{"id":175,"date":"2016-12-28T05:24:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T05:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2020-12-13T20:10:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T20:10:19","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional CV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-175\" data-postid=\"175\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-175 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"be87d56\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_be87d56 tb_first tf_w wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeIn\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_fd098d3 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_80809a3  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Curriculum Vitae<\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row vertical-divider tb_92b659a tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_4253c0e first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1423dd2  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Stephen Cameron<\/h2>\n<p><strong>BSc(Hons), CEng, CITP, FBCS, MIET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After more than 40 years as a business technology consultant and director of numerous start up companies Stephen Cameron works with the CEO\/COO as CIO, as an external consultant or interim CIO.<\/p>\n<p>The core of his experience focuses on digital transformation across many industries. He builds data driven businesses through data science encompassing information philosophy, privacy, marketing insight and operational transparency.<\/p>\n<p>He has originated and been involved in a number of patents: challenging and driving their business value through software and hardware product delivery.<\/p>\n<p>He founded a technology and consulting company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4dconcepts.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 D Concepts Ltd<\/a> in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen is intense and passionate about the potential for transformational ideas in business. He loves being part of the journey to realisation of a new product and helping people and companies to achieve significant step change.<\/p>\n<p>He is at his core an engineer who understands that change is incremental and business walks before it runs, recognizing that evolution is successful through proportionate investment and managed exploration with balanced results.<\/p>\n<p>He enjoys co-opting and motivating teams to deliver outstanding innovative ideas and products and the strategy that achieves these.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_41260d1 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_699ec05 image-top   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInRight\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Stephen_Cameron_Big.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-15\" title=\"Stephen_Cameron_Big\" alt=\"Stephen_Cameron_Big\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Stephen_Cameron_Big.jpg 457w, http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Stephen_Cameron_Big-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_j4tv554 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_tswi555 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z9wp556  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Key Skills<\/h2>\n<p>Stephen Cameron provides a range of executive skills across the information technology discipline&#8230;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_ojlx556\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_1p85556 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1pm2557 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/corporate.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"71\" title=\"Leadership\" alt=\"provides leadership and mentoring for the CIO, CEO and COO.\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Leadership                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            provides leadership and mentoring for the CIO, CEO and COO.         <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ed7t557 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInRight\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/home-icon.png\" width=\"61\" height=\"71\" title=\"Start Up\" alt=\"guidance on technology driven business start ups\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Start Up                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            guidance on technology driven business start ups        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_8uvu559\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9eqg559 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/entertainment.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"71\" title=\"Delivery\" alt=\"management of technology delivery for global clients\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Delivery                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            management of technology delivery for global clients        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tqdo559 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInRight\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/law-icon.png\" width=\"58\" height=\"71\" title=\"Innovation\" alt=\"advise on innovation realisation, patents and targeted delivery\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- 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alt=\"effective and measurable strategic initiatives\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Strategy                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            effective and measurable strategic initiatives        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_5cm6561 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInRight\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/career%20mentoring%20for%20technologists%20at%20all%20levels\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/immigration.png\" width=\"57\" height=\"71\" title=\"Mentoring\" alt=\"career mentoring for technologists at all levels\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"http:\/\/career%20mentoring%20for%20technologists%20at%20all%20levels\">\n                        Mentoring                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            career mentoring for technologists at all levels        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_4711561 