CV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé

Brian has set-up, run and been a successful senior executive in many companies. In the last 10 years, many of these projects have been through his own Interim, Consultancy and Project management firm Independent Technology Group, helping others in the business building process.

Working in the IT sector since 1985, in 1986 he joined and managed a business turnaround for Coniston Computers to lead it to become the N.E. region's leading Compaq, Novell and AutoCAD systems centre. He was rewarded with equity and a seat on the board in recognition of his contribution.

In '92 he joined Dr Solomon's, where he managed the UK commercial operation to a complete dominance of the UK market, achieving 600% growth in less than four years, hitting almost £2.5m per month. Building and remodelling the sales team to run a mixed channel model, resolving channel conflict, introducing new licensing models and introducing a software agency sales scheme were key elements of his success.

Since 1996, when he founded the Independent Technology Group, he has been involved in various business projects, including the formation and establishment of a UK distribution company for Hughes Satellite and an IT Security business.

In 1999 he ran the UK operation of Irish IT Security reseller and republisher, Priority Data Group. Invited to implement his earlier recovery plan, he produced a remarkable resurrection of the company's fortunes. From a loss making crisis point, he led Priority Data UK to a trebled turnover, whilst still breaking even, within the initial 12 month contract, again leading to a seat on both the UK and Irish Group's boards.

During 2001 he was contracted to run the Northern Europe region for Intrusion Inc, following two rapid changes in the GM position and a spate of local and international lay-offs. Here he managed the stabilisation and recovery of their channel partner programme, and introduced a range of new products on a miniscule budget.

Brian has since been involved in several business growth projects, helping a local company set up a route to market for two North American companies in the Novell market (yes, it still exists), and a Cambridge Identity Management firm set up a new channel sales operation.

His most recent projects include an IT recovery and support programme as well as creating business development plans and investment memoranda for such diverse businesses as Inductronics Technology (www.inductronics.co.uk), Invest 4 a Villa (www.invest4avilla.com) and Satellite Propulsion Research (SPR Ltd.).

He is an assured, memorable and occasionally witty public speaker, and, for example, has been invited by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Deloitte Touche to present to them internally on PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) respectively. He was until a recent move an active member of Vale Speakers Club.