Howard Simpson
CTO @Centrel Solutions
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WORK HISTORY
CTO @Centrel Solutions
Oxford, GB
Hands-on CTO for CENTREL’s internal business platforms and public web presence, supporting a commercial B2B software product suite and a global enterprise customer base. • Contributed to significant business growth through improvements across lead generation and conversion, renewals, internal systems, and product updates • Developed a custom CRM platform (.NET Web Forms + SQL Server) covering product trials, licensing, support call logging, and lead/renewal management. • Architected and built a CMS to enable rapid website iteration and to streamline content updates. • Rebuilt and modernised the public website with a focus on responsive UI, performance, SEO, and conversion (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript) • Worked closely with the company director across requirements, architecture, design, testing, releases, and support across the B2B product suite. • Built and maintained enterprise test environments spanning Windows/Unix, AD, Exchange, SQL, IIS, Clustering, VMware/Hyper-V/Citrix, and Microsoft 365/Azure/Entra ID. • Led customer demos and technical sessions for enterprise and government organisations, translating real-world needs into product requirements.
EDUCATION
University of Essex
2-1, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT HOWARD SIMPSON
With over 20 years of experience in digital product ownership, platform management, and hands-on software development, I\'ve built my career at the intersection of engineering and product delivery. My technical depth gives me credibility to engage meaningfully with development teams and my commercial focus ensures I keep stakeholder needs at the centre.At Pearson, I was Product Owner for a business-critical content management and publishing platform. Working in Scrum and SAFe across distributed, cross-functional teams, translating organisational requirements into prioritised backlogs and aligning UK platform needs with global strategy. I collaborated with stakeholders to assign business value and validate technical feasibility before committing to solutions. A key outcome was significantly reducing content publishing times by optimising CMS workflows, improving speed to market across multiple digital products.As hands-on CTO at CENTREL Solutions, I set strategic direction whilst remaining actively involved in delivery. I rebuilt the corporate website from the ground up using user journey analysis and Google Analytics insights, doubling monthly trial licence requests and contributing to doubling revenue growth within two years.Earlier at RM Education, I delivered large-scale digital platform projects, rescued a failing £500k project through to successful rollout, and served as SME for global e-learning standards and interoperability.I hold a BSc in Computer Science and combine strong technical depth across the full stack with a genuine interest in how AI tooling is reshaping the way businesses work.
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