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_uqjl561 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/ip-law.png\" width=\"61\" height=\"71\" title=\"GDPR\" alt=\"expertise in GDPR implementation and approaches to creating and maintaining value\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    GDPR                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            expertise in GDPR implementation and approaches to creating and maintaining value        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zymc562 image-center   tf_mw wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInRight\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/Expertise%20in%20evaluating%20technology%20start%20ups%20and%20establishing%20success%20factors\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/will-icon.png\" width=\"68\" height=\"71\" title=\"Evaluation\" alt=\"expertise in evaluating technology start ups and establishing success factors\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"http:\/\/Expertise%20in%20evaluating%20technology%20start%20ups%20and%20establishing%20success%20factors\">\n                        Evaluation                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"image-caption tb_text_wrap\">\n            expertise in evaluating technology start ups and establishing success factors        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-caption -->\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_9e1ff7b tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_922a254 first\">\n                    <!-- module timeline -->\n<div  id=\"tb_05484ec\" class=\"module tf_hidden tf_lazy module-timeline tb_05484ec layout-list \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <ul class=\"tf_rel\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-293\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  March 1, 2015\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/pacific-life-re\/\">Pacific Life Re<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Stephen is supporting a global re-insurance company on the transformation of their technology strategy. He is working across Europe,\u00a0Far East, Australasia and the Americas \u00a0to transform the business\u2019 management of financial information: streamlining, harmonising and accelerating their operation through the development of their core business regulatory reporting systems, valuation and actuarial systems.\u00a0 This involved driving [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-282\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  January 10, 2007\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/bearingpoint\/\">BearingPoint<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Stephen joined the global business and technology consultancy, formed from KPMG, in the financial services sector, as a manager, specialising in Process &amp; Content Management. He was responsible for and involved in a wide range of consulting assignments covering business, architecture and IM strategies, risk management and governance, effectiveness and efficiency studies, outsourcing technology studies, [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-323\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  July 1, 2006\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/logicacmg\/\">LogicaCMG<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t He later transferred to LogicaCMG as part of a global outsourcing of IT, whilst retaining his responsibilities to Aon, and undertaking a number of diverse consultancy assignments including technical and business evaluations for the FTSE.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-320\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  May 1, 2002\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/aon\/\">Aon<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Stephen joined Aon, as an associate director of this leading global insurance broker, and it&#8217;s Technical Architecture Group to focus on strategic enterprise architecture and consultancy roles. His work has included the following: Transforming and delivering the Business Process Management strategy and capability of Aon in line with client centric initiatives and regulatory requirements, whilst [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-317\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  August 1, 1997\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/osi\/\">OSI<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t As a principal technical architect, Stephen joined OSI (bought by Xansa in 1999) to focus on strategy, enterprise architecture and consultancy roles. His assignments have included the following. Principal architect and technical manager for the Irish League of Credit Unions, a large 500 branch retail banking operation, transforming and migrating many different branch systems to [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-314\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  June 1, 1996\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/informix\/\">Informix<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t As a senior consultant, Stephen worked in the Consultancy Services Group of this global DBMS vendor where his main focus was the development of the Object-Relational methodology linked to its Universal Server product. He was engaged in a number of assignments working in the UK and Europe: data warehouse implementation for Pizza Hut; component tracking [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-311\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  February 1, 1990\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/post-office-it\/\">Post Office<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Initially working in the Technical Assurance Group, based in Farnborough, Stephen provided security consultancy for the Post Office Counter Automation Project: providing retail banking facilities at 2500 branches; based on the UNISYS PC platform, tracking authorisation platform and algorithms for transactions in an OLTP environment through to the Tandem central system. The group then became [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-308\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  April 1, 1988\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/da-systems\/\">DA Systems<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t As a design engineer, Stephen designed both hardware and software, writing micro-controller assembler, for the consumer electronic products manufacturer by this major security company. He was responsible for the redevelopment of the DRX system alarm monitoring equipment in line with fault-tolerant principles, various software test-rigs, and the new development of several digital communicators &#8211; both [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-305\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  October 1, 1987\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/gn-citytel\/\">GN Citytel<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t As a senior analyst, Stephen worked in London for a Danish telex bureau company, providing support for the incorporation of a Tandem based telex message switch system. He was instrumental in developing communications software to enable users to send telexes from their PC&#8217;s, as well as providing fax exchange services.