Alex Craxton

Current

Technical Programme Manager at Nuance Communications
Co-Founder & Director at Mobile Monday London

Past

Product Manager at Ymogen
Software Development Manager at Telecom Express
Software Development Manager at Broadsystem

Senior Software Engineer at Izodia
Senior R&D Software Engineer at Digital Channel Partners
Senior Software Engineer at Media Information (now Waymaker)
Software Engineer at Cavendish Organisation

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Education

De Montfort University
DeMontfort University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Alex Craxton’s Summary

I have been working in the software industry since the mid 90s, primarily in product, software strategy, development, design and architecture. I have worked in software companies producing solutions for Mobile, Banks, PR agencies, Dot-COM, B2B, Media and so on. In 2005, I co-founded the Mobile Monday London interest group. I have organised and hosted a number of events.

Alex Craxton’s Specialties:

Co-founder of Mobile Monday London interest group. Architecting and delivering high available mobile services for TV, Radio and Print Media companies. Research and development of Multi-modal ubiquitous services for terrestrial and over-the-air services.

Alex Craxton’s Experience

Technical Programme Manager

Nuance Communications

(Public Company; NUAN; Computer Software industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Working on providing product releases and support to business, sales and marketing activities within the EMEA and APAC for Nuance's Mobile Care product range. Nuance has recently acquired SNAPin and merged it into their Mobile Care department.
Co-Founder & Director

Mobile Monday London

(Telecommunications industry)

October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

Co-founder of Mobile Monday London along with 3 other colleagues from around the mobile industry. MoMoLondon is now a major movement in the London mobile scene with over 3500 members and a monthly meeting and networking event. As organisers we bring together the different areas of the mobile industry into an informal space where VCs can meet technologists, Marketers can meet content providers and CEOs can meet with recruiters. Each month we cover a different topic and invite speakers, podcast the event and host an online community.
Product Manager

Ymogen

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)

As product manager I am responsible for scoping from blue sky to reality the future of the Ymogen platform and project managing this through with the clients, plus aiding in the business development. Fundementally the platform is based around communities, content items, a strong emphasis on location and how the community authors complete stories.
Software Development Manager

Telecom Express

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 8 months)

Broadsystem Media Services was acquired by Telecom Express in August of 2005. I transfered across as the manager of the development team into Telecome Express and have continued my work on multi-channel media projects.
Software Development Manager

Broadsystem

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 6 months)

Manager of the IT software development and architecture for Media Services of Broadsystem (a News International subsiduary).
Senior Software Engineer

Izodia

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2001 — August 2002 (1 year )
Senior R&D Software Engineer

Digital Channel Partners

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2000 — August 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Senior Software Engineer

Media Information (now Waymaker)

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1997 — July 2000 (3 years )
Software Engineer

Cavendish Organisation

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1994 — July 1997 (3 years )