Richard Coward

Richard Coward has extensive work experience in the IT industry. Richard currently serves as the IT Development People Lead at Ageas UK since 2019. Prior to this, they worked as a Development Team Leader at Ageas from 2016.

From 2010 to 2016, Richard held the role of EB Project Controller at Ageas in the UK. In this position, they managed and delivered multiple projects in the Commercial Insurance sector, utilizing PRINCE2 methodology. Richard was also responsible for implementing changes to internal and external systems, overseeing development, testing, and implementation. Additionally, Richard managed a Technical Support team to handle system queries and live errors across all systems.

Before joining Ageas, Richard worked as a Development Manager at Paragon in 2010. Richard also held multiple positions at Open GI Limited from 2006 to 2010, including Product Manager and eCommerce Development Manager. In these roles, they were responsible for various tasks such as technical pre-sales support, recruitment, and management of product specialists, as well as setting up and managing an eCommerce development team.

Prior to that, Richard worked at Open GI / Misys Financial Systems as a Developer from 2000 to 2006. Their responsibilities included organizing work requirements for other developers and acting as a team leader. Richard also developed Active X components using Visual Basic 6 and SQL Server databases.

Richard's early career includes a role as a Developer at Software Knowledge Systems from 1996 to 2000, where they played a crucial part in various aspects of the development life cycle and the implementation of ISO 9003 standards.

Finally, Richard started their professional journey as a Recruitment Consultant at Computer Power from 1988 to 1990.

Richard Coward attended Queens Boys School from 1972 to 1977. No degree or field of study information was provided.