I am a technology led entrepreneur with extensive full stack and DevOps experience. I have founded and co-founded businesses both in the UK and the US, most recently as technical co-founder and CTO of Y-Combinator backed Mio, a universal messaging platform.
I've been writing code since ten years old, and I created my first technology consultancy company in the late 1990's. I've been a staunch advocate of Open Source technologies and my development stack has typically reflected that. I've been involved in numerous vertical markets, working with companies of all sizes to help them realise their technical ambition.
Currently based and working in Austin, TX, I am also a UK national.
My experience is broad and can be found in detail here. My prefered stack is currently Node.js, PHP/Laravel and React but have worked with many others. I have extensive DevOps experience, automating deployments with Jenkins, Ansible and Docker. I have also lead projects on security and SOC 2 Type I and Type II, writing extensive documentation and preparing policies and standards for rollout.
As well as being the managing director of Blue World Media, I have also enjoyed the role of CTO and Technical Co-founder for a number of companies, including venture backed companies Fetch and Message.io (Mio).
I have founded and co-founded a number of start-ups over the years in a number of vertical markets, including Enterprise, SaaS, B2B, B2C and B2D.
My latest projects include Y-Combinator backed Mio, JuiceHR and FansFir.st. I formed Blue World Media in 1999 and have been building profitable solutions online ever since.
I'm always keen to discuss new ideas. Reach out to me on LinkedIn or Twitter, or you can simply email me at james at blueworldmedia dot com.