Rick Stevens-Gent (nee Stevens)

Rick Stevens-Gent (nee Stevens) has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Rick started their career in 2005 as a Support Analyst at Steria Group before becoming a Senior Infrastructure Analyst at FlyingSpark. In 2006, they worked as a Project Consultant at Vodafone. From 2007 to 2008, Rick served as an Enterprise Technical Team Manager at Netstore, where they managed two third-line support and project delivery teams. Rick then joined Atos in 2008 as an Infrastructure Support Group Team Lead, responsible for security documentation, compliance, and ensuring government compliance. From 2011 to 2013, Rick worked as a Server and IT Manager at The Logic Group, managing three teams and reporting directly to the Director of IT and Infrastructure Services. Rick later joined Reed Exhibitions in 2013 as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, where they were responsible for managing a vast server and virtualization environment. In 2014, they became an Infrastructure Manager & Technical Architect at CGI, overseeing managed services provision on a highly secure government platform. From 2015 to 2018, Rick worked for CenturyLink as a CTA (Senior Architect) and TDA for Achilles Information Limited, demonstrating business leadership skills and providing technical advice to complex clients. Since 2018, Rick has been serving as the IT Technical Operations Lead at Achilles Information Ltd, where they led complex IT projects and implemented infrastructure improvements. Rick has a strong background in infrastructure design, consultancy, and project delivery, consistently meeting budgets and tight timescales.

Rick Stevens-Gent (nee Stevens) has a background in Mathematics and Computer Science. There is no specific information provided about the years or institution for this education. In addition to their educational background, Rick has also obtained several certifications. These include Lean Practitioner - Level 1B and Lean Competency - Level 1A from LCS, obtained in November 2017 and May 2017 respectively. Rick also holds an ITIL V3 certification obtained from ITIL Certified in June 2013.