Bio

Founder & CEO at Applied Blockchain, a fast-growing team of blockchain and cryptography experts based in London, and Porto, Portugal. We develop state of the art solutions for customers including Shell (also an investor in the company), KLM, United Nations, Vodafone, Lloyds Register, Toyota and over 60 blockchain startups and global corporates. Keynote speaking at major industry conferences, presentation of blockchain to corporates (board C-level), advisory and development of real world production solutions. Invited to present at UK Parliament and House of Lords, invited to lecture at University College London. Graduated Barclays Techstars technology accelerator programme with Tallysticks (blockchain based invoicing). 25+ years experience as solution / integration architect, designer, developer and development/project manager for blue chip companies and more recently start-ups. Extensive experience in Telecoms sector with Vodafone, T-Mobile, Carphone Warehouse, Nextel, Verizon, KPN, UPC, O2, and Amdocs. Financial services experience at Lloyd's Insurance Market and Lloyds Banking Group. Co-invented, designed, and registered a number of patents, including in blockchain, confidential computing and mobile payments. Previous hands-on and architecture experience: privacy preserving technologies including multiparty computation, zero knowledge proofs, secure enclaves, blockchains and smart contracts, analytics, big data, machine learning, enterprise integration.