Careers Angel Profile: Rob Machin
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| Name | Rob Machin |
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| Email Address | Rob.Machin@endava.com |
| Industries/Sectors | IT & Computers |
| Employer | Endava - Software Development Consultancy |
| Position | UK Managing Director |
| Experience | 30-35 years (approx.) |
| Degree | Natural Scences (graduated in 1994) Mathematics & Philosophy |
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| Information | I graduated from Durham University in 1994 with a First in Mathematics and Philosophy and joined Arthur Andersen. Since then I have worked for end-user organisations, management consultancy firms and software houses within financial services delivering IT-based solutions. I'm now a specialist in n-tier systems architecture and Java technologies, designing and architecting complex enterprise software solutions using distributed, component-based and object-oriented techniques for Banks and Financial Institutions. |
| Things I Wish I'd Known | Probably that you need to take control of your own career and continually plan and replan your trajectory with some care, no organisation will do this for you (there is no big-brother planning your life for you). Try to pick up good experience in every role you perform – make notes of what distinct skills and experience you gain, and try to think about how to sell this experience positively to others. Don’t compromise on roles and work, life is too short. Try to care a little bit about the people you work with - don’t take work too seriously. Don’t assume others know or understand any particular issue, make sure they do – communication is absolutely ‘key’ and hardly ever happens well… if you can master communication both up to your management and down to your team you will be valuable period. Take a little time each day to understand the context and purpose of your day-2-day role, if you can see the bigger picture clearly it helps to keep you sane, and get promotion. Good luck. |