James Andrews

Company founder & software designer/ruby on rails programmer

London, United Kingdom

Current
  • Co-Founder & CTO at Foviance Ltd
  • CEO/Co-Owner at Re-Cog Ltd
  • Technical Director at NetB2B2 Plc
Past
  • Founder & CTO at WebAbacus Ltd
  • Owner, CEO/CTO at Blue Sky Communications Ltd
  • Senior Consultant at Michaelhouse Management Ltd

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Education
  • University of Essex
Connections
135 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

James Andrews’s Summary

A founder of Internet software and service businesses, with wide-ranging interests. Predominantly focussed on designing and building Internet based solutions using web 2.0 technologies (Ruby on Rails, Ajax, etc.) and standards-based philosophies/approaches. Interested in social software and online services. Working on delivering a new generation of web analytics software.

James Andrews’s Specialties:

Strategy, software design, social networks, web 2.0 solutions, usability, interface design, web development, web standards, programming: Ruby on Rails, company management, financing, marketing.


James Andrews’s Experience

  • Co-Founder & CTO

    Foviance Ltd

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

    September 2006Present (2 years 1 month)

    Recently returned to the company to lead the development of the next generation of the WebAbacus product. Foviance delivers services and software in the areas of web analytics, usability audits, eye-tracking, user-centered design, accessibility and experience management.

    2005 Revolution Awards - 'Agency of the Year' Runner Up

  • CEO/Co-Owner

    Re-Cog Ltd

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    January 2003Present (5 years 9 months)

    Personal company, co-owned with my Rachel Wilberforce, carrying out software development and technology consultancy, art and photography.

  • Technical Director

    NetB2B2 Plc

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; NEB; Information Services industry)

    September 2001Present (7 years 1 month)

    Currently acting in an advisory/non-exec. capacity.


Additional Information

James Andrews’s Websites:

James Andrews’s Interests:

technology, software, ruby on rails, art, writing, music, photography, cooking, diving, sailing, travel, philosophy, psychology, science, nature

James Andrews’s Honors:

FRSA (Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts)


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