Paul Budgeon

Paul Budgeon has nearly 30 years of work experience in various IT-related roles. Their most recent position was as the Head of Information Technology at Field International Group Limited, where they started in July 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Client IT Strategy Manager at Vizst Technology from January 2021 to June 2022. From July to December 2020, they were the Head of IT Services at iSupplyEnergy and also served as the IT Infrastructure Lead from May 2019 to June 2020. Before that, they held several roles at Fitness First Group (Moray Limited), including Global Production Services Manager and Production Management Analyst. Their career began at the National Childminding Association, where they worked as an IT Manager for over 10 years. Throughout their career, Paul has demonstrated expertise in project management, server administration, system design, and team leadership.

Paul Budgeon's education history includes a City and Guilds Diploma in Vehicle Restoration from Colchester Institute, a Bachelor of Technology - BTech National Diploma in Engineering from Bromley College of Technology, and a GCSE and A-Level from The Ramsden School for Boys. In addition, they have obtained various certifications such as TOGAF Essentials 2018 and The TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2 from The Open Group, Elements of AI from the University of Helsinki and Reaktor, and Certificates in Information Security Management Principles and Privacy Management Professional from BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and OneTrust respectively. Paul is also certified as a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), and as an ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management from AXELOS Global Best Practice.