Turnkey Solutions with Ironclad: Reducing time, risk and cost on the digitalisation trajectory.
Ironclad turnkey solutions are targeted at accelerating innovation, transition and control for organisations of all sizes. These proven packages embrace best practice methodology and modern technology to deliver immediate benefit and to set precedent for ongoing transformation.
INNOVATE: IoT Design to Manufacture Service
Do you have an IOT idea or working prototype that needs taking forward but you don’t have all the capability or capacity in your current supply chain to assure electronic design and to exceed information systems standards such as ISO 27001. Our highly skilled electronic division have an excellent supply chain to provide a turnkey service from technology readiness levels (TRL) 1-8.
- Electronic/Mechanical feasibility assessment by world class consumer electronics engineers
- Security needs assessment by industrial cyber experts
- End-to-end Solution Design, as a packaged service or as part of your team.
- Prototype manufacture, as a service
TRANSITION: Intelligent Data Migration Service
Do you recognise that with an increase in systemisation of processes the importance of underlying data becomes more critical? Has data become a critical issue on your project?
Cloud Kickers provide a powerful data migration methodology which can be implemented in conjunction with a number of frameworks such as SAP BODS, Informatica, IBM Cloud Data Services, SQL SSIS and more. A huge differentiator in our methodology is that after the migration the model converts in to a business as usual data governance framework.
- Data Migration Scope Review
- Bespoke Model Implementation in your chosen framework
- Data Quality Model
- Data modelling pilot
- Additional Optional Services
CONTROL: ISO27001 Compliance Accelerator
IC Governor is the first of a series of upcoming Ironclad software releases showcasing affordable Segregation of Duties control that can be implemented immediately.
- Import multi-system roles and responsibilities data in a secure environment (on your chosen infrastructure)
- Build a rulebook to identify conflicts
- Make change proposals to roles and user assignments and see impact to risk in real-time
- Routinely run business-as-usual support to impress your auditors and compliance assessors
Insight driven consultancy packages create value, reduce risk and provide reassurance in a time of unprecedented change.
Full Beams consulting packages from Cloud Kickers comprises expert listening skills from industry and technical experts, thorough research in commercial and technical aspects of a proposed change, and expert technical consultancy to ensure our clients are empowered with knowledge to conclude a given change objective.
INNOVATE: Technology and Partner Selection Service
Get help choosing a supply chain and technology
fit for the next wave of digital evolution.
- Feasibility, Research and RFI
- Detailed Requirements Gathering and RFP
- Selection and Purchase Support
- Executive Summary
- Optional Additional Services
- Software, Platforms & Electronics
TRANSITION: Application Delivery Assessment
Are you struggling to achieve compliance to modern standards such as Cyber Essentials Plus or ISO 27001 because you’re running end of life platforms, operating systems or applications?
We work with you to define a strategy that fits your organisation goals and we’ll get you started with modernising your initial apps:
Session 1
- Application discovery using state-of-the-art technology
Session 2
- Outside-the-box workshop with solution architect
- Executive assessment report with outline proposals
Session 3:
- Modernisation of 1-5 applications
CONTROL: Risk Assessment on mission critical Segregation of Duties
Do your staff or suppliers have permissions in your infrastructure that put you at risk?
- Identity and Access Management (IDAM) Data Collection on your premise or ours
- Workshop with solution architect to define/agree critical risks for your organisation
- Executive Risk Assessment Report, enabled by IC Governor, a Cloud Kickers Software for SoD
Help with purchasing IT
The rate of digital technology introduction continues to accelerate and our ability to embrace technology skilfully and appropriately can provide significant competitive advantage.
The software and platform marketplace is rapidly changing, and is complex. Software Vendors and their partner networks have strong sales teams pushing often legacy products while their customers are often unable to adequately define their requirements.
Electronic Engineering
Cloud Kickers Devices provide engineering expertise to help your hardware from concept to mass production.
A hardware design centre based at the Oxford Science Park helping to bring devices to market.
Security and Information Controls
Cyber Security Assurance and Information Assurance with a difference
Services from Cloud Kickers are designed to ensure you achieve Ironclad enterprise design. We help you deliver security as a component of what you do.
