

From Amsterdam to Euston: A journey of change and technology - Craig Ellis
In this episode Andy Davis Talks To Craig Ellis, the CTO at the go-ahead group. Craig has developed a varied skill set over a vast career working for institutions such as BT and Network rail. With a proven track record of developing technical and innovative departments globally delivering to challenging objectives. He’s also been at the forefront of next-generation networks from pre-sales to post-incident with extensive vendor and network assurance experience.
He’s chats to Andy about negating the disruption caused to a business by the rapidly developing technology sphere. They also discuss humanising the interview process and workplace, differing approaches to leadership and the necessity to be multi-skilled in today’s tech market.
Show Notes:
3:00 to 10:00 Kicking off a Career in Amsterdam.
10:00 to 18:00 Conversation and Technology Simplicity.
18:00 to 22:00 End-Users and Engaging Account Managers.
22:00 to 28:00 Real-Time Pressure: UEFA to Euston.
28:00 to 31:00 The Dutch Honesty, Management isn't for everyone.
31:00 to 34:00 Picking the Right Golf Club.
34:00 to 38:00 Digital Railway, Scalability and Disruptive, Bi-Modal Working.