Richard Thorpe Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Leading across the technology landscape; My focuses right now are:- Strategy development and implementation- Acquisition diligence and onboarding- Developer platform & experience - establishing golden path and guard rails- Partnership creation and ownership- Cloud native transformation (post migration conversion to leverage cloud value)- FinOps, in addition to the standard XOps- End user complete experience, particularly the introduction of AI- Data platforms, readiness for and adoption of AI capabilities

Delivering robust, stable and continuously available data services to partners and customers. Lead senior developer and architecture team identifying and sharing future technologies, good practice and processes. Deliver process efficiency improvement by building consensus and support for change; adapting pace, approach and methodologies to suit the business/product team. Develop and deliver strategy to migrate from internal datacentres to cloud technologies. Direct the delivery of internal IT services to hundreds of globally dispersed users.

London, England, Gb

Building online technical strategy to sustain growth and increase delivery success and system availability. Developed and implemented release strategy and deployment processes to govern the migration of changes from development phase through to operations. Built strong partner relationships by creating an environment of open communication and merging processes and governance across business boundaries. Developed online technical growth strategy which has clarified the future investment rate and structures to deliver managed change and increase site stability.

Send, Surrey, Gb

Management and planning of business critical web hosting service within a 24-7 operations environment. Leadership of the support, IT and product development teams, setting targets, measuring delivery and managing change through growth and reorganisation. Client and Partner relationship management, providing resource and technical expertise in early planning and through product delivery. Capture best practice implementation and software design, feeding back to the development teams and enhancing core technologies.

Establish support structure procedures and processes based upon the ITIL frame work; set in place a strong framework for future company growth. Provide immediate support and problem solution services to Clients and distribution agents. Stabilise release cycle and mange release processes

Hands-on development of core applications components and complete understanding of the software architecture. Proactive client support, driving clients understanding and ability to apply the technology effectively. Application and analysis of the define, measure, analyse and implement control cycle which is key to any process improvement approach including six sigma and lean. Manage, write and edit project reports, presentations and specifications.

London, England, Gb

Additional professional training part of degree course as a member of the team reviewing maintenance procedures and processes, leading to the development of systems to monitor and control the performance of gas turbines.• Developed a benchmarking and continuous monitoring system for the site processes and rotating machinery. • Enabled engineers to make better decisions regarding maintenance schedules and operating conditions which tend to cause failures.