Nottingham and Derby branch: Committee

Here are the members of the BCS Nottingham and Derby branch committee.

Chair and Events Coordinator

Neil Barnatt CITP CEng MBCS

Neil is a retired engineer who has worked in the rail industry. He has several degree qualifications covering computing, business, electronics, occupational safety and system safety. Neil has had a varied career with over forty years of rail experience, including over thirty years of safety experience. Neil has worked in research, manufacturing, Infrastructure Manager, and consultancy organisations. He has held a number of senior positions including Head of Acceptance, Chair of System Review Panels, and Engineering Assurance Director. Neil has also been involved in creating several significant computer systems for the railway.

Email: nottm-chair@bcs.org.uk

Co-Treasurers

Bev Cook MBCS

I am a senior lecturer within the Computing and Technology department at Nottingham Trent University, and the course leader for our digital degree apprenticeships. My main subject is mobile development, including user experience design. I am also responsible for teaching professional development and engaging our students with local industry through guest lectures and events.

I joined the committee as part of this role to promote the local branch within the students and staff within the department. Being part of the branch allows me to expand my knowledge in many different areas, and in particular, increase my understanding of the discipline from an industry viewpoint. This is great on a personal level as I love learning, and I can also share this with my students to give them current and relevant knowledge as they move into the workplace. Being part of the committee allows me to influence the decisions that are made and to promote NTU staff and students.

I recently took on the role of Diversity and inclusion officer in order to support the branch in broadening its membership and attendance at events, not just for students but for other minority groups.

Chibueze Mmirikwe MBCS

Bio to follow.

Email: nottm-treas@bcs.org.uk

Inclusion officer

Irikefe Bobby Nomuoja AMBCS

Early Careers Advocate

Oyetola Idowu MBCS

General Committee members

Edward Magnuszewski CITP CEng MBCS

Edward Magnuszewski I started working life as an electronics engineer in the telecoms industry before moving into the IT world. I became a programmer and then moving into network and security infrastructure. I worked on multiple projects in areas such as banks, schools, hospitals in the UK and abroad. My current role is working with network and security architects to provide customers the most cost effective solutions utilising some of the latest offerings such as SD-WAN and virtual network functions from multiple vendors, wireless solutions and cloud integration.