Sinclair Stockman (Guest of Honour) Prize Night
Sinclair has an extensive career in telecommunications and software engineering and has played a leading role in a number of ground breaking initiatives throughout the years. His early career encompassed early work on digital communication platforms, such as the world beating Keyboard Business trading platform, development of the very early web based applications and the development of software engineering management and quality processes and tools which led to the development of the first ISO certified environment for software development worldwide.
He has been responsible for the creation of highly successful research programmes at BT’s research laboratories , and moved on to create two world leading software engineering centres in Ipswich and Glasgow, which were responsible for the early work on intelligent networks and distruibuted object orientated systems platforms. He then took on responsibility for BT’s major systems programmes, including the Customer Services System, for which he was awarded the Martlesham Medal, in recognition of his contribution to significant technology progress to telecommunications.
In 1997, he joined Cegetel as the Director General of Cegetel Information Systems, a separate entity within the Group, and led the development and operation of system platforms for what became one of Europe’s most successful operations, encompassing mobile (SFR), long distant service (Telecom Development) and retail and business services (Cegetel).
From there he moved to take on responsibility for all of BT’s information systems in the UK, and subsequently became Group CIO, BT, developing and steering the systems activity through the radical changes in the marketplace from 2000 to 2004, including leading the transformation of BT’s systems capabilities for Broadband, enabling the company to become a leader in this area. Following this, he took on responsibility for BT Global systems and subsequently President, Systems and Networks BT Global Services, leading the deployment of their global MPLS network, systems integration of several major acquisitions worldwide and managing a number of complex global customer projects.
Currently Sinclair works as an independent executive technology and transformation advisor, working with a number of innovative web service based companies, providing executive advice and also working on a number of innovative projects with global NGOs and in developing countries.
Sinclair earned his BA in Maths from Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom, and a PhD in Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics from Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Sinclair was a Thouron Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania.
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