Experienced Technical Manager with over 25 years of experience and a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Visual Studio Team System, Multiple Project Coordination, Analytical Skills, Technical Project Leadership, and C#. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) focused in Computer Science from Swansea University. Currently the Technical Manager on the Polaris service which develops and supports the mission critical ProductWriter and high availability Run Time Environment applications. This software is used by all the leading uk insurance companies, providing 85% of the UK and Ireland’s insurance quotes.Richard has a wealth of experience leading teams of industry and technical experts in multiple on-shore and off-shore locations. Having run blended teams for 15 years he has helped to define the process and operation of blended delivery. He has managed many types of development, of varying size, scale and duration including 25 man year development programmes.