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Full-Stack Development Projects & Technical Delivery Case Studies

Case studies across full-stack web development, game systems, and enterprise technical delivery. Each project is structured around the challenge, solution, delivery approach, and outcome, focusing on business impact, not just implementation.

Full-Stack Web Development Project - Game Studio Platform

Outbreak Interactive

Outbreak Interactive platform

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Outbreak Interactive platform

Overview

Outbreak Interactive is a game studio and publishing business. The objective was to design and build a scalable full-stack web application that combined a marketing website with internal systems for financial tracking and game telemetry.

Problem / Challenge

The platform needed to support both external marketing and internal operational workflows. This required combining a high-performance marketing website, backend reporting systems, game telemetry APIs, and SEO and content publishing infrastructure.

Solution

I developed a full-stack web application using Next.js, Node.js, and MongoDB that unified marketing, analytics, and operational systems. The solution included API endpoints integrated directly with the game, a structured technical SEO setup, and a scalable blogging and content system.

Technologies Used

  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • SEO
  • Custom APIs

Delivery Approach

  • Executed as a full-stack development and technical delivery project, aligning architecture, SEO, and backend systems with business goals
  • Coordinated the structure of public content, backend data, and telemetry flows
  • Delivered the build with performance, publishing, and maintainability in mind

Outcome / Results

  • Delivered one connected platform for website, blog, financial tracking, and telemetry
  • Improved the studio's ability to track game performance and marketing activity
  • Created stronger SEO foundations and a scalable content workflow

Key Takeaway

What made this project successful was the combination of public-facing marketing delivery and internal business tooling in a single, coherent platform.

Ecommerce Website Development - Schoolwear Platform

Crested Schoolwear

Crested Schoolwear ecommerce platform

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Crested Schoolwear ecommerce platform

Overview

Crested Schoolwear is an ecommerce platform designed to sell school uniforms and branded clothing directly to customers. The goal was to create a reliable, easy-to-use online store that could support product browsing, purchasing, and ongoing business operations.

Problem / Challenge

The business required a structured ecommerce platform for selling multiple product types, a simple and intuitive user experience for parents and customers, reliable performance during peak seasonal demand, and a scalable system that could support ongoing product updates and growth.

Solution

I designed and built a full ecommerce website focused on usability, performance, and maintainability. This included a structured product catalogue and navigation, a streamlined purchasing and checkout experience, responsive design for mobile and desktop users, a performance-focused build to support peak traffic periods, and a scalable setup to allow ongoing updates and product additions.

Technologies Used

  • WordPress / WooCommerce
  • PHP
  • Frontend UI development
  • Hosting and deployment

Delivery Approach

  • Planned the platform around real-world customer usage
  • Prioritised usability and simplicity for non-technical users
  • Delivered a stable and maintainable ecommerce system
  • Ensured the platform could scale with business growth

Outcome / Results

  • Delivered a fully functional ecommerce platform for schoolwear sales
  • Improved accessibility for customers to browse and purchase products online
  • Created a scalable system supporting ongoing business operations
  • Enabled the business to manage products and updates efficiently

Key Takeaway

What made this project successful was focusing on practical usability and reliability, delivering an ecommerce platform that supports real customer behaviour and ongoing business needs.

Technical Delivery & Programme Management - Telecoms Platform

Virgin Media O2

Virgin Media O2 delivery programme

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Virgin Media O2 delivery programme

Overview

A large-scale technical delivery programme involving platform migration, web application redesign, and multi-team coordination across a complex telecoms environment.

Problem / Challenge

The programme combined complex migration work, multiple product integrations, budget governance, and coordination across more than 15 cross-functional teams. It also required operational stability, compliance, and clearer delivery structure across disciplines.

Solution

I led a GBP 6M+ cost-saving technical delivery programme over 12 months, redesigned and rebuilt a sales web application aligned to End State Architecture, unified cross-functional teams around shared delivery goals, and established governance and change management processes to keep platform engineering and execution controlled and compliant.

Technologies Used

  • Programme Delivery
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • QA Automation
  • Governance

Delivery Approach

  • Led planning, governance, and cross-team coordination across 15+ functions
  • Provided leadership across delivery, product, frontend, backend, and QA disciplines
  • Managed reporting, coaching, KPIs, 1:1s, and performance reviews across 35 engineering reports

Outcome / Results

  • Reduced downtime by 40% and increased platform stability by 35%
  • Drove a 25% increase in customer engagement through integrated product delivery
  • Improved sales process efficiency by 30% and kept a GBP 18m programme budget within 5% variance

Key Takeaway

What made this project successful was disciplined programme leadership across delivery, governance, engineering management, and business alignment at enterprise scale.

Senior Delivery Manager - Platform & Transformation

Department for Work & Pensions

Department for Work & Pensions platform transformation

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Department for Work & Pensions platform transformation

Overview

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) Health Assessments Service (HAS) programme focuses on transforming a critical national platform supporting health-related benefit assessments. I am accountable for delivery across the platform service that underpins the entire HAS estate, ensuring stability, scalability, and alignment with regulatory and departmental requirements.

