Scott Feltham
Fractional CTO | Senior Engineering Leader
About
Senior Engineering Leader with 20+ years of continuous adaptation. From defense systems to SaaS to AI-first engineering. I take initiative, learn fast, ask better questions, and ship.
Current Focus
NeoForge Consulting (Founder, January 2025–Present): Fractional CTO services focused on AI adoption and modern delivery. Created FORGE Framework for delivery acceleration.
Neurocademy (Creator, July 2025–Present): AI-powered learning platform for neurodivergent students. Built during 30-day Bolt.new hackathon.
Career History
Kahunas (VP of Engineering, February–August 2025): Led transformation of 20+ person engineering organization. Achieved 2x developer productivity through AI-first practices. 99.9% platform availability during scale-up.
Builder.ai (Senior Technical Architect, January 2023–February 2025): Led Architecture Guild creating automation and scalable patterns. Mentored 8 direct reports to senior technical roles.
mkodo (Head of Engineering, April–December 2022): Delivered GeoLocs, first SaaS product, in 8 months. Built for regulated markets with compliance requirements.
Moltin/Elastic Path (Senior Software Engineer & Operations Manager, September 2019–March 2022): Maintained SaaS operations through company acquisition. Zero downtime during organizational changes.
Orange Bus (Solutions Architect, 2015–2017): Including HMRC Tax-Free Childcare engagement (January 2015–January 2016). Government digital service for millions of UK families.
Earlier Career (1998–2019): Condeco, Nutshell Software, Foster Findlay, Ferrograph, Freelance Development, General Dynamics (defense systems).
Key Achievements
- 2x developer productivity through AI adoption (Kahunas, 2025)
- 99.9% platform availability during rapid growth
- 8 months from concept to production (mkodo GeoLocs)
- 8 engineers mentored to senior roles (Builder.ai)
- Zero downtime during company acquisition (Moltin)
- HMRC Tax-Free Childcare — government service for millions
Technical Skills
Leadership: Fractional CTO, Team Scaling, Architecture Reviews, Technical Due Diligence
Cloud: AWS (expert), GCP, Azure, Terraform
Languages: Python, Go, TypeScript, Ruby, C#, Kotlin
AI/ML: Claude, GPT-4, GitHub Copilot, Prompt Engineering
Frameworks: React, React Native, Next.js, .NET, Rails
Practices: FORGE Framework, Agile, TDD/BDD, DevOps, CI/CD
Education
BSc (Hons) Computing - First Class, Northumbria University, 2009-2013
HNC Computer Systems, Hastings College, 1998-2000
Contact
Email: scott@neoforge.co
Location: Dubai (working globally)
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scottdfeltham
GitHub: github.com/scottfeltham
Website: neoforge.co