Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor has a diverse and extensive work experience in various technical and leadership roles. Simon most recently served as the VP DevOps at SMG - Service Management Group starting in 2022. Prior to that, they were the CTO/Architect/Developer at Onboard NewHire from 2020 onwards. Simon also worked as a Cloud Solution Architect (Interim) at WSD from July 2022 to October 2022.

In 2021, Simon was a Cloud Solutions Architect at Creo Medical from November to April 2022. Before that, they held the position of Vice President Acquisitions & Integrations at ESW Capital. In this role from September 2018 to May 2020, Simon was responsible for driving multimillion-dollar acquisitions and serving as the main interface and escalation point for stakeholders. Additionally, they were involved in process and requirements specification for the Virtual Data Room (VDR) application.

Simon's previous experience includes working as a Solutions Architect/Developer at ConvergeOne, where they were responsible for migrating components of legacy SPS toolset into ConvergeOne systems using Python and Amazon Web Services. Simon also held the position of Senior Director (Managed Services Platform) at SPS Communications, where they were responsible for creating a new cloud-based architecture for the SPS Managed Services offering and managing support and development activities for the legacy SPS platform.

Before that, Simon worked as the Managing Director at Awesome IT Ltd, providing consulting services to improve service delivery for a global ICT provider in South Africa. Simon also worked at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services as the Lead Architect + Production Support Director (Managed Services Platform) and at Avaya as the Production Engineering Technical Manager and Platform Development Manager.

Overall, Simon Taylor brings a wealth of experience in leadership, architecture, cloud solutions, and acquisitions, making him a valuable asset in the technology industry.

Simon Taylor has a BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies from the University of Wales, which they obtained from 1990 to 1994. Prior to that, from 1987 to 1989, they pursued a National Diploma in Business and Finance from Brighton MET and Northbrook College. Additionally, Simon completed the MU123 Maths Module from The Open University, although the specific timeframe for this is unknown.

In terms of certifications, Simon obtained the following: "Applied Data Science I: Scientific Computing & Python (with honors)" and "Applied Data Science II: Machine Learning & Statistical Analysis (with honors)" from WorldQuant University in December 2020 and March 2021, respectively. Simon also holds certifications for "AWS Associate Architect" and "AWS Associate DevOps" from Amazon Web Services. Furthermore, Simon possesses professional certifications as an Oracle 8i DBA Certified Professional (OCP) and an Oracle10g DBA Certified Professional (OCP), though the institutions and specific times of obtaining these certifications are not provided.