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-302\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  July 1, 1986\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/british-telecom-applied-technology\/\">British Telecom Applied Technology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t As a software engineer, on graduation, Stephen moved to the systems house arm of BT (now Syntegra), where he successfully formulated the call billing algorithm for BT&#8217;s new service &#8220;AccountCall&#8221; (now known as ChargeCard), based on the Tandem fault-tolerant architecture. His work also included support of all the office and mainframe systems within the Brighton [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"timeline-829\" class=\"timeline-post without-icon \">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"module-timeline-date tf_box tf_textr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  September 1, 1980\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content-wrap tf_box tf_right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"module-timeline-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"module-timeline-title\">    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/marconi-communications-systems-ltd-2\/\">Marconi Communications Systems Ltd<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t As an undergraduate apprentice, Stephen underwent a full apprenticeship in all aspects of communication equipment design, manufacturing and testing, with a final focus on computer systems. He was primarily engaged in Vision &amp; Broadcast\/Satellite systems, working for a substantial time in the R&amp;D Division on System X\/Message Switch software and hardware\/software design\/development. This included an [&hellip;]\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.entry-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.timeline-content-wrap -->\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n<!-- \/module timeline -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_a33003f tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_c906a42 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_b5dc8b5  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Key Roles<\/h2>\n<p>Stephen Cameron has experience of a number of key roles across the information technology discipline&#8230;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_aa066ad\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_002b397 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2f36d17  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>CIO<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CIO advisor at Hilton<\/li>\n<li>CIO for a number of start up companies<\/li>\n<li>IT Data Management at Aon<\/li>\n<li>Manager at BearingPoint<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_7314ea0\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_08cc7a6  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>Architect<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Enterprise Architect at Aon<\/li>\n<li>Architect at LogicCMG, Xansa and BearingPoint<\/li>\n<li>Business Architect at Pacific Life Re<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_cce6d50\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ad1b07c  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4>Technical Management<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical Manager at UKHO<\/li>\n<li>Technical Delivery Project Manager at Informix &amp; Xansa<\/li>\n<li>Development Manager at Pacific Life Re<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_7de618f last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_43118a3  repeat  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInLeft\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4 class=\"tb-menu-title\">Development<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Visual Studio .NET &amp; Azure Developer<\/li>\n<li>dBASE Development<\/li>\n<li>SQLServer, Oracle &amp; Informix Database Developer<\/li>\n<li>WordPress Websites<\/li>\n<li>PIC and ESP8266 Electronic Circuit Development<br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_35bm715 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_d1pj716 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wp2u717  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Testimonials<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><div  class=\"module themify_builder_slider_wrap tf_clearfix module-testimonial-slider tb_xtex717 testimonials image-bottom themify_builder_slider_vertical  wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"themify_builder_slider tf_carousel tf_swiper-container tf_rel tf_overflow\" data-lazy=\"1\"        data-visible=\"1\"\n        data-tab-visible=\"\"\n        data-mob-visible=\"0\"\n        data-scroll=\"1\"\n                    data-nav_out=\"1\"\n                        data-speed=\"normal\"\n        data-wrapvar=\"1\"\n        data-slider_nav=\"1\"\n        data-pager=\"1\"\n        data-effect=\"cover-fade\" \n        data-height=\"variable\"\n        data-css_url=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-ultra\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/modules\/sliders\/carousel,http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-ultra\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/modules\/sliders\/testimonial-slider\"\n                    >\n        <div class=\"tf_swiper-wrapper tf_lazy tf_rel tf_w tf_h tf_textc\">\n                <div class=\"post tf_swiper-slide\">            <div class=\"testimonial-item\">\n                                <div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"testimonial-title\">...strong analytical capability,...