What gets you out of bed in the morning?
It’s the desire to get things done. I do feel lucky to be alive with a family and a job I love, and knowing that I am judged on my achievements is what gives me the motivation to get going.
What is your biggest professional achievement to date?
I think that would be the creation of inSTREAM’s key data extraction software. This was Celaton’s first Machine Learning project and there was a lot of trust involved as it required me to be taken off normal development tasks for several months. It has been the cornerstone of many customer workflows for several years now and that’s hugely satisfying.
What is the most challenging part of your role?
The relentless progress of the software industry results in almost constant change in operating systems, languages and available libraries. You’ve only just got to grips with one technology when you find it’s been superseded by something better. You need to be a good learner. Security is a growing challenge too – the more businesses rely on our software, the more we need to protect our customer’s data by avoiding any vulnerabilities.
