Information Services Consultant and Professional
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Current
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- CEO at Concurrent Computing Limited
- Visiting Professor at Napier University, Edinburgh
- Past
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- Interim Director of Knowledge and Information at The Robert Gordon University
- Chief Executive at SCRAN
- Principal Consultant at Infologistix
- Director of Information Services at University of Stirling
- Director of SILAS at Government of Singapore
- Education
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- The University of Glasgow
- North Western Polytechnic
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Bruce Royan’s Summary
An experienced corporate manager with an information services management background and a proven track record of success in new enterprise start-up, change agency and the management of high profile, complex projects. With a deep understanding of the implications of technical developments and a mission to explain them in strategic, non-technical terms, Bruce Royan is in demand throughout the world as a consultant, trainer, project manager and speaker, and is building a reputation as a sound Interim Manager.
Bruce Royan’s Specialties:
Research Support, Cultural Digitisation, e-Learning and Health Informatics
Bruce Royan’s Experience
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CEO
Concurrent Computing Limited
(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)
October 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)
Chief Executive and Principal Consultant, responsible for strategic direction and marketing, as well as serving specific clients such as the British Council, the Countryside Agency, the Belgian Information Society Programme, the Scottish Museums Council, Robert Gordon University and the Department of Health..
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Visiting Professor
Napier University, Edinburgh
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1997 — Present (12 years)
Napier’s School of Creative Industries offers programmes including communication, publishing, design, and lens media. Visiting Professor, lecturing to postgraduates, and contributing to research strategy and planning.
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Interim Director of Knowledge and Information
The Robert Gordon University
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2004 — March 2005 (7 months)
Reporting to the University Secretary, with line responsibility for 60 staff and an annual budget of nearly �4 million. Tasked with improving the management of the service, and leading and motivating the staff, through a period of uncertainty and change. Resolved a number of long-standing system, financial and organisational problems. Helped the University take a more professional approach to Records Management, in the light of the Freedom of Information Act. Developed the case for a new Learning Resource Centre, and launched initiatives to build an Institutional Repository of Research and to grow RGU into an Information Literate University.
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Chief Executive
SCRAN
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
October 1996 — October 2002 (6 years 1 month)
SCRAN is a not-for-profit company established by Scotland's cultural institutions to create and deliver networked learning content and manage the resulting digital Intellectual Property Rights. Digitised assets contributed to SCRAN are governed by a licence agreement protecting the contributors' commercialisation rights while ensuring unrestricted access, free at the point of use, for members of participating educational institutions.
Completed the initial 5 year, �15 million Millennium Commission funded project, on time and under budget, and in collaboration with the National Library of Scotland, negotiated a further �4 million in NOF grant aid to develop the resource base further.
My final year with SCRAN was devoted to achieving sustainability by building revenue streams independent of future grant-aid. By the end of that year, SCRAN had achieved 100% penetration of the school, college, university and public library markets in Scotland, and had begun marketing abroad. -
Principal Consultant
Infologistix
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1988 — October 1998 (10 years 1 month)
Strategic planning and project management consultancy in the fields of information services and knowledge management
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Director of Information Services
University of Stirling
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 1989 — October 1996 (7 years 5 months)
Successfully undertook a major Change Management project across a range of University support services. Built consensus around an Information Strategy for the whole institution and proceeded to merge the University Library, Print Room, Language Laboratories, Student Computer Facilities, Language Laboratory, Lecture Room Services, Research Computing, Management Information Systems, Art Collection and Photographic, Television and Radio Studios and manage them as an integrated, customer focused and target driven service inspired by a vision of The Wired Campus.
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Director of SILAS
Government of Singapore
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)
October 1985 — October 1988 (3 years 1 month)
Project management, strategic planning, staff development and budgetary control of a national networking service for libraries. Brought the initial development project in, on target and under budget. Went on to pursue policy of expanding the user base so that 36 institutions were eventually brought on-line to a database of over 5 million records. Established a local training facility and built up a team of 14 staff from scratch, with an annual budget of over two million dollars. Also led three major procurements of computing and communications hardware and software products, performed Cost Benefit Analysis study to the satisfaction of the Government Computer Systems Audit Division, and pursued successful negotiations with international organisations, senior user management and government officials at all levels up to Permanent Secretary.
Bruce Royan’s Education
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The University of Glasgow
MBA , Management , 1981 — 1984
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North Western Polytechnic
BA Hons , English , 1966 — 1969
Additional Information
Bruce Royan’s Websites:
Bruce Royan’s Groups:
Councillor, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Secretary, Management & Technology Division, International Federation of Library Associations
Chair, Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations
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University of Glasgow MBA alumni -
Digital Libraries -
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals -
Film & Education
Bruce Royan’s Honors:
2005 HonFCLIP – Honorary Fellow of Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals
2003 FRSA - Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
2001 Silver Muse Award of the American Museums Association
2001 Jason Farradane Award for Information Science
2000 Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Information Scientists
1998 Royal Charter Centenary Medal of the Library Association
1997 Honorary Membership of the Scottish Library Association
1997 FSA (Scot) - Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
1997 MBCS – Chartered IT Practitioner (British Computer Society)
1993 FCMI – Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management
1981 ALA – Chartered Librarian (Library Association - now CILIP)
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