Leon Funnell

Background

About Leon Funnell

DEFINING ATTRIBUTES * An outstanding architect and thought leader with an in-depth knowledge of all IT disciplines and a strong basis in IT infrastructure * Cloud Evangelist – Able to sell Cloud, Agile development and DevOPS automation into legacy organisations as strong enablers for cost reduction, agility uplift and exponential business growth * Effortlessly translates between technical facts and features, benefits, risks, costs and business outcomes * Track record of delivering innovative, robust, scalable, commercially aware and future-proof solutions even in highly regulated environments such as Swiss Banking * Experience across multiple industry verticals including Sciences, Banking, Insurance, Legal, Pharmaceuticals, IT Services and Software sales * A skilled and diligent communicator and negotiator, engaging with people from individual contributor to senior management with subject matter appropriate to the audience * Organised, prepared, calm and meticulous. Sets expectations and follows-up actions for all deliverables * An effective leader, follower, motivator, mentor and delegator. Leon believes in the power of people and will lead within, with empathy and gentle persuasion to achieve both personal satisfaction and company success * Entrepreneur and visionary, passionate about new technologies as enablers for improving the lives of others * Strives to solve the biggest problems with the courage and tenacity to follow through – those which cause the most annoyance, cost the most money or carry the highest risk * Strong believer in standardisation of process, technologies and practises for the benefit of all. People must believe in the process or it will fail