Professional standing and higher education
My professional standing and higher education span engineering, information technology, management and software development.
- Chartered Manager, Chartered Management Institute (10 September 2018)
- Executive Diploma in Digital Business with Distinction, Academy of Digital Business Leaders (2016) — achieving the highest marks of the 120 UK business leaders on the programme
- Fellow, Chartered Management Institute (31 January 2013)
- Fellow, British Computer Society (30 March 2012)
- Chartered Engineer and Chartered IT Professional, British Computer Society (2005)
- MSc with Distinction and class medal, Large Systems Software Development, Napier University
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science, Edinburgh University
BCS chartered status can be independently verified through the BCS member directory.
Critical thinking, Agile and delivery
My current professional certifications cover critical thinking, Agile coaching, organisational change and programme delivery.
Red Team Thinking®
- Red Team Thinking® in the Age of AI (July 2026)
- Certified Red Team Instructor™, Red Team Thinking® (October 2025)
- Certified Red Team Coach™ (Gold), Red Team Thinking® (July 2024)
Agile and Project management
- Certified SAFe 6 Practice Consultant (2023)
- Certified SAFe 6 Lean Portfolio Manager (2023)
- ICAgile Certified Professional – Agility in the Enterprise (ICP-ENT) (September 2018)
- ICAgile Certified Professional – Coaching Agile Transitions (ICP-CAT) (February 2019)
- Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) (since 2011)
- PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner (2008)
- MSP Foundation and Practitioner (2010)
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