Rohen Farmer
Group Web Technology Manager @Games Workshop
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WORK HISTORY
Group Web Technology Manager @Games Workshop
Nottingham, GB
Responsible for digital leadership, strategy and operations of the Games Workshop eCommerce enterprise platform, MyWarhammer and Warhammer+ subscription service (£mm turnover/ £mm Opex). I am accountable for ensuring that business requirements are met through effective product management and prioritisation, delivered within an appropriate development/engineering framework.Whilst not in my job spec, it is a personal value that we make our group a fun and engaging place to be!
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ABOUT ROHEN FARMER
About Me.I am a product focused senior technology leader who values people, creativity, collaboration and being data driven. My leadership career has mainly been within eCommerce B2C and Cloud/Managed Services (AWS, M365, Azure). My key strengths being: Digital Transformation, Software Engineering, Technology Operations, Product Creation/Management (hobby/gaming); and focusing on an energised people culture.How do I work?I believe that creating an energised, flexible and diverse people culture is at the root of every successful business. The main areas being investment in people, trust and providing a clear business/team purpose with regular updates on common goals. We work in an age of collaboration and should always use this to our advantage where possible. Experience has taught me that you get to where you are going much easier if you work together in support of your peers, than trying to go it alone. My own success has certainly been attributable to learning from and listening to the people I lead. Technologies/Projects :Delivery of Warhammer+ digital subscription service, including WarhammerTV.com and Warhammer native mobile Apps.Running £mm ecommerce digital platforms including transformation from old monolith architecture to cloud native tech stacks.Ownership of large scale, single & multi-tenanted infrastructure (On-premise, Hybrid & Cloud) £3m+Management of OS/Applications (Windows Server, Hyper-V, VMware, Citrix, O365)Grounded understanding of network & security infrastructure (Cloudflare, Cisco, Juniper, F5)Implementation of new data centers £1m+Business / IT Operations:Build & leadership of infrastructure and software engineering teams (40+ people)24 x 7 - IT Operations (NOC) ownership Responsible for developing technology roadmapsFull Capex & Opex responsibility up to £10mCommercial/Sales:Creation of new hosted services & pricing models Infrastructure & Applications Pre-Sales support (new/existing clients)Development of new strategic partner servicesEarly adoption and GTM programs with Microsoft and JuniperExposure to company takeovers & merges, including TUPEProcess/Standards:Engineer/Development frameworks (Agile, Scum, Waterfall) Multiple security standards including PCIImplementation of GDPR company-wideCustomer delivery of CE Plus, ITIL & ISO27001 Creation of DR & BCP frameworks (ISO22301)
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