South Wales branch: Committee
Here are the members of the South Wales branch committee.
Chair and HE Liaison for University of South Wales
Andy Bellamy BSc (Hons) PGCertHE MBCS FHEA
Employer: University of South Wales
Position: Senior Lecturer
Email: swales-chair@bcs.org.uk
Hobbies: Tech researcher and motorbike enthusiast
X: @thenerdfather
Branch Secretary
Milan Parikh
Employer: Cytel
Position: Lead Enterprise Data Architect
Hobbies: Travel, Swimming, Reading Architect
Treasurer
Jonathan Fish
Email: swales-treas@bcs.org.uk
Vice Chair and STEM Co-ordinator
Paul Bulmer BSc BEng MBA MIMMM CITP FBCS CEng
Employer: Retired from Tata Steel
Position: Systems Development
Email: paul.bulmer@gmail.com
Hobbies: Working for voluntary groups such as promoting STEM subjects, Travel and mountain biking.
Interests: Science, Engineering, AI, Software Engineering, History of computing.
Chair of Mid-Wales
branch and Committee Member
Fred Long
Email: midwales.chair@bcs.org
Events Co-ordinator
Kris Brooks
Membership Secretary
Ruth Kanjoo Mbaindjikua AKA*: Kanjoo
Employer: Shirumbu Consulting
Position: Systems Administrator
Hobbies: Tinkering and Crafting
Interests: DevOps/Infrastructure, open source, and community infrastructure
Inclusion Officer and University Liaison for Cardiff University
Elaine Haigh MBCS
Employer: Cardiff University
Position: Senior Lecturer
Email: HaighE1@Cardiff.ac.uk
Interests: Cybersecurity, with a focus on co-creation and developing student employability through the development of both technical and personal skills.
Other BC interests: member of the BCS in Wales, and the Enterprise Architect Specialist Group.
Early Careers Liaison Officer and University Liaison for Cardiff Met
Dr 'Shinie' Vibhushinie Bentotahewa BA(Hons), MA, PhD, PgCTap, FHEA, MBCS
Position: Lecturer in Cybersecurity
Hobbies: Reading case studies related to cyber security and camping
Interests: CyberFirst ambassador, STEM ambassador, Mentor and Faculty advisor of the Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) student chapter at Cardiff Met
University Liaison for University of Wales Trinity St Davids & IET Liaison
Kapilan Radhakrishnan
Employer: University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Position: Academic Director
Hobbies: Cricket, Badminton & gardening
Interests: Networks, cybersecurity, and AI
Computer Heritage
Coordinator and HE Liaison for Swansea University
John Tucker
Employer: Swansea University
Position: Professor, Computer Science
Interests: the historical development of data and computing and their influence on society.
He founded the University’s History of Computing Collection and the new Swansea research group called Educational, Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Computing. Professor Tucker is also an expert on the history and heritage of science and technology in Wales.
Industry Liaison
Michael Warman FBCS
Employer: DWR Cymru
Position: Product Owner & Business Analyst
Email: swales-sec@bcs.org.uk
Interests: Tools, techniques and approaches for product owners and business analysis, agile techniques. Strategy and Business Architecture.
Other BC interests: member of the BCS in Wales, and the Enterprise Architect Specialist Group.
Industry Liaison
Dr Simon Field CEng FBCS ACII Chartered Insurer
Employer: Ardoq
Position: Senior Enterprise Architect
Hobbies: The clavichord, walking
Interest: Enterprise Design, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture
Publicity Co-ordinator
Charles Ma
Position: IT Consultant
Interests: Travel, Explore emerging technologies and fresh experiences
Volunteering opportunities
Please contact Andy Bellamy, if you able to support your local community.
- Publicity Co-ordinator (Events, Social, and Website)
- Website Co-ordinator
- Disability Support Officer
- Industry Liaison Officer
- Co-opted Committee Member
