Projects

Personal Projects

2025
TRMNL Crypto
Bespoke crypto portfolio value monitor
2025
TRMNL Books
Daily public-domain ebook feed for TRMNL with a custom API
2025
TRMNL Home Status
Bespoke temperature and humidity monitor for TRMNL
2025
TRMNL Toronto Waste
Toronto waste collection schedule for TRMNL
2025—
Model Context Protocol Server
LLM-friendly server exposing structured context about me and my work
2025—
Scout Reader
iOS and iPadOS app for an RSS-like Farcaster experience; surpassed 200 organic users
2022
Purple Hope
Commemorative NFT for the Farcaster protocol
2021
Wall Street's Best
iMessage sticker app launched in one weekend; hit Top 50 in the App Store
2020
Neobanked
Fintech newsletter published every other Sunday in 2020 - the archive lives here
2018—
Murdo.xyz
Personal site and blog; rebuilt in 2025 with minimalist HTML/CSS

Professional Projects

2023
TD Bank High Net Worth Strategy
Redefined relationship management approach and technology requirements
2022
Walmart Canada x Klarna Buy Now Pay Later
Interim Head of Payments, serving 22M customers; launched in stores, app, and on web
2022
Walmart Canada Partner Offers
Supported partner selection, negotiation, and proposition design; live on web and app
2020
ADSS iOS Trading App
Led user flows and requirements definition; app rated 4.1/5 at launch
2020
ADSS Payments Strategy
Led vendor simplification and customer experience design
2019
Unqork Market Entry
Led targeting for major banks, identifying top ten prospects and key win themes
2019
Fluidly £5m Funding Raise
Developed 5-year corporate plan; secured matching VC funding
2019
Cumberland Building Society Strategy
Developed corporate strategy, including operating model
2018
Royal Bank of Scotland Operational Readiness
Coordinated preparation for the £175m Incentivized Switching Scheme
2018
Manchester Council Mobility App
Achieved a 25% improvement in worker efficiency and issue detection for children’s school readiness
2018
Scottish Government Wiki Tool
Led research and design teams through a 3-week prototype, using Axure and Bootstrap
2013
Liberty Mutual Apple Wallet ID Prototype
Created prototype pass; later integrated into the core iOS and Android apps, used by over 2M customers