I'm a digital, data, and technology leader, specialised in setting up high-performing teams working predominantly with data technology and digital transformation. Currently, I am a Senior Civil Servant, leading AI Innovation Strategy at HMRC.
This, however, is my personal website where I collect my geeky projects and freelance commissions, and featured talks and articles.
You can get in touch with me via e-mail, LinkedIn or Bluesky. Some of my coding can be found on GitHub.
Projects
Better Word Counter
Personal word counting tool providing counts by sections as well as totals, privacy-focused
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Average Face – US Congress
Calculated average face of US Congress, building on earlier UK MP face project
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EU Twinnings
App calculating similarity matrix between EU province-level areas, selected through EU Datathon
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Berlin Wall App
Android app identifying whether user location was in former East or West Berlin
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Chatbot Charlie
Led team developing NLP chatbot to automatically answer questions about EFSA's Register of Questions
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Brexit at the Commons
Scrollytelling page tracking 121 House of Commons votes related to Brexit
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PACSMAN
Satirical videogame with pun on Pac-man/Paxman, featuring politicians from 2017
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EMAG Today
Campaign website for Equitable Life collapse victims with secure petition and MP e-mailing processes
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House of Commons 2017-2019 Divisions
Interactive animation of MP voting patterns using UK Parliament open data
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Election 1997 Bot
Twitter bot recreating 1997 General Election in real time, 20 years later
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Writing
The Bus Station That Didn't Exist, and Other Data Epiphanies
Exploring data epiphanies and unexpected discoveries in data visualization work
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When the EU won Eurovision... and what it teaches us about Brexit
Analysis of Eurovision voting patterns and their implications for understanding Brexit
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The Open Data delusion
Critical analysis of open data initiatives and their real-world impact
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Open Data in the Health Sector
Exploring the challenges and opportunities of open data in healthcare
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The National Information Infrastructure
Policy paper on national information infrastructure development
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PayPal closed my account with no explanation. It could happen to you.
The story of PayPal's decision to close my account (147k views, 50k reads)
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When I spent 202 days in the jaws of civil service recruitment
A recollection of my first Senior Civil Service recruitment experience in 2014 (32k views, 8.9k reads)
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Speaking
Effective Data – Building the Foundations of High-Impact Software and Stories
Conference talk on building effective data foundations for impactful software development and storytelling
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Talking with data
Keynote presentation on effective data communication and visualization techniques
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Data in public communications
Academic lecture on history and key elements of data communication in public sector and media
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