Expert Delivery Leadership & Technology Consulting

30 years of transforming digital platforms and leading high-performing teams across government, retail, and financial services

Award-winning Delivery Lead with a proven track record of delivering multi-million pound digital transformations. Currently engaged with Equal Experts, I specialise in leading cross-functional teams, building scalable data platforms, and implementing modern delivery practices that drive measurable business results.

From managing streams for the 100% digital transformation of HMPO passport applications to delivering £14M annual revenue improvements at John Lewis, I bring hands-on expertise in platform engineering, microservices architecture, and agile delivery at scale.

About Richard Holloway

I’m an experienced Delivery Lead and technology consultant with over 30 years of experience transforming digital platforms for major organisations. Currently engaged with Equal Experts, I specialise in leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions across government, retail, and financial services sectors.

My track record includes leading initiatives on an award-winning programme at HMPO that achieved 100% digital passport applications, delivering multi-million pound revenue improvements at John Lewis, and managing large-scale platform transformations at O2. I’m an Agile evangelist with deep expertise in Kanban, Scrum, and modern delivery practices.

Through Slade House Ltd, I offer independent consulting services that combine hands-on delivery leadership with strategic technology guidance.

Key Strengths:

  • Delivery leadership and team management (teams of 30+ across multiple regions)
  • Digital platform transformation and microservices architecture
  • Data platform development (AWS, GCP, Snowflake)
  • Agile methodologies and DevOps implementation
  • Performance optimization and scalability solutions

Services

Delivery Leadership Leading cross-functional teams and complex programmes from conception to delivery. Experienced in managing teams of 30+ across multiple regions and time zones.

Digital Platform Transformation End-to-end platform modernisation including microservices architecture, cloud migration (AWS/GCP), and performance optimisation delivering measurable business value.

Data Platform Development Building scalable data platforms using modern technologies including Snowflake, Airflow, and cloud-native services to deliver actionable business insights.

Agile & DevOps Implementation Transforming delivery practices through Kanban, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies. Proven track record of increasing release cadence from monthly to daily deployments.

Performance Optimization Specialised in e-commerce and high-traffic platform optimisation, delivering significant improvements in conversion rates and user experience.

Let’s Work Together

Ready to discuss your next project? I’d love to hear about your challenges and explore how Slade House can help you achieve your goals.

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