Problem / Challenge

The programme involved a complex platform environment with multiple interdependent systems and services, strict public-sector compliance and data protection requirements, the need for improved platform stability and scalability, coordination across multiple teams and programmes, and increasing delivery demands within a high-sensitivity domain. Ensuring reliable delivery while managing risk and maintaining service continuity was critical.

Solution

I led the delivery of platform transformation and service improvements by defining and owning the platform delivery strategy, roadmap, and success metrics, leading a multidisciplinary team across engineering, QA, product, and design, coordinating cross-programme dependencies to improve delivery flow, implementing governance, risk management, and change control processes, facilitating structured planning through quarterly PI planning sessions, and driving continuous improvement through team-level and organisational delivery practices.

Technologies Used

  • Agile Delivery / Scrum
  • Platform Services
  • Governance & Compliance
  • QA & Engineering Coordination
  • Programme Delivery

Delivery Approach

  • Established structured delivery governance aligned to public sector standards
  • Led cross-functional collaboration across platform and dependent services
  • Aligned delivery outcomes with regulatory and departmental priorities
  • Implemented continuous improvement practices to increase transparency and flow

Outcome / Results

  • Improved platform stability and reliability across the HAS estate
  • Increased delivery visibility and coordination across multiple programmes
  • Strengthened governance, compliance, and risk management processes
  • Enabled scalable platform delivery aligned with national service requirements

Key Takeaway

What made this project successful was combining structured delivery leadership with platform-level accountability, ensuring that a complex, high-sensitivity system could evolve while remaining stable, compliant, and aligned with broader organisational goals.

Enterprise Agile Transformation & Delivery Leadership

Barclays Bank

Barclays transformation programme

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Barclays transformation programme

Overview

An enterprise transformation and technical delivery initiative focused on improving web and mobile application development, delivery performance, and organisational alignment.

Problem / Challenge

The work spanned organisational transformation, executive alignment, product consistency, delivery performance, and management across large multidisciplinary teams. Success depended on changing delivery culture while also improving practical output and governance.

Solution

I designed and executed an enterprise-wide Agile transformation, embedded continuous improvement practices across a large employee base, led a blueprint UX/UI initiative covering more than 40 digital products, and managed multiple development teams delivering applications across web, iOS, and Android.

Technologies Used

  • Agile Delivery
  • Angular
  • Next.js
  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • QA Automation

Delivery Approach

  • Aligned transformation initiatives with executive strategy and organisational objectives
  • Led three development teams while managing cross-discipline reporting and performance
  • Established structured coaching, delivery oversight, and continuous improvement practices

Outcome / Results

  • Improved team performance by 40% and delivered GBP 12M in financial savings
  • Drove 25% productivity gains and reduced defects by 35%
  • Achieved a 20% faster release cycle and over 90% adoption across teams

Key Takeaway

What made this project successful was combining transformation leadership with practical delivery execution, ensuring strategic change translated into measurable results.

Unity Game Development Project - Cross-Platform Simulation

Arcbound

Arcbound gameplay

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Arcbound gameplay

Overview

Arcbound is a systems-driven colony simulation game developed in Unity (C#), designed for PC, iOS, and Android. This project focused on aligning technical implementation with gameplay systems and cross-platform delivery.

Problem / Challenge

The project needed to balance technical execution with systems-heavy design. It also required support for multiple platforms while preserving a clear gameplay identity built around simulation, pressure, and player choice.

Solution

I built the project in Unity with a focus on systems-driven gameplay, colony simulation mechanics, and a structure that could support iteration across PC and mobile platforms. The work centred on creating a playable, flexible foundation that aligned technical implementation with the intended player experience.

Technologies Used

  • Unity
  • C#
  • PC
  • iOS
  • Android

Delivery Approach

  • Planned development around systems-first gameplay priorities
  • Coordinated execution to support iteration across multiple target platforms
  • Focused delivery on playable milestones and sustainable technical foundations

Outcome / Results

  • Produced a functional colony simulation experience across multiple platforms
  • Established core gameplay systems around pressure, chaos, and adaptation
  • Created a stronger base for continued iteration and feature development

Key Takeaway

What made this project successful was aligning technical development with a clear gameplay vision, allowing systems and player experience to evolve together.

Next.js Web Application - Community Platform

Arcbound Community

Arcbound community forum

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Arcbound community forum

Overview

Arcbound Community is a full-stack web application built with Next.js and MongoDB, designed to support discussion, player engagement, and ongoing platform interaction.

Problem / Challenge

The platform needed to do more than host posts. It had to provide a reliable space for community conversation, support ongoing engagement, and create a scalable structure for both forum content and chat-based interaction.

Solution

I built a scalable web application combining forum functionality and real-time chat, creating a tailored community platform designed for performance, usability, and growth.

Technologies Used

  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • Forum Systems
  • Chat

Delivery Approach

  • Defined the platform around community needs and ongoing interaction
  • Structured the build to support both discussion threads and live communication
  • Delivered a maintainable system designed for growth and continued iteration

Outcome / Results

  • Created a dedicated community space for Arcbound players and followers
  • Improved the ecosystem around the core game with stronger engagement tools
  • Delivered a scalable platform for conversation, support, and community growth

Key Takeaway

What made this project successful was extending the product beyond the game itself and creating a dedicated platform for community interaction.

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