MBA FBCS CITP FRSA FZSL Director of Information Systems and Media Services at Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Director of Information Systems and Media Services at Anglia Ruskin University
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- Visiting Lecturer at Cranfield University School of Management
- Head of Information Systems at RSPB
- Head of IT at Zoological Society of London
- Software Engineer/Analyst at A.H.Loveday
- Consultant at The Bucentaur Gallery Ltd
- Education
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- The Leadership Foundation
- Institute of Human Development
- OOP
- Open University (OU)
- British Computer Society
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Ajay Burlingham-Böhr’s Summary
Over 26 years experience in IT management within commercial, not-for-profit and education organisations, with over 11 years at Head of Department Level and 3 years at Executive Board level with additional areas of responsibility such as media production and services.
A strong technical and strategic background in the IT industry enhanced with an MBA completed in 2004.
Currently Director of Information Systems and Media Services at Anglia Ruskin University with responsibility for 100 permanent and contract staff and a budget in excess of £5m.
Other current work:
Visiting lecturer in Organizational Politics and Business Relationship Management at Cranfield University School of Management.
Accredited Coach with the Institute of Human Development and currently undertaking some coaching both as an internal coach and with a few external clients.
Accredited MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) practitioner with OPP for individual personal development and team building.
Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society and member of BCS Elite.
Founding Chair of the Charities Consortium IT Director's Group.
Winner of the Computer Weekly Best Places to Work in IT Award 2006 whilst Head of IS at the RSPB.
Also undertaking occasional consultancy work and developing and delivering training courses on topics such as Knowledge Management, Strategy Mapping and Balanced Scorecards
Ajay Burlingham-Böhr’s Specialties:
IT and IS strategy and architecture development and implementation. IT/Organisation alignment.
IT Department Turnarounds, change management and culture change.
Managing organizational politics.
Senior management within not-for-profit organisations and the HE sectors.
Coaching, MBTI
Training, Personal Development, Team Development and Facilitation
Ajay Burlingham-Böhr’s Experience
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Director of Information Systems and Media Services
Anglia Ruskin University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Responsible for the complete turnaround and restructure of the IT service within the University following decades of underinvestment and the development and implementation of an IT Strategy and major capital investment programme. This includes:
• Development, approval and implementation of an IT/IS Strategy to 2012
• Reorganisation and restructure of the IT and Media departments including establishment of governance processes, programme and project management, ITIL based operations, and customer focussed service delivery
• Development and ongoing completion of over 60 major IT projects to deliver the strategy.
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Visiting Lecturer
Cranfield University School of Management
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2004 — May 2009 (4 years 11 months)
Part-time lecturing in organisational politics, building business relationships and stakeholder management on an executive development programme at Cranfield School of Management
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Head of Information Systems
RSPB
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
May 1999 — March 2006 (6 years 11 months)
Head of Information Systems at the RSPB with overall responsibility for a £4m annual IT budget and the development, maintenance, security and support of information systems and the information technology and communications infrastructure across the organisation.
Particular areas of expertise include strategic and architectural development, IT and organisation bridging and alignment, business process development, change management, managing organisational politics and culture change. -
Head of IT
Zoological Society of London
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 1993 — April 1999 (5 years 7 months)
Information Technology Manager at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Principle brief to develop a coherent IT strategy and infrastructure for the Society whilst managing IT resources on a day-to-day basis. Responsible for all aspects of IT matters throughout the Society including strategy, procurement, budget management, systems development, maintenance and support.
Developed colony management software. See
Burlingham-Johnson, A., Clarke, D. and Pearce-Kelly, P. 1994. CERCI: a computer system for the demographic and genetic analysis of captive invertebrates, fish and other populations of colony animals. International Zoo Yearbook 33:278-283.
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Software Engineer/Analyst
A.H.Loveday
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Insurance industry)
October 1989 — October 1993 (4 years 1 month)
Developing database applications for brokers and underwriters within the Lloyds of London insurance market.
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Consultant
The Bucentaur Gallery Ltd
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)
1985 — 1987 (2 years )
Developing stock control, manufacturing, warehouse and financial software for this greetings card manufacturer.
Ajay Burlingham-Böhr’s Education
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The Leadership Foundation
Top Management Programme , Higher Education Leadership , 2008 — 2009
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Institute of Human Development
Accredited Coach , Coaching , 2008 — 2008
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OOP
Accredited MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Practitioner , Business Psychology for Personal and Team Development , 2008 — 2008
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Open University (OU)
MBA , IT, Business , 2001 — 2004
Modules taken:
- Foundations of Senior Management: Marketing, Finance, Organizations and People
- Strategy
- Marketing in a complex world
- Knowledge Management
- Creativity, Innovation and Change -
British Computer Society
FBCS CITP , IT , 1992 — 1994
BCS Professional Examinations (Degree equiv.)
Chartered Information Technology Practitioner 1994
Chartered Fellow 2008- Activities and Societies:
- BCS Elite
Additional Information
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Ajay Burlingham-Böhr’s Interests:
Currently training for 1 mile open water sponsored swim for Cancer Research on September 26th 2009. You can sponsore Ajay at http://www.justgiving.com/ajayburlinghambohr Conductor of Toft Choir Local Parish Councillor in Toft
Ajay Burlingham-Böhr’s Groups:
Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society FBCS CITP
Member of BCS Elite
Fellow of the The Royal Society of Arts FRSA
Life Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London FZSL
Founding Chair of the Charities Consortium IT Directors Group (CCITDG)
Insitute of Human Development Accredited Coach
Accredited Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Practitioner (MBTI)
Member of Mensa, UCISA
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Cranfield's Last "Office Politics for IT Managers" Course -
Leadership Foundation for Higher Education TMP17 -
IHD Inspired Coach
Ajay Burlingham-Böhr’s Honors:
Finalist in the UK IT Industry Awards 2009 in the category IT Leader of the Year. Winner to be announced 12th November 2009.
Winner of the 2006 Computer Weekly Best Places to Work in IT Award in the public and not-for-profit sectors category.
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