Laurence Peberdy

Product Lead @ Bankuet

I lead product at Bankuet, working across research, product direction and software development.

I built our donor application, led the redesign of our food bank portal, and independently made Research Atlas, a visual tool for navigating academic research.

Selected work

Continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)Bankuet · 2026Designed and built Bankuet's CI/CD pipeline, from source checks to production release.OutcomesSource and build secret scans · normal releases held until required checks passDonor experience rebuildBankuet · 2025Led and built a visual and technical overhaul of Bankuet's donor experience.OutcomesTechnical food bank setup ~45 → 10 min · donation 5 → 3 stepsResearch AtlasMaster's capstone · 2025Independently researched, designed and built a visual research-navigation tool.EvaluationUsers valued finding papers they would not have thought to search for.Food bank request portalBankuet · 2024Led the shift from algorithmic allocations to quantities and visible prices.OutcomesWeekly processing ~4h → 1h · average underspend ~7% → 0%Flexible funding propositionsBankuet · 2020–2022Originated and launched the General Fund and Support Bankuet propositions.OutcomesGeneral Fund: flexible food bank funding · Support Bankuet: engineering capacity