Richard Le Peurian Cross

Hi, I'm Rich.

A Technical Lead at Global.

I'm a technical lead with a background in design, front-end development and marketing, focused on building thoughtful digital experiences that balance creativity, usability and solid engineering.

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Over 15 years of experience

Technical Lead
Global: 2024 - Present
Leading a small development team to architect, build and drive stakeholder adoption of a next-generation competitions and content platform, alongside the continued delivery of BAU brand websites, digital competition mechanics and co-branded marketing experiences.
Senior Front-end Developer
Global: 2020-2024
Front-end development and day-to-day delivery of brand websites, online competition mechanics and co-branded marketing experiences across a varied portfolio of commercial campaigns.
Digital Designer
Global: 2016-2020
Designed digital campaign experiences, competition mechanics and branded content, alongside producing digital display advertising using in-house tools. Worked closely with account managers to interpret briefs, develop creative solutions and explore new digital content opportunities.
Digital Designer / Technician
Spongecell: 2013-2016
Designed and built digital display advertising and rich media experiences using Spongecell's in-house creative tools, including video overlays, interactive formats and lightweight in-ad games. Worked across creative production and technical implementation, developing the combination of design and front-end thinking that later shaped my move into broader digital campaign and web design.

Skill set

Front-end Engineering
Technical Leadership
Product & UX Thinking
Solution Architecture
Management
Stakeholder & Delivery

Games Development (BA Hons)

University of Huddersfield: 2010

An industry-focused degree that combined creative design with hands-on programming, covering gameplay systems, real-time graphics, 3D content pipelines and interactive design.

Built through team-based projects that mirrored a professional studio, it grounded me in shipping to deadlines, working across disciplines and balancing creative ambition with technical constraints - foundations I now draw on when shaping architecture, guiding developers and leading delivery as a technical lead.