<\/h3>\n                                                                                    <div class=\"testimonial-entry-content\">\n                            <p>Stephen has a strong analytical capability, which provides an ability to find solutions to issues involving significant technical complexity. With\u00a0 this he brings a set of experience that allows him to work out an appropriate way forward for a range of situations.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n                                                                <figure class=\"testimonial-image tf_lazy tf_rel\">\n                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='100'%20height='100'%20viewBox=%270%200%20100%20100%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#5c4028 25% 50%,#514632 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fbfaf8 25%,#bd856e 25% 50%,#71513c 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#7e4d3e 25% 50%,#71513a 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#65462a 25% 50%,#5b483a 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/david-howard.jpg\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-224\" title=\"david-howard\" alt=\"...strong analytical capability,...\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-tf-not-load src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/david-howard.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-224\" title=\"david-howard\" alt=\"...strong analytical capability,...\"><\/noscript>                        <\/figure>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"testimonial-author\">\n                            <div class=\"person-name\">David Howard<\/div>\n                                                            <span class=\"person-position\">Solution Architect<\/span>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"person-company\">\n                                                                            Sarquol Limited                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><!-- .post -->            <div class=\"post tf_swiper-slide\" style=\"content-visibility:hidden\">            <div class=\"testimonial-item\">\n                                <div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n                                            <h3 class=\"testimonial-title\">...pleasure...a total professional...<\/h3>\n                                                                                    <div class=\"testimonial-entry-content\">\n                            <p>I had the pleasure of working with Steve for the majority of the project and he was a total professional. I would not hesitate to work with Steve in the future.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n                                                                <figure class=\"testimonial-image tf_lazy tf_rel\">\n                            <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='200'%20height='200'%20viewBox=%270%200%20200%20200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#b4ad9d 25%,#a69b87 25% 50%,#1d1512 50% 75%,#361a0e 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#c1baaa 25%,#a1735b 25% 50%,#683c33 50% 75%,#2c1005 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6786b2 25%,#6177b1 25% 50%,#351f11 50% 75%,#070707 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#5da8e2 25%,#9aa9bc 25% 50%,#919aa3 50% 75%,#1d120e 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg\" class=\"tf_svg_lazy wp-post-image wp-image-225\" title=\"richard_slater\" alt=\"...pleasure...a total professional...\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-tf-not-load src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-225\" title=\"richard_slater\" alt=\"...pleasure...a total professional...\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript>                        <\/figure>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"testimonial-author\">\n                            <div class=\"person-name\">Richard Slater<\/div>\n                                                            <span class=\"person-position\">Architect & Project Manager<\/span>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"person-company\">\n                                                                            Insight2Value                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><!-- .post -->                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum Vitae Stephen Cameron BSc(Hons), CEng, CITP, FBCS, MIET After more than 40 years as a business technology consultant and director of numerous start up companies Stephen Cameron works with the CEO\/COO as CIO, as an external consultant or interim CIO. The core of his experience focuses on digital transformation across many industries. He builds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-175","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h1>Curriculum Vitae<\/h1>\n<h2>Stephen Cameron<\/h2> <p><strong>BSc(Hons), CEng, CITP, FBCS, MIET<\/strong><\/p> <p>After more than 40 years as a business technology consultant and director of numerous start up companies Stephen Cameron works with the CEO\/COO as CIO, as an external consultant or interim CIO.<\/p> <p>The core of his experience focuses on digital transformation across many industries. He builds data driven businesses through data science encompassing information philosophy, privacy, marketing insight and operational transparency.<\/p> <p>He has originated and been involved in a number of patents: challenging and driving their business value through software and hardware product delivery.<\/p> <p>He founded a technology and consulting company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.4dconcepts.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 D Concepts Ltd<\/a> in 1990.<\/p> <p>Stephen is intense and passionate about the potential for transformational ideas in business. He loves being part of the journey to realisation of a new product and helping people and companies to achieve significant step change.<\/p> <p>He is at his core an engineer who understands that change is incremental and business walks before it runs, recognizing that evolution is successful through proportionate investment and managed exploration with balanced results.<\/p> <p>He enjoys co-opting and motivating teams to deliver outstanding innovative ideas and products and the strategy that achieves these.