Ian is responsible for the partnership's work on group and network
projects and for the partners' collaboration infrastructure.
He uses his experience of the development of collaborative environments over the last thirty years and an extensive background in networking to develop usable collaborative systems for clients. These have included: commercial user groups; distributed small business networking; and ground breaking remote learning facilities for a leading UK business school.
Ian has Masters degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and in Computing Science (MSc) specialising in the management of technological change. His PhD thesis in educational technology is on the Computer Support of Collaborative Learning. His research interests are in the area of computer support of collaboration.
He is a Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS), a Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng); he is on the FEANI register of European Engineers.