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Ady Coles

Information Technology and Services

Ady Coles- Technology Strategist

Ady Coles's Bio:

Inveterate thinker, occasional blogger, infrequent poet.   Technology Strategist and part-time CTO.   Ady Coles is a senior technology manager with 15 years' of wide-raging experience, including e-Learning and Online Media industries. Advocate of Open Practice and 'Getting things done'. This is founded on a successful software development background across many platforms and disciplines. My particular interests lie in: Software development theory & practice, leading-edge development strategies & techniques, QA, 'Getting things done' (GTD), Open Practice/Data/Source systems & infrastructure, LinkedData, and Agile software development amongst others. Specialties: Strategy, change / growth, processes and procedures, software architecture and design, recruitment / onshoring / offshoring, software development manager, full software development lifecycle.

Ady Coles's Experience:

  • Senior Project Manager at Valtech UK

    January 2015 - Present | Bristol

    Currently, delivery manager on a large, government digitisation / modernisation programme.

  • Governor at St. Mark's CE School, Brighton, UK

    November 2011 - October 2014

    Chair: Personnel & Finance Committee. Member: Health & Safety Committee

  • Governor at St. Mark's CE School, Brighton, UK

    November 2011 - September 2014

    Chair: Personnel & Finance Committee Member: Health & Safety Committee

  • Development Manager at Public-i Group Ltd

    January 2006 - August 2014

    Managing 2 teams of software developers & the infrastructure team. Technical and development strategy planning, budgeting and reporting. Technical sales support. Introduction of Agile software development methodology. Architect of the company's application platform. Recruitment.

  • Development Manager at Public-i Group Ltd

    January 2006 - July 2014

    Managing 2 teams of software developers & the infrastructure team. Technical and development strategy planning, budgeting and reporting. Technical sales support. Introduction of Agile software development methodology. Architect of the company's application platform. Recruitment.

  • Project Manager at Futuremedia Plc

    January 2005 - September 2005

    After a reshuffle of the business, and the merging of two departments, my role as Head of Software Services was made redundant and I moved into project management. Responsible for high-value projects for 2 large companies. I left this position in order to re-focus on roles that better suited my expertise and experience.

  • Head of Software Services at Futuremedia Plc

    September 2002 - January 2005

    Was responsible for reducing the size of the development department, after a strategic review of products and services, There after re-built the department over 3 years to support existing and new product and service development. I was also acting COO when required. Managing software development & infrastructure teams. Technical and development strategy planning, budgeting and reporting. Technical sales support & client liaison. Recruitment.

  • Head of Software Services at Futuremedia Plc

    September 2002 - January 2005

    Was responsible for reducing the size of the development department, after a strategic review of products and services, There after re-built the department over 3 years to support existing and new product and service development. I was also acting COO when required. Managing software development & infrastructure teams. Technical and development strategy planning, budgeting and reporting. Technical sales support & client liaison. Recruitment.

  • Development Team Leader at Futuremedia Plc

    September 2000 - September 2002

    Leading a team of 3 developers working on the Company's Learning Management System. Client liaison. Software architecture and design. Procurement and management of load testing services

  • Software Manager at Thermoteknix Systems Ltd

    September 1995 - September 2000

    Over the 5 years as Software Manager I built the department from 3 developers to 9 developers, expanding the skills set in order to expand the range of products we offered. Management of the department. Introduction of (and training in) Object Oriented Programming to the company. Introduction of a more formal development process, required as the company rapidly grew. Introduction of, and responsibility for, Software quality control process. System architecture. Software design. Technical sales support and client liaison.

  • Software Manager at Thermoteknix Systems Ltd

    September 1995 - September 2000

    Over the 5 years as Software Manager I built the department from 3 developers to 9 developers, expanding the skills set in order to expand the range of products we offered. Management of the department. Introduction of (and training in) Object Oriented Programming to the company. Introduction of a more formal development process, required as the company rapidly grew. Introduction of, and responsibility for, Software quality control process. System architecture. Software design. Technical sales support and client liaison.

  • Software Developer at Solid State Logic Ltd

    1986 - 1988

  • Founder at Best Practice Governance

    July 2014

    Founder of Best Practice Governance - a community site to share and encourage best practice in school governance. Currently in closed beta, we are keen to enlist the help of willing Governors, Teachers, Clerks and learning advisors in order to rapidly develop our knowledge base.

  • Independent Technology Consultant at Self employed

    July 2014

Ady Coles's Education:

  • University of Warwick

    1983 – 1986
    BSc

  • University of Warwick

    1983 – 1986
    BSc

  • King Henry VIII

    1976 – 1982

  • King Henry VIII

    1976 – 1982

Ady Coles's Interests & Activities:

Poetry, reading, music




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