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Hi, I’m Chris Farrelly, a technical founder and CTO with three successful software exits. I’ve built and scaled teams and products across e-commerce, insurance, healthcare and telecoms, delivering dependable business-critical applications and hands-on technical leadership. I created and grew Volo Commerce from a startup to a 100-person organization with a robust, integrated platform that handled large-scale transactions before its sale in 2019. I’m equally comfortable in startup and enterprise settings, combining deep technical execution with commercial acumen. I’ve raised VC funding, led multi-disciplinary teams of 20+ developers, and enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, value-driving solutions.…Hi, I’m Chris Farrelly, a technical founder and CTO with three successful software exits. I’ve built and scaled teams and products across e-commerce, insurance, healthcare and telecoms, delivering dependable business-critical applications and hands-on technical leadership. I created and grew Volo Commerce from a startup to a 100-person organization with a robust, integrated platform that handled large-scale transactions before its sale in 2019. I’m equally comfortable in startup and enterprise settings, combining deep technical execution with commercial acumen. I’ve raised VC funding, led multi-disciplinary teams of 20+ developers, and enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, value-driving solutions.

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Hi, I’m Chris Farrelly, a technical founder and CTO with three successful software exits. I’ve built and scaled teams and products across e-commerce, insurance, healthcare and telecoms, delivering dependable business-critical applications and hands-on technical leadership. I created and grew Volo Commerce from a startup to a 100-person organization with a robust, integrated platform that handled large-scale transactions before its sale in 2019. I’m equally comfortable in startup and enterprise settings, combining deep technical execution with commercial acumen. I’ve raised VC funding, led multi-disciplinary teams of 20+ developers, and enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, value-driving solutions.…Hi, I’m Chris Farrelly, a technical founder and CTO with three successful software exits. I’ve built and scaled teams and products across e-commerce, insurance, healthcare and telecoms, delivering dependable business-critical applications and hands-on technical leadership. I created and grew Volo Commerce from a startup to a 100-person organization with a robust, integrated platform that handled large-scale transactions before its sale in 2019. I’m equally comfortable in startup and enterprise settings, combining deep technical execution with commercial acumen. I’ve raised VC funding, led multi-disciplinary teams of 20+ developers, and enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, value-driving solutions.

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Hi, I’m Chris Farrelly, a technical founder and CTO with three successful software exits. I’ve built and scaled teams and products across e-commerce, insurance, healthcare and telecoms, delivering dependable business-critical applications and hands-on technical leadership. I created and grew Volo Commerce from a startup to a 100-person organization with a robust, integrated platform that handled large-scale transactions before its sale in 2019.

I’m equally comfortable in startup and enterprise settings, combining deep technical execution with commercial acumen. I’ve raised VC funding, led multi-disciplinary teams of 20+ developers, and enjoy turning complex problems into scalable, value-driving solutions.

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Work Experience

Founder & CTO at StockLink

January 1, 1990 - December 31, 2002

Developed StockLink, a product initially aimed at the hospitality and hotel sector, later targeting restaurant and general retail clients such as Pizza Express and John Lewis.

Founder & CTO at Geniq

January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2001

Partnered with Unisys, resulting in Geniq being selected as the strategic solution for the Local Government Risk Assessment and Planning marketplace in the UK and providing a core infrastructure for several online resource exchange initiatives.

SVP Claims at The Innovation Group

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2005

Developed strategic claims solutions to Aviva, Allstate Insurance Group and the RAC; provided leadership to the development team, traveling to client locations in the UK and Canada.

Founder & CTO at eSellerPro / Volo Commerce

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2019

Set up the company, grew to circa 100 employees, and built Volo into a complete online retail platform. Led on/offshore teams of 20 developers and established delivery infrastructure (Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Sonar, Docker). The platform supported 150k transactions per hour at peak and earned industry awards including the eBay Global Partner Award; VC funding was secured after five years of self-funding.

Consultant at eSellerPro / Volo Commerce

January 1, 2019 - Present

Part-time consultant focusing on strategy, architecture and ongoing platform improvement post-acquisition.

Senior Programmer at ZigZag Global

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Supported the company’s development as an early investor, identified performance improvements, and built a microservice for onboarding new courier integrations.

Group Chief Architect at OS3 Digital

January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2024

Architected and developed microservices for the OS3 Digital Platform to run insurance, health care and other vertical applications, including motor claims, health care, telecoms case management, stock control and membership modules.

Senior Developer at FLEC Tech

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023

Code reviews, improved performance by re-working micro services, mentored team, and developed new microservices; set up BI data warehouse and reporting solutions.

Consultant at Microsoft / Eagle Star Insurance

January 1, 1994 - December 31, 1997

Worked at client sites resolving issues with their life insurance project; mentored staff in Microsoft C++/MFC; contributed to the delivery of the Personal Lines Claims System across the branch network.