Adam Clements

Adam Clements

Chief Technology Officer

Professional Summary

Experienced healthtech CTO with 17 years in software development, most recently leading technology strategy at Doccla, a virtual wards healthcare company focused on proactive virtual care. Proven track record of delivering complex regulated healthcare technology solutions, including successful implementation of ISO 27001, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, CE+, and MDR compliance frameworks. Expert in functional programming, modern web technologies, and scaling engineering teams in highly regulated environments. Previously transformed struggling organizations into high-performing teams and built scalable, reliable systems serving millions of users across healthcare and consumer technology sectors.

Professional Experience

  • Chief Technology Officer

    Doccla

    July 2022 - Present

    Leading technology strategy and engineering operations for a virtual wards healthcare technology company, focusing on proactive virtual care solutions.

  • Head Of Engineering

    Eva HealthTech

    April 2020 - July 2022
    React TypeScript Clojure

    Joined as part of a turnaround management team and rightsized an ailing company - remotivated, retrained and rebuilt the core tech team (which has gone from an NPS of -80 to +45)

    Delivered a COVID-19 Point of Care vaccination product from scratch within 6 months, 4 months ahead of our closest competitor

    Over 50 customers using the software to administer over half a million COVID vaccinations with zero downtime and 20+ seamless updates

  • CTO / Co-Founder

    Highliner Technology

    October 2019 - April 2020

    Co-founded and led technical development for remote managerial training platform via Slack integration.

  • Startup Advisor / Freelance Developer

    Self Employed

    July 2017 - October 2019
    Java Android Clojure ClojureScript

    On contract, advised and built the following startups from zero to first prototype, through to first customers:

    LevelSolar - application for tracking solar energy
    AllStreet - democratising investment reports
    Devo - 10 minute grocery delivery
    Highliner Technologies - remote managerial training via slack
  • CTO

    Functional Works (rebranded Works Hub)

    November 2015 - July 2017
    Clojure ClojureScript

    Turned the company from a traditional recruiter with just a WordPress jobs board, to a developer led company with an active community, AI job search & smart matching as well as internal process management tools.

  • R&D Engineering Lead (Clarity Team Lead)

    SwiftKey

    July 2011 - August 2015
    Java Android Clojure

    Leading a small team of 4, rebuilt the entire core of SwiftKey's keyboard in a cross platform, functional, flexible core

    Within a year caught up with and overtook the existing BAU team (with 30 people and a 4 year head start) in terms of features and functionality

    Patented many new features using this new flexible core to rapidly iterate on ideas

  • CTO

    LamasaTech

    July 2009 - July 2011
    C++ OpenGL

    Built a prototype which was used to raised £600k to develop multi-touch display technology

    Grew the team and built an application platform as well as several specific applications for restaurants, museums and conference centres

Personal Projects

Real-Time Strategy Game with Virtual Machines

In my limited free time, I've been developing a unique real-time strategy game where every unit runs a virtual machine and players write code to coordinate units. The project has evolved into a complex system featuring:

  • Multiple games within the main game environment
  • Built-in compilers and interpreters running on custom machine code
  • Virtual machine architecture for all game units
  • Radio communication system between units

Custom Keyboard Design

A completely custom keyboard, built from the PCB up perfectly formed to my hands and designed for my needs

Core Skills

Leadership & Strategy

Startup Scaleup Strategy CTO Remote Team Building Remote Culture

Regulated Industries & Compliance

ISO 27001 ISO 13485 IEC 62304 CE+ MDR

Programming Languages

Clojure TypeScript Java C++

Web Technologies

React ClojureScript Tailwind Electric

Specializations

Functional Programming Healthcare Tech AI

Languages

English Native
French Professional Working
Arabic Elementary

Patents

System and method for inputting text into electronic devices

US Patent 10,191,654 • Jan 29, 2019

Systems and methods for multiuse of keys on a virtual keyboard

US Patent 14812997 • Oct 3, 2016

Open Source

Schejulure

Creator & Maintainer

Clojure cron-like library for scheduling

Clojure Core

Contributor

Bug fixes including threading compiler issues

Interests

I'm a maker and keen woodworker when not at my computer. I also have an unreasonable enthusiasm for keyboards.

Let's Connect

Interested in discussing technology leadership, functional programming, or potential collaboration opportunities?

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