Steve Richards

Current

Member of the Leading Edge Forum "Consumerization" workng group at CSC
Global Product Manager - Desktop Service Vision and Strategy at CSC
Blog Author at Adventures in home working

Past

Lead Architect, Technical Strategy Team at CSC
Chief Engineer, Strategic Programme Office at CSC
Chief Engineer, Global Infrastructure Programme at CSC

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Education

University of Warwick
The Nottingham Trent University
The City School

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Information Technology and Services

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Steve Richards’s Summary

My passion is building a team to build things we can be proud of, I've designed organisations, buildings, programmes, software, IT service offerings, and re-engineered processes.

In particular I like to develop services that people use to make their lives more effective and fun whilst delivering real business value and have found the best place to do this in the end user, desktop, collaborative and mobile working area.

I work best working with a strong peer group normally taking the solution lead role on bids, programmes or within accounts although I've also taken service lead roles and programme management lead roles in the past. I love to take the innovator, disruptor and integrator roles as the need demands.

Although I'm not a natural salesman - people see me as best suited to the complex sale - working in partnership with great customers to achieve great things -and I have a good perspective on that as I acted as CSC's customer for years before I was finally tempted to move.

I'm a strong advocate of working strategically with suppliers focussing on adding value to them through our insights and metrics, so that they are motivated to return the favour and it's been working great for me.

I also try to share what I learn on my blog "Adventures in home working".

I've been slightly challenged recently as a result of a rare form of Arthritis, but that's stabalised now and my ability to manage it has improved. Working with the right team, peers and management it's no longer affecting my ability to add value.

Steve Richards’s Specialties:

Desktop and Application Delivery, Collaboration, Infrastructure Management, Solution Management, Programme Managemnt, Technical Management, Product Management, Strategic Planning, Personal Productivity, Home Working, Kids and Gadgets!

Steve Richards’s Education

University of Warwick

MSc, Engineering Business Management, 1988 — 1990
The Nottingham Trent University

BSc Hons - First Class, Mechanical Engineering, 1982 — 1986
The City School

1982

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Steve Richards’s Interests:

My wife Debbie and four young children, Stephie, Jenny, Tessa and Anna, keep me fairly busy, but I also walk daily, swim and cycle. I also read a wide variety of fiction and popular science as well as regular visits to the beach, cinema, country side and museums.