote
Active Travel Group
Chief Technology Officer
July 1, 2025 – Present
London Area, United Kingdom
Maple Façades
Chief Information Officer
July 1, 2025 – Present
Stockport, England, United Kingdom · On-site
All In The Loop | Event Software
Chief Technology Officer
June 1, 2025 – August 1, 2025
Wilmslow, England, United Kingdom · On-site
COSMETIC PLUS WHOLESALE LTD
Chief Information Officer
October 1, 2024 – Present
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Remote
Nexa
Chief Information Officer - Fractional
February 1, 2024 – July 1, 2024
Oswestry, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
lumina3
Non Exec Director
January 1, 2024 – Present
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
ANS Group
Business Mentor
January 1, 2024 – July 1, 2025
Manchester, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
Chief Technology Officer - Fractional
July 1, 2023 – January 1, 2026
Cumbria, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Simpsons Beverages
Chief Technology Officer - Fractional
July 1, 2023 – January 1, 2026
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Coben Healthcare
Chief Technology Officer - Fractional
March 1, 2023 – July 1, 2024
Blackburn, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Zura Bio Limited
Chief Information Officer - Fractional
July 1, 2022 – July 1, 2023
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Trigiene Dental
Chief Technology Officer - Fractional
April 1, 2022 – Present
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
B2B Wave
B2B Solutions Consultant
March 1, 2022 – Present
United Kingdom
Freeman Clarke
CIO \ CTO \ IT Director
February 1, 2022 – Present
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
CHEC
Fractional CTO
February 1, 2022 – July 1, 2023
Preston, England, United Kingdom
CHEC
Chief Operating Officer (interim)
June 1, 2021 – February 1, 2022
Preston, England, United Kingdom
Keekco
Contract CTO (NHS)
January 1, 2021 – Present
CHEC
Consultant CTO
January 1, 2021 – June 1, 2021
Preston, England, United Kingdom
Koin Limited
Consultant CTO
January 1, 2021 – March 1, 2021
Remote
Keekco
International E-commerce Partner
December 1, 2020 – July 1, 2023
Keekco
Senior Technical Advisor at AccionLabs
December 1, 2020 – July 1, 2023
GM Group
Group CTO
September 1, 2019 – December 1, 2020
Blackburn, England, United Kingdom
Vape Dinner Lady
Chief Technology Officer
July 1, 2019 – December 1, 2020
Greater Blackburn with Darwen Area
Lance Mason
CTO of Lance Mason Solicitors
July 1, 2019 – December 1, 2020
Blackburn, England, United Kingdom
Digital Decision
CTO | Principal Consultant | Strategy & Compliance | Programme Optimisation
October 1, 2018 – June 1, 2019
London Area, United Kingdom
Coventry University
Senior Principal Consultant
October 1, 2018 – April 1, 2019
Greater Coventry Area
INPIN
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
November 1, 2015 – December 1, 2018
Greater Preston Area
eOrigen
Chief Operating Officer
November 1, 2015 – December 1, 2018
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Innovation Technology Computing
Chief Technology Officer
January 1, 2015 – October 1, 2015
London Area, United Kingdom
MotoCentre Ltd
Non Executive Director
September 1, 2013 – December 1, 2022
United Kingdom
Telefónica
Application Virtualisation Deployment Lead
January 1, 2011 – April 1, 2011
Greater Leeds Area
HM Revenue & Customs
RES Application Packager & Tester
September 1, 2010 – December 1, 2010
CDG UK
Public Sector & Enterprise Innovation Consultant
August 1, 2010 – December 1, 2014
CSC
Apps Tech Delivery Manager
December 1, 2008 – August 1, 2010
CSC
IT Consultant / Business Analyst
November 1, 2007 – December 1, 2008
Keekco
Fractional CTO Services & Managing Director
September 1, 2006 – Present
BAE Systems
Avionics Project Lead Eng
September 1, 2006 – November 1, 2007
Hewlett-Packard
Implementation Team Leader
February 1, 2006 – September 1, 2006
CSC
Lead Desktop Engineer
October 1, 2004 – February 1, 2006
HM Prison Service
Desktop Migration Team Leader
January 1, 2004 – January 1, 2006
HMPS Prisons Nationwide UK
Addison Mckee Inc
Computer Draughtsman
November 1, 2000 – April 1, 2002
Addison Mckee Inc
CNC Programmer Modern App
September 1, 1996 – November 1, 2000
AI-Driven Translation Platform Implementation
March 1, 2024 – July 1, 2024
