May 2026 - Present
Founder & Director · Fostech Systems Ltd
Senior-led software continuity, technical ownership, modernisation, integrations, cloud/DevOps support and security risk reduction for important software systems.
Experience
From specialist engineering software to Fostech Systems.
My career has been shaped by self-directed learning, practical ownership and the ability to work across unfamiliar domains where software has to survive real operational constraints.
Current profile
Founder & Director of Fostech Systems Ltd.
I founded Fostech Systems Ltd in May 2026 to provide senior-led support for organisations that depend on important bespoke software systems.
The focus is practical continuity: understanding what exists, reducing operational and technical risk, improving maintainability, supporting cloud/DevOps and helping clients decide what to stabilise, integrate, modernise or replace.
Fostech builds on 25+ years of hands-on software engineering, architecture, cloud, DevOps, AI-enabled product delivery, systems integration and practical technical ownership experience.
Timeline
Long-term technical depth with broad domain exposure.
June 2010 - May 2026
Head of Development / Technical Architect / Senior Software Engineer · Techdept
Hands-on leadership across bespoke software, cloud platforms, DevOps, AI-enabled products, systems integration, technical direction, developer mentoring, project shaping and delivery risk.
2006 - 2009
Technical Director / Co-Founder · Productive Business Solutions / EasyWebstore
Co-founded an early multi-tenant ecommerce SaaS platform and worked across platform development, customer support, theme customisation, SEO, sales, quoting, bookkeeping and operations.
2005 - 2006
Software Consultant / Senior Developer / Technical Lead · DPR Consulting
Worked on multi-tier ASP.NET mortgage application software, gaining experience in larger-team web development, structured delivery, CI, unit testing and financial software practices.
1996 - 2005 and 2009 - 2010
Lead Software Engineer / Domain Specialist · LaserRail / Balfour Beatty Rail
Developed from CAD/database support into lead software engineer, architecting major railway engineering products and working across C#, C, C++, VB6, SQL Server, Oracle, CAD, engineering maths and desktop applications.
Contact
Need calm ownership for an important software system?
For software support, technical ownership, modernisation, integration or continuity conversations, email is the best first step.