Al Howat
Director @Owtanet
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WORK HISTORY
Director @Owtanet
Bristol, GB
Owtanet, part of the Lunamar Group, provides technical solutions to multi-channel retailers. Owtanet is a specialist web operations company offering mission critical web hosting, database administration, telecoms and data-centre services.Key responsibilities include: architecting and managing production systems and networks, negotiating technology contracts and managing their implementation, advising and delivering security and data protection projects, troubleshooting systems issues and implementing DevOps methodologies.
EDUCATION
The Open University
Professional Certificate, Management
The Open University
BA, Business Studies
SKILLS
ABOUT AL HOWAT
Experienced CTO leading IT operation and delivering multi-channel retail solutions. Recently focusing on security and compliance projects. A technology geek at heart, but with a business degree, happy to be the bridge between IT and the rest of the business. Director of two IT businesses within Lunamar Group - an investment management company for a family investment fund with UK and European (primarily Dutch) interests including retail, property, boat building and fashion.Professional interests- Delivery of security and compliance projects- Multi-channel payment solutions- PCI DSS compliance, recently leading a Level 1 multichannel retailer to compliance- Data protection and upcoming GDPR readiness, acting as group SME/DPO- IT procurement, vendor management and contract negotiation- E-business strategy
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