Alan Mackie, Product Owner, HomeServe
I worked alongside Rod whilst he was responsible for the Global Programme Delivery for HomeServe Group IT. I was fortunate enough to have Rod as a mentor during a high profile Agile product development and delivery project. I have learnt so much from Rod, his deep understanding of developing and delivering software is second to none. Rod provided advice and guidance throughout my time working with him and I will continue to put into practice what he taught me as I continue my career.
Shahzad Ali, Lead Infrastructure Architect, Telefonica O2
I have worked with Rod over the last year or so rolling out a new ecommerce platform at Telefonica O2. Rod has the ability to deliver projects against expectations and the ability to execute. He builds credibility and trust very quickly, manages his team very effectively while getting all stakeholders to buy into the vision. He understands what is needed and delivers. All round super guy, would love to work with him again.
James Brooke, Founder & CEO, Amplience
We engaged with Rod to help us define and prioritise the scope for our latest product release, which involved migrating 10CMS into the cloud and designing and implementing a sohphisticated administration portal.
Key to the successful delivery were the workshops that Rod managed and facilitated to produce a functionality matrix which clearly communicated the scope of each phase of the project. Rod helped us gain consensus on the scope and then produced the high level requirements document which were picked up by the dev. team for implementation.
Rod is a very smart chap, and quickly gained an understanding of our business goals and drivers. He is a professional and skilled consultant, and has been instrumental in helping us to get the job done, and I highly recommend him.
Stephen Neenan, COO and CIO, Amplience
Roderick defined the technology architecture, including scoping the complete set of functional requirements and designing the network topology required to support the latest product release of 10CMS. Originally 10CMS was a rich media content management tool, which has evolved into a next generation Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for the creation and management of compelling and persuasive Interactive Merchandising (IM) content which eCommerce managers use to merchandise their online retail channels (web and mobile sites, and apps).
He also managed the selection of a new hosting provider who would provide a more flexible cost effective solution for 10CMS, which could be scaled easily to cope with future growth requirements.
It was a pleasure to work with Roderick, he would always go the extra distance and put in the hours to make sure deadline were met.
Frank Rejwan, CEO, Quintessentially
Inca Consulting did a project for us to identify the scope and requirements for PCI DSS compliance for our business. He worked very well within our environment, generating the detailed analysis and requirements and providing us a solid framework and project plan clearly identifying the scope of the project. A very good piece of work delivered on time and on budget.
Jason Lark, Managing Director, Celerity
It has been my great pleasure to work with Roderick for the previous 19 months; he is a hard working, dedicated and professional individual. Since joining Celerity, he has been instrumental in expanding our solution offerings from building Single Customer View databases to Enterprise level web services based applications that enable real-time data access.
Roderick was heavily involved in pre-sales activities, from developing the initial proposal to delivering numerous presentations. Roderick’s experience and ability to explain technical solutions led to Celerity winning over £500K of new project work.
Roderick showed great leadership, managing multiple projects in parallel. He took on varying delivery roles including Project Manager, Solution Architect, Designer and Business Analyst. His pragmatic approach and ability to solve complex problems guaranteed project success. His ability to build a strong relationship with senior client members led to Celerity becoming a trusted partner rather than simply a supplier which in turn contributed to increased revenue.
Shaun O'Hagan, WebLogic Consultant, BT Global Services
Rod was my team lead on the WebLogic Portal BT.com project. He did an excellent job, great attention to detail and worked well under pressure. I do remember various supplier consultants coming in to try and take over and frankly ability-wise they more than met their match with Rod.