30+ years inside tier-1 banks and boardrooms, working out what a business actually needs — now built AI-first, front end to database. Michael architects the system and engineers every layer with AI in the loop: interface, application logic, Postgres back end, integrations and embedded AI. Enterprise-grade outcomes in weeks, not quarters. UK passport holder. Available globally.
Career credentials
Three decades of building solutions where the numbers have to balance, the systems have to work on demand and the deadline is not negotiable — now delivered at AI speed, without giving up any of the rigour.
The governance frameworks of Morgan Stanley. The delivery velocity of an AI-native engineer. Michael brings both to every engagement — regardless of the client's size.
Every layer is designed and built by one person, so the data connects front to back — from the first client interaction to the balanced ledger — with no integration seams to fall through.
AI is not a feature bolted on at the end. It is the engineering method — architecture, code, schema, tests — and it is embedded inside the product, where it does the administrative work the business used to pay people to do.
Adding quantifiable business value — from tier-1 trading floors to a modular AI-era ERP.
Every engagement starts with understanding the actual business — not fitting the business to a product, and not fitting the business to a chatbot.
Complete custom applications — interface, application logic, database and integrations — architected by Michael and built with Claude in the loop. Enterprise outcomes on startup timelines, delivered in weeks rather than quarters.
AI assistants, document and email processing, retrieval over your own data, and agentic workflows wired directly into live business systems — so the AI acts on real records, not on a copy-paste of them.
Full ERP-grade systems covering CRM, sales, HR, payroll, stock, projects and reporting — built to the client's exact operational model, integrated from day one, modular and white-labellable where the client needs to resell it.
Complex data models, legacy migrations and reconciliation frameworks — Oracle, SAP, PostgreSQL, spreadsheets nobody dares touch — rebuilt into a clean, queryable foundation that AI can actually be trusted to work on.
Custom programme governance, portfolio dashboards, RAID management and executive reporting — built for the real complexity of enterprise transformation, by someone who has run those programmes personally.
End-to-end HR platforms covering onboarding, contracts, payroll, leave, performance and compliance — designed for Southern Africa, adaptable globally, and drawing on 30 years of HR systems work from Ceridian to Shell.
Custom development work across hospitality, automotive, retail and tier-1 investment banking.
A complete, integrated business operating system for SMEs — architected and engineered from scratch by Michael, deployed across multiple industries. Marketing, Sales, Products, Payroll, HR, Stock, Projects and Reporting in one connected platform, with AI assistance built into the product rather than bolted onto it. Every layer — interface, logic, PostgreSQL schema — built AI-native. SARS compliant. POPIA compliant. PAGSA-registered payroll partner.
A custom HR platform for a growing safari lodge operation managing shift-based roles, seasonal hires and field-based teams. Full employee lifecycle from recruitment to compliance and self-service.
A fully custom front-to-back office platform for a rent-to-own car business — replacing an entire Excel infrastructure with customer lifecycle management, vehicle inventory, payment tracking and real-time monitoring.
A centralised cloud platform with real-time order monitoring, automated invoicing, layby management, live stock syncing and built-in analytics — turning fragmented manual processes into a scalable retail operation.
Mission-critical regulatory compliance delivered through COVID-19 as sole PMO. FX trading surveillance and detection controls ensuring full FCA regulatory adherence across front-office operations under unprecedented constraints.
Custom portfolio dashboards, headcount tracking systems and CIO-level executive reporting tools across two of the world's largest investment banks — delivering measurable improvements in financial control and audit readiness.
If your business has outgrown spreadsheets and off-the-shelf software —
or you know AI should be doing the work and nobody can tell you how —
you need to get in touch.
