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Things that were broken, and what they became.

Each of these started with a problem someone could not ignore any more. Figures are from my own records. Client details stay private unless they are already public.

Wildz Group.

Role
Chief Product Officer, leading product and technology
When
2025 to today
Every deadline hit
With a smaller team and substantially higher output

A leaner product and technology organisation that ships more and hits every deadline

Before

Rootz, now Wildz Group, runs multiple online casinos under several regulators. Product and technology had to deliver more for the business without growing.

After

I lead every product and technology team. I restructured them into flat delivery teams, brought AI into everyday work, the development process and the product itself, reduced headcount and raised output substantially, while hitting every business and commercial deadline.

  • Responsible for development, DevOps and SRE, QA, data and BI, product, and the payments product
  • Restructured product and technology into flat delivery teams with a clearer flow of work
  • AI built into everyday work, the development process and the product
  • Reduced headcount while raising productivity substantially
  • Multiple casinos licensed by the MGA, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Germany, Canada and others

Yipii.

Role
Founder
When
2025 to today
Since 2009
One platform foundation, relaunched as a new business

Relaunched my own company as a new business, on a platform built since 2009

Before

After 15 years as Dazzle Panel, the business had outgrown its name, its brand and its single product.

After

Relaunched as Yipii: a new identity and product line for fleet, IoT and mobility, built on the platform my team and I have developed since 2009. AI now helps us ship features and client requests faster, and improve our data models.

  • Platform foundation built by me and a team since 2009
  • A new name, brand and product line
  • AI speeds up delivery: more features, faster answers to client needs, better data models
  • Live tracking, cameras, immobilisers, job cards, dispatch and billing
  • Its own AI assistant, built on Claude

StopChurn.

Role
Co-founder and partner
When
2025
50%
Co-founder and partner, since exited

A customer data platform built to take on Customer.io and Klaviyo

Before

Marketing teams paying for several tools to segment customers, trigger campaigns and measure churn.

After

Co-founded StopChurn as a 50% partner and built the platform hands-on: customer data, segmentation and automated campaigns in one product. I have since exited.

  • Customer data, segmentation and campaigns in one platform
  • Product and infrastructure built hands-on
  • Exited the partnership

DeusX Capital.

Role
Technical Director
When
2023 to 2025
Group-wide
Technology across a family office's companies

Helped form a family office and ran technology across its companies

Before

Red Acre Group was becoming DeusX Capital: a family office and umbrella for several businesses.

After

Part of the team that formed DeusX Capital. As Technical Director I supported and advised the companies under the group on technology, alongside running Red Acre's engineering.

  • Part of the formation of DeusX Capital from Red Acre Group
  • Technical Director for the group
  • Technology support and consulting for the group's companies

Red Acre Group.

Role
CTO, then Group CTO
When
2021 to 2025
3 months → 2 days
White-label client onboarding

From nine months without a release to more than twenty a day

Before

A large engineering organisation that had not shipped to production in over nine months.

After

Restructured teams, introduced CI/CD and automated releases. Delivery reached 20+ production releases a day.

  • Led 100+ engineers across Netrios, FunderPro, TradeLocker and I'm Red
  • Automated B2B onboarding: white-label delivery cut from 3 months to 2 days
  • Cut corporate IT costs by 60% through automation
  • Support response time down from months to under 24 hours

I'm Red AI.

Role
Product creator and technical lead
When
2023 to 2025
80%+
Support conversations handled by AI

An AI support agent that handles most of the conversations

Before

A fast-growing trading brand drowning in repetitive support conversations.

After

Designed and launched an AI support agent. It handled over 80% of support conversations, priced per resolved conversation.

  • Built as a product, sold to other businesses as well
  • Priced per AI-resolved conversation, so cost tracked value
  • Human hand-off for anything the agent should not answer

Run It Once.

Role
CTO and Technical Director
When
2017 to 2021
Acquired
By Rush Street Interactive

From a product that could not be released to an acquisition

Before

A poker platform that was not releasable, in one of the most regulated sectors there is.

After

Took it live and growing, passed UKGC and MGA audits, and led technical due diligence through the sale to Rush Street Interactive.

  • Built and ran a 40-engineer team with 24/7 operations
  • Set up development offices in Ukraine
  • Responsible for system and security audits under UKGC and MGA
  • Led tech and product due diligence for the exit
Run It Once

Shanelty.

Role
Interim CEO
When
Family business
Exit
Company acquired

Stepped in as CEO, grew turnover and led the company to a sale

Before

A family business that needed someone to step in and lead at a critical moment.

After

Took over as interim CEO, steadied operations, increased turnover and led the company through an acquisition.

  • Reorganised teams and processes
  • Increased turnover within months
  • Led the sale
Shanelty

Dazzle Panel.

Role
Founder
When
2010 to 2025
600+
Vehicles tracked in the first year

Built a vehicle tracking business at 17 and ran it for 15 years

Before

A side project at 17: live vehicle tracking built on what was then emerging IoT technology.

After

Built a live tracking system that reached 600 vehicles within its first year and served transport operators across Malta for 15 years, before being rebuilt as Yipii.

  • Platform, sales and support built from scratch
  • Featured in the Times of Malta
  • Ran for 15 years before the rebuild as Yipii
Dazzle Panel

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