Summary
Paul Citp is a seasoned technology leader and co-founder with over 20 years of experience in IT architecture, desktop infrastructure and automation, currently shaping Xtravirt’s SONAR platform and leading its Cloud Automation Practice. He combines hands-on software product development—having delivered more than ten products—with strategic roles as CTO, CIO and Managed Services Technical Lead. Paul’s deep expertise spans VMware ecosystems (multiple VCPs and vExpert recognition), infrastructure automation with Puppet, Ansible, Terraform and VMware vRO/vRA, and bespoke IP development for consultancy and customers. He spent three years as an Enterprise Architect at Atkins managing a 12K-desktop estate, a background that informs his pragmatic approach to large-scale virtualization and VDI projects. A Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society, Paul routinely blends product roadmap ownership with delivery and developer leadership. Outside formal roles he runs small ventures like automationpro.co.uk and Codesharper, reflecting a persistent drive to prototype and commercialize automation solutions.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer