CTO / FRACTIONAL CTO / AI IMPLEMENTATION

A CTO who
can lead.
And build.

From the first architecture decision
to the product your customers use.

I work with founders and growing businesses to set the direction, build the technology and get delivery moving.

STRATEGY → ARCHITECTURE → BUILD → SCALEExplore ↓
SELECTED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Technology leadership, advisory and delivery experience.

Enterprise client deliveryMubadalaNetflixAppleASMLPublicisSyngenta
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01 / HOW I CAN HELPSenior judgement. Hands-on delivery.

Your ambition.
The capability to deliver it.

01 / TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP

CTO &
fractional CTO

A technology partner for the stage you're at.

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From shaping the first product to strengthening the team and architecture behind a growing business.

  • Technology strategy & architecture
  • Hands-on full-stack development
  • Team leadership & delivery recovery
  • Fundraising preparation & technical diligence
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02 / PRACTICAL AI

AI strategy &
implementation

Turn a promising idea into something your team can use.

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Connect the business case, your systems and a practical path into operation.

  • Opportunity assessment & roadmap
  • AI applications, agents & integrations
  • Evaluation, adoption & ownership
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Across both: clear priorities, accountable delivery and a team that grows stronger.

02 / THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WORK
01 / FOUNDATIONS

Grounded in
the real world.

My foundations were in blue-chip corporate technology. Complex systems, exacting standards and decisions that had to stand up beyond the engineering team.

RIGOUR. ACCOUNTABILITY. COMMERCIAL CONTEXT.
02 / AGENCY CTO

Ideas into apps.
From brief to build.

Leading an app development company put me where the promise meets the product. Shaping the solution, leading the team and staying close to the technology.

APPLICATIONS. ARCHITECTURE. HANDS-ON DELIVERY.
03 / HIGH-GROWTH STARTUPS

Build the product.
Launch the business.

As a CTO and technical founder, I have worked through the choices that come with starting and growing a company. Product, people, technology and commercial reality, together.

A FOUNDER’S PERSPECTIVE. AN OPERATOR’S RESPONSIBILITY.
04 / SCALE & EXIT

From first customers.
To millions.

At Telenor Health, I helped build the platform and engineering function behind a service reaching millions of customers. The business subsequently exited to Grameen Trust.

PLATFORM SCALE. ENGINEERING TEAMS. SCALE TO EXIT.
05 / ENTERPRISE

Bigger organisations.
Broader responsibility.

My experience extends into Asian conglomerates, including group digital leadership at Hemas. Alongside this, enterprise delivery has taken me into organisations such as Mubadala and Netflix through Topia.

GROUP TRANSFORMATION. COMPLEX SYSTEMS. SENIOR STAKEHOLDERS.
06 / CONSULTANCY & TODAY

Bring the experience.
Move the work forward.

Today I bring that range to founders, investors and established organisations. Set the direction, assess the technology, solve the delivery problem and build what comes next.

SENIOR JUDGEMENT. PRACTICAL EXECUTION.
01 / THE FOUNDATIONS

The work.
And what changed.

United Kingdom
CONSULTING CTO · VENTURE INVESTMENT

Looking beyond the pitch.
Into the technology.

Technical due diligence for a healthcare impact venture fund. Architecture, scalability and the capability of the team behind the product.

3 companies

taken through my diligence process were subsequently funded.

Read the case study ↗Investment decisions remained with the fund.
BangladeshSingapore
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT OFFICER

The technology behind
better care.

Consumer products, health information systems, diagnostics and infrastructure. Connecting the technology behind a growing care business.

End to end

product, engineering and infrastructure leadership.

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NorwayBangladeshSingapore
CO-FOUNDER & CTO

From founding team
to scale and exit.

Built the technology stack and engineering function behind Tonic, helping a new digital-health venture grow to serve millions.

Scale & exit

the business subsequently exited to Grameen Trust.