Cloud Kickers Labs are invested in Identity Management IOT and Intelligent Data Solutions
The advent of IOT and AI together have the potential to revolutionise healthcare, mobility and clean energy and may go as far as to reverse the trend of destruction of our planet. However challenges remain with digital identity and data privacy being perhaps the most significant.
The multi-disciplined labs team at Cloud Kickers are piecing together what is envisaged to be a groundbreaking IOT solution for the next generation, intended to be made widely available without excessive cost.
Exceptional People
Our consultants have led and worked on many high profile projects over the years across Manufacturing, Logistics and Retail.
Simon Kenworthy
Co-Founder CEO
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Simon Kenworthy
Director, Cloud Kickers
While having been programming in various languages since 1992, Simon is differentiated by his ability to apply IT technology to manufacturing, Logistics and the supply chain management, with 20 years working and providing consulting services for over 30 organisations predominantly in manufacturing, logistics and retail. Since 2003 Simon has been developed in Lean, Six Sigma, and as a future leader as part of a leadership development program by http://www.horizonstalent.com
With 5 years supporting BPCS and other AS/400 based ERP solutions, 14 years experience implementing, rescuing, troubleshooting, simplifying SAP for over 30 customers ,and more recently 4 years in Microsoft Dynamics, his background in networking, databases and business intelligence provides an excellent basis for his work as data and integration architect on a number of high profile UK and international projects.Since 2016, Simon directs activities across each division of Cloud Kickers, in UK, Czech Republic, India and more recently in the U.S. His vision and expertise are fundamental to R&D activities and skills development across the team, which are focused on a core vision of helping organisations accelarate their digitalisation without introducing excessive cost, time or risk.
Daniel Lomas
Co-Founder CTO
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Daniel Lomas
Director, Cloud Kickers Devices
Daniel is an engineer of the highest calibre, leading high-end electronics design projects of global significance for the last decade
Daniel began his career in 2003 in high volume electronics, specialising in display modules for mobile phone industry. He went on to become European Engineering Manager for Sharp’s LCD and Camera Solutions division, providing high-end technical services and project management to some of the worlds largest corporations.
Michael Magann
Director, Cloud Kickers (Corporation US)
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Michael Magann
Director, Cloud Kickers (Corporation US)
A certified six sigma black belt, Michael is an intensely logical CIO/COO consultant specialising in Sales and Operations Planning, Supply Chain Management, Quality, Logistics Control and Information Technology
Michael established his CIO/COO career in the 1980s in the advent of MRP and MRP II, overseeing introduction of large scale warehouse optimisation and digitalisation with RF, opening of new manufacturing and distribution facilities of up to 1M Sq ft across the US and wholesale ERP replacements.
In the lead-up to the millennium Michael took on global solution architect roles on behalf of Atos Origin and later moved to a global project delivery position for an international engineering corporation where he has consistently delivered measurable operational improvement around the world.
Since 2016 Michael has lent his hand to the formation of the Cloud Kickers Group with the ambition to create a consultancy that truly supports corporations delivering solutions optimised and scalable for the digital revolution.
Dave Hewitt
Head of Business Process Transformation
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Dave Hewitt
Head of Business Process Transformation, Cloud Kickers
David quickly progressed his early career in the 1980s through various supervisory roles in engineering organisations, carrying out increasingly influential roles within supply chain management, leading operational improvement programs, implementing lean best practices and reducing cost and risk in the supply chain.
Since the 1980s operational projects have been year-on-year exponentially dependent upon advancements in ICT. Noticing this and by then an experienced and influential leader, in the years after the millennium David made a wholesale switch from presenting operational demand for ICT services to being a fundamental part of ICT service provision.
Since 2000, David has Overseen deployments in a 32 country international SAP project, has held critical governance roles in medical device manufacture, manufacture of high-end security and detection equipment, speciality engineering and telecommunications.
David has observed in the last decade that technology advancement has outpaced the typical pace at which projects are delivered. He notes that a key issue is that partnership based delivery models of large software vendors along with significant marketing budgets, is causing significant shortcomings and bias to advice available to organisations looking to adopt the latest technology solutions.
