Howard Page

Howard Page

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and Co-founder at SpringboardUX B.V.

  • Education

    • Smithills Grammar School, Bolton

      1974 - 1979
      8 O levels Maths, English Language, English Literature, French, German, Latin, Chemistry, Biologogy Sciences and Languages

      Activities and Societies: Maths,Physics,Chemistry,Englisg (Lang and Lit), French, German, Latin 'O' Levels 8 'O' levels

    • Sharples Primary School, Astley Bridge, Bolton

      1968 - 1974
      11 plus O levels
    • Wigan UTC

      1979 - 1985
      HND, HNC and ONC Electronics & Electrical Engineering Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Pass

      Activities and Societies: Electronics & Electrical Engineering for use at British Aerospace in missile guidance systems testing Electronics & Electrical Engineering for use at British Aerospace in missile guidance systems testing

  • Experience

    • British Aerospace Dynamics

      Jan 1979 - Jan 1989
      Senior Engineer

      Started as electrical apprentice. Worked on testing missile guidance systems. Managed applied research project for CIM - computer integrated manufacture. Successfully integrates various missle manufacturing systems to Vax VMS including Dynapert surface mount component assembler. Designed and wrote compiler for Vax VMS to Dynapert language reducing reject rate for guidance systems from 80% to under 5%. Was the youngest senior engineer at BAe Lostock.

    • Digital Equipment Company Ltd.

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1996
      Senior Consultant

      Started as Vax VMS support specialist. Moved to consultant and specilaist in integrating PC's to Vax VMS. Was also European expert/backup support for the SLS backup product.

    • Amerada Hess

      Jan 1994 - Jan 1995
      VMS/Pathworks consultant (for DEC)

      Lead Pathworks consultant for full rollout in Aberdeen offices/rigs and London head office. Wrote scripts to automatically perform the Pathworks upgrade (no scripts available form the vendor, Digital)

    • CSF Solutions Ltd.

      Jan 1996 - Jan 2001
      Senior Consultant

      Started as a Vax VMS and Windows NT consultant. Became team leader of Northern consultants and laterly manager of all pre-sales consultants working at CSF.

    • J D Edwards

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2005
      Client Executive

      Selling JD Edwards EnterpriseOne upgrades over the UK territory.

    • J.D. Edwards (UK) Ltd., Royal Berkshire, United Kingdom

      Jan 2000 - Apr 2005
      Technical Project Manager

      Sales manager responsible for selling EnterpriseOne Upgrades

    • Oracle UK Ltd

      Nov 2000 - Apr 2005

      Services Sales relating to J.D.Edwards EnterpriseOne Consultancy and license specialising in EnterpriseOne Upgrades. Managing all the technical aspects of a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementation project including desktops, fat clients, all servers, operating systems, third party software, JDE builds and deployments, performance management and server design and architecture. Running all technical workshops for pre-sales and post sales. Delivering pre-sales demos and workshops. Sales specialist for EnterpriseOne upgrades. CNC/TPM/Pre-sales 2000-2003, 2004-2005 Sales/Pre-sales Technical Project Manager, reporting to Project Manager or Project Director. responsible for architecture and deliver of all technical aspects of a given project or customer.

      • Client Executive

        May 2004 - Apr 2005
      • Pre-Sales and Services Sales

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2005
      • Technical Project Manager

        Nov 2000 - May 2004
    • VelosIT www.velos-it.com

      Apr 2005 - Feb 2008
      Head of Sales and Marketing

      I was the sales department! A start-up Oracle JD Edwards managed services specialist.

    • Beoley Mill Software (BMS Ltd.)

      Mar 2008 - Jan 2014
      Account Executive

      In my 6 years at BMS, as the only sales person, I helped BMS grow from some 40 members of staff to over 100 plus up to 40 contractors at times; and from a turnover of circa £4m to over £10m. This comprised Oracle software license revenue, implementation consultancy services and product sales.Client Executive - I delivered both sales and account/technical management services to new and existing BMS JDE customers worldwide.

    • The Menu Band

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2014
      Bass player
    • Steltix

      Jan 2014 - Jul 2015
      UK Business Development Manager

      Business Development Manager – Steltix UK. Howard is an experienced JDE consultant, pre-sales and sales person. Unlike many sales people Howard works with customers as a trusted advisor finding the right solution for the customer’s needs. Established in 2001, Steltix is a leading Oracle Platinum partner specialising in JD Edwards and has built up an excellent reputation among clients in Europe for successful, on time on budget implementation, upgrades, rollouts and many other projects. Steltix is based in the Netherlands and has offices in Germany (Hannover and Frankfurt), Switzerland (Berikon), Belgium (Antwerp), Italy (Treviso) and the United Kingdom (London).Steltix offers fixed scope/fixed price services for JDE implementations and upgrades and we provide smart monitoring solutions to ensure the systems stay up and running during regular service, whether on-premise or hosted at a datacentre. Our presence throughout Europe allows us to understand local requirements and to ensure the solution fits all possible statutory and legislative requirements. Additionally Steltix offers a have a range of EnterpriseOne products to enhance the JDE experience.Prior to this I have held roles in project management, team leader, UK manager and a range of consulting roles including JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Vax VMS, DOS and Unix. Previous companies include Oracle, PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards, CSF Solutions, velos-IT, Digital Equipment(DEC) and British Aerospace. I design and build web sites as a hobby and play bass guitar and sing with a Loch Lomond based wedding/cover band called The Menu www.themenuband.co.uk Specialties: ERP software, J.D. Edwards EnterpriseOne, Microsoft, Vax VMS Show less

