Clients

During a long established career, spanning three decades, I've worked for a number of high profile clients

Delivering expertise and professionalism, I have added value to all projects and deliverables for which I've been responsible

Feedback

Full feedback and recommendation details can be found on my LinkedIn profile in the Recommendation section

It has been a real pleasure to work with Andy. He is an excellent communicator. His expertise, dedication, and leadership qualities make him an asset to the organisation
Peter Housley (Head of Corporate Technology)

Andy spent over 2 years at the Met Office leading a very busy team. What impressed me was his ability to adapt to situations he may not have seen before. Had a real can do attitude. A real loss to the Met Office and would definitely re-hire Andy
Mark Francis (IT Manager)

I have really enjoyed working with Andy. He worked closely with the business to align its requirements with technology solutions that were within budget and delivered on time. He also managed a project from inception to conclusion to provide our field team with the technology that was fit for purpose and supported them to deliver their business objectives. I would recommend Andy without hesitation
Lee Fineman (Managing Director / Chief Commercial Officer)

Andy has been a great person to work with. He is helpful, personable and is great at communicating with less IT-savvy people. Andy has really strong technical skills and as such is fantastic at solving problems
Paul Chamberlain (Product Training Director)

Andy is an excellent IT leader. He leads by example and his team follow suit. He has supported all functions within the business and has managed change through a common sense and can do attitude. He has the ability to understand his audience and tailor conversation. I would say his biggest strength is process simplification
Keith Dawkins (International Operations Manager)

Andy has been an absolute pleasure to work with at Natures’ bounty and I can highly recommend him to other organisations that need their IT Infrastructure, service and operations managed efficiently, diligently and economically
Danny Chinery (Technical and Strategic IT Director)

Latest

June 2026
The Technical Delivery Team Lead has moved into a new role within the Met Office, and I've been asked to step in and lead the back‑end technology expert team. That means acting as both the technical and managerial escalation point while keeping delivery on track against roadmap and strategy. No less than six weeks later, and the Security Compliance Team Lead has been recruited externally, leaving another critical gap - this time in the team responsible for Security Compliance. Alongside my temporary leadership of Technical Delivery, I was also appointed to oversee and run the Security Compliance function. Taking on both teams at once reflects the level of trust placed in my experience, attitude, technical capability, and my ability to support people and keep both the lights on and projects moving during periods of change.

August 2025
Whilst my role was primarily as a senior technical expert and escalation point, I stepped in to cover the End User Computing lead position when they left the organisation. I kept the team focused, motivated, and delivering while working closely with Digital Services leadership to bridge the gap and support the recruitment of a permanent replacement. It was a temporary stretch, but it ensured continuity and gave the team the stability they needed during the transition.

April 2025
In 2025, I rolled out AvePoint Disaster Recovery to strengthen how the Met Office protects Microsoft 365 and Entra Cloud services. Llimitations had been hit with the existing setup — especially around recovery time — so I led the move to a more resilient platform. The new solution gives the Met Office significantly better continuity and makes sure it can keep running smoothly even when things go wrong.    

January 2024
This marks the 5th consecutive year in which I have been consulting for the Met Office. A lot has been accomplished since I first engaged with the Met Office in 2020    
In recent times, I've been assigned to support the prestigious Super Computer project and explore ways in which Conditional Access can provide a safe and secure environment for scientists, management, and external guests to collaborate

September 2023
Since commencing my new role in May, I've accomplished a lot. I've compiled a new Framework and a series of PowerShell scripts, Runbooks  and other supporting artefacts  (such as Management Solutions Overviews, PowerBi Analytics, Comms Articles, KillChain explorations, etc) 

We are currently in Pilot stage awaiting busines sign-off for more impactful production change. Meanwhile I am addressing a number of quick-wins to improve the Met Office's security posture

April 2023
I was humble and thrilled to be contacted by The Met Office regarding a Senior Technical opportunity to deliver a new Security Framework for Conditional Access and Multifactor Authentication

I welcome the new challenge and start my new role in May  

March 2023
Having taken a few weeks of downtime for myself and to spend time with my family, I feel refreshed and recharged and ready for my next appointment!
I'm SC Cleared, Immediately Available, and looking for a flexible role (hybrid/homeworking. I'll be gravitating towards roles which take advantage of my leadership, technical acumen, customer service/focus and/or transition management skills. I'm open to roles inside or outside of IR35

February 2023
This marks the conclusion of a 2.5yr appointment with the Met Office. Before leaving, as well as finalising handover to my successor, I delivered a parting-gift of a PowerShell based proces for Quality Assurance validation of laptop builds

January 2023
Owing to a small number of recent out of hours 'major' Incidnets raised, I rewrote the team's Post Incident Review processes and supporting documentation, creating a template for repeatability. The new process improves business engagement and enables a framework for documenting root cause analysis/action which can be latterly reviewed for common failures and process/service improvement

December 2022
In the lead up to the Christmas break, I provided hands-on customer support and assistance as an escalation point. This bolstered the team's ServiceNow queues further reducing the volume of open support requests. The ServiceNow queues for my team contained fewer than 30 open items collectively (for a support-base of 2500 customers). This was a significant achievement and put the team in good stead for the commencemet of the new year