CALVIN KIBOMA
Product & Engineering Leader
📍 Solihull, UK | 📞- | 📧- |LinkedIn
Executive Summary
Engineering and Technology Leader specialising in building high-performance teams and optimizing delivery processes. Proven track record in scaling distributed teams (35+), modernizing ways of working, and aligning technical execution with business outcomes. Passionate about mentorship, Agile transformation, and creating inclusive cultures in regulated industries (healthcare, fintech).
Core Competencies
People Leadership:
Scaled globally distributed teams across 5 countries, improving retention by 25% through mentorship programs and career frameworks.
Process Optimisation
Drove Agile/SAFe adoption, reducing time-to-market by 30% and improving cross-functional alignment.
Stakeholder & Product Alignment
Translated C-suite objectives into operational plans and technical roadmaps, securing £1M+ budgets for digital transformations.
Financial & Operational Excellence:
Delivered £1M+ digital transformation projects under budget and ahead of schedule through Agile and cross-functional alignment.
Professional Experience
Engineering Manager | Founder | 6 Days Delivery
Feb 2024 – To Date | Solihull, UK
Solo-founder managing end-to-end delivery (engineering, product, vendor contracts, customer success) for a modular SaaS platform.
Implemented lightweight Agile processes, driving 20% higher feature adoption via feedback loops.
Enabled a 20% increase in repeat bookings by optimizing matching logic and user workflows.
Engineering Manager | Newcross Healthcare Solutions
June 2022 – Feb 2024 | London, UK
Led engineers to deliver AI-driven features (e.g., 'Auto Assign'), aligning team execution with business KPIs (20% higher fill rates) through iterative feedback loops with ops/product teams.
Scaled remote engineering org (35+) using agile squads and async collaboration, improving feature delivery velocity by 30% and maintaining high team engagement across time zones.
Partnered with ops/product to define KPIs tied to bookings and retention (50% higher engagement) ensuring engineering metrics aligned with company OKRs.
Launched mentorship programs, expanding internal leadership pipelines.
Engineering Manager | Principal BPM Consultant | Symbox
Dec 2019 – May 2022 | Reading, UK
Directed cross-functional teams and managed engineering budgets for £1M+ programs, driving 12% revenue growth through successful platform rollouts.
Redesigned workflows, cutting manual effort by 30% via low-code tools.
Senior BPM Consultant | Symbox
Aug 2019 – Dec 2019 | Reading, UK
Mapped AS-IS/TO-BE states for enterprise clients, implementing BPM strategies that improved operational KPIs by 20%.
BPM Manager | OCS Group
Jan 2018 – July 2019 |Birmingham, UK
Led process redesigns using low-code tools, boosting productivity by 25% across service delivery teams.
Introduced forecasting and observability practices, improving stakeholder reporting.
BPM Consultant | T-Impact
April 2017 – Dec 2017 | Oxford, UK
Delivered mobile/web BPM systems for healthcare/logistics, enhancing visibility and reducing workflow bottlenecks.
Created scalable technical roadmaps that supported phased delivery with minimal disruption.
Technical & Product Roles| Various (Overview 2000, Procensol UK, AuraQ Ltd, and ask-4 Business Solutions)
Aug 2013 – April 2017 | West Midlands, UK
Managed teams to improve UX and adoption for enterprise BPM/SaaS products, driving 35% higher engagement.
Technical Skills & Tools within teams I have led
Languages & Frameworks
Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, SQL, Bash
Node.js, Spring Boot, React, React Native, Angular
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Azure
Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Serverless Framework
DevOps & CI/CD
GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines
Helm, Terraform, Ansible
AI/ML & Automation
ML model integration (Auto Assign), Python (basic ML)
UIPath, Blue Prism (RPA), A/B testing frameworks
Data & Analytics
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Power BI, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, New Relic
Process & Productivity
Jira, Confluence, Trello, Notion, Slack, Microsoft Teams
Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Lean, Six Sigma, OpenText MBPM, Bizagi, Mendix, Symbox, IBM BPM, Appian
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering
University of Birmingham, Sept 2010 - June 2013
Certifications
Software Development – NetCom Training
SAFe® 6 Agilist
UIPath RPA Developer Foundation Diploma
BPM Blueworks Live
Mendix Advanced & Rapid Developer Course
Diploma in Leadership & Management (V)
Hobbies
Volleyball
Swimming
Scrabble
