STEP AHEAD TECHNOLOGY - Key Persons

Alex is based in the UK and has over 30 years of experience in management, technology and also education, he has a proven track record of using technology and people to solve business problems. His recent experience includes almost 10 years as an IT Consultant/Project Manager, also Head of Corporate IT systems in Investment Banking at Societe Generale in London and prior to that, senior Systems Engineer at BAe Systems. Alex also spends some of his time teaching Computer Science to secondary school students. Alex has strong people skills combined with good judgement and has consistently managed to build high quality effective teams and at the same time successfully delivering numerous highly complex projects. Alex communicates well with people at all levels in the organisation and he uses his Engineering and technical background to provide business solutions with a practical ‘common sense' approach. Alex has over 30 years of experience as an IT professional and Chartered Engineer based in the UK, proven track record of providing business/technology services and solutions in large international organisations as well as SME's. He is a very experienced consultant/project manager with 16 years in investment banking predominantly as an IT manager and almost 20 years in Engineering and Technology. Alex has strong people skills combined with good judgement and, besides successfully delivering numerous key projects, over the years has consistently made sound recruitment decisions, building a number of high quality successful teams. He can communicate effectively with people at all levels in the organisation and uses his background as an Engineer and Systems Analyst to provide solutions to business problems with a practical 'common sense' approach. Alex also works part time as a Computer Science Teacher in a secondary school.

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• Certified Public Accountant in New York State

Russell is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSPA). His experience has primarily been focused in the area of business taxation and consulting services, but he also has extensive experience in commercial audit and working with not-for-profit entities. He supports growing private and publicly owned enterprises by providing affordable compliance and operational support and taking ownership of activities that often distract entrepreneurs from growing their business. Russell has carved out a unique business model based on diverse solutions through the passionate pursuit of exceeding expectations.