devprint.json

{
  "$schema": "https://devprint.dev/schema/devprint.json",

  "tagline": "Engineering leader · shipping AI tooling in public",
  "status": "New adventures coming soon",
  "about": "Twenty years moving between hands-on systems work and large-scale leadership. Most recently AWS UK&I Specialist GM ($4B P&L, 120 direct reports across AI, Compute, Data, Modernisation, Containers, Networking and Hybrid). Before that: Accenture MD running the UK DevOps and Full-Stack practice; senior architect at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, the London Stock Exchange and Standard Chartered. Right now I'm shipping AI tooling in public — devprint, ClaudeHistoryMCP, Turbo1bit, precog, factcheck — while I figure out the next chapter.",
  "now": "Living in London. Building dev tools for the agent era. Open to interesting conversations.",
  "ask": "If you're building developer tools, AI infra, or compute-heavy products and you're at a stage where you need someone who can both ship code and run a 500-person org — I'd love to compare notes.",
  "contact": "jon@hammant.io",

  "pinned": ["devprint", "ClaudeHistoryMCP", "Turbo1bit", "precog", "factcheck"],

  "skills": [
    "Engineering leadership",
    "P&L ownership",
    "AWS",
    "AI infra",
    "LLM tooling",
    "Distributed systems",
    "Cloud architecture",
    "Low-latency systems",
    "DevOps platforms",
    "TypeScript",
    "Python",
    "Public speaking"
  ],

  "highlights": [
    "AWS UK&I Specialist GM — $4B P&L, 120 directs and a 500-person matrix team; AI/ML lead for the region",
    "Promoted from Head of Compute UK&I ($1B) → Head of Compute EMEA ($10B+) inside three years at AWS",
    "Built Accenture's UK DevOps practice to #1 in market — 11% share, 100% YoY for three years, $100M+ P&L",
    "Owned Accenture's global DevOps Platform (30k users) — Cloud Award winner",
    "Architected low-latency systems at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and the London Stock Exchange",
    "Now shipping AI tooling in public — ClaudeHistoryMCP (65★), Turbo1bit, devprint, precog, factcheck"
  ],

  "experience": [
    {
      "role": "Specialised Team GM, UK & Ireland (latterly) · Head of Compute, EMEA · Head of Compute, UK&I",
      "org": "Amazon Web Services",
      "from": "2020",
      "to": "2024",
      "summary": "Three roles in four years. Started leading UK&I Compute (~$1B), promoted to EMEA Compute ($10B+), then ran the full UK&I Specialist team ($4B P&L, 120 directs, 500-person matrix) covering AI/ML, Compute, Data, Modernisation, Containers, Serverless, Hybrid and Networking. AI lead for the region. Field CTO across multiple EMEA programmes. Stood up two new compute businesses generating $500M in hybrid and e-gaming."
    },
    {
      "role": "Managing Director, Head of DevOps for UK & Ireland",
      "org": "Accenture",
      "from": "2017",
      "to": "2020",
      "summary": "Grew the DevOps consultancy to #1 in UK/IR — 11% market share, 100% YoY for three straight years. P&L ownership of a $100M+ business across 250 onshore and 400 offshore staff. Headed UK Full-Stack Engineering (50+ engineers). Owned Accenture's global DevOps Platform (30k users, Cloud Award winner). Ran the UK's largest retail journey to cloud, on time and under budget."
    },
    {
      "role": "Director, Technology Solutions",
      "org": "EPAM Systems",
      "from": "2016",
      "to": "2017",
      "summary": "Head of DevOps for EMEA — 500+ near-shore staff, 25% YoY growth. Owned the $70M+ Cloud business; led pre-sales at C-level on multi-million-pound engagements."
    },
    {
      "role": "Head of Infrastructure, Financial Markets (interim)",
      "org": "Standard Chartered",
      "from": "2015",
      "to": "2016",
      "summary": "Infra CTO for the investment bank — team contributing 6% of group revenue (over $100M in 2015), managed globally."
    },
    {
      "role": "VP, Business Application Infrastructure Architecture",
      "org": "Goldman Sachs",
      "from": "2012",
      "to": "2014",
      "summary": "Lead architect on FX & Interest Rate platform changes; EMEA lead for Quant Trading Infrastructure across multiple datacentres."
    },
    {
      "role": "Low Latency Lead, EMEA (contract)",
      "org": "Deutsche Bank",
      "from": "2011",
      "to": "2012",
      "summary": "Designed next-gen FX client-flow architecture; led Linux/Unix low-latency engineering globally."
    },
    {
      "role": "Senior Linux Systems Architect (contract)",
      "org": "London Stock Exchange",
      "from": "2010",
      "to": "2011",
      "summary": "HPC architect for the next-gen LSE Linux trading platform — design, implementation, operational architecture."
    },
    {
      "role": "Infrastructure Analyst",
      "org": "Ladbrokes Egaming",
      "from": "2007",
      "to": "2009",
      "summary": "Designed and rolled out a 200+ server estate across Gibraltar and China data centres."
    }
  ],

  "education": [
    { "org": "Reading University", "degree": "BSc Computer Science", "date": "2004" },
    { "org": "The Open Group", "degree": "TOGAF Certified", "date": "2014" }
  ],

  "talks": [
    {
      "title": "Scaling cloud and distributed applications: lessons from operating Chase.com at massive scale",
      "venue": "QCon London",
      "date": "2025"
    },
    {
      "title": "Monzo's journey to EKS optimisation with Karpenter & EC2",
      "venue": "AWS Summit London",
      "date": "2024",
      "href": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jhammant_aws-summit-london-2024-monzos-journey-activity-7194368073376612352-xMVP"
    },
    {
      "title": "Correlation and Causation in Quantum & AI (fireside)",
      "venue": "City Quantum & AI Summit",
      "date": "2024"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hypercomputing in the 21st Century",
      "venue": "Real Time Club",
      "date": "2021-11",
      "href": "https://realtimeclub.co.uk/dinners/hypercomputing-in-the-21st-century-16th-november-2021/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Quantum computing for sustainable futures (panel)",
      "venue": "City Quantum Summit",
      "date": "2021"
    }
  ],

  "links": [
    { "name": "Site",     "href": "https://hammant.io/" },
    { "name": "LinkedIn", "href": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhammant/" },
    { "name": "GitHub",   "href": "https://github.com/jhammant" }
  ]
}