General manager, technologist, and former entrepreneur
London, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Director of Technology and Operations at Pod1
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- Technical Director at Pod1
- Digital Publisher at IPC Media Ltd
- Internet Technology Manager at IPC Media Ltd
- Technical Systems Manager at IPC Media Ltd
- Senior Solutions Developer at IPC Electric Ltd
- Managing Director at Max Internet Ltd
- Oracle Developer at Vodafone PLC
- Y2K Project Co-ordinator at Vodafone PLC
- C++ Tester at Vodafone PLC
- Lotus Database Developer at Co-operative Bank PLC
- Education
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- The University of Manchester
- The University of Manchester
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Paul Lomax’s Summary
Experienced general manager and former entrepreneur with specialist experience in digital media, technology, e-commerce, marketing and operations.
Responsible for launching and managing hundreds of high-profile consumer websites on-time and on-budget over the last 10 years.
A highly respected leader of teams, able to hire, motivate and inspire talented employees, creating an environment of innovation and new ideas and turning chaos into productivity.
Paul Lomax’s Specialties:
- Technology: front- and back-end web development, systems administration, IT infrastructure
- Operations: Agile and PRINCE project management, processes, finance, HR
- Marketing: SEO, SMM, market research, web analytics, product management
- Creative: user-centred design, information architecture
- Commercial: strategy, sales, P&L management
- Management: Leadership, recruitment and line-management of teams of up to 40 staff, reporting to MD level
Paul Lomax’s Experience
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Director of Technology and Operations
Pod1
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
March 2008 — Present (5 months)
Pod1 is the UK’s fastest growing creative digital agency with clients including Schroders, Cushman & Wakefield, Kurt Geiger, Reiss, Uniqlo, Links of London and Virgin Holidays.
- Line-management of the technology, search marketing and project management teams and the delivery and maintenance of all projects, websites and digital campaigns on-time and on-budget whilst meeting customer expectations.
- Creating and implementing a new process and strategic development for all stages of the business, from initial pitch through to project delivery and on-going maintenance. -
Technical Director
Pod1
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 2007 — February 2008 (8 months)
- Managed the re-organisation of the 20-strong technical team, creating a management structure allowing the team to scale and introducing other measures to improve job satisfaction, productivity and ultimately profitability.
- Devised and executed a new technical strategy; developed new standards and agile software development processes.
- Provided to key clients technical, business and strategic consultancy, including web 2.0, social media, usability and online marketing strategies.
- Launched www.kurtgeiger.com, www.reiss.co.uk, www.uniqlo.co.uk, www.fredolsencruises.com, www.redcarnationhotels.com and more. -
Digital Publisher
IPC Media Ltd
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Publishing industry)
January 2007 — June 2007 (6 months)
Responsible for new digital product development in the mass-market female sector for the UK's largest consumer publishing company, and digital strategy for www.nowmagazine.co.uk and www.goodtoknow.co.uk.
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Internet Technology Manager
IPC Media Ltd
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Publishing industry)
September 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 5 months)
Responsible for the digital department at IPC Media, the UK's largest consumer magazine publishing company. This encompassed development of in-house content management system powering over 50 websites and management of a team of 40 front- and back-end developers, web designers, project managers, account managers, traffic managers and systems administrators.
Provided consultancy to over 90 magazine titles on digital strategy including online advertising, cross-media plans, online marketing, social media, SEO, and business models.
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Technical Systems Manager
IPC Media Ltd
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Publishing industry)
October 2001 — September 2002 (1 year)
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Senior Solutions Developer
IPC Electric Ltd
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
April 2001 — October 2001 (7 months)
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Managing Director
Max Internet Ltd
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 1998 — March 2001 (2 years 7 months)
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Oracle Developer
Vodafone PLC
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; VOD; Telecommunications industry)
July 1999 — September 1999 (3 months)
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Y2K Project Co-ordinator
Vodafone PLC
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; VOD; Telecommunications industry)
July 1998 — September 1998 (3 months)
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C++ Tester
Vodafone PLC
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; VOD; Telecommunications industry)
July 1997 — August 1997 (2 months)
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Lotus Database Developer
Co-operative Bank PLC
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Banking industry)
June 1996 — September 1996 (4 months)
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Paul Lomax’s Interests:
cooking, photography, skiing, manchester city, management, business, law, internet, reading, technology
Paul Lomax’s Groups:
PHP London, mySQL London Users Group, PHP Works conference Toronto 2005, OpenCoffee
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