Stephen Howells
My credentials
About
Stephen Howells
A seasoned development, technology and programme manager with over thirty years experience. My background as a software developer, architect and project manager allows me to lead and understand engineers and suppliers without being bluffed. My senior management experience within several international organisations gives me a balanced and focused commercial outlook, able to work with board-level executives and in client facing positions. I am ideally suited to complex environments that require great stakeholder relationships, agile adoption, solution architecture/software development, team building/stabilisation, on-time delivery and results, where both technical understanding and strong leadership are necessary for success.
Specialties
Diverse experience across: Retail, Financial Services, Payments, Publishing, Not-For-Profit, Membership, Housing, Regulation, Psychometrics, Consultancy, Digital Advertising/Marketing, Higher Education and Logistics
Experience and services
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Career history
- 2019-12-10 - present - Sainsbury's (Head Of Engineering)
- 1991-07-01 - 1993-10-31 - Paradigm UK (Oracle Consultancy) (Oracle Consultant)
- 1993-11-01 - 2005-07-31 - Equifax Payment Services (Certegy and Fidelity) (IT and Projects Director, Technical Architect, Development Manager, Senior Developer)
- 2005-08-01 - 2009-11-30 - RICS (Director of Programme Management and Technology)
- 2009-11-01 - 2011-06-30 - Tribal Group Plc (Associate Consultant)
- 2010-01-01 - 2011-09-30 - The Guinness Partnership (Project Director and Interim CIO)
- 2011-10-01 - 2012-03-30 - OPP Ltd (Agile Consultant and Interim CTO)
- 2012-03-01 - 2012-06-30 - TBG Ltd (Head of Software Development)
- 2011-07-01 - 2012-10-31 - Sector Group (Associate Consultant)
- 2012-06-01 - 2013-01-31 - University of the Arts (Digital Development/Programme Director)
- 2013-02-01 - 2016-12-31 - Royal Mail (Development and Transformation Programme Manager)
- 2013-03-01 - 2019-12-06 - Argos (Software Development and Technology Manager)
- 2009-10-19 - 2020-10-31 - Moscow First Ltd (Director)