Read the case study ↗Telenor symbol represents the parent brand.
04 / WHAT I'M BUILDING NOWAscendancy IQ · Working laboratory

I build with AI.
Every day.

Ascendancy IQ is my working laboratory for a coordinated AI workforce.

Specialist agents, shared knowledge and connected business tools. Built around real work, clear ownership and human judgement.

That hands-on experience informs how I help clients decide what to automate, what to build and how to make it dependable.

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Stella, AIQ's digital designer, taking a bowAN INTERACTIVE WALKTHROUGH

Step inside AIQ.

See how one conversation becomes coordinated work across a digital workforce.

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05 / WHERE I CAN HELPFor founders who need a technical partner.

You know the business.
Let's work out the technology.

You don't need to arrive with a technical brief. Bring the ambition, the problem or the decision you're facing.

01

Set the strategy. Prepare for investment.

Turn the business plan into a credible technology roadmap. Work through costs, priorities and the technical questions investors will ask.

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02

Give your existing team experienced leadership.

Bring developers, agencies and stakeholders around one direction, with clear decisions, realistic commitments and someone accountable for delivery.

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03

Architect it. Build it.

Shape the architecture and work hands-on across the stack. From your first working product to the systems needed for the next stage of growth.

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04

Get a stalled project moving again.

Understand what's blocking progress, reset the plan and work with your team to recover delivery and confidence.

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05

Get an independent view.

A focused assessment, a second opinion or ongoing strategic advice. Make the next technology decision with a clearer understanding of the trade-offs.

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE WORK

Trusted with the complex.
Recommended by the people who know.

Amy R. Waters

Amy R. Waters

VP, Global Customer Success

Senior colleague at Topia

“What truly sets Keith apart is his ability to bring order to chaos.”

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I had the privilege of working with Keith on my professional services team at Topia, where he served as an enterprise Project Manager. Keith managed complex, high-stakes implementations with remarkable skill, seamlessly navigating a fast-moving and often unpredictable environment. As the company scaled its next-gen global mobility platform, he took ownership of massive enterprise, marquee, and international accounts—ensuring successful outcomes despite the challenges that came with rapid business growth and expansion.

What truly sets Keith apart is his ability to bring order to chaos. He didn’t just execute projects—he improved the way we worked. Beyond his role as a contractor, he drove meaningful process improvements within the professional services team and leveraged his AI expertise to automate workflows, enhance efficiency, and elevate our overall operations.

Keith is also a true team player, collaborating seamlessly across the organization to align stakeholders, drive progress, and ensure customer success. He balances strategic thinking with hands-on execution, always keeping both internal teams and customers on track for success. His ability to navigate complexity while fostering teamwork makes him an invaluable asset to any organization. I’d work with him again in a heartbeat.

Robin Garcia, MBA

Robin Garcia, MBA

VP Customer Success & Experience

Keith’s direct manager at Topia

“He blends hands-on technical depth with senior leadership judgment, linking strategy to execution and turning complex issues into clear, actionable plans.”

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I had the pleasure of working with Keith at Topia, where he led our largest and most complex global programs. He blends hands-on technical depth with senior leadership judgment, linking strategy to execution and turning complex issues into clear, actionable plans. He builds genuine customer relationships and guides them through each phase as a true partner. He drives milestones, keeps cross-functional teams aligned, and delivers outcomes consistently on time. Inside the team, people follow his lead because he removes roadblocks, invests in their growth, and shows up when it counts. He is an excellent communicator who is clear with technical teams, concise with executives, and patient with end users. Keith's skills go way beyond project management and I recommend him without hesitation for any senior level roles that demand executive-level judgment, cross-functional alignment, and measurable results.

06 / NOTES FROM PRACTICEMore of my writing ↗

How I think.
What I'm learning.

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

What do you
want to build?

A product, a stronger technology team or a practical way to put AI to work.
Tell me where you are and what needs to happen next.

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