Overview
Experienced technologist, digital strategist and technical architect with a background in software development. Solid, practical, understanding of editorial issues, intellectual property law, fair trading/state aid legislation, and data protection regulations. Comfortable working in office-based, studio, and outside broadcast environments.
Please note that I am not actively seeking new opportunities outside of the BBC at this time.
Contact
Projects
BBC Datalab
- May 2016—present
- Technical architect • Digital strategist
- BBC Technology Strategy & Architecture
- bbc.co.uk
River City
- October 2015—present
- Technologist
- BBC Research & Development • BBC Scotland
- bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006p2xl
Talisker
- April 2015—present
- Developer
- github.com/TaliskerPlatform
Research & Education Space
- August 2011—present
- Technical Architect • Software Engineer • Digital strategist
- BBC Archive Development • Jisc • Learning on Screen
- res.space
General Election 2017
- May 2017—June 2017
- Technologist
- BBC Scotland
- bbc.co.uk/news/election/…
BBC micro:bit
- August 2015—February 2017
- Open Source workstream lead
- BBC Make It Digital
- microbit.co.uk/open-source
BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2016
- July 2016—August 2016
- Technologist
- BBC Research & Development • BBC Scotland
- bbc.co.uk/events/egqv2m
Historical Hookups
- October 2015—August 2016
- Technical Producer • Technical Architect
- BBC Scotland • BBC Taster
- bbc.co.uk/taster/projects/…
T in the Park 2016
- May 2016—July 2016
- Technologist
- BBC Research & Development • BBC Scotland
- bbc.co.uk/events/eqzxj5
Scottish Parliament Elections 2016
- May 2016
- Technologist
- BBC Scotland
- bbc.co.uk/news/election/…
BBC Three
- May 2016
- Specialist consultant
- BBC Three
- bbc.co.uk/bbcthree
R1OT
- March 2014—September 2015
- Technical Producer
- BBC Radio 1 • BBC Taster • BBC Scotland
- bbc.co.uk/taster/projects/…
Hackstage Pass
- August 2014—August 2015
- Technical Producer
- BBC Radio 1 • BBC Make It Digital • BBC Scotland • BBC Taster
- bbc.co.uk/taster/projects/…
BBC Question Time
- October 2014—February 2015
- Technologist
- BBC Scotland • BBC Taster
- bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t1q9
Glasgow 2014
- April 2014—August 2014
- Technologist
- BBC Research & Development • BBC Scotland
- bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/…
G in the Park
- July 2014
- Technologist
- BBC Radio 1 • BBC Scotland • BBC Research & Development
The Space
- October 2011—October 2013
- Technical Lead
- BBC Archive Development • Arts Council England
- bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17905384
London 2012
- April 2012—August 2012
- Technologist
- BBC Research & Development • BBC Scotland
Digital Public Space prototype
- January 2011—November 2011
- Technical Lead
- BBC Archive Development
- royalholloway.ac.uk/mediaarts/newsandevents/…
Publications
- ORCID: 0000-0002-0862-3195
VUKOVI: La Di Da
- Review
- Author
- November 2016
- New Hellfire Club Glasgow
- newhellfireclub.co.uk/news/2016/…
A Report on the Development of a Repository of Moving Image Material to Support the Implementation of the New National Curriculum for History
- Report
- Contributor
- June 2014—March 2015
- Department for Education
- nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/report-on-development-of-a-repository-of-moving-image-material.pdf
Enriching Britain
Culture, Creativity and Growth
- Report
- ISBN: 978-0-9570404-8-9
- Contributor
- October 2014—February 2015
- Warwick Commission on the Future of Cultural Value
- www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/warwickcommission/…
Digital Public Spaces
- Book
- Co-Author
- March 2014
- FutureEverything
- futureeverything.org/wp-content/uploads/…
A usable identity management system for the Digital Public Space
W3C Workshop on Identity in the Browser
- Conference paper
- Co-author
- May 2011
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- w3.org/2011/identity-ws/…
APIs and URLs for Social TV
Second W3C Web and TV Workshop
- Conference paper
- Co-author
- November 2010—February 2011
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- w3.org/2010/11/…
Abbreviated employment experience
Lead Technical Architect
BBC Archive Development, BBC Research & Development, BBC Scotland
- November 2016—present
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Glasgow
Chief Technical Architect—Archives & Digital Public Space
BBC Archive Development, BBC Research & Development, BBC Scotland
- November 2013—November 2016
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Glasgow & London
Data Analyst—Digital Public Space
BBC Archive Development, BBC Research & Development
- January 2011—November 2013
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Glasgow & London
Technical Lead
- September 2005—January 2011
- Become Interactive
- Glasgow
Web Developer
- Contract paternity cover
- August 2005
- Graphic Partners
- Edinburgh
Hobbies & interests
Outside of work, I have a keen interest in music and sound, both as a producer and engineer, and as part of an audience, and I also enjoy other creative pursuits (photography, design, writing, and so on). I'm reasonably active and sociable, and I regularly attend gigs at local venues to see both large well-known and new unsigned acts alike.
I generally have several personal projects in progress at any time, to exercise different interests and skills—often mixing creative, strategic and technical approaches to solving problems and bringing ideas to life.
References are available upon request.