Steven Beard

Experience

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  The University of Edinburgh

  Sept 1993 - Aug 1997

  Researcher

  In conjunction with the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh.

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  Thales

  Sept 1997 - Feb 2001

  Led a dedicated process, tools and environment team for a number of programs including a safety-critical portable air traffic control system, defining and documenting the systems and software engineering processes to meet UK DEF STAN 00-56 and 00-55.

  • Systems and Software Process and Tools Manager

    Mar 1999 - Feb 2001

  • Software Engineer

    Sept 1997 - Mar 1999
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  Rational Software

  Feb 2001 - Jun 2003

  Technical Consultant, Rational Strategic Services Organisation

  Member of Rational’s Worldwide Strategic Services Organisation (SSO). The SSO mission was to lead first-of-a-kind services engagements and build repeatable best practices.

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  IBM

  Jul 2003 - Oct 2020

  As the worldwide technical leader, my role was primarily customer-facing, integrating multiple IBM, business partner and customer teams to plan, architect/design and deploy business-critical global systems and software engineering environments with up to 55K users for a single customer. During my tenure, I successfully deployed these environments to support over 500K engineers globally within 8 years. I engaged with stakeholders at all levels, from practitioners to CxOs, to ensure that the proposed solution met their technical and business requirements. I was at the forefront of pioneering IBM Engineering deployment on emerging platforms and technologies, such as public cloud providers. Furthermore, I led the establishment and management of the Jazz.net Deployment Wiki and community, where I drove and documented deployment best practices. Show less In this role, I was a presales consultant in the Financial Services and in the Public Sector focusing on Defense, Security and Central Government customers. Responsible for engaging with strategic customers to assess, plan and manage software and system development improvement initiatives. 2007 & 2008 member of IBM’s Worldwide Network Centric Operations Team leading IBM’s solutions for the MoD Architectural Framework, culminating in presenting to the UK Ministry of Defence Joint Capability Board. Show less

  • IBM Engineering Technical Lead for Deployment

    Sept 2012 - Oct 2020

  • IBM Rational Brand Architect

    Jan 2009 - Aug 2012

  • IBM Rational Technical Consultant

    Jul 2003 - Dec 2008
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  UL Solutions

  Nov 2020 - now

  I oversee all Stages content products, including the Automotive Process Framework (APF) and reference models for Automotive, Aerospace & Defense (A&D), and Medical standards. My primary focus is to ensure that the APF support key industry standards and frameworks such as ASPICE, Essential SAFe, ISO 26262:2018, ISO 21434:2022, and ISO 21448:2022. I lead the development and evolution of the APF, ensuring it aligns with industry standards and customer expectations. By collaborating closely with customers, I develop content products that meet their specific needs, resulting in new modules tailored to address particular challenges. My role also involves leveraging the APF to significantly reduce the time and cost for customers to develop their Automotive product/project development processes. Show less

  • Stages Content Product Manager

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Principal Consultant

    Nov 2020 - now