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On the lighter side of things, we ask the
industry experts what makes them tick. . . .
Neil Stobart,
VP of Global Systems Engineering
at Cloudian
What has been your most
memorable achievement? applying for an IT graduate scheme at
Woolwich Building Society in 1996.
Building a team at Cloudian that has worked
incredibly hard, achieved success and bonded
as a unit. Creating an environment where
there is safety for individuals to challenge the
orthodox, do things differently and have the
creative freedom to shape how we engage
with our customers and shape our business
culture. This is what I like to think I offer the
team and hopefully they agree. The industry was completely different to
today, but I have always loved it; that first
graduate role gave me great
insight into different disciplines
and was the start of a life-long
career in IT.
What first made you think of a
career in technology?
A career in tech wasn’t always my plan; after
completing a degree in Economics, I found
that I didn’t really know what I wanted to
do. Bar work wasn’t enough to support a
life in London so I ended up successfully
“
The philosophy is simple: happy customers
are loyal customers and we want all the
organisations we work with to come back
to us with any challenges that we can help
them solve in the future.
What kind of
management philosophy
do you employ with your
current position?
I believe in putting yourself
in the customer’s shoes and
treating them as you would
like to be treated and this is
the philosophy that I like to ensure
that both myself and my whole team employ.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(AI), MACHINE LEARNING (ML)
AND DATA HAVE BEEN DOMINATING
HEADLINES AND THERE IS NO
QUESTION THAT THESE TOPICS
WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
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