Professor Roger James C.Sci, C.Eng, C.Chem, Fellow Operations Research Society, F.CMI, F.BCS
Roger works as a problem solver and senior manager working in research led, information extensive institutions in the private and public sectors. He has implemented strategic change in the Defence Industry, in the Life Sciences and in the Public Sector. He has held director level positions at Glaxo, Napp, the British Library and the University of Westminster.
Following research work in Theoretical Physics Roger’s first job was with the UK’s leading systems and solution vendor delivering commercial OR applications for Signal Processing, Decision Support for the disposal of Nuclear Waste, Building Design and Scheduling. Amongst a number of first were the use of Kalman Filtering and Baysian Methods for real-time signal processing, multi-criteria decision making for options analysis and a commercial Building Design service.
Roger then applied Systems Techniques in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Blending approaches from Statistics, Process Optimisation and Simulation he shaped the Research and Product strategy of a global Pharmaceutical Group and improved key process such as clinical trials and manufacturing design. Working globally he has led change initiatives in company mergers, innovation and knowledge management. Throughout Roger integrated leading edge methods with technical expertise and managerial seniority & gravitas.
As an independent consultant Roger has worked as executive coach for Shell, BP, BT, ARM, Astra Zeneca and Unilever as well as holding advisory/non-exec positions for start-ups in Medical Research, Biotechnology, Semantic Technologies, Process Automation and Content Management. As an author Roger has published widely in the academic and commercial press with material on Knowledge Management, Six Sigma, Systems Thinking and Information Management.
Roger maintains links with research as a visiting Professor in Computer Science at Southampton University and teaches Strategic Life Science Management and Systems Thinking for the Open University.