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Technology · Operations · Finance
Technical depth.
Commercial sense.
I’m Simon Skinner. I build and run technology for financial businesses, connecting the systems, people and decisions that keep them moving.
Currently IT Director at
afx.comigi Fund ManagersDebtPanel
01 / Opportunities
Ideas worth a closer look.
I work closely with these businesses and products. If you’re exploring investment options or practical technology support, these are useful places to start.
afx.cominvestment
GBP Diversified Trading Fund
Explore AFX's diversified trading strategies, the GBP fund structure, and account monitoring through the AFX app and MetaTrader 5. Start with my introduction, then continue to AFX using my referral link.
Tech3kservice
Full-Stack IT Consultancy
Tech3k delivers web, mobile, and infrastructure projects with a focus on practical outcomes. From architecture through to deployment, they handle the full delivery lifecycle — particularly useful for businesses that need reliable technical execution without building an in-house team.
SocialAIservice
AI-Powered Content Platform
SocialAI automates content creation across blogs, social media, audio, and video using AI. The platform maintains brand consistency while reducing the time and cost of producing marketing content — built for businesses that need volume without sacrificing quality.
Investment values can fall as well as rise. Review the relevant product information and risks before investing.
02 / Experience
Where technology
meets the business.
I've spent 25 years building and running the technology behind financial businesses — brokerages on MetaTrader, investment platforms, debt management systems, and comparison engines. The work is operational: keeping live trading infrastructure stable, integrating liquidity providers, managing regulated environments where downtime has a direct financial cost. I sit at the intersection of technical delivery and commercial reality, and I've learned that the best technology decisions are the ones the business can actually execute.
- Run MetaTrader infrastructure for a live brokerage, including LP integrations and 24/5 monitoring.
- Built and scaled a Philippines operation from 20 to 300 staff across CRM, call-centre, and VoIP systems.
- Deliver across the full stack when needed — PHP, TypeScript, Go — but optimise for business outcomes, not code volume.
afx.com
IT Director · 2023 – presentIT Director overseeing technology infrastructure for a live brokerage, with primary responsibility for MetaTrader platform management, liquidity provider integrations, and trading operations uptime.
MetaTrader 4/5 · Liquidity Providers · Linux · Monitoring · VoIPigi Fund Managers
IT Director · 2022 – presentResponsible for IT strategy and infrastructure at an investment management firm, ensuring systems support client onboarding, fund operations, and regulatory compliance.
IT Strategy · Infrastructure · FCA Compliance · Fund OperationsDebtPanel Ltd
IT Director · 2017 – presentLead the technology behind a debt management platform that handles DMP and IVA cases end-to-end, from initial assessment through to creditor distribution and compliance reporting.
DMP/IVA Systems · Full-Stack · PHP · TypeScript · PostgreSQLEarlier
RefundableOperations Manager · 2020 – 2023
Beyond Comparison GroupIT Director · 2015 – 2023
CDW BureauOwner · 2015 – 2018
Full career history
Contact Rate
Director of IT / Co-Founder · 2014 – 2016Utilising the team available at my disposal due to my company Clix, with another business partner we decided to create Contact Rate. Contact Rate was a Call Center based in the Philippines, mainly specialising in generating leads for the financial industry. Utilising the survey software built in Clix we were able to quickly monetise our staff but also create a progression platform for them. This progression platform had the ability to analyse the successfulness of a member of staff during their work on basic surveys and then automatically progress them to a new (and more difficult) campaign when they were ready. There was also the ability to regress the staff down the campaigns if they were less successful at a certain campaign. During my time working at Contact Rate we were able to increase from 20 staff to around 300 staff in the space of two years. This was facilitated by a custom built Call Center building, with the network infrastructure built by, Clix.
Clix
Director Of Engineering / Co-Founder · 2013 – 2016After many years working in IT I decided (with a business partner) to create a company dedicated to providing services to a multitude of companies. We very quickly expanded offering many services through an excellent collection of staff supporting us. Our survey software was used by multiple businesses, especially based in call centres where nothing similar existed. Along with developing new software and business strategies I was also managing staff at multiple locations including a collection of staff based in the Philippines. Ensuring that all Clix were full staffed with customers and also bringing in new business.
CDW Bureau
Director of IT · 2012 – 2015Continuing my work in the claims industry I progressed from Personal Injury Claims into financial Claims (PPI, PBA, Flight Delay, etc.) I applied all of the skills that I had previously used in my past positions to ensure the smooth running of the company. During my initial period as Director of IT I managed a number of pre-built systems. All of these were connected to a central leads management platform that was built in house to distribute leads between different departments. They were also all connected to a PBX system to enable click to dial to increase staff productivity. My work with CDW Bureau closely tied in with my job roles in Clix and Contact Rate all of which I owned and ran.
C.A.S.H. Limited
IT Manager · 2010 – 2012C.A.S.H. Limited
Lead Web Developer · 2007 – 2010Ufindus
Lead Web Developer · 2006 – 2007Ufindus
Junior Web Developer · 2004 – 2006Ufindus
Web Designer · 2003 – 200403 / How I can help
Clear direction. Practical
delivery.
Leadership & direction
Technology strategy grounded in commercial priorities, with the technical depth to stay close to the detail.
Platforms & operations
Reliable infrastructure, connected workflows, and clearer ownership across financial systems.
Delivery & recovery
Hands-on work to untangle stalled projects, stabilise platforms, and give teams a practical way forward.
Skills & technologies
MetaTraderBrokerage InfrastructureInvestment PlatformsFinancial ServicesIT StrategyTeam LeadershipTypeScriptGoPHPNode.jsAngularReactNext.jsPostgreSQLDockerMicroservicesREST APIsCloud InfrastructureAgile DeliveryGitSystem IntegrationVoIP / PBXCRM PlatformsDebt Management Systems
What collaborators say
“When the Euro had its most volatile week in history, Simon's infrastructure held. That kind of reliability under pressure is rare — and it's why we trust him with our core trading systems.”
“Simon doesn't just deliver technology — he understands the commercial constraints we're working within. He'll find a solution that works for the business, not just the engineering team.”
“He took our debt management platform from a collection of manual processes to a system that handles cases end-to-end. The operational impact was immediate.”
04 / Recent writing
From inside the work.
· Financial software
Financial Software Features Do Not Ship Once
A financial software feature is not complete because one screen works. It has to stay coherent across APIs, permissions, portals, mobile apps, reports, alerts and operations.
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