Adelina Chalmers

CTO | VP | Head of Engineering

First time CTOs say I help them transform into a strategic CTO - I accelerate their expertise around business, strategy and leadership and they become a more confident leader.

Experienced CTOs say they wished they had met me 20 years ago, as they'd be even further along now.

I have worked with CTOs from companies as small as 10 and as large as 100,000 staff.

The type of CTOs I work with want an advisor that goes down in the trenches with them and gives them practical and implementable action plans.

I work only with CTOs who want to find *their way* of being a good CTO, not copy another CTO.

They understand that copying what another CTO did in a previous organisation might not apply or work in their own organisation.

They understand that they are better off finding a way to be a CTO that works for them, considering their own company stage and personality.

I am a no fluff, straightforward and to-the-heart-of-the-matter business woman who helps engineering leadership accelrate performance.

On average, I improve engineering performance by 2-5x times and save a minimum of £1m/project I work on.

I enable engineering leaders (CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, VP/Director/Head of Engineering) to:

✓ have more influence in the C-Suite and on decisions made for the business, especially if they are impacting engineering / tech

✓ take charge of leading engineering, rather than feeling like they keep wanting to go back into individual contributor mode

✓ get clarity on what the role of the CTO is and align this with the C-Suite expectations

✓ accelerate engineering performance

✓ get resources for engineering from the CFO/CEO/board

✓ make strategic decisions (instead of firefighting)

✓ create a tech strategy that works in reality

✓ transform difficult teams into high performing teams

✓ lead and influence across organisational boundaries/departments

✓ improve engineering performance and productivity by 3x-6x, which leads to increased profitability of an average of £1m-£5m.

I deliver:

✓ 1-2-1 practical advisory/mentor to C-Suite,

✓ consultancy on critical projects

✓ strategic mindset leadership courses

✓ in house Geek Whisperer function (ask me what that is!)

Since 2011, I've worked with scientists and engineers at all levels, from CTO/CSO all the way to graduate engineer/scientist who work for: Arm, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Astra Zeneca, Imagination, Deloitte, Cambridge University, Cranfield University and many more.