Jay Neale
Founder & Non-Executive Director at cloudThing- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
Where do I start, working with Jay was an absolute pleasure. He has boundless energy and enthusiasm. Combine that with a bedrock of intelligence and broad business know how, an ego that is in check and you have a very effective individual indeed. Jay is a professional that is able to rapidly define winning strategy and translate that to tangible change and business benefit. He is productive as an individual and also a great team member, able to motivate his peers and drive consensus. There aren’t many people that I have encountered in my professional career that have truly impressed me, but Jay is one of them. I hope we have the opportunity to work together in the future.
Lee Neely
Jay has a variety of qualities that mark him out as an excellent contributor to any business. His entrepreneurial talents, innovative thinking and excellent presentational skills make him a huge asset in front of customers. When combined with an acute commercial mind, technical knowledge, and marketing skils the back office element of any campaign or project is always in very capable hands. He can even turn his hand to customer services and problem resolution. I would have no hesitation in working with Jay again or recommending him for a position in a variety of roles.
LinkedIn User
Where do I start, working with Jay was an absolute pleasure. He has boundless energy and enthusiasm. Combine that with a bedrock of intelligence and broad business know how, an ego that is in check and you have a very effective individual indeed. Jay is a professional that is able to rapidly define winning strategy and translate that to tangible change and business benefit. He is productive as an individual and also a great team member, able to motivate his peers and drive consensus. There aren’t many people that I have encountered in my professional career that have truly impressed me, but Jay is one of them. I hope we have the opportunity to work together in the future.
Lee Neely
Jay has a variety of qualities that mark him out as an excellent contributor to any business. His entrepreneurial talents, innovative thinking and excellent presentational skills make him a huge asset in front of customers. When combined with an acute commercial mind, technical knowledge, and marketing skils the back office element of any campaign or project is always in very capable hands. He can even turn his hand to customer services and problem resolution. I would have no hesitation in working with Jay again or recommending him for a position in a variety of roles.
LinkedIn User
Where do I start, working with Jay was an absolute pleasure. He has boundless energy and enthusiasm. Combine that with a bedrock of intelligence and broad business know how, an ego that is in check and you have a very effective individual indeed. Jay is a professional that is able to rapidly define winning strategy and translate that to tangible change and business benefit. He is productive as an individual and also a great team member, able to motivate his peers and drive consensus. There aren’t many people that I have encountered in my professional career that have truly impressed me, but Jay is one of them. I hope we have the opportunity to work together in the future.
Lee Neely
Jay has a variety of qualities that mark him out as an excellent contributor to any business. His entrepreneurial talents, innovative thinking and excellent presentational skills make him a huge asset in front of customers. When combined with an acute commercial mind, technical knowledge, and marketing skils the back office element of any campaign or project is always in very capable hands. He can even turn his hand to customer services and problem resolution. I would have no hesitation in working with Jay again or recommending him for a position in a variety of roles.
LinkedIn User
Where do I start, working with Jay was an absolute pleasure. He has boundless energy and enthusiasm. Combine that with a bedrock of intelligence and broad business know how, an ego that is in check and you have a very effective individual indeed. Jay is a professional that is able to rapidly define winning strategy and translate that to tangible change and business benefit. He is productive as an individual and also a great team member, able to motivate his peers and drive consensus. There aren’t many people that I have encountered in my professional career that have truly impressed me, but Jay is one of them. I hope we have the opportunity to work together in the future.
Lee Neely
Jay has a variety of qualities that mark him out as an excellent contributor to any business. His entrepreneurial talents, innovative thinking and excellent presentational skills make him a huge asset in front of customers. When combined with an acute commercial mind, technical knowledge, and marketing skils the back office element of any campaign or project is always in very capable hands. He can even turn his hand to customer services and problem resolution. I would have no hesitation in working with Jay again or recommending him for a position in a variety of roles.
Experience
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Kerv Digital
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United Kingdom
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Information Technology & Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Founder & Non-Executive Director
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May 2021 - Present
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Chief Executive Officer
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2013 - May 2021
cloudThing is a leading UK Digital Transformation, DevOps, Software Development and Predictive Data Science provider to the Public Sector, NFP, Membership and commercial sectors. cloudThing is a multiple times Microsoft Gold Partner which a focus on Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. A socially conscious business with an amazing culture and transparent, flexible approach to providing customer excellence and business change. As CEO I led the business to revenues in excess of £10.5m and 25,% EBITDA before managing through the successful sale of the business to the Kerv Group in May 2021 after which I have remained with the business as a Non-Exec to advise on the next stage of cloudThing's exciting growth journey within the Kerv Group.
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Capita IT and Networks
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Practice Director - Software, Applications & UX
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Oct 2012 - Dec 2012
As Practice Director I have the following responsibilities:• Creating and delivering the Propositions Strategy and Practice Roadmaps, attuned to demand and market trends• Driving revenues and increasing profitability through adopting innovation and best practice • Providing decisive leadership to drive Propositions through the lifecycle from business case to end of life • Establishing Practice communities that act as a key focal point to lead Sales, Marketing, Alliances, Development and Delivery resources for ITS• Supporting business development activities and assembling bid teams to complete strategic frameworks.
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Applications & Services Director (ITNS)
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Jan 2010 - Oct 2012
I currently head up the Application Development and Applications infrastructure team resulting from the amalgamation of the the i2Q/ Synetrix & Ramesys Development teams. I provide commercial and technical strategy, business development and governance alongside service and project delivery.I liaise directly with CxO's developing propositions and Go To Market strategies. I am currently leading the development of a Products & Propositions business unit in Capita IT Services to foster innovation and speed time to market.
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Synetrix
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Commercial Director
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Jan 2000 - Jan 2010
Co-founded in 2000, i2Q provides enterprise application platforms and software development into the education and public sector. Primarilly selling into LA's and Regional Broadband Consortium. i2Q was sold to Synetrix Holdings Limitted (backed by apax Partners) in 2005 and enjoyed significant growth in subsequent years prior to high value acuisition by Capita ITS in January 2010. Co-founded in 2000, i2Q provides enterprise application platforms and software development into the education and public sector. Primarilly selling into LA's and Regional Broadband Consortium. i2Q was sold to Synetrix Holdings Limitted (backed by apax Partners) in 2005 and enjoyed significant growth in subsequent years prior to high value acuisition by Capita ITS in January 2010.
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Education
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1994 - 1998
University of Leeds
Bachelor of Arts Joint Honours, Economics & Geography -
1987 - 1994
king edwards camp hill
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