Stuart Greig

.NET Lead | Optimizely MVP | Technical Architect

Hedge End, England, United Kingdom · [email protected]

I am a technical leader and consultant specializing in large-scale digital transformations. With over 20 years of experience across the Microsoft stack, I bridge the gap between complex architectural requirements and business-critical delivery.

Current Specialisms:

CMS & Headless: Optimizely (MVP Technology), Umbraco, and Kontent.ai
Leadership: Mentoring junior talent, architectural oversight, and cross-functional team management
Consultancy: Extensive experience in client-facing consultancy roles, translating stakeholder needs into robust web applications

My background spans global e-commerce refactoring ($4M+ sales impact) to bespoke AI-driven search implementations. I am passionate about clean code, agile methodologies, and building high-performing development cultures.

Experience

The MTM Agency

.NET Lead (Feb 2024 - Present) | Principal Developer (Jul 2022 - Mar 2024) | Senior Developer (Sep 2019 - Jul 2022)

Greater Southampton Area, United Kingdom

I am a key part of developing many of the agency's customers' websites, across a variety of different technologies and CMS platforms. Progressed from Senior Developer to Principal Developer to .NET Lead, taking on increasing technical leadership responsibilities including architectural oversight, team mentoring, and client consultation.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical leadership and architectural decision-making for enterprise-scale web applications
Developing GraphQL APIs connected to modern frontend frameworks (NuxtJs)
Implementing AI-driven search solutions using Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel
Junior developer mentoring, pull request reviews, and code quality oversight
Working closely with clients and account managers to deliver business-critical solutions
Managing CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and continuous integration processes

Technologies:

C# .NET 10, C# .NET Core, C# .NET Framework
MVC, Razor pages, Entity Framework, HotChocolate GraphQL, EpiServer (Optimizely), Kentico Kontent.ai, Umbraco
Nuxt 3 (SSR), Vue 3 (Composition API), TypeScript, JavaScript, Yarn
AI & Intelligent Search: Semantic Kernel, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search (Vector & Hybrid Search)
Azure: Functions, Blob Storage, SQL
Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana
BDD, SpecFlow, Playwright, Selenium, VSTest, Moq
Pipelines, Deployments, Backlogs, Continuous Deployment

Example projects:

September 2019 - Present

Web Application Developer

Navico

Greater Southampton Area

Building a global ecommerce site using Episerver across Navico's three brands Lowrance, Simrad and B&G. Started as the initial Developer, alongside the development manager, to help move away from agencies and build an internal team. Now working in a Lead Developer role, coordinating the team. Played a key part in refactoring the website to work as a single global master which is now rolled out over 16 different countries and had over $4 million in sales.

ASP.NET MVC
C# .NET 4.6.1
Azure SQL
MSTest, SpecFlow, Selenium
Configuration and management of Azure EpiServer DXC platform, Azure Active Directory B2C, App Insights
APIs and Web services
Integration to payment gateways
Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, jQuery, SASS, CSS, GULP, GTM
Agile/Scrum development process
Management of VSTS, GIT, continuous deployment, pull requests, code reviews
Team coordination and mentoring
Jira and Confluence
Working closely with content editors and marketing

November 2017 - September 2019

Implementation Consultant

Aareon UK

Working as consultant and developer producing mobile applications and web portals for housing associations across the UK and Europe. Working closely with customers to produce systems to automate their business processes. Also working with the core development team to produce components for both the mobile application and WCF services.

March 2014 - November 2017

Principal Consultant / Developer

Furlong

Andover

Upon leaving university, joined the Furlong Business Solutions as a Junior Developer and progressed greatly within the organisation. As a key part of the development team and as manager and mentor of several developers, responsible for large parts of the company's main software package SchoolBase, a management information system designed to manage all aspects of school life.

June 2009 - March 2014

Skills

Core Technologies

.NET Stack: C# .NET 10, .NET Core, .NET Framework, ASP.NET MVC, Razor Pages, Entity Framework
CMS Platforms: Optimizely (EpiServer), Umbraco, Kontent.ai, Kentico
Frontend: Vue 3, Nuxt 3, TypeScript, JavaScript, Angular
APIs: GraphQL (HotChocolate), REST, Web Services
Cloud & DevOps: Azure (Functions, Blob Storage, SQL, App Insights), Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana
AI & Search: Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Semantic Kernel, Vector & Hybrid Search
Testing: BDD, SpecFlow, Playwright, Selenium, MSTest, VSTest, Moq
Databases: SQL Server, Azure SQL

Professional Approach

Agile Development & Scrum Methodologies
Technical Leadership & Team Mentoring
Architectural Design & Code Reviews
Client-Facing Consultancy & Stakeholder Management
CI/CD Pipeline Management & DevOps
Cross-Functional Team Collaboration

Awards & Certifications

Optimizely MVP Technology - 2023
Optimizely Technical Architect Accredited (2025)
Optimizely PaaS CMS Certified Developer 2025
Optimizely Certified Content Cloud Developer (2023)
Optimizely SME Content Cloud Developer (2022)
Optimizely PaaS CMS Certified Administrator 2025
Optimizely Opal Certified Administrator 2025
Optimizely Opal Tools Certified 2025
Optimizely Experimentation Strategy & Implementation Bootcamp (2022)
Optimizely One Sales Accredited (2025)
Optimizely One Technical Sales Accredited (2025)
Kontent.ai Developer Certification (2025, 2023)
Kontent.ai Business Qualification (2023)
Kentico - Business Qualification (2022)
Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Web Applications Charter Member (2016)
MCSD Web Applications (2013)
MCSA Windows Server (2012)
MCITP - Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 (2010)
MCTS - Exchange Server 2010 Configuration (2010)
MCTS - SQL Server 2008 Database Development & Implementation (2012)
Agile Project Management Foundation & Practitioner (2013)
CompTIA A+ (2006)

Interests

When I'm away from the keyboard, my time is largely defined by a mix of tactical hobbies and family life. As a father of two, I'm constantly motivated by the challenge of building things that last, a mindset that carries over into my professional work. I'm a dedicated Warhammer enthusiast, a hobby that appeals to my love for complex systems, strategic thinking, and high-level attention to detail.

To balance the mental demands of development, I'm an avid cyclist and a lifelong reader, usually alternating between technical deep-dives and sci-fi.

Education

University of Southampton

BSc Hons Computer Science 2:2

Dissertation project: "Neural Computing on a Graphics Processor using CUDA"

2006 - 2009

A-Levels & AS Levels

A-Levels: ICT (A), Mathematics (B), Physics (C)

AS Levels: Media (A), Further Mathematics (D)

2004 - 2006

GCSEs

5A*, 2A, 1C including Mathematics (A*), English (A)

2002 - 2004