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
- 12/10/2019 - present - Sainsbury's (Head Of Engineering)
- 10/19/2009 - 10/31/2020 - Moscow First Ltd (Director)
- 03/01/2013 - 12/06/2019 - Argos (Software Development and Technology Manager)
- 02/01/2013 - 12/31/2016 - Royal Mail (Development and Transformation Programme Manager)
- 06/01/2012 - 01/31/2013 - University of the Arts (Digital Development/Programme Director)
- 07/01/2011 - 10/31/2012 - Sector Group (Associate Consultant)
- 03/01/2012 - 06/30/2012 - TBG Ltd (Head of Software Development)
- 10/01/2011 - 03/30/2012 - OPP Ltd (Agile Consultant and Interim CTO)
- 01/01/2010 - 09/30/2011 - The Guinness Partnership (Project Director and Interim CIO)
- 11/01/2009 - 06/30/2011 - Tribal Group Plc (Associate Consultant)
- 08/01/2005 - 11/30/2009 - RICS (Director of Programme Management and Technology)
- 11/01/1993 - 07/31/2005 - Equifax Payment Services (Certegy and Fidelity) (IT and Projects Director, Technical Architect, Development Manager, Senior Developer)
- 07/01/1991 - 10/31/1993 - Paradigm UK (Oracle Consultancy) (Oracle Consultant)