Gary McPherson on Clubhouse

Bio

Tech 💻 | Entrepreneurship 💷 | Travel 🌍 | Blackness ✊🏾

So who am I, exactly?

Consultant 👨🏾‍💼
I have provided tech strategy and delivery consultancy to mid- and enterprise-level clients over the years, but my focus now is on tech and business strategy support for startup founders.

Educator 👨🏾‍🏫
I have a passion for supporting younger generations entering the worlds of tech and entrepreneurship and support a number of mentees in these two fields.

Additionally, I serve as a mentor and project instructor for the Black Codher bootcamp which was set up to provide 50 Black women with a pathway into careers as full-stack developers. See www.blackcodher.com for more details

Leader 👨🏾‍✈️
I previously co-founded a technical consultancy specialising in the development of digital communities for corporations, professional associations and other organisations. Over the course of the next decade, our team designed, built and supported over 100 projects for customers including the British Medical Association, Carnival Cruise Lines and the RSPB.

Presently, I’m the founder of Frocentric, a social enterprise created to develop effective, sustainable spaces for communities across the African diaspora. We’re launching Froware, our first platform serving Black professionals in tech, in Q2 2021. See https://hq.frocentric.io or https://tech.frocentric.io for more details.

I’m also a co-admin of Black Devs UK, a support network for black software developers across the United Kingdom. See https://meetup.com/BlackDevsLondon for more details

Software Developer 👨🏾‍💻
I’ve been a professional software developer for over 20 years and have delivered successful projects ranging from one-page personal sites up to six-figure enterprise applications. Languages: C#, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, PowerShell, Python, SQL

Speaker 🗣
I frequently serve as speaker, facilitator, judge or panellist for various initiatives focussed on under-represented demographics in entrepreneurship and technology.

Human 🧍🏾‍♂️
Trinibagonian heritage, born and resident in UK 🇹🇹🇬🇧
World traveller (35 countries and counting) 🛫
Spartan Racer 🪜🏃🏾‍♂️
Snowboarder 🏂
Biker 🏍
Thrill-seeker 🪂
Carnivalist 🕺🏾

Here to network with progressive people, so if there are opportunities for us to support each other, my inbox is open! 📥

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