Independent application architect. Architecture and code-quality reviews, legacy modernisation, and AI-assisted delivery that is practical about cost. Twenty years across investment banking, legal tech and property software.
Available from January 2027 for project work or a longer-term remote contract.
Based in Cape Town (UTC+2), working remotely with teams in the UK, Europe and beyond.
For when the codebase feels like it is slowing you down and you want an independent view of where and why. I review architecture, code, performance and delivery practices, then give you written findings ranked by impact and effort and walk your team through them.
Typically a fixed-scope review of one to three weeks.
For when a business-critical application is stuck on VB.NET, WebForms, AngularJS or Crystal Reports. I modernise module by module, using AI-assisted tooling to extract requirements from the existing code, so the business keeps running while the platform moves forward.
Usually starts with a pilot module to prove the approach and the numbers.
For when developers use Copilot, Claude or Cursor ad hoc and you want a repeatable process. I set up workflows, standards and guardrails across requirements, implementation, testing and documentation, keeping token costs under control.
Includes hands-on sessions with your team.
Weeks → days per module
Migration of legacy VB.NET functionality to C#, Angular and Entity Framework went from weeks to days per module. Five production modules were modernised, and the reusable standards were adopted by the team.
~1M messages/day
Designed synchronisation and message-processing for conveyancing workflows at about 1 million messages a day.
+80% auto-matches
Pattern-based matching increased automatic matches by 80% and cut manual reconciliation effort.
100k+ emails/hour
A reusable, API-driven platform sending 100,000+ emails an hour.
3 platforms in ~4 months
A care-management platform delivered as a web app, PWA and Android app in about four months on Next.js, PostgreSQL and Supabase, using an AI-first delivery process. It is in active use by a care team.
A defined problem with a fixed scope: an architecture review, a modernisation pilot or an AI delivery set-up. These typically run two to eight weeks, with a fixed price agreed up front.
A longer-term remote role embedded in your team, typically 3 to 12+ months, full-time or part-time. I own the architecture and technical direction for a product or a modernisation programme, review code, set standards and mentor developers, working inside your processes and tools.
You describe the problem; I tell you honestly whether I am the right fit.
A short written proposal with a fixed scope, timeline and price.
Remote, with regular check-ins and no surprises.
Written findings or documentation, plus a walkthrough so your team owns the outcome.
I'm an application architect with 20 years in software, starting in London's investment banks at Jefferies and Credit Suisse, then as an architect at LexisNexis and leading a distributed engineering team at MRI Software. I'm hands-on: I still read the code, profile the slow query and write the pipeline. Now I work independently, helping teams modernise and get real value from AI-assisted development.
C#/.NET, Angular, TypeScript, Next.js, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Azure DevOps, RabbitMQ, Playwright, Claude, Cursor, Copilot.
Tell me what you're dealing with. I'll reply within one working day.