Ben Wilkes
Technical Lead @Equal Experts
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WORK HISTORY
Technical Lead @Equal Experts
Client: DefraTech leading an innovation initiative that integrates Generative AI across the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). My work spans- Cross-Functional AI Utilisation: Collaborating across product management, UX/UI, engineering, testing, operations, and assurance to implement AI-augmented workflows that enhance every phase of the SDLC. Also producing the \"AI in SDLC\" playbook- AI-Enhanced Development: Implementing AI-powered toolchains that augment developer capabilities using Cursor, CoPilot, Claude, GPT, and custom agents- AI Systems Architecture: Designing architectures for AI-native applications using LangGraph, LangChain, Python, JavaScript, AWS Bedrock, and Azure AI services- AI Engineering Excellence: Establishing best practices for prompt engineering, agentic AI systems, and AI-driven quality assurancePreviously at Defra, I was the tech lead on a discovery team, conducting feasibility studies and developing a proof-of-concept for a Generative AI Assistant. This utilised Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), LangChain, Python, JavaScript, and Azure services to deliver contextualised information access across organisational knowledge bases.
EDUCATION
Liverpool John Moores University
BSc (Hons) - 1st, Business Information Systems
ABOUT BEN WILKES
Principal Consultant at Equal Experts, working with clients on Generative AI and agentic systems — from Agent-Oriented Architecture and AI engineering to embedding AI across the software delivery lifecycle. I bring 20+ years of solution architecture and engineering experience across enterprise-scale digital transformations, which grounds the AI work in the practical realities of delivery: security, quality, team capability, and sustainable pace.
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