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Stephen_Cameron_Big.jpg\" title=\"Stephen_Cameron_Big\" alt=\"Stephen_Cameron_Big\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Stephen_Cameron_Big.jpg 457w, http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Stephen_Cameron_Big-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/>\n<h2>Key Skills<\/h2> <p>Stephen Cameron provides a range of executive skills across the information technology discipline...<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/corporate.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"71\" title=\"Leadership\" alt=\"provides leadership and mentoring for the CIO, CEO and COO.\"> <h3> Leadership <\/h3> provides leadership and mentoring for the CIO, CEO and COO.\n<img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/home-icon.png\" width=\"61\" height=\"71\" title=\"Start Up\" alt=\"guidance on technology driven business start ups\"> <h3> Start Up <\/h3> guidance on technology driven business start ups\n<img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/entertainment.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"71\" title=\"Delivery\" alt=\"management of technology delivery for global clients\"> <h3> Delivery <\/h3> management of technology delivery for global clients\n<img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/law-icon.png\" width=\"58\" height=\"71\" title=\"Innovation\" alt=\"advise on innovation realisation, patents and targeted delivery\"> <h3> Innovation <\/h3> advise on innovation realisation, patents and targeted delivery\n<img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/setup-icon.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"71\" title=\"Strategy\" alt=\"effective and measurable strategic initiatives\"> <h3> Strategy <\/h3> effective and measurable strategic initiatives\n<a href=\"http:\/\/career%20mentoring%20for%20technologists%20at%20all%20levels\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/immigration.png\" width=\"57\" height=\"71\" title=\"Mentoring\" alt=\"career mentoring for technologists at all levels\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"http:\/\/career%20mentoring%20for%20technologists%20at%20all%20levels\"> Mentoring <\/a> <\/h3> career mentoring for technologists at all levels\n<img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/ip-law.png\" width=\"61\" height=\"71\" title=\"GDPR\" alt=\"expertise in GDPR implementation and approaches to creating and maintaining value\"> <h3> GDPR <\/h3> expertise in GDPR implementation and approaches to creating and maintaining value\n<a href=\"http:\/\/Expertise%20in%20evaluating%20technology%20start%20ups%20and%20establishing%20success%20factors\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/ultra-lawyer\/files\/2016\/12\/will-icon.png\" width=\"68\" height=\"71\" title=\"Evaluation\" alt=\"expertise in evaluating technology start ups and establishing success factors\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"http:\/\/Expertise%20in%20evaluating%20technology%20start%20ups%20and%20establishing%20success%20factors\"> Evaluation <\/a> <\/h3> expertise in evaluating technology start ups and establishing success factors\n<ul> <li id=\"timeline-293\"> March 1, 2015 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/pacific-life-re\/\">Pacific Life Re<\/a> <\/h2> Stephen is supporting a global re-insurance company on the transformation of their technology strategy. He is working across Europe,\u00a0Far East, Australasia and the Americas \u00a0to transform the business\u2019 management of financial information: streamlining, harmonising and accelerating their operation through the development of their core business regulatory reporting systems, valuation and actuarial systems.\u00a0 This involved driving [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-282\"> January 10, 2007 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/bearingpoint\/\">BearingPoint<\/a> <\/h2> Stephen joined the global business and technology consultancy, formed from KPMG, in the financial services sector, as a manager, specialising in Process &amp; Content Management. He was responsible for and involved in a wide range of consulting assignments covering business, architecture and IM strategies, risk management and governance, effectiveness and efficiency studies, outsourcing technology studies, [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-323\"> July 1, 2006 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/logicacmg\/\">LogicaCMG<\/a> <\/h2> He later transferred to LogicaCMG as part of a global outsourcing of IT, whilst retaining his responsibilities to Aon, and undertaking a number of diverse consultancy assignments including technical and business evaluations for the FTSE. <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-320\"> May 1, 2002 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/aon\/\">Aon<\/a> <\/h2> Stephen joined Aon, as an associate director of this leading global insurance broker, and it&#8217;s Technical Architecture Group to focus on strategic enterprise architecture and consultancy roles. His work has included the following: Transforming and delivering the Business Process Management strategy and capability of Aon in line with client centric initiatives and regulatory requirements, whilst [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-317\"> August 1, 1997 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/osi\/\">OSI<\/a> <\/h2> As a principal technical architect, Stephen joined OSI (bought by Xansa in 1999) to focus on strategy, enterprise architecture and consultancy roles. His assignments have included the following. Principal architect and technical manager for the Irish League of Credit Unions, a large 500 branch retail banking operation, transforming and migrating many different branch systems to [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-314\"> June 1, 1996 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/informix\/\">Informix<\/a> <\/h2> As a senior consultant, Stephen worked in the Consultancy Services Group of this global DBMS vendor where his main focus was the development of the Object-Relational methodology linked to its Universal Server product. He was engaged in a number of assignments working in the UK and Europe: data warehouse implementation for Pizza Hut; component tracking [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-311\"> February 1, 1990 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/post-office-it\/\">Post Office<\/a> <\/h2> Initially working