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- I've been freelancing and [building websites](https://web.archive.org/web/20051102052726/http://www.simssource.net/) since the mid 00s - I've been freelancing and [building websites](https://web.archive.org/web/20051102052726/http://www.simssource.net/) since the mid 00s
- I started my full time career at IBM in 2011 in their [CICS transaction processing product](https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/cics) before moving over to Watson where I was a customer-facing solutions architect which entailed helping other techies to use Watson APIs and services. - I started my full time career at IBM in 2011 in their [CICS transaction processing product](https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/cics) before moving over to Watson where I was a customer-facing solutions architect which entailed helping other techies to use Watson APIs and services.
- In 2016 I left IBM to co-found [Filament AI](https://filament.ai), an AI & ML consultancy where I am currently CTO and Chief Data Scientist. I oversee and manage our technical roadmap and strategy, but I also keep my hands dirty and regularly deliver code for customers and for our products. - In 2016 I left IBM to co-found [Filament AI](https://filament.ai), formerly an AI & ML consultancy and now a software product business where I am currently CTO and Chief Data Scientist. I oversee and manage our technical roadmap and strategy, but I also keep my hands dirty and regularly deliver code for customers and for our products.
- I am also wrapping up my part-time PhD which I've been working on under the dual supervision of [Prof. Maria Liakata](https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/researchers/maria-liakata) at the [Alan Turing Institute](https://www.turing.ac.uk/) [Dr Amanda Clare](https://users.aber.ac.uk/afc/) at Aberystwth University (where I finished my BSc in 2013). - In 2022 I wrapped up up my part-time PhD which I've been working on under the dual supervision of [Prof. Maria Liakata](https://www.turing.ac.uk/people/researchers/maria-liakata) at the [Alan Turing Institute](https://www.turing.ac.uk/) [Dr Amanda Clare](https://users.aber.ac.uk/afc/) at Aberystwth University (where I finished my BSc in 2013).
- My main academic affiliation is with [University of Warwick](https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/) but, I often crash Turing events and, I've been known to visit Aberystwyth to give talks at careers events and departmental seminars. - My main academic affiliation was with [University of Warwick](https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/) but, I often crash Turing events and, I've been known to visit Aberystwyth to give talks at careers events and departmental seminars.
## What I do for fun ## What I do for fun

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#### June 2023 #### October 2023
It's been a busy few months. We landed some funding at work which has allowed us to grow the company and hire a number of new team members. - My company won [Emerging Tech Company of the year](https://thebusinessmagazine.co.uk/business_events/south-coast-tech-awards-2023/) at the South Coast Tech Awards.
#### September 2023
- After meeting a whole bunch of cool people, I decided to retire turbopilot. I wrote about that decision [here](https://brainsteam.co.uk/posts/2023/09/30/turbopilot-obit/).
- [My company won Best AI Product](https://filament.ai/2023/09/06/cogx-award-2023/) at CogX 2023
#### May 2023
- We [moved offices](https://brainsteam.co.uk/posts/2023/08/28/we-moved-offices1693231919/) from Southampton University Science Park to Whiteley Business park.
### April 2023
- It's been a busy few months. We landed some funding at work which has allowed us to grow the company and hire a number of new team members.
- I started [turbopilot](https://github.com/ravenscroftj/turbopilot), a local runtime that allows you to run near "state-of-the-art" code completion models locally without racks of expensive GPUs.
#### October 2022 #### October 2022
After 7 years I have [finished my PhD thesis](https://brainsteam.co.uk/2022/09/25/phinished/) and [submitted it](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2022/09/09/1662742877/). My PHD has been a huge part of my life and identity and it's been weird adapting to not working on it during every free moment any more. - After 7 years I have [finished my PhD thesis](https://brainsteam.co.uk/2022/09/25/phinished/) and [submitted it](https://brainsteam.co.uk/notes/2022/09/09/1662742877/). My PHD has been a huge part of my life and identity and it's been weird adapting to not working on it during every free moment any more.
- I'm still living in the South of England with my wife and our cats. We're spending a lot of time on house maintenance type activities now that my PHD is done.
- I am still CTO at [Filament AI](https://www.filament.ai/) - exciting things are afoot in our product development areas - hopefully I can share more publicly in the near future.
I'm still living in the South of England with my wife and our cats. We're spending a lot of time on house maintenance type activities now that my PHD is done.
I am still CTO at [Filament AI](https://www.filament.ai/) - exciting things are afoot in our product development areas - hopefully I can share more publicly in the near future.