About
Charlie Holland
Fractional AI & Cloud Platform Architect. I help organisations get AI into production — from agent architecture and evaluation frameworks to the cloud platforms that run them. 25 years of hands-on delivery across banking, pharma, industrial, and enterprise SaaS.
Why fractional?
Proven AI infrastructure delivery
I've built a Kubernetes-native AI agent platform with multi-provider LLM orchestration, prompt evaluation, and enterprise governance — not just advised on one.
Battle-tested across industries
Banking (HSBC), pharma (Roche, Zoetis), industrial (Carrier, Caterpillar), media (Endeavor, EY) — from ML platform migrations to production agent systems.
Built to hand over
Every engagement includes knowledge transfer. Your team gets stronger, not dependent. I aim to make myself redundant.
Track record
25 years of hands-on delivery — from founding a company to building AI agent platforms and leading architecture at HSBC.
Lead Cloud / Platform Architect · HSBC
Leading architecture of a secure ML platform migration from Kubeflow to Vertex AI on GCP within a highly regulated banking environment.
Cloud Lead Technical Architect · Carrier Corporation
Designed a global connected device platform and Kubeflow-based MLOps platform. Led multiple distributed product teams across AWS.
Cloud Technical Architect · EY, Roche, Caterpillar & others
Delivered cloud platforms across consulting, pharma, industrial, and media sectors. Azure, AWS, and GCP across Kubernetes, ML, and DevOps.
Cloud Technical Architect / DevOps · Smartlogic Semaphore
Designed and built a multi-regional, multi-tenant SaaS platform on Azure processing millions of documents daily.
CTO · Hauka Corporation
Managed all technical operations for a multinational call centre company with offices in UK, US, Portugal, and Pakistan. Acquired by NTL in 2006.
Founder · Activeware Internet Limited
Founded one of only two Scottish flat-rate internet access providers, leveraging BT's FRIACO products. Acquired by Hauka in 2002.
Qualifications
Certifications & credentials
Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft certified for designing and implementing solutions on Azure.
Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft certified for designing and implementing DevOps practices.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Amazon certified for designing distributed systems on AWS.
Microsoft Certified Trainer
Certified to deliver official Microsoft training courses.
CompTIA CTT+
Certified Technical Trainer — validated training and instructional skills.
Toptal Network Member
Screened and accepted into the Toptal network — the top 3% of freelance talent worldwide. Toptal connects organisations with vetted, senior technical experts for critical projects.
Let's work together
Based in Scotland, available worldwide. Remote-first with experience leading distributed teams across multiple time zones.