About | Digital First Consulting

Meet Your Consultant

I am a technology and digital transformation leader with more than 20 years' experience across housing, the NHS, care, charities, further education and higher education. I have worked at Board and executive level, led technology teams of more than 60 people and managed multi-million-pound budgets.

My work has ranged from writing digital and AI strategies that Boards have approved, to choosing and procuring housing management systems, moving organisations to the cloud, and leading them through Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit assurance.

I have led technology and change programmes supporting more than 140 care locations, NHS organisations and national education providers, and I am comfortable keeping services stable while an organisation changes around them.

Today I help organisations that need senior IT and digital leadership without a full-time hire. I explain things in plain English, build plans that Boards and trustees can approve, and stay involved until the work is delivered.

Experience Highlights

Developed digital transformation strategies, approved by the Board, for charity, housing and education organisations.
Led technology teams of more than 60 staff and managed multi-million-pound operational and capital budgets.
Delivered cloud, infrastructure, cyber security and data modernisation programmes.
Achieved Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and NHS compliance standards, including NHS DSPT and CAF submissions.
Introduced Microsoft Copilot, Teams Premium and AI tools, and wrote an AI strategy that secured Board approval.

Qualifications and Memberships

BA (Hons) Business Information Systems
Associate, UK Cyber Security Council (UKCSC), 2025
Senior Leadership Development Programme, SDN, 2025
TOGAF
ITIL Foundation
ITIL Strategic Leader
PRINCE2 Foundation

Over 20 Years of Experience

We have worked across housing, the NHS, care, charities, further education and higher education. Each looks after people, handles sensitive information and answers to regulators, boards or trustees, so the challenges have a lot in common even when the sectors look different.

Housing. Resident services, repairs and the systems behind them.
NHS. Patient data, strict governance and services that depend on each other.
Care. Protecting people's records and keeping services running.
Charity. Making limited budgets and small teams go further.
Further education. Learner data, safeguarding and dependable IT for staff and students.
Higher education. Large, varied organisations with complex data and many stakeholders.

What That Gives You

Perspective. We have seen how different sectors solve similar problems, and we bring the best of that to yours.
Understanding of regulated environments. We are used to working with governance, assurance and audit.
Plain-English communication. We explain technical choices so boards, trustees and managers can decide with confidence.
Calm, practical delivery. Clear plans, honest advice and no unnecessary complexity.

What We Do

We give honest advice on IT, cyber security, ISO 27001, AI and digital change, and we help organisations carry it out. Our clients include housing providers, care companies, charities and small and medium-sized businesses.

How We Work

Independent. We work for you, and our advice is based on what your organisation needs.
Plain English. No jargon, so decision makers can understand and challenge what we say.
Practical. Recommendations you can afford and deliver.
Hands-on when needed. We can run the work as well as advise on it.

At a Glance

Company: Digital First Consulting Ltd
Works With: Housing providers, care companies, charities and small and medium-sized businesses
Covers: The whole of the UK
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00
Email: digitalfirstconsultants@gmail.com
Phone: 07980 105607