Axsis Consultants Limited - Key Staff

Axsis Consultants Limited

Key Staff

This page gives short pen pictures of the principal Axsis directors and staff:

• John Barrow
• Michaela Howard
• Nigel Wheatley
• Greg Wynne

All AXSIS Consultants staff have extensive experience of IT and working with all levels of management within both the public and private sector. Core competencies include:

• Working with all levels in an organisation including to Director/Chief Executive
• Business rather than technology focused assignments
• Presenting complex issues and technologies
• Leading and motivating client teams
• Undertaking ill-defined assignments
• Working in politically and organisationally sensitive environments.

John Barrow

John Barrow has been in the IT industry since 1977 initially in the development of complex communication and application systems. He has been a consultant since 1990 and has gained wide ranging experience in both the public and private sectors. John is currently a consultant with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Strategic Assignments Consultancy Service.

John's consultancy skills and expertise include:

• Business requirement analysis, strategic level feasibility studies, the development of business cases and investment appraisals.
• IT and Communications Strategies, IS Strategies, Application Strategies, Sourcing Strategies.
• Requirement specifications for systems, services and applications.
• Procurement and contract negotiation (including use of OGC model agreement).
• Project management (including PRINCE), client team management, implementation management
• Corporate voice and data networks, broadband and Internet technologies.
• PBXs including call centres, computer integration, voice-over IP and IP telephony.
• Managed network services.
• Network security.
• Application and system design, development and implementation.
• Managed application services.

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Michaela Howard

Michaela Howard specialises in Information Systems (IS) and Communications consultancy, including business led IS, IT and communications strategies. She has over 20 years experience in IS, IT, management and communications consultancy.

This experience is complemented by more than 20 years of practical IT and communications experience gained in the IT industry in design, specification, implementation, project management and consultancy roles. She is a well known in the UK IT industry for her involvement with standards development. Her experience includes:

• IS and IT strategies, investment appraisal and business cases
• Strategic planning of communications and office systems
• Systems and networks feasibility, specification and procurement
• Facilities management, outsourcing and market testing
• Managed services and service levels specification
• Project and programme management

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Nigel Wheatley

Nigel Wheatley is an information technology specialist who has the ability to rapidly identify business and user needs, formulate strategic objectives and then deliver practical IT solutions. Mr Wheatley's experience spans the spectrum from detailed system design to promoting the strategic business benefits of IT at Board level.

A proven track record of notable projects demonstrate his technical knowledge and interpersonal skills. Mr Wheatley has undertaken business analysis, strategies, procurement, system design, and development of sophisticated systems. In addition, he is capable of applying complex IT systems to business issues and then presenting their benefits to senior management in a clear and lucid manner. His skills and expertise includes:

• Strategic planning of information and communications systems
• Business process analysis, modelling and business process re-engineering
• User requirements and procurement specification
• Systems and data analysis and design
• Project scoping and business case preparation
• Project management, change management
• CCTA IS, Quality and Infrastructure Library guides
• EC/GATT and TAP procurement procedures and guides
• PRINCE 1 and PRINCE 2 project management methodology

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Greg Wynne

Greg Wynne has many years experience in the IT and telecommunications industry including computer systems, applications and data and voice networks. Greg has recently been involved in the development of e-commerce, e-government and Internet solutions. His skills and experience include:

• Undertaking business requirement analysis, strategic level feasibility studies, strategy development and investment appraisals
• Procurement (including EC and CCTA TAP), contract negotiations, producing service level requirements and agreements (SSRs and SLAs) and operational requirements (ORs)
• Project management (including PRINCE), client team management, project implementation and acceptance
• Undertaking security and risk analysis investigations
• Information system standards, systems design, development and implementation
• Web and Internet services plus Intranets and Extranets
• Applications software, electronic mail, LAN operating systems, videoconferencing, database connectivity
• Corporate networks and LAN/WAN technologies including network management
• Network security including dial-in network access, Internet firewalls

Greg's management experience has encompassed the project management of system implementations and product development, plus commercial responsibility for consultancy teams, product developments and bidding activities.

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