Profile

Away from work I really enjoy being outside – walking, running, or cycling. I live near the sea and try to keep swimming all year round (I normally struggle between December and April though!).

I started playing with computers when I was at school and have worked in that area all my career.

Streaming services collect a lot of data – they store information about every video you watch, every button you click and every page you view.

That data is used for many things, from making sure the platform is robust and reliable, to creating personalised recommendations.

In my role, we design and build the systems that collect and clean that data, and feed the various systems that rely on it. It’s a fun job – very technical at times, but it also requires me to work with lots of other people to understand their requirements.

A lot of my work is designing ways to solve business problems with data. That means working with lots of parts of the business, and also closely with the development teams who are writing the software.

Occasionally things go wrong and I’ll spend a few hours trying to work out what happened.  Did something go wrong in the client application, or somewhere else in the system?

Machine learning and AI is playing an increasingly important role in what I do. Although I have lots of experience with it, I still have to dedicate time to learn about the latest developments. I really enjoy this self-directed learning to keep myself up to date.