Hi, I'm Ricky 👋

I'm a technical leader and engineer with over a decade of experience driving digital transformation across complex, large-scale enterprises. I specialize in Identity and Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust architecture, and cloud security — and I'm as comfortable writing code and reviewing architecture as I am negotiating a vendor contract or briefing an executive stakeholder. I lead cross-functional teams that ship secure, scalable solutions to real problems.

Currently, I lead engineering and technical strategy for a large-scale enterprise identity and access management platform, with a focus on Zero Trust architecture, privileged access management, and security compliance — including federal and industry security compliance frameworks. I manage cross-functional teams of engineers and contractors, and regularly step outside pure engineering to handle vendor negotiations, budget planning, and executive communication — the parts of the job that don't show up in a tech stack but make or break delivery.

Before moving into technology, I spent a decade as a Registered Nurse in the UK's National Health Service, working under pressure across intensive care and multidisciplinary clinical teams in fast-changing environments. That experience shaped the leadership style I bring to engineering today: clarity, empathy, and accountability, with the attention to detail that keeps complex systems — and the people who depend on them — running safely.

I'm also a former editor of the W3C Solid-OIDC specification and have contributed to open-source IAM and DevSecOps tooling, including authoring tutorials for Real Python. I'm always interested in conversations about engineering leadership, identity security, and building teams that deliver.