The executive experience behind every engagement.
This is the track record Matt Wells brings to every TCA engagement: the executive roles and hands-on consulting behind the consultancy.
CTO / CIO advisor to SMEs, financial institutions, and regional organisations across IT strategy, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operational transformation.
- Infrastructure modernisation programmes reduced downtime by 30%.
- Redesigned Active Directory and network architecture for security and segmentation.
- Implemented IT governance frameworks including DR, cybersecurity policy, and operational procedures.
- Conducted full infrastructure audits across servers, networks, storage, and security.
- Advised executive leadership on cloud adoption and technology investment planning.
Led regional fintech strategy, product development, and digital transformation across multiple banking institutions.
- Directed end-to-end development of a new banking POS platform for Sathapana Bank.
- Delivered multi-functional POS supporting VISA, Mastercard, contactless (NFC), chip & PIN, and mobile networks.
- Built and led a fintech incubator team designing new digital banking and payment solutions.
- Oversaw integration with payment networks, acquiring systems, and core banking platforms.
- Established a structured framework for evaluating and deploying fintech solutions regionally.
Dual COO/CTO role with full accountability for banking operations, technology, and infrastructure across 10+ departments, reporting to in-country CEO and regional HQ.
- Led the bank's operational response through COVID-19 with uninterrupted banking services.
- Delivered enterprise-wide digital transformation, improving efficiency by ~20%.
- Active across ~16 governance committees, including Board Audit and Board Risk Management.
- Managed large-scale OPEX/CAPEX budgets and cost optimisation initiatives.
- Strengthened cybersecurity posture and disaster recovery frameworks across critical systems.
- Oversaw major infrastructure upgrades and navigated central bank regulatory audits.
Led IT strategy, infrastructure, and systems operations across a distributed architecture, engineering, and consulting organisation.
- Led IT integration during a regional merger, standardising infrastructure and security.
- Designed regional infrastructure architecture across geographically dispersed offices.
- Managed enterprise IT infrastructure including Windows Server and Active Directory domain services.
- Introduced cloud-based collaboration platforms for secure cross-border delivery.
- Managed vendors across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring SLA performance and cost efficiency.
Independent consulting delivering infrastructure design, optimisation, and resilience improvements across SME and multi-business environments.
- Designed virtualised infrastructure using VMware, improving scalability and performance.
- Strengthened DR and backup strategies aligned to business continuity requirements.
Led technology strategy, enterprise infrastructure, and IT governance across the private equity firm and its portfolio businesses.
- Delivered two enterprise data centres: primary in London, DR site in Bermuda.
- Managed multi-million-pound IT budgets and negotiated strategic vendor agreements.
- Led design and build of new corporate offices, including full technology infrastructure.
- Defined data centre architecture: power, cooling, rack design, structured cabling, capacity planning.
- Conducted technology due diligence for acquisitions, assessing systems, scalability, and risk.
- Standardised infrastructure and vendor contracts across portfolio companies.
Progressive experience across enterprise IT support, systems administration, and network operations, including managing a 15-engineer team supporting ISP network and data centre operations at Pipex Communications.