Agile software developer, coach and mentor
Stockport, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Agile coach at Codeweavers Limited
- Test-driven developer and agile/lean coach at Penrillian
- Founder at AgileNorth
- Owner at Rutherford Software Ltd (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Agile coach at Thales Information Systems
- Agile coach at Nonlinear Dynamics
- Software Development Manager at Motorola
- Education
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- University of St. Andrews
- University of St. Andrews
- Ecclesbourne School
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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
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Agile coach
Codeweavers Limited
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
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Test-driven developer and agile/lean coach
Penrillian
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
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Founder
AgileNorth
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2004 — Present (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.
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Owner
Rutherford Software Ltd (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2003 — Present (5 years 9 months)
Consultancy and mentoring in test-driven software development (TDD). Based in Macclesfield in the heart of the UK.
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Agile coach
Thales Information Systems
(Computer Software industry)
October 2008 — May 2009 (8 months)
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Agile coach
Nonlinear Dynamics
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
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Software Development Manager
Motorola
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
July 1999 — October 2003 (4 years 4 months)
Motorola "Most Effective" technical performer worldwide in 2001 and 2002
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Lead Analyst
Airtours
(Public Company; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
January 1995 — April 1996 (1 year 4 months)
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Software Team Leader
ICL
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
December 1984 — December 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 1990 — August 1994 (4 years 4 months)
Kevin Rutherford’s Education
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University of St. Andrews
PhD , Computational Algebra , 1982 — 1989
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University of St. Andrews
BSc , Pure Mathematics , 1977 — 1981
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Ecclesbourne School
1970 — 1977
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