A bit about me
I am a big fan of technology and currently serve as the Associate Director, Head of Technology at Kintiga. My role allows me to bring the passion and expertise I developed during my career directly into a business environment. Working for Kintiga enables me to further my personal skills while being surrounded by hard-working people who make a positive impact on patient access. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree with Honors in Computer Science.
Career highlights
Over the last decade, Simon has accumulated extensive experience in the technology sector. Starting by working as a Key Account Manager for Apple to national and international companies, Simon enabled businesses looking to embrace mobile and cloud technologies and deploy Apple devices globally with zero-touch deployment. Simon worked with companies and helped solve industry-specific issues with technology.
Following this, 18-months was spent in California working as a Software Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing Lead, responsible for a team of mult-national testers to various high-level stakeholders. Projects included the Apple Store iOS app, internal Concierge and CRM systems and what is known today as the iPhone Upgrade Program.
At Kintiga, Simon has helped shift the company from a local, office-based entity, to remote-working, multi-national, tech-enabled company who have been private equity backed and grown through acquisition into multiple countries and offices. Embracing scalable deployment of hardware, the team are able to work securely with integrated, industry leading and cloud-based applications, driven by modern Microsoft 365 security. Simon works closely with the IT, Web, Hive and AI development teams who together bring a wealth of technology expertise under one roof.
Expertise
- Managing technology solutions and day-to-day IT operations
- Reporting and working with C-level roles and cross-functional stakeholders to develop and present IT strategy
- Cloud-based SaaS deployment and integration
- Software quality assurance and user acceptance testing
- In-house development of former MAP Online, internal platforms and website.
Personal interests
In my free time, I enjoy going on short trips outside of the UK and switching off from the digital world in favour of hikes and sunshine. I am a big fan of smart home technology and love watching a good TV series.
