About Johnny

About

Startup engineering leader and founding-engineer type with 20+ years of experience turning ambitious ideas, messy operational reality, and business complexity into scalable software systems. I work at the intersection of product, engineering, delivery, and operations: shaping what should be built, why it matters, how it should work in practice, and how to get it delivered in a way that is fast, safe, and verifiable. I am most effective in startup and scale-up environments, where speed matters but so do trust, clarity, and long-term thinking. My background spans product shaping, architecture, operational workflows, integrations, reliability, and technical leadership. More recently, I have focused on AI-native software delivery: agent-friendly systems, explicit workflows, strong validation, and dark-factory approaches that improve execution without compromising quality.

Location: Sunderland/UK