Today: CAworks — bespoke staircases and architectural glass, engineered and fabricated in Dubai. Before that: COO of Yango Tech, and Managing Director of Yango Deli UK in London.
Co-Founder at CAworks Designer Glass Trading, Al Quoz. Helical and floating staircases, structural glass balustrades, walk-on floors and art glass — engineered, fabricated and installed by our own team, running on a digital stack I build myself.
Engineering bespoke staircases and decorative glass fitouts. A world-class team bringing architectural vision, modern technology and traditional craftsmanship to the Middle East — with proven product fit in the UK's high-end residential and premium hotel markets, now set up in Dubai to go after the GCC opportunity.
A global technology company within the Yango Group, equipping businesses and governments with AI-driven solutions across government and financial services, enterprise and retail. Drove international expansion and operations across Africa, MENA, LATAM and Asia — government relations, strategic partnerships and go-to-market for national-scale infrastructure.
Launched ultrafast grocery delivery in London for NASDAQ-listed Yandex — five dark stores, 7,000 SKUs, 15-minute delivery. Built the UK operation from zero in one of the most competitive quick-commerce markets at the time, head-to-head with decacorns like Getir, Gorillas, Go-Puff and a handful of other smaller players. Gained sensible market share prior to pivoting the model to an E-Grocery SaaS business.
Architectural and interior bespoke glass projects. Designer glass workshop and custom fabrications — the studio whose craft and IP now live on in CAworks Dubai.
Consulting and materials trading.
Projects Director at Stroyneftegaz, Krasnodar — a 16-storey residential building, the gas measuring station shelter on the Russia–Turkey pipeline at the Beregovaya compressor station, and infrastructure for the Azov-City regional development. Earlier, Project Manager at the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, London. Started on site as a foreman, building technician and concrete worker.
Named among the ten most powerful people in UK rapid delivery — alongside Tesco's leadership and the founders of Getir and Gorillas. The profile also noted the glass-making business that came before, and to which I have since returned.
Urban mobility platform concept — ticketing, routing and operations for emerging-market public transport.
A full unit-economics and P&L model for dark-store grocery — built at Yango to size markets, stress-test assumptions and show partners what the business actually does at scale.
A library of concise solution briefs — one page per product, built for fast decision-making.
A structured framework that scores an organisation's AI readiness and maps the path forward.
Portfolio, materials library with low-iron glass comparisons, and a UAE building-code reference for staircase design.
Configure a staircase in the browser — geometry, materials and finishes — and see it in 3D before a single piece of steel is cut.
Interactive engineering detail viewer — pipe connection design for a helical staircase, reviewable in the browser.
Browser-based 3D viewer of an engineered timber box-step assembly, with explode and lift controls — linked from supplier RFPs so fabricators inspect exact geometry.
Progress tracking and project handover — snag lists, completion certificates and OTP-secured sign-off.
Full payroll engine for the field crew — timeclock imports, approvals, loans and WPS-compliant monthly settlements.