Dave Etheridge

Development Team Manager

Experian Experts UK • Full-time

Mar 2019 - Apr 2026 • 7 yrs 1 mo

Joined Experian as a Development Manager reporting to the Head of Development, with responsibility for building and leading multi disciplinary engineering and technical authoring teams. Focused on improving efficiency, autonomy, and automation across the development function, while also driving the ongoing enhancement of ISO9001 process documentation and the organisation’s Business Continuity Plan. Key Achievements • Developed high performing, self sufficient engineering and technical authoring teams through coaching, empowerment, and clear performance objectives. • Reduced development cycle time from bi annual releases to a two week cadence through process optimisation and automation. • Introducing CoPilot and Claude to the engineering estate and SDLC leading to improvements in efficiency and reducing time to delivery. • Cut build times by 45% through innovative improvements, enabling teams to focus on delivering new products and features. • Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by an average of 30% within six months through targeted optimisation initiatives. • Delivered real time team and group metrics to identify blockers and improve flow • Established and prioritised product backlogs, enabling teams to deliver consistently while maintaining space for innovation each sprint. • Led the transition from on premise financial solutions to cloud based platforms using Kubernetes, AWS, and Azure. • Fostered a positive team culture by recognising and celebrating success.