“I can confidently say he's one of the most effective and inspiring managers I've worked with. Chris always showed a good balance between technical depth, strategic oversight and keeping the team abreast of technical tre…”
Ben Liger
Senior Developer
Hi, I'm Chris.
Engineering Manager
shipping at scale.
Engineering manager building production AI systems. 7+ years scaling teams to 40+ engineers at Diageo, Google, and Lloyds — now hands-on with computer vision, RAG, and agentic AI.
20+
Years experience
40+
Engineers led
8+
AI systems
What I bring
Two decades shipping production software, seven years leading teams, and a present focus on AI.
AI & Machine Learning
Accelerate your AI initiatives with production-ready computer vision, RAG systems, and agentic workflows
Team Leadership
Build and scale high-performing engineering teams that deliver results across time zones
Technical Excellence
Expert at shipping robust, maintainable code with modern React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Node.js
Solution Architecture
Design scalable, cost-effective cloud infrastructure that scales responsibly
Enterprise Scale
Deliver platforms that handle millions of users with the reliability Fortune 500 companies demand
Digital Transformation
Transform legacy systems into modern architectures that unlock new capabilities
Where I've made impact
From global enterprise to scrappy startups — leading teams that ship and grow.
Founder & AI Engineer
AntecGlobal LTD
Shipping production AI across PropTech, AgTech, and HR Tech: AR + computer vision, RAG search, agentic workflows with MCP, ML platforms
Engineering Manager
Google + Dentsu
Partnered with Google to build a greenfield SaaS platform with PCI DSS compliance and Zero Trust architecture
Engineering Manager
Diageo
Led 40+ engineers, scaling platform powering 75% of traffic for world's largest spirits company
Software Engineer
The Times
Digital transformation for 2M+ daily readers, delivering Core Web Vitals improvements across the platform
Lead Full Stack Developer
Lloyds Banking Group
Digital transformation surfacing pension information to 15M+ users across Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds
Development Lead
Tombola
Progressed from Developer to Lead managing 13 engineers at the UK's #1 Bingo Operator over 7+ years
What people say
From engineers, leads, and managers who've worked with me.
“Chris is one of the most visionary and empowering engineering leaders I've worked with. He built and scaled a global team from scratch, fostering a culture where engineers felt safe to innovate and grow. His leadership…”
Sebastian Karasiewicz
Full-Stack Developer
“Chris is a true visionary of an engineer and a fantastic team leader, with the rare ability to strike the very difficult balance between being one of the team (contributing materially in terms of code and architecture a…”
Peter Hurst
Lead Software Engineer
“Chris is a remarkable engineer and leader. His passion for engineering and ambitious technical vision are infectious. He sets a high bar for both code quality and technical decision-making, consistently turning bold ide…”
Oliver Palmer
React Developer
“He gave us full autonomy and trusted us to get on with things, but was always around when we needed support or a second opinion on technical decisions. He made a real effort to include the whole team in architectural di…”
Robert Price
Engineer
“He's a passionate leader with the ability to make people genuinely excited about new challenges and projects. He kept a good balance between the business and the engineering team and worked very hard to meet deadlines a…”
Mara Escalante
Software Engineer
“Chris is a natural leader - mentoring junior team members, guiding the team to achieve business goals, and consistently enhancing customer experience. I could always rely on Chris to deliver, and I truly valued our conv…”
Emily Woon
Product Owner
“I can confidently say he's one of the most effective and inspiring managers I've worked with. Chris always showed a good balance between technical depth, strategic oversight and keeping the team abreast of technical tre…”
Ben Liger
Senior Developer
“Chris is one of the most visionary and empowering engineering leaders I've worked with. He built and scaled a global team from scratch, fostering a culture where engineers felt safe to innovate and grow. His leadership…”
Sebastian Karasiewicz
Full-Stack Developer
“Chris is a true visionary of an engineer and a fantastic team leader, with the rare ability to strike the very difficult balance between being one of the team (contributing materially in terms of code and architecture a…”
Peter Hurst
Lead Software Engineer
“Chris is a remarkable engineer and leader. His passion for engineering and ambitious technical vision are infectious. He sets a high bar for both code quality and technical decision-making, consistently turning bold ide…”
Oliver Palmer
React Developer
“He gave us full autonomy and trusted us to get on with things, but was always around when we needed support or a second opinion on technical decisions. He made a real effort to include the whole team in architectural di…”
Robert Price
Engineer
“He's a passionate leader with the ability to make people genuinely excited about new challenges and projects. He kept a good balance between the business and the engineering team and worked very hard to meet deadlines a…”
Mara Escalante
Software Engineer
“Chris is a natural leader - mentoring junior team members, guiding the team to achieve business goals, and consistently enhancing customer experience. I could always rely on Chris to deliver, and I truly valued our conv…”
Emily Woon
Product Owner
Let's build something together.
Open to engineering management, technical leadership, and AI consulting work — full-time, contract, or fractional.