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Derek Smith is listed as Head of Corporate Systems at Future plc at Future, based in Bath, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Derek Smith.
Derek Smith previously worked as Head of Corporate Systems at Future and Enterprise Software Development Manager at Future. Derek Smith studied at Pershore College.
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I have worked in software development for 26 years and am currently the Head of Corporate Systems Development at Future PLC.I manage four teams of developers- Editorial Systems, an in-house team of Java developers who create the Digital Asset Management systems which power our magazine production. We have 20 million digital assets and now leverage Machine Learning from Google and AWS to make them more discoverable.- Internal Systems, an in-house team of NetSuite developers who customise our joint ERP and CRM systems, including interfaces to Google Ad Manager and Salesforce - FP&A Tech, an in-house team of IBM Planning Analytics developers who produce all of our Management Accounts reporting- GoCo Email Tech, an in-house team of Salesforce Marketing Could developers who produce all the email marketing for GoCompare and associated brandsI also design and manage our Oracle database in AWS RDS which powers all of our corporate applications.I have a background in Java development, leading the creation of a large bespoke magazine production system.I have a passion to drive productivity by utilising Agile methodology.
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London, England, GB
I left day to day coding, instead taking on managerial responsibility for - The Digital Asset Management development team- The ERP development team- The FP&A development team when we acquired TI Media- The Email Marketing development team when we acquired GoCompare
London, England, GB
As the team grew further I concentrated on developing the Oracle database whilst still helping with the Java coding.
London, England, GB
As the team grew I took over management and oversaw the introduction of Oracle and Java to the company, making it the foundation of all our applications.
London, England, GB
I joined the fledging IT department as the sole developer, developing all of the early corporate applications.
London, England, GB
I joined Future as a journalist on MacFormat magazine, writing reviews and technical articles as well as compiling the reader's Q&A section
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Derek Smith is listed with skills including Oracle, Oracle Pl/Sql Development, Java, Spring, Cost Benefit, Business Process, Oracle Warehouse Builder, and Business Analysis.
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