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Connect with senior architects who use ArcKit to deliver enterprise architecture governance, training, and AI-assisted consulting services. For the full list of ArcKit contributors, visit the contributors page.

ArcKit Experienced trained and experienced with the governance harness
Senior Practitioners proven track record in enterprise architecture
Public Sector Ready experience with government standards and frameworks

Mark Craddock

Lead ArcKit Architect & FDE Specialist

ArcKit

Location United Kingdom

Specializations Public Sector, Forward Deploy Engineering, ArcKit Training, Bootstrap Sprints

  • Architecture Governance
  • AI-Assisted Delivery
  • Team Training
  • Bootstrap Engagements
  • Embedded Architecture

Mark is the creator of ArcKit and leads the Forward Deploy Engineering practice. With extensive experience in UK public sector digital transformation, Mark specializes in embedding senior architecture capability directly into delivery teams to produce decision-grade evidence at pace.

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Chris McKelt

Enterprise Architect & Forward Deployed Engineer

Smart Tech Ventures

Location Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Specializations Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Cloud & Data, Governed Enterprise AI, ArcKit Training

  • Architecture Governance
  • AI-Assisted Delivery
  • Enterprise AI Governance
  • ArcKit Training & Enablement
  • Embedded Architecture

Chris is a senior enterprise architect and forward deployed engineer with 25+ years across enterprise architecture, solution delivery, technology leadership, data, cloud, and governed enterprise AI. Based in Perth after around a decade in the UK, Chris has applied ArcKit across two client engagements in different sectors, with a third starting at a university. Chris actively champions ArcKit in the Perth AI community and contributes supporting tooling back to the project, including Confluence and Azure DevOps Wiki exporters, a Jira backlog exporter, and an ArcKit dev-container template.

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ArcKit is an open source project with contributions from a growing community of architects and practitioners. Visit the contributors page to see everyone who has helped build and improve ArcKit.

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If you are an experienced enterprise architect using ArcKit in client engagements and want to be listed as an ArcKit architect, we would like to hear from you.

Listed architects demonstrate:

  • Proven ArcKit experience: Successful use of ArcKit in at least two client engagements
  • Public sector familiarity: Experience with UK government standards (Green Book, Service Standard, TCoP, etc.)
  • Senior practitioner status: 10+ years of enterprise architecture experience
  • Commitment to quality: Ability to produce decision-grade governance evidence

Listed architects receive referral opportunities, access to ArcKit updates, and inclusion in our marketing materials.

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