I’m a Technology Leader and Head of Engineering, focused on modernising software delivery and building high-autonomy teams. I help teams remove bottlenecks and improve developer experience, while providing the guidance and support needed to foster a culture of continuous learning and safe experimentation.

Once it’s all said and done, I write about it here. Topics range from quality strategy and testing to technology leadership, agile practices, and whatever else I’m exploring. Posts don’t follow a strict schedule, sometimes weekly, sometimes after a longer pause, but they’re always grounded in real experience.

Whether you’re a developer, tester, technology leader, or simply someone who cares about building things well, I hope you find something here that helps you think differently, solve a problem, or improve how your team works.

People

Succeeding through others. I focus on coaching and mentoring, clear career pathways, and turning specialists into rounded engineering leaders.

Strategy

Modernising development practices, implementing engineering and board-level metrics, and building cultures where speed and quality coexist.

Engineering

Honest, real-world reflections on the messy reality of building software, improving DevEx, and the practical dynamics of modern delivery.

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Recent thoughts

  • AI-Assisted Development is the New Test Automation
    If you ignore the tools that scale your impact, you don’t protect your craft, you just limit your scope. We’ve seen this play out before. Why are we doing it again?
  • How to be a leader without a promotion
    Leadership is often equated with titles, org charts, and direct reports. But that’s a narrow view. True leadership is influence, not authority. So if you have ever felt limited by your title, this post is for you.
  • Forget coverage; focus on risk
    High test coverage can feel reassuring — until incidents happen anyway. Quality isn’t about more tests. It’s about reducing risk where it matters.

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