What Others Are Saying
The following is a selection of recommendations from my LinkedIn Profile.
“Rob is an excellent CTO. He is creative and innovative, yet is practical in designing and implementing. Customers love working with Rob given his professional and inquisitive approach to problem solving.”
Kent Lowell, CEO, Aegeon Corp
“Rob opened our eyes at Lonely Planet to the benefits and challenges of moving large web projects from a waterfall development process to an agile (scrum) methodology. He’s capable of cutting through the most complex of technology needs and problems to create high quality solutions, plus he understands the business impact and opportunity of technological change – so is also able to create valuable product. A rare mix, and all done with great pragmatism and enthusiasm and respect for all stakeholders.”
Bob Hitching, (former) Program Director, Digital & Wireless Innovation at Lonely Planet
“Rob has proven to be a go-to-person on the evolution of the new wave of the web, and has the track record to prove his knowledge. Spread across many industries he is one of the few Australian based web professionals to be on the cusp of the web 2.0 wave here in Asia Pacific.”
Robert Findlay, Manager, Customer Experience, Direct at National Australia Bank
“I recommend Rob without hesitation.”
Nicholas Thorpe; Project Manager & Agile Coach, Lonely Planet
“It is a pleasure to work with Rob on an executive team. As an innovative CTO, he has the unique ability to understanding business functionality and map the appropriate technology to that requirement. This skill is the catalyst to Aegeon’s success as a professional services organization. As an executive team member, Rob’s business acumen and insight is highly regarded. Rob’s contribution as CTO of Aegeon has been instrumental as a true team player and His dedication and commitment is unmistakable in our client relationships and has helped our team achieve it’s goals. I hope you value Rob as much as I did.”
Gary Lang; President, Aegeon Corp
“Rob is a creative and innovative thinker with a firm grasp on Web 2.0 concepts. He is a strong communicator, a self-starter and possesses a deep understanding of technology. He has added value in every situation in which we’ve worked together.”
Tony Clement; VP, Strategy & Architecture, Aegeon Corp
“I first worked with Rob as a senior manager with Sensis, a large, well financed corporation. It went so well, I sought him out when I moved into my new, very different role as CEO of a startup.
I did so because Rob is incredibly sharp, experienced and well read in how to apply technology as a business tool. He is a great sounding board for anyone who hopes to build something that is inherently complex yet must be simple and appealing to those who use it.
Not only is Rob smart, he’s great to be around and approaches his work with strong principles, high standards and just the right balance of pragmatism.
A strong indicator of Rob’s integrity is that the professional attention and service I received from him was high when I had a huge corporate budget yet just as high when I didn’t.” April 16, 2009
Mike Wilkinson; Former Head of Product Strategy & Marketing, Sensis
To read more recommendations, please view Rob’s LinkedIn Profile, or for a detailed Resume, please contact Rob James on rob dot james at me com or go here.