Nottingham and Derby branch: Committee
Here are the members of the BCS Nottingham and Derby branch committee.
Chair
Neil James Barnatt CITP CEng MBCS
Bio to follow.
Vice-Chair
Bev Cook
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.
Treasurer
Matt Mason CITP MBCS
Bio to follow.
Inclusion officer
Raymond Klutse MBCS
Bio to follow.
Early Careers Advocate
Vacant
General Committee members
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.
Paul Stevens BSc CITP MBCS
I have always considered that what you gain from your BCS membership is what you put into it. Joining my professional body was something that I considered was good for my career because of the encouragement to continuously develop my skills and the opportunity to network with peers from other organisations, where I could learn about different aspects of my chosen discipline.
Why did I join the committee? To make that next step in helping to develop a local presence for BCS. It gave me new opportunities including delivering public presentations and occasional lectures at local universities. Stepping up for the chair’s role in October 2019 gave me the springboard to engage with the local universities in our area; alas the COVID-19 pandemic has stilted some of that enthusiasm and hopefully things will improve in the coming months.
I’ve got a great committee to support me and we program many events throughout the year. I also have a very supportive employer, who gives me some time and resources to assist with the development of the committee. If you are interested in joining the committee, why don’t you contact us?
Subbu Krishna Sarma
I’m a motivated professional with expertise in software development, automation and DevOps, strong background in MS technologies, open source together with sound domain in retail industry. Currently working for UST Global UK. Why did I join the committee? Professionally, being involved in IT society.
Ronnie Gweshe MBCS
Bio to follow.
Damilare Oyetunji MBCS
Bio to follow.
Sumit Agrawalla MBCS
Bio to follow.
Nicodemus Onah MBCS
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