Dave Sammut

Background

About Dave Sammut

I introduce myself as a technical architect these days but what I do on adaily basis includes more than just architecture.I’m a firm believer in being hands-on especially in technical leadershiproles which I complemented by bridging the business and technical gapto ensure objective alignment and implementation accuracy.To achieve this I build relationships in the micro and macro; riding theorganisational elevator by engaging with senior stakeholders, subjectmatter experts and rolling up my sleeves to work with the developmentteam to mitigate design risks, receive technical feedback, mentor andhelp instil the values of craftsmanship within the team.The tools I often reach for range from Domain Driven Design,Hypothesis Driven Design, Test Driven Development, Infrastructure asCode, architecture designs using C4, risk / attack trees and closecollaboration such as pairing, workshops, hack days and delivering talks.My approach is to make an impact as soon as possible with theappropriate amount of design with the smallest possible valueproposition followed by iterations of learning, pivoting and evolving. A key aspect of driving change is to measure and to be guided by baselineand changes in data as solutions are iterated; this enables data drivendecision across the organisation.