Kris Sum

Kris Sum

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  • About me

    Director, Switch Systems Ltd

  • Education

    • Exeter school

      1995 - 2000
    • Coventry University

      2001 - 2004
      Bsc Hons Network Computing

      Activities and Societies: Wu Tan Kung Fu Society

  • Experience

    • Switch Systems Ltd

      Mar 2006 - now
      Director

      I'm founding director of the tech consultancy firm, Switch Systems Ltd. We are a small multi-disciplined team based in the heart of Exeter and have been building web/tech systems since 2006.We fix complex problems, often integrating hardware and software to provide robust real-time solutions for our customers and partners.

    • TechExeter

      Jul 2015 - now
      Director

      TechExeter is a grass roots community for those who work in and around technology and digital. It runs free tech meetups, socials, events and conferences .www.techexeter.uk

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

      Cisco
    • ISO 9001:2008

      Dec 2013
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kris Sum
      Opening Keynote at the 2023 Tech South West awards - Nov 2023 Opened the 2023 TSW awards ceremony at Sandy Park with over 400 tech industry attendees
    • Awarded to Kris Sum
      PHP UK Conference 2014 Hackathon Winner PHP UK Conference Feb 2014 We won the hackathon (a 48 hour programming competition) at the PHP UK conference in London.Read more about it on our blog at http://blog.switchsystems.co.uk
    • Awarded to Kris Sum
      Outstanding Innovation/Project of the Year University of Exeter Jul 2012 Awarded for one of Switch Systems' software projects deployed at the University of Exeter: "The University is growing its staff numbers which means that having effective systems to recruit the best both locally and internationally is critical. [...] By end of this year, the on line system will have saved at least 15,210 sheets of paper and the circulation of 1,200 internal mail envelopes."
    • Awarded to Kris Sum
      Nominated for "Best Small Business" Express & Echo 2007