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Philosophy MA (1st class) from the University of Edinburgh. Currently Product Manager at Purple Transform — defining strategy and shipping MVPs for the SiYtE platform, an AI layer for IoT and camera data. Seven years of overlapping work since school, reachable on most known channels.

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jack ashton · 2026

Work, in dated rows

2018 → now
jul 2025

Product Manager current

purple transform · oxfordshire · full-time

Working with the Chief Development Officer to define product strategy and roadmap for the SiYtE platform. Developing MVPs for next-generation features — conversational AI interfaces and agentic capabilities. Turning complex IoT and camera data into simple, actionable insights.

sep 2024

Business Analyst

purple transform · 2024 – 2025 · full-time

R&D under the Chief Scientist, creating insights for SiYtE's AI-powered infrastructure monitoring platform. Role evolved to include MVP development, bridging scientific research and market-ready features. Held a parallel brief on company ethics and data privacy — driving robust standards and compliance.

may 2023

Business Analyst Support Officer

purple transform · guild programme · 2023 – 2024 · part-time

Joined Purple Transform's Guild — a rotational programme for early-career talent. Business case development, data analysis and insight generation for SiYtE. Found a footing under the Chief Scientist on R&D.

mar 2022

Freelance Web Developer

independent · edinburgh · 2022 – 2023

Custom web work for the events industry — AnimeCon, DesignerCon, and the developer of record for all events hosted by The Fanatics Group. Sites that captured each event's energy and gave organisers and attendees the boring functionality they needed underneath.

jan 2022

Games Master

monkey barrel comedy · edinburgh · 2022 – 2023 · part-time

Ran escape rooms — backstory, clues, the immersion. Led diverse groups daily; improvised when technical kit gave up mid-room. Pulled bar shifts in between and repaired broken room mechanics on the unbooked slots.

sep 2020

Philosophy MA (1st class)

university of edinburgh · 2020 – 2024

Four years; two concurrent jobs and a club committee carried through it. Dissertation in epistemology and the social construction of knowledge.

jun 2019

Waiter

elegant cuisine · oxfordshire · 2019 – 2024 · part-time

Five years of high-end hospitality — diverse, high-paying clientele, castle dinners, film premieres, festivals. Active listening, anticipating needs, holding it together under pressure. The longest unbroken role on this page.

2018 – 2020

Maths Tutor

private & agency · oxford

GCSE and A-level maths tuition through sixth form and the gap year. Built an instinct for finding where understanding breaks down — useful for almost everything since.

2013 – 2020

Magdalen College School, Oxford

10× gcse a* · a-levels: theology a*, art a, maths b · head of house

Seven years. Theology, art and maths at A-level. Head of House and the debating circuit on the side.

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