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Trainer of the Year Medallists announced for British Computer Society IT Professional Awards 2004

The British Computer Society (BCS) has announced the Medallists for the Individual Excellence Awards, part of the BCS IT Professional Awards 2004 organised by Quest Media Ltd.

In the Trainer of the Year category, four Medalists were named:

• Nikki Ashley, Learning and Training Specialist - Academy Learning
• Peter Lee, Training Instructor - Xpertise Training
• Olga Londer, Principal Technologist - QA
• Sally Tanski, Training Manager - Britannia Building Society

The Medallists will progress to a final judging day the week of 13 September, with winners announced at a dinner ceremony on 19 October at the Hilton Park Lane in London.

Now in its second year, the BCS IT Professional Awards set out to recognise excellence, professionalism and innovation among IT professionals in the UK.

"We sometimes forget that what really makes Britain competitive in the world economy are exceptionally bright, hard-working people," said David Clarke, Chief Executive of the BCS. "The Individual Excellence Awards are some of the most eagerly anticipated of the IT Professional Awards. This year has been one of the most competitive ever, with an overwhelming number of entrants. It was a difficult choice, but the list has been honed down to a group of individuals who, regardless of whether or not they win, represent some of the best talent in the country today."

Medallists for this year's Individual Excellence Awards are:

Business Analyst of the Year

• Robert Haile, Business Analyst - Royal Bank of Scotland Group
• Diane Martini, Business Analyst - Travelex
• Jacqueline Mitchell, Business Consultant - Egg
• Sergio Vieira Rodrigues, Business Analyst - Royal Bank of Scotland Group

Developer of the Year - Applications - Sponsored by the DTI

• Allen Conquest, Distributed Developer - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
• Marcus Cripps, Development Team Leader - Egg
• Benjamin Gidley, Analyst - Anite
• Simon Ringland, Manager, Intelligent User Interface Research - BT

Developer of the Year - Infrastructure - Sponsored by Intersystems

• Raphael Dorne, Principal Research Engineer - BT
• John Hewett, Platform Services Manager - BACS
• Steve Howe, Vice President - Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
• Gary Noble, Senior IT Architect - IBM

IT Consultant of the Year

• Neil Brown, Managing Consultant - Anite
• Christina Busmalis, Managing Consultant - BACS
• Stephen Castell, Chairman - Castell Consulting
• Keith Isted, Principal Consultant - Walkers Snack Foods
• Marcel Webb, Client Manager - Britannia Building Society

IT Director of the Year - Large Organisations - Sponsored by Robert Walters

• Janet Day, IT Director - Berwin Leighton Paisners
• Stephen Pownall, Group Director of Information Systems - Pilkington
• Stuart Walters, Chief Information Officer - Opodo
• Martin Yates, Managing Director - Deutsche Bank

IT Director of the Year - Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises

• Michael Mainelli, Director - Z/Yen
• Neil Pearson, Head of New Media - Hotcourses
• Sean O'Regan, Director - ActiveIS
• Dave Sloggett, Managing Director of Central Government Division - Anite

IT Service Manager of the Year - Sponsored by The Marvel Group

• Mark Grimes, Global Head of Customer Services - Royal Bank of Scotland (Financial Markets)
• Mark Jacot, IS Service Manager - Britannia Building Society
• David Palmer, Customer Relationship Manager - Egg
• Fiona Rosier, Infrastructure Manager - Yell

Quality Manager of the Year - Sponsored by Mercury Interactive

• Sarah Popple, Contract Manager - Hotcourses
• John Ricote, Development Project Manager - Zurich Financial Services
• Adrian Roberts, Technology Solutions Leader - Transition to Live - Egg
• Kevin Martin, Vice President of Customer Operations - IXEurope

Trainer of the Year

• Nikki Ashley, Learning and Training Specialist - Academy Learning
• Peter Lee, Training Instructor - Xpertise Training
• Olga Londer, Principal Technologist - QA
• Sally Tanski, Training Manager - Britannia Building Society

Young IT Practitioner

• Nicolas Eggleton, Analyst Programmer - The Pensions Trust
• Lee Englestone, Web developer/Web accessibility specialist - AstraZeneca
• Karen Petrie, PhD Student/Lecturer - University of Huddersfield
• Keith Sutcliffe, IT Consultant - Steptronik

Women in IT Medallists

These awards recognise British organisations for promoting opportunities for women in the IT industry. The Medallists for this category are:

• Belfast City Council Information Services
• Happy Ltd.
• IBM UK
• Pfizer

The Women in IT Award forms a new category in this year's BCS IT Professional Awards. Women currently form 20% (e-Skills UK, February 2004) of the UK's IT workforce and hold many leadership positions. However, the number of women in the industry has declined in recent years, deterred by factors such as IT's technical image, long working hours and the lack of tax breaks for childcare in the UK.

"Many women today are playing critical roles in the UK IT industry, but there are increasingly fewer of them, which is worrying," said Wendy Hall, President of the BCS. "This award is all about encouraging companies in the UK to foster an atmosphere that enables women to develop their IT skills and careers, and at the same time inspire more women to step forward into the profession."

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