    • Springbok Enterprise Solutions Limited

      Jul 2015 - Mar 2016
      Placement Director

      Springbok is a resourcing specialist company in the ERP space, staffed by seasoned ERP professionals with in depth experience of ERP projects and can speak your language. We differentiate ourselves via:- Specialist advice – we’re at the forefront of the technology & trends- Rapid resourcing – pre-filtered, ‘one-CV’ policy to get the right person for the job, first time- Wider reach for skills shortage – Access to 55,000 highly skilled ERP personnel around the globe. It enables us to outreach and capture experts to fill short term local skill shortages- Flexible engagement models – hybrid, cost-effective solutions, from ad-hoc to full blown ERP team engagements I worked in the ERP resourcing division where we have been helping UK/European businesses and public sector organisations to recruit exactly the right people for specialist permanent and contract roles within this space.Utilising my many years of experience in the ERP/IT marketplace delivering sales, pre-sales and consultancy and the extensive network of contacts built in that time, allows me to create an excellent client-candidate match right across the broad spectrum of industry sectors we serve.Our knowledge and reputation for high integrity allow us to act as a 'trusted advisor" to clients, building your confidence and trust by delivering a knowledgeable, insightful and value added service in which we fully understand your requirements through our professionalism, commitment and reliability.We also invest time to nurture and train ourselves within our area of expertise, keeping up to date with technology trends, passing this information onto our clients and delivering a more effective service. Show less

    • Redfaire International

      Apr 2016 - Feb 2017
      Business Development Manager - JD Edwards

      REDFAIRE INTERNATIONAL helps companies using Oracle JD Edwards ERP-software to grow and expand internationally. We offer a simple and easy way to run and resource European JDE projects. We also provide hosting and managed services solutions and can support you in international roll-outs. We employ over 300 specialized JDE consultants across Europe and have a direct presence in 14 countries.

    • Redfaire

      Apr 2016 - Feb 2017
      Business Development Manager - JD Edwards - UK & Ireland

      REDFAIRE helps companies using Oracle JD Edwards ERP-software to grow and expand internationally. We offer a simple and easy way to run and resource European JDE projects. We also provide hosting and managed services solutions and can support you in international roll-outs. As part of Redfaire International we employ over 300 specialized JDE consultants across Europe and have a direct presence in 14 countries.

    • Millennium Consulting (Millennium Business Technology Limited)

      Mar 2017 - Oct 2017
      JD Edwards ERP Solutions Manager
    • Q Software Global Limited

      Oct 2017 - Sept 2018
      International Sales Manager for products and services for Oracle JDE, E-Business Suite and Cloud ERP

      Part of the International sales team (everywhere except Americas) covering all Software Products, cloud Services, Professional Services and Training.We provide Audit, Security Control, Compliance and Productivity Tools and Services for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, Oracle® E-Business Suite and Oracle® Cloud ERP. We’ve helped over 300 customers keep their ERP systems secure and free from fraud, using tools which fully integrate with their ERP platform. We also offer revolutionary new Cloud-based Audit tools for ERP allowing customers to proactively address issues and pass Audits without issue. Our Software Tools and Professional Services allow rapid resolution of identified issues. Show less

    • Pixontri

      Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
      Sales, Mareketing & Communications Manager (Contract, part time)

      Pixontri is a new cooperative company, established in 2018 in Belgium, specialising in Oracle JD Edwards ERP software, services and managed services. We offer best in class consulting for short term and long term projects from implementations, migrations and rollouts to bespoke development. We also offer managed services to offer support to organisations that need it using a range of pricing models. During the many years of JD Edwards implementations our team has developed a number of productivity tools which we now also sell. Pixontri core values comprise:Collective cooperative initiative, transparent structure, seniority & knowledge using proven best practises - "The Initiator Approach".Visit www.pixontri.eu for further information. Show less

    • K3 Syspro Limited

      Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
      New Business Technical Pre-sales

      20 years ERP experience in consulting, project management, pre-sales and sales initially with Oracle JD Edwards ERP and now Syspro. K3 Syspro is a long established (40 years) ERP company specialising in the provision of Cloud and On Premise ERP small to medium sized companies for manufacturing, distribution and finance. Covering 62 countries and 6 continents, Syspro is a trusted supplier to over 15,000 customers allowing them to future-proof their business.I work within the UK Sales Enablement team helping to sell net new Syspro ERP to UK companies typically within Manufacturing. Show less

    • SpringboardUX B.V.

      Mar 2020 - now
      Chief Sales Marketing Officer

      We are experts in E1 9.2 UX - namely UDOs, Composite Pages, Orchestrator and IoT - great new tools and features that enable your E1 users to become more efficient, saving time and money. All our team has over 20 years' JD Edwards experience across all areas. We offer workshops, training and consultancy services for JDE E1 customers.Visit www.springboardux.com to learn more or to watch an explanatory video.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MCP, CNE

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Howard Page
      JD Edwards technical Project Manager of the Year JD Edwards Nov 2005
    • Awarded to Howard Page
      JD Edwards UK Consulting Services Top Achiever Award - 2002 JD Edwards Dec 2002 Awards to top Technical Project Manager at JD Edwards UK>
    • Awarded to Howard Page
      CSF - Top Regional Consultant 1998 CSF Solutions Ltd. Sep 1998 Top performing regional consultant covering Vax VMS and Windows NT
    • Awarded to Howard Page
      JD Edwards UK Consulting Services Top Achiever Award - 2001 JD Edewards JD Edwards Technical Project Manager of the Year 2002
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Chairman

      Issued by Horwich Town Juniors Football Club on Jan 1998
      Horwich Town Juniors Football ClubAssociated with Howard Page