Roles: CTO, Lead Architect, Agile coach (SCRUM, DSDM, XP). From a ‘Big 4’ consulting background and with over 18 years in industry, Mik has extensive experience of managing, architecting and implementing major software development programmes through all stages of traditional, RAD and Agile software development life cycles. Mik specialises in Agile Transformation and has held pivotal roles such as CTO and Distinguished Architect leading the architecture and design of large scale implementations using Agile methodologies. Mik's hands on approach and delivery focus is combined with attention to detail and is supported by a deep understanding of designing and implementing highly transactional systems. Further, Mik's extensive experience of Agile software development methods (Scrum, XP, DSDM) enable him to perform the crucial role of Agile mentor to both technicians and the business, turning Agile theory into effective practices with visible ROIs. Industry experience: Architected scalable, high performance, enterprise solutions in the eCommerce, financial, gambling, media, telco and utilities sectors. Skilled in all aspects of JVM based technologies (Java 7+, Groovy, Scala), OO and functional paradigms, application servers (Jetty 8+, Tomcat 7+ etc.), non-blocking frameworks (Vertx etc.), NoSql (Riak) and NewSql (VoltDB) technologies and industry standard frameworks (e.g. Hibernate, Spring etc.).

Platform Architect @ From December 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) London, United KingdomDirector - Mobile Advertising @ From April 2014 to November 2014 (8 months) Distinguished Architect @ From August 2012 to March 2014 (1 year 8 months) los angeles, californiaSenior Architect @ From February 2012 to August 2012 (7 months) Architect III @ From December 2010 to February 2012 (1 year 3 months) Senior Architect @ From October 2009 to March 2011 (1 year 6 months) Head of Enterprise Architecture @ From March 2006 to November 2009 (3 years 9 months) Chief Technology Officer (interim) @ From January 2008 to July 2009 (1 year 7 months) London, United KingdomManager @ From January 2005 to March 2006 (1 year 3 months) Senior Consultant @ From August 2002 to December 2004 (2 years 5 months) Senior Consultant @ From October 1998 to August 2002 (3 years 11 months)

2:1, Immunology @ UCL From 1995 to 1998 Mik Quinlan is skilled in: J2EE, XP, Gambling, DSDM, High Performance Computing, Distributed Computing, Scrum, Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, Agile Testing, NoSQL, NewSql, Lean Software Development, Java Enterprise Edition, Distributed Systems