Updated on March 15th, 2026 from Birmingham, UK

Now

Here’s what I’m doing right now, both professionally and personally.

Working

Currently working at GitLab as a Staff Backend Engineer in Developer Experience. We're making our APIs awesome and I'm having a lot of fun doing so.

Personally

I had two new year's resolutions this year.

1. Make more friends. Because building and maintaining social connections is hard in your 30s, and I naturally lean towards being antisocial in large groups anyway. I need to work on that.
2. See more live music. I'm doing well on that front, so far.

Musically

I've leaned hard into my piano playing this year, aiming for my Grade 8 practical exam in June. I'm currently learning La fille aux cheveux de lin (this is an older performance, but it's nice to see progress) by Debussy, On the Sunny Side of the Street, arranged by Nikki Iles and Scherzino by Mosowski all from the ABRSM Grade 8 syllabus.

I've realised how important it is to have a thing I love with zero overlap with what I do for a living.

Volunteering

• I’m the treasurer of Friends of Cotteridge Park.
• I’m a governor at my old primary school. My role as the IT Governor is to provide oversight for things such as IT and cybersecurity.

Travelling

2026, so far, has trips to the Cotswolds, Sicily and Argentina pencilled in.