CMIS Team
At Astech we’re committed to recruiting and retaining the very best staff in the industry. That means we can offer a professional service to our customers whilst low turnover rates ensure working relationships can be both ongoing and seamless.
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to some of the key players in the CMIS team.
Key Members
Danny Turner
Managing Director
Danny Turner
- As Managing Director of Astech Consultants, Danny has key responsibility for the strategic direction of the company as a whole and relishes any opportunity to get involved with all of our CMIS clients
- Danny brings a wealth of experience and vitality to every client relationship. It is this level of detailed involvement in client account management that has led directly to the development of new initiatives and offerings.
- Has thrived on the challenge of incorporating CMIS and the demands of the public sector into the Astech proposition
Neale Hayes
Product Manager
Neale Hayes
- Has been involved with all aspects of CMIS for over 10 years
- Has expertise in the designing, planning and piloting of solutions for customers, whilst taking into account their individual business goals
- Neale’s strong technical knowledge, underpinned by his sector awareness ensure that the product is positioned to meet current and future needs.
Simon Hill
Account Manager
Simon Hill
- Is the CMIS Account Manager and is responsible for keeping all of our customers happy
- Enjoy’s being the first point of contact for all CMIS enquiries, managing the tender process and nurturing long and rewarding relationships with all of our partners
- Economics and Politics graduate with 5 years account management experience
Balraj Atwal
Development Manager
Balraj Atwal
- Solid understanding of architecture/design, delivery and deployment of complex technology solutions
- Devised and delivered some of the UK’s leading retail sites and high profile online government projects.
- Experience of projects and programmes within the Retail, Media, Finance and Telecoms sectors
Garry Fisher
Service Delivery Manager
Garry Fisher
- Garry is responsible for managing the delivery of IT services to maximise business benefits and ensure complete service delivery satisfaction.
- Garry has twenty years of experience delivering business and retail systems at JBA, Game Group, Threshers,Dollond & Aitchson Opticians, Mercedes Benz Finance, Bass Brewers, Lucas Aerospace and Heartlands Hospital Trust. Garry has an extensive technical background including experience of Java, JBA and JDA. He is also ITIL qualified and au fait with ITIL best practice guidelines in IT service management.
- Garry is able to take ownership of challenging technical problems and see them through to resolution, enabling a seamless and continually improving IT service experience. Furthermore, his capabilities and experience make him the ideal person to manage the CMIS support team.
Mark Smith
Business Analyst/Developer
Mark Smith
- Mark has over 8 years development experience of programming and system design gained within a consultancy environment at major UK and international companies.
- Experience with projects involving multiple Web Technologies that facilitate better communication between distributed systems running under different technologies. Including leading project design, development and deployment of Astech’s Business-to-Business solution for the enablement of supplier visibility of order to delivery life cycle information.
- System Analysis for a series of high street retail companies in varied areas such as EPOS (electronic point-of-sale), supply chain, warehousing and finance.
Paul Steptoe
CMIS Developer
Paul Steptoe
- Is an experienced programmer, who benefited from continuing his studies whilst in the work environment, in the early part of his career
- Also has a wealth of knowledge in web development, design and e-commerce
- Paul is a forward thinking individual who has quickly understood the demands of the public sector, enabling him to efficiently respond to the demands of CMIS clients
Holly Jonas
CMIS Developer
Holly Jonas
- Mathematics and Computer Science Graduate with a fresh outlook and enthusiasm since graduating in 2008
- Has been programming as a hobby for as long as she can remember
- Always happy to take that extra step to assist our clients
David Mills
CMIS Developer
David Mills
- Mathematics graduate from Nottingham University, having studied in both the UK and Australia.
- Has highly developed analytical and problem-solving abilities which he has honed over the past 2 years at Astech.
- Plenty of experience in customer service and web development across Astech’s client range has helped David to adapt his support and understanding for CMIS customers
