Teesside and District branch: Committee
Here are the members of the Teesside and District branch committee.
Chair
Simon Roberts MBCS
Teaching is the most important thing that I do. Even with all the other things that are associated with my job, the teaching is the thing that drives me most and makes me happiest."
Simon has been teaching in secondary schools for nearly 30 years and is now teaching computing and computer science to a wide range of students up to A-Level. He leads a department of 5 computing teachers, and also leads the NCCE Computing Hub for the Tees Valley and Richmondshire, the aim of which is to allow all pupils in all schools to have access to a world-leading computing education. In his limited spare time, he enjoys time with family, walking the dog and being musical.
Secretary
Charlotte Hughes CITP MBCS
Charlotte graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Teesside in 1997. She has over 20 years’ experience within IT, both in an operational and support capacity with a focus upon ITIL Service Management, PRINCE2 Project Management and Procurement. Charlotte was awarded British Computer Society Chartered IT Professional (MBCS CITP) status in 2007 and continues with her professional development, with keen interest in education and technology.
Inclusion Officer
Elizabeth Oso
Bio to follow.
Treasurer
Dr Lynne Dagg CITP MBCS
Lynne qualified as a teacher in the 1980’s and taught in both schools and colleges before joining Sunderland University in 2003 as Senior Lecturer in Education. She has a wide range of research interests centering around education and computing. Lynne is currently a committee member on the Internet specialist group, serves on the IFIP Working Group 3.3 as well as serving as a school governor, a trade union branch officer and she is involved in a local political party. She is also a fellow of the RSA. Her hobbies include photography and astronomy, and she is a member of a local reading and a local writing group.
Committee members
Andrew Simpson CEng MBCS
Andrew graduated with BSc (Hons) Computing and Networks in 2011 from Teesside University and with MSc (By Research) Computer Science in 2021 from The University of York, with his MSc thesis focusing on Human-Computer-Interaction within healthcare software.
He is currently working as a HCPC registered Clinical Scientist in Physiological Measurement & Computing within the Medical Physics Department at James Cook University Hospital. His interests are developing software and medical devices to improve direct patient care.
Andrew's LinkedIn profile
http://www.andrewsimpson.dev
David Binns CITP MBCS
David has over 22 years experience in IT working within Healthcare / Banking and for IT services companies. He studied at Teesside for his BSc Degree in Computer Science and then at Sunderland / Teesside attaining an MSc in Medical Informatics. His main interests are with Service and Project Management, Business Analysis, Systems Design and Development and database / Workflow systems. David is currently working as a Service and Project Management Consultant based in the North East of England.
Ian Lockwood MBCS
Ian Graduated from University of Teesside with BSc (hons) Information Technology in 2002, holds qualifications in Prince 2, ITIL and TOGAF. He has over 30 years’ experience in health and social care both as a practitioner and in IT. He also served in the Army Reserves for 18 years working with data and voice communication networks. Since graduating Ian has held various roles within the NHS from programmer to CIO and holds extensive knowledge of NHS IT. Ian currently works as a freelance ICT Consultant.
Melody Akintemi
Bio to follow
Geoffery Darnton CITP CEng MBCS
Bio to follow
