Julian Elve

I’m proactive and pragmatic in applying innovative technology to business problems. I’m experienced in working at senior management and board level to inform and co-create strategy, and just as comfortable working hands-on with marketing specialists, designers and developers in a CTO role. site

During my career I have developed substantial technology management experience with both direct and outsourced teams, in complex commercial and not-for-profit businesses. I also have 9 years experience of board-level engagement with a social enterprise delivering housing to persons in need. Right now I’m looking to take my non-executive work in a different direction, looking for a governor role in the education system. I started my professional life working as a broadcast engineer in UK regional television, and that’s where I first found my ability to think about joined-up systems while learning the nuts and bolts of keeping a small TV station on the air. Another key skill that I first practiced then, but have honed throughout my career, is the ability to work with multi-skilled teams to devise and deliver solutions to enable business ends, often against time pressure. The linking thread is a lifelong curiosity about how things work, and how people use technology to get “the job” done. Along the way I’ve developed a fascination about how we develop and share knowledge, either as individuals or collectively. As far as I’m concerned, this blogging thing is entirely Euan Semple’s fault for introducing me to it back in 2001. As you can see from this site it has been an on-off-on-off-on sort of thing since then. This blog is likely to meander and stutter, there’s 20 years of history right here to prove that, but it’s “not dead yet”… It shouldn’t need saying but my opinions represent only me, and are not in any way endorsed by or associated with any organisation I work with. This site, and the linked notes, are primarily a learning conversation with my future self conducted in public. It’s very unlikely that anything you read here would be my last word on a subject, nor does it necessarily represent all that I know on the topic. Feel free to comment, but I reserve the right to delete anything that is offensive, off track or spam. Unless otherwise stated everything is published on a CC-BY-NC-SA basis, feel free to copy and adapt for your own non-commercial uses provided you acknowledge me as the source. For commercial use please contact me. If you believe I have used your material inappropriately please also contact me so the situation can be resolved.