Kevin Rutherford

Kevin Rutherford

Agile software developer, coach and mentor

Stockport, United Kingdom

Current
  • Owner at Rutherford Software Ltd (Sole Proprietorship)
Past
  • Agile coach at Thales Information Systems
  • Agile coach at Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Software Development Manager at Motorola
  • Lead Analyst at Airtours
  • Software Team Leader at ICL
  • Founder and Managing Director at Facilita
Education
  • University of St. Andrews
  • University of St. Andrews
  • Ecclesbourne School
Connections
193 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Kevin Rutherford’s Summary

I am an agile software developer with deep experience in software quality, leadership, project automation and analysis. I am a Chartered Engineer and a Charterd IT Professional, with an extensive track record of on-time delivery.

My principal focus these days is in helping teams to exceed their customers' expectations. In my own practice I rely on agile principles, with strong emphasis on risk management, incremental delivery of tangible results and the creation of habitable, defect-free software.

I contribute regularly to the agile software development community. I founded the UK's AgileNorth group and I'm a member of the programme committee for the British Computer Society’s SPA (Software Practice Advancement) annual conference. I am also a leading speaker on the agile conference circuit, and I have run workshops as an invited speaker at numerous events of the British Computer Society and the Agile Alliance.

My blog (http://silkandspinach.net) is consistently ranked among the world's top 25 agile blogs by Technorati.

To find out more about me and how I can help you, or to join my network, email me: kevin@rutherford-software.com

Kevin Rutherford’s Specialties:

Defect-free Software -- test-driven development, object-oriented design, refactoring, beautiful code

Mentoring -- setting the quality, style and pace of software development projects by example

Project Leadership -- leading the development of defect-free software on time and within budget

Project Rescue -- salvaging working software and workable plans from the wreckage


Kevin Rutherford’s Experience

  • Agile coach

    Codeweavers Limited

    (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2008Present (1 year 4 months)

  • Test-driven developer and agile/lean coach

    Penrillian

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    2006Present (3 years)

  • Founder

    AgileNorth

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2004Present (5 years 5 months)

    AgileNorth (http://agilenorth.net) is the community home for agile software development in north-west England. We meet every month in the Manchester area, and hold a conference in September each year.

  • Owner

    Rutherford Software Ltd (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    November 2003Present (5 years 9 months)

    Consultancy and mentoring in test-driven software development (TDD). Based in Macclesfield in the heart of the UK.

  • Agile coach

    Thales Information Systems

    (Computer Software industry)

    October 2008May 2009 (8 months)

  • Agile coach

    Nonlinear Dynamics

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)

    20052006 (1 year)

  • Software Development Manager

    Motorola

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    July 1999October 2003 (4 years 4 months)

    Motorola "Most Effective" technical performer worldwide in 2001 and 2002

  • Lead Analyst

    Airtours

    (Public Company; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

    January 1995April 1996 (1 year 4 months)

  • Software Team Leader

    ICL

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    December 1984December 1995 (11 years 1 month)

    Team leader on a series of projects, including Esprit PCTE and high-security variants of Unix System V.

    Winner of ICL Bronze and Silver Excellence Awards for mentoring.

  • Founder and Managing Director

    Facilita

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    May 1990August 1994 (4 years 4 months)


Kevin Rutherford’s Education

  • University of St. Andrews

    PhD , Computational Algebra , 19821989

    Activities and Societies:
    (part-time home-based research)
  • University of St. Andrews

    BSc , Pure Mathematics , 19771981

  • Ecclesbourne School

    19701977


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