About

A business-aware architect who stays hands-on

I'm a senior cyber security professional based in Bath, having relocated from Australia. I started out in networks and infrastructure, and that diagnostic instinct still shapes how I work — I read systems the way both engineers and attackers do, then translate what I find into decisions a business can stand behind.

Over fifteen-plus years across financial services, media and entertainment, FMCG, the public sector and major international events, I've worked end to end: understanding the business, designing the architecture, and staying involved through implementation and operational handover. I'm at my best in technically strong environments where capable peers keep the bar high.

I hold framework-level depth — CISSP and SABSA — alongside a habit of staying genuinely hands-on, which I do through an active home laboratory. It's how I keep implementation skills current at a level of seniority where architects are often assumed to have drifted away from the tools.