in the Technical Assurance Group, based in Farnborough, Stephen provided security consultancy for the Post Office Counter Automation Project: providing retail banking facilities at 2500 branches; based on the UNISYS PC platform, tracking authorisation platform and algorithms for transactions in an OLTP environment through to the Tandem central system. The group then became [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-308\"> April 1, 1988 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/da-systems\/\">DA Systems<\/a> <\/h2> As a design engineer, Stephen designed both hardware and software, writing micro-controller assembler, for the consumer electronic products manufacturer by this major security company. He was responsible for the redevelopment of the DRX system alarm monitoring equipment in line with fault-tolerant principles, various software test-rigs, and the new development of several digital communicators &#8211; both [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-305\"> October 1, 1987 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/gn-citytel\/\">GN Citytel<\/a> <\/h2> As a senior analyst, Stephen worked in London for a Danish telex bureau company, providing support for the incorporation of a Tandem based telex message switch system. He was instrumental in developing communications software to enable users to send telexes from their PC&#8217;s, as well as providing fax exchange services. <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-302\"> July 1, 1986 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/british-telecom-applied-technology\/\">British Telecom Applied Technology<\/a> <\/h2> As a software engineer, on graduation, Stephen moved to the systems house arm of BT (now Syntegra), where he successfully formulated the call billing algorithm for BT&#8217;s new service &#8220;AccountCall&#8221; (now known as ChargeCard), based on the Tandem fault-tolerant architecture. His work also included support of all the office and mainframe systems within the Brighton [&hellip;] <\/li> <li id=\"timeline-829\"> September 1, 1980 <h2> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/pro-timeline\/marconi-communications-systems-ltd-2\/\">Marconi Communications Systems Ltd<\/a> <\/h2> As an undergraduate apprentice, Stephen underwent a full apprenticeship in all aspects of communication equipment design, manufacturing and testing, with a final focus on computer systems. He was primarily engaged in Vision &amp; Broadcast\/Satellite systems, working for a substantial time in the R&amp;D Division on System X\/Message Switch software and hardware\/software design\/development. This included an [&hellip;] <\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2>Key Roles<\/h2> <p>Stephen Cameron has experience of a number of key roles across the information technology discipline...<\/p>\n<h4>CIO<\/h4> <ul> <li>CIO advisor at Hilton<\/li> <li>CIO for a number of start up companies<\/li> <li>IT Data Management at Aon<\/li> <li>Manager at BearingPoint<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h4>Architect<\/h4> <ul> <li>Enterprise Architect at Aon<\/li> <li>Architect at LogicCMG, Xansa and BearingPoint<\/li> <li>Business Architect at Pacific Life Re<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h4>Technical Management<\/h4> <ul> <li>Technical Manager at UKHO<\/li> <li>Technical Delivery Project Manager at Informix &amp; Xansa<\/li> <li>Development Manager at Pacific Life Re<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h4>Development<\/h4> <ul> <li>Visual Studio .NET &amp; Azure Developer<\/li> <li>dBASE Development<\/li> <li>SQLServer, Oracle &amp; Informix Database Developer<\/li> <li>WordPress Websites<\/li> <li>PIC and ESP8266 Electronic Circuit Development<br \/>\u00a0<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2>Testimonials<\/h2>\n<h3>...strong analytical capability,...<\/h3> <p>Stephen has a strong analytical capability, which provides an ability to find solutions to issues involving significant technical complexity. With\u00a0 this he brings a set of experience that allows him to work out an appropriate way forward for a range of situations.<\/p> <figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='100'%20height='100'%20viewBox=%270%200%20100%20100%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#5c4028 25% 50%,#514632 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#fbfaf8 25%,#bd856e 25% 50%,#71513c 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#7e4d3e 25% 50%,#71513a 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#ffffff 25%,#65462a 25% 50%,#5b483a 50% 75%,#ffffff 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/david-howard.jpg\" title=\"david-howard\" alt=\"...strong analytical capability,...\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/david-howard.jpg\" title=\"david-howard\" alt=\"...strong analytical capability,...\"><\/noscript> <\/figure> David Howard Solution Architect Sarquol Limited <h3>...pleasure...a total professional...<\/h3> <p>I had the pleasure of working with Steve for the majority of the project and he was a total professional. I would not hesitate to work with Steve in the future.<\/p> <figure> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='200'%20height='200'%20viewBox=%270%200%20200%20200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(to right,#b4ad9d 25%,#a69b87 25% 50%,#1d1512 50% 75%,#361a0e 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#c1baaa 25%,#a1735b 25% 50%,#683c33 50% 75%,#2c1005 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#6786b2 25%,#6177b1 25% 50%,#351f11 50% 75%,#070707 75%),linear-gradient(to right,#5da8e2 25%,#9aa9bc 25% 50%,#919aa3 50% 75%,#1d120e 75%)\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg\" title=\"richard_slater\" alt=\"...pleasure...a total professional...\" data-tf-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-tf-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><noscript><img data-tf-not-load src=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg\" title=\"richard_slater\" alt=\"...pleasure...a total professional...\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/richard_slater-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript> <\/figure> Richard Slater Architect & Project Manager Insight2Value","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1008,"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/175\/revisions\/1008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vortext.org\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}