Henry Nash Email & Phone Number

Bristol, England, Gb

Uk

I currently work to accelerate the success of our partners who are building solutions using IBM technology. Previously, as the CTO Advocacy Hybrid Cloud and Business Builder, I led our external engagement with developer ISVs and Partners, while guiding our internal strategy and goals within this space. A long time proponent of open source and continuous delivery models, I also continue to drive these as the foundation of any cloud-based solution. I have represented IBM within the OpenStack… Show more I currently work to accelerate the success of our partners who are building solutions using IBM technology. Previously, as the CTO Advocacy Hybrid Cloud and Business Builder, I led our external engagement with developer ISVs and Partners, while guiding our internal strategy and goals within this space. A long time proponent of open source and continuous delivery models, I also continue to drive these as the foundation of any cloud-based solution. I have represented IBM within the OpenStack community and am a core contributor to OpenStack Keystone. I have also been a contributor to kubernetes and Helm.I came to IBM via their acquisition of Transitive Corporation in 2009, where I was VP Engineering. Show less

Uk

Transitive enabled enterprises to drive down their infrastructure costs by enabling legacy applications and/or OS stacks to move unmodified into the virtualised cloud environment.As VP Worldwide Engineering (as well as General Manager for Europe) I was responsible for 90+ staff providing all research, development and customer support for the company. I was responsible for both defining and driving the evolution of the company’s products into the Enterprise virtualization space, using… Show more Transitive enabled enterprises to drive down their infrastructure costs by enabling legacy applications and/or OS stacks to move unmodified into the virtualised cloud environment.As VP Worldwide Engineering (as well as General Manager for Europe) I was responsible for 90+ staff providing all research, development and customer support for the company. I was responsible for both defining and driving the evolution of the company’s products into the Enterprise virtualization space, using customer background to help achieve this. As the technical lead for all global deal teams in the negotiation of large OEM product development agreements, I was instrumental in closing tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Show less

California

NanoMuscle developed a series of award-winning revolutionary actuators based on Nanotechnology smart materials. These actuators displace small motors and solenoids by being small, lighter and cheaper than the incumbents. NanoMuscle itself received numerous awards, including voted most promising Nanotechnology company by Nanotech Venture Fair.I led the technology development and engineering for the company, as well as acted as the architect for product definition that matched both the… Show more NanoMuscle developed a series of award-winning revolutionary actuators based on Nanotechnology smart materials. These actuators displace small motors and solenoids by being small, lighter and cheaper than the incumbents. NanoMuscle itself received numerous awards, including voted most promising Nanotechnology company by Nanotech Venture Fair.I led the technology development and engineering for the company, as well as acted as the architect for product definition that matched both the customer needs and capabilities of a new technology. I was instrumental in ensuring the company brought real products to market whereas many competitors remained in research mode. I was also responsible for outsourcing all future development to Asia by setting up their China Design Centre in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, PRC. Show less

London, New York

Credit Suisse is one of the leading Investment Banks in the world, and as such requires IT Systems of the highest performance and reliability. I was director of IT Strategy for an IT department with a budget of well over $1 Billion. Key issues included overall architecture, integration of new technology, data infrastructure to ease future application development as well as metrics development to enable the business and IT to have a common understanding of the ROI of IT investment.… Show more Credit Suisse is one of the leading Investment Banks in the world, and as such requires IT Systems of the highest performance and reliability. I was director of IT Strategy for an IT department with a budget of well over $1 Billion. Key issues included overall architecture, integration of new technology, data infrastructure to ease future application development as well as metrics development to enable the business and IT to have a common understanding of the ROI of IT investment. A key project for the company was the re-design of its entire Front-to-Back data representation and communications architecture. This project involved both business process and technology modification and required careful staging to ensure on-going business could be maintained during the transition.I was previously responsible for the development of all global Credit Risk, Market Risk, HR/Pensions, Legal & Compliance and other Middle Office systems as well as all IT Global Engineering. Led departments with over 200 people, split between London, NY and Asia. These departments had an impact on the bottom line of CSFB of many hundreds of millions of dollars. Show less

California

OnLive! produced revolutionary virtual reality (VR) real-time group communications products that allow consumers to communicate over the Internet with their voices, rather than typing. It’s products won numerous awards for technical excellence, particularly the OnLive! Traveler which was the first multi-user audio/visual virtual reality commercial system. Co-presented this product with Bill Gates, to the Seattle Microsoft Conference in 1996.As Vice-President of Engineering and Chief… Show more OnLive! produced revolutionary virtual reality (VR) real-time group communications products that allow consumers to communicate over the Internet with their voices, rather than typing. It’s products won numerous awards for technical excellence, particularly the OnLive! Traveler which was the first multi-user audio/visual virtual reality commercial system. Co-presented this product with Bill Gates, to the Seattle Microsoft Conference in 1996.As Vice-President of Engineering and Chief Architect I was responsible for overall product architecture and development. I was represented OnLive! inside the ITU, being at the forefront of defining telecommunication standards for group communication over data networks like the Internet. Show less

Uk & California

Novell was the leading computer networking company (with some 70% market share) and the fourth largest software company in the world, with revenues in excess of $1 Billion. The Desktop Systems Group is responsible for all client-based software and the subsequent relationships with the other major software companies (e.g. Microsoft).Responsible for leading groups in both the Europe and the USA, as well as managing key agreements between Novell and Apple Computer. Joined Novell as a… Show more Novell was the leading computer networking company (with some 70% market share) and the fourth largest software company in the world, with revenues in excess of $1 Billion. The Desktop Systems Group is responsible for all client-based software and the subsequent relationships with the other major software companies (e.g. Microsoft).Responsible for leading groups in both the Europe and the USA, as well as managing key agreements between Novell and Apple Computer. Joined Novell as a result of them acquiring the second company I had co-founded (International Business Software Ltd) that developed distributed databases and file-systems. Responsible for planning and managing the integration of the IBS products and staff into Novell. Show less

Windsor, Uk & Califoria

International Business Software Ltd developed distributed databases and file-systems, in particular pioneering dynamic peer-to-peer collective file systems which act as a single server resource but without requiring central hardware. Responsible for all global product development as Director of Engineering at IBS.

Uk & California

Insignia produced the leading software emulation products that allow people to run IBM compatible software on other non-IBM compatible computers (such as Mac and UNIX systems). The performance and compatibility levels achieved by its products were considered impossible prior to their release. The company achieved both The Queen’s Award for Technology and The Queen’s Award for Exports and was floated on the NASDAQ stock exchange.Responsible for all product development and testing. The… Show more Insignia produced the leading software emulation products that allow people to run IBM compatible software on other non-IBM compatible computers (such as Mac and UNIX systems). The performance and compatibility levels achieved by its products were considered impossible prior to their release. The company achieved both The Queen’s Award for Technology and The Queen’s Award for Exports and was floated on the NASDAQ stock exchange.Responsible for all product development and testing. The company’'s flagship product (SoftPC) was #1 on the software sales charts and was the premier product in its category. Subsequently moved to California to set up the company’'s US Offices. Annual revenues were in excess of $30 million. Show less

Bsc (Hons - 1St), Electrical Engineering

Bsc Hons (1st Class) Electrical Engineering with Electronics.

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