Richard Conway

Richard Conway has extensive work experience in various technical roles. Starting in 1999, they worked as a Lead Developer at IBM Internet Security Systems, where they developed a public-facing website with a security and single sign-in model. Richard then moved on to Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, where they worked as a Senior Developer, initially focusing on portfolio management tools and later testing ISAPI filters and early versions of .NET.

In 2001, Conway joined On Board Info Limited as the Director of Development, working closely with Microsoft Passport and the .NET My Services team in Redmond. Richard then worked at Thomson Reuters as a Technical Architect, designing a balanced scorecard application using C# and developing an XML data model in collaboration with Analysis Services and SQL Server.

Conway's experience at British Petroleum followed, where they worked as a Senior Developer on the Openbooks project, a complex intranet and internet application for customer payments, implementing a complex security backbone. Richard then joined ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as a Senior Developer, working on a fixed income real-time pricing project for Credit and Rates markets using C++ and C#.

Richard'snext role was as the Chief Technical Officer at TemporalS Limited, where they contributed to building the seminal standards for ICAO/RF3 committees in the security/passport space. After that, they worked as the Chief Technical Officer at The Clarendon Group, a boutique advisory and project originator for environmental and software-related projects. In this role, they developed partnerships with governments and corporations worldwide and worked on projects related to wastewater, project finance, property management tools, and cloud-based ship tracking software.

In 2011, Conway founded Elastacloud Limited, a growing consultancy and software vendor specializing in data engineering, data science, and cloud solutions. As the Chief Executive Officer of Elastacloud, Conway led the company's growth, expanding it to include approximately 250 staff and establishing five offices across different locations. Elastacloud also owns subsidiaries such as Data Academy, Green Data Platform, and Intelligent Spaces. The company is a Microsoft Gold partner for various areas, including cloud, data platform and analytics, DevOps, and security.

Most recently, Conway became the Chief Executive Officer of Sustainability Studio in 2020. With this role, they aim to change the way companies approach sustainability reporting and provide transparent ESG measures through the flagship reporting product Sustainability Studio.

Throughout their career, Richard Conway has demonstrated strong expertise in technical roles, leadership, and a focus on innovative solutions in the fields of security, finance, and sustainability.

Richard Conway attended the University of Sussex from 1993 to 1997, where they pursued a degree in Economics / Computer Science. In 1997 to 1998, they studied at the University of Greenwich, earning a Master of Science degree in Network and Internet Technology. Later, from 1999 to 2002, Richard enrolled at the Open University and completed an MSc in Computing for Commerce and Industry. In 2004, they returned to the Open University and graduated in 2008 with a degree in Physics.

In terms of certifications, Richard has achieved numerous accomplishments. In November 2020, they became a Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. In December 2020, they obtained the Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate certification. Following that, in January 2021, Richard became a Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert. In April 2021, they acquired the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate certification. In October 2021, Richard participated in the Microsoft Global Hackathon and received recognition from Learn on Demand Systems for instructing 50 students. Richard also received recognition from Skillable in November 2021 for their instructor role. Finally, in December 2021, Richard became a conference speaker at AzConf Dev.

Looking ahead, Richard is planning to pursue the Microsoft Certified Azure Cosmos DB Developer Speciality certification in October 2022.