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Edward Whitehead

@edwardwhitehead

Strategic Technical Leader with over 20 years of commercial experience bridging business strategy and engineering execution.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I am seeking software development manager roles where I can lead mobile and full-stack development, modernize platforms, mentor teams, and deliver scalable, AI-enabled products.

Strategic Technical Leader with over 20 years of commercial experience bridging business strategy and engineering execution. Expert in directing complex legacy modernisations, defining enterprise product roadmaps, and architecting scalable AI-driven platforms.

Proven track record of acting as a Fractional CTO and Lead Architect for high-growth start-ups and global enterprises (FedEx, Sanlam).
Specialist in AI & Cloud Architecture, including agentic orchestration, Azure/Firebase ecosystems, and cross-platform mobile frameworks.
Senior-level proficiency in Systems Architecture and Technical Strategy, offering two decades of hands-on leadership equivalent to a Master’s level qualification.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Product Strategist

Current

ORCHESTRA-AI

Dec 2025 - Present (1 month)

Created the "Unified Agentic Software Development Lifecycle" (U-ASDLC), a commercial certification framework establishing new standards for AI-driven delivery.

Author Technical Documentation Course Production SDLC SDLC Tooling

Current

Fractional CTO

Current

SUBSEAT

Oct 2025 - Present (3 months)

Serve as the chief technical decision-maker for an industry-first subscription health platform, translating business goals into a scalable engineering roadmap.

Orchestrate the entire technical lifecycle, managing resource allocation and enforcing architectural standards for platform launch.

Executive Leadership Technical Growth

Current

Founder & Product Strategist

Current

QIRVO

Jun 2025 - Present (7 months)

Designed the product roadmap for a modular AI command centre, identifying key market gaps in workflow automation and agentic orchestration.

Launched a two-sided plugin marketplace and public SDK, driving third-party developer engagement.

AI AI Tools AI ML AI Technologies Next.js NodeJS Thought Leadership Technical Documentation

Principal Mobile Software Architect

SMARTTASK

Dec 2021 - Nov 2025 (3 years 11 months)

Directed the technical roadmap for an enterprise mobile workforce management SaaS, focusing on legacy modernisation.

Kotlin Jetpack Compose Android Cognitive Services NFC iOS Xamarin MAUI .NET MAUI CommunityToolkit.Maui

Senior Mobile Lead-Turnaround Consultant

THINKOLOGY

Dec 2021 - Apr 2022 (4 months)

Recruited to rescue a failing mobile initiative for a client in the beauty industry (IIAA).

Xamarin Product Management

Solutions Architect (Consultant)

AZ CONSULTING

Mar 2021 - Apr 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Provided high-level architectural advisory and due diligence services for corporate clients in the UK and South Africa.

Subject Matter Expert

Technical Delivery Lead

BUMBLEBEE

Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 (1 year 11 months)

Led technical delivery and cloud architecture for major insurance and on-demand service clients.

.NET Core Angular Azure DevOps YAML Ionic Cloud Architecture C#C# .NET Xamarin Android iOS

Mobile Software Architect

FedEx

Jun 2010 - Mar 2018 (7 years 9 months)

Led mobility and customs-clearance IT for Southern Africa, launched a nationally adopted courier mobile app, ported a legacy app to Xamarin, and improved backend client/server transferspeed by 200%, increasing frontend usage by ~70%.