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Dr. Richard Williams is a seasoned business expert with a strong background in strategy, program management, change management, and entrepreneurship. He has over 20 years of experience in various industries, including technology, automotive, and financial services. Dr. Williams has held senior roles in companies such as EPQ3 Limited, Procertis Limited, and Avenida Technologies Limited, where he has driven business development, IT consultancy, and transformation programs. He has also worked as an independent IT consultant and has a Ph.D. in molecular biology from the University of Warwick.

Experience

    • Director, Principal Technology and Business Consultant
      • Apr 2014 - Present
      • Warwick

      Founder and Director, I am responsible for the continuing development of the business and its products and services. Along with my colleagues and Associates I am also involved in hands-on delivery to our clients.EPQ3 unites leadership, people, processes and technologies and aims to create transformation programmes that deliver robust business change better, faster and cheaper. More than a business or technology company, EPQ3 acts as a trusted partner and change agent on behalf of its clients.In addition to providing a full range of integrated Technology and Business Process change services, our Leadership and Team Development function adds a further unique capability and ensures that, whatever transformation your business is going through, the right kind of leadership, team working, commitment and culture will be there to make it work.This fully integrated approach to change is supported by a powerful and flexible client engagement approach, together with innovative methodolgies and unique tools which can be adapted to meet specific client needs.

    • Director and Principal Consultant
      • Jan 2006 - Present
      • Warwick, UK

      Founder, Director and Principal Consultant working in the UK and mainland Europe with a small mature cross-sector team focusing on the productive integration of IT and business by establishing clear linkage between IT delivery and strategic business goals.Specialising in strategic information management and the design and implementation of appropriate technologies and business processes to drive maximum business value at minimum cost.Provision of consulting services covering all aspects of IT due diligence for organisations investing in, acquiring, merging, spinning off or wishing to be acquired by other companies. Includes comprehensive pre-deal IT analysis to minimize transaction risk and a range of longer term services tailored to deliver maximum benefit and minimum risk during the post-deal ROI realisation phase.

    • Managing Director
      • May 1999 - Dec 2005
      • Coventry

      Drove the development of the company from a two-man start-up to eventual acquisition. The company initially specialized in bespoke software application development and later developed successful additional strategic software product development and IT consultancy capabilities in response to market demands. The company operated across a range of sectors with emphasis on automotive manufacture and financial services. The main software product was a rules-based Enterprise-level product definition and marketing product configuration system aimed at the automotive industry. Using web-based technology this was successfully deployed into two premiere UK automotive manufacturers. The company was acquired in 2005.

    • Independent IT Consultant
      • Mar 1998 - May 1999

      Project and programme management concentrating on e-commerce applications within the energy industry.

    • Senior Consultant
      • Mar 1994 - Mar 1998

      Project management, programme management, business analysis, account management and business development. Managed strategic application development projects and programmes in automotive manufacturing and developed business both in the UK and mainland Europe.

    • Director and Consultant
      • Mar 1992 - Mar 1994
      • Midlands, UK

      Design and development of software systems and products for the scientific and financial services sector. Business development and project management.

    • Software System Design Engineer
      • Oct 1988 - Mar 1992

      Design and development of system software for mobile radio telecomms services. Designed and implemented communication driver and intelligent resource optimisation software.

    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      • Sep 1985 - Sep 1988

      Research on fundamental molecular structure and function of the photosynthetic apparatus in higher plants. Identification and characterisiation of the genes encoding the light harvesting proteins.

Education

  • 1983 - 1986
    University of Warwick
    Ph.D., Molecular Biology
  • 1979 - 1980
    The University of Reading
    M.Sc., Plant Systematics
  • 1973 - 1976
    The University of Birmingham
    B.Sc., Biology

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