Since late 2016 David leads business process transformation at Cloud Kickers Group, supporting companies with attractively priced consultancy packages aimed at empowering organisations to make well informed decisions in IT/Digital solution design, procurement and delivery.
Steve Horne
Technology and Platforms Division Lead
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Steve Horne
Technology & Platforms Division Lead, Cloud Kickers
Steve is an end user computing evangelist and industry expert in containerisation and virtualisation.
Leading in the virtualisation space since 2005 and later consulting with VMware Steve has spent the last fi ve years breaking down barriers in end user computing.
Neil Sheppard
Software Division Lead
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Neil Sheppard
Cloud Kickers
Neil combines intimate operational knowledge in all areas of retail, since starting in the sector in the 1990s, with a profound understanding of IT and digital application design. He has seen retailers across the UK struggle to find their way towards digital clarity in the midst of immense pressure from disruptors such as Amazon, technological disruption driving change in consumer trends, lack of adequate data insight, platform and applications deficiency and a changing marketplace in IT provision.
The retail sector is a fantastic example in which technological advances introduced at a massive industrial scale by Microsoft, Amazon and Google have caused the majority of software vendors to announce currently market leading products as legacy, succeeding them with often under-developedproducts over-hyped as all-in-one retail solutions.
Neil now leads the software division at Cloud Kickers Group where he supports UK organisations transform IT service delivery from what we see as ‘IT as a Silo’ to ‘IT as a service’, a digital IT delivery for the 21st century.
Neil and the team at Cloud Kickers are expert at system disentanglement, providing packaged consultancy services to Retailers across the UK.
Andrew Kitchen
Creative Division Lead
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Andy Kitchen
Creative Director, Cloud Kickers
Andy is a multi-skilled creative innovator with extensive experience in areas of branding, marketing, graphic design, practical thinking and business planning.
Jeremy Lock
Consultant / Senior Project Manager
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Jeremy Lock
Cloud Kickers Devices
Lead electronics engineer for Sharp Laboratories of Europe for over 17 years, specialising in high-end displays for indsutrial use including wearables, automotive and security.
Alexander Sanins
Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Alexander Sanins
Cloud Kickers Devices
Skilled and motivated Senior Mechanical Engineer developing the next generation of mobile camera technology. Growing experience working in Asia with leading technology companies as part of multi-disciplinary and international teams. Highly skilled engineering professional with a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
David Lomas
Senior Design Engineer
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David Lomas
Senior Design Engineer
Catherine Hall
Senior Electronics Engineer
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Catherine Hall
Cloud Kickers Devices
Senior Electronics Engineer specialising in high-end camera technology for use in industrial applications.
Andy Byrnes
SAP Developer Services Lead
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Andy Byrnes
SAP Developer Services Lead
Experienced Sap Advanced Business Application Programming Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in SAP Implementation, SAP FI, IDoc, SAP SRM, and SAP ERP. Strong information technology professional graduated from Cleveland Technical College, Middlesbrough.
Joe Chambers
Microsoft Dynamics Solution Architect
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Joe Chambers
Microsoft Dynamics Solution Architect
Historically a distinguished member of solutions delivery at QAD, a leading ERP for manufacturers, Joe has been financials architect in Dynamics AX 2009, AX2012 and D365 for 10 years where he has supported many organisations in the public sector and private sector.
Srinivasa Velupula
SAP S/4HANA Finance Consultant
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Srinivasa Velupula
SAP S/4HANA Finance Consultant, Cloud Kickers
Over all 14+ Years of experience in SAP domain with key skills such as SAP Finance, COPC, COPA, CCA, PCA, Asset Accounting, FSCM, Treasury, Integration of SAP SD, MM, PP, PS, SAP BI/BPC. Expertise in Open Text (VIM). Expertise in SAP S/4HANA & C/4HANA in Cloud or On-Premise.
Over all 4+ Years of Business user & stakeholder experience. Successfully completed 4 end-to-end Greenfield implementation, one upgrade & several roll-outs.
Caroline Lomas
Hardware Engineer
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Caroline Lomas
Hardware Engineer, Cloud Kickers Devices
PhD in power electronics, with experience in embedded programming, schematic capture, board layout and camera verification.
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