Led the research, evaluation, and implementation of an enterprise AI translation platform for IPAF, a global membership and training organisation requiring multilingual content delivery at scale. Challenge: IPAF needed to translate extensive training materials and content into 7 core languages, with select materials requiring translation into 23 languages total—a complex, costly, and time-intensive process that was hindering their international growth. Solution: Conducted comprehensive platform research and selection process to identify an AI-driven translation solution that could meet IPAF's quality standards, language requirements, and scalability needs. Impact: • Successfully deployed platform across the entire organisation • Achieved significant cost reduction in translation expenses • Dramatically accelerated turnaround times for multilingual content delivery • Enhanced IPAF's ability to serve international members and deliver training materials faster • Enabled business-wide adoption, creating a scalable foundation for future global expansion This strategic technology implementation transformed IPAF's multilingual content operations, directly supporting their mission to serve a global membership base with speed and efficiency.
VOIP transition Horizon Gamma to 8x8 -UCass / XCaaS
February 1, 2023 – March 1, 2023
Multi site migration and implementation of a contact centre
8x8 VOIP Telephone System Upgrade into GM Group
October 1, 2019 – February 1, 2020
Seamless upgrade of the legacy telephone systems to a single integrated cloud VOIP solution for 300 staff across the GM Group of companies. The full solution included: IP based desk phone, soft phone and app based phone system with individual video conferencing facility for every user. This was pivotal in the disaster recovery plan that was executed under Covid-19.
HR System Implementation
August 1, 2019 – October 1, 2019
Implemented a fully cloud based HR system to deal with a rapidly growing workforce, this replaced a manual set of HR process's and reporting, this increased efficiencies in the department, automated reporting. A full dashboard suite was developed to utilise data in the business and converted tasks that previously took 3 day into live reports.
Information Governance : GDPR Compliance with ISO27001 alignment
October 1, 2018 – April 1, 2019
University Information Governance Programme, developing the programme plan with senior stakeholders and setting out the strategy and objectives to steer the University towards compliance through a series of policies, procedures, legal frameworks and technology solutions.
EOrigen’s INPIN Platform Investment
September 1, 2016 – May 1, 2018
Technical and Operational Lead on eOrigen’s INPIN platform development
Launched an E-Commerce business from scratch to international success
January 1, 2013 – December 1, 2015
As an investor in the motor sector, I used my IT skills to launch a high street retail store into an international e-commerce success from scratch. This included negotiating with key suppliers and working with a number of technology partners to rapidly grow an e-commerce channel from zero to 300,000 products into an international, multi language, multi currency online sales business with a variety of shipping solutions from multiple marketplaces. This was achieved by adopting a bulk upload strategy and working with suppliers to obtain raw data and script the automated build of the data structure. The depth and breath of range enabled us to negotiate privileged key supplier status for motorcycle parts and accessories on the Halfords.com marketplace.
Browsium Jumpstart
October 1, 2012 – October 1, 2015
To remediate older IE applications to work with modern browsers using the Browsium ION product
Certified AI Professional (CAIP)
oxethica
June 23, 2026 – Present
Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
June 23, 2026 – Present
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's diverse experience across multiple industries (travel, healthcare, manufacturing, legal, education, e-commerce) and their engagement in fractional CTO/CIO roles indicate adaptability and a broad understanding of different organizational cultures. Their involvement in mentoring and alliance groups suggests a collaborative mindset. The recent focus on AI and digital transformation aligns with forward-thinking, innovative cultures.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate demonstrates strong leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills through their extensive CTO/CIO roles. Their experience in managing diverse teams and driving digital transformation initiatives suggests a good operational fit for senior technical leadership. The focus on AI adoption and process automation aligns with modern business needs.