Disney has always been a place where imagination meets innovation. I have built my career at that same intersection - taking ambitious ideas, complex, innovative technology, and diverse teams, and turning them into experiences that matter to the people who use them.

From transforming research participation at National Institute of Health and Care Research into a service accessible to millions of UK citizens, to reshaping how global travellers interact with Expedia and Avis Budget Group, my work has consistently married technical rigour with human-centred design. At HM Passport Office I led the delivery of a family of digital data services that now underpin identity management at national scale; at the NCA I directed an AI/ML initiative against financial crime, where cutting-edge data science had to balance speed, trust, and accountability. Each of these projects required not just delivery expertise and rigour, but the ability to bring creativity to the structure of delivery itself - finding ways to make the complex feel seamless.

I have steered programmes through highly regulated environments, global platforms, and live broadcast deadlines. Whether migrating the BBC’s subtitling service, moving The Pensions Regulator’s infrastructure to Azure, or launching a new diplomat-facing service for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, I have delivered under scrutiny where the margin for error was zero, but the scope for imagination was vast.

What sets me apart is the ability to bridge worlds: between technology and human storytelling, between creative vision and operational excellence. I know how to lead expert teams, inspire stakeholders, and keep focus on both the detail of delivery and the bigger picture of transformation. My approach is collaborative but decisive, pragmatic but imaginative - and always oriented around creating outcomes that feel effortless to the people who use them.

This role at Walt Disney Imagineering excites me because it asks for exactly that combination: the discipline of programme and project leadership and the magic of creative problem-solving. I would bring to it not only a proven record of large-scale programme delivery transformation, but the passion to make delivery itself an imaginative act - turning complex programmes into experiences as inspiring as the destinations they enable.