Howard Richards is an experienced IT manager and founder with 19 years in senior technology roles and a software company he’s led since 1994. He combines hands‑on development in C#, VB, SQL and Blazor with practical cloud work in Azure, having run IT for telcos and energy firms and built operational systems from concept to production. As IT Manager at The Fidelity Group and former Director of IT at Fidelity Energy, he blends strategic leadership with day‑to‑day engineering and infrastructure responsibility. His background includes designing telecom operations and bidding for mobile licences, reflecting strong domain knowledge in communications and billing systems. Known for a pragmatic, build‑first approach, he also applies disciplined blocking of spam and unwanted outreach to keep teams focused. Based in the Greater Guildford area, he pairs entrepreneurial experience with a BSc in Business Studies.
19 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Business Studies, BSc Business Studies at Bayes Business School
An implementation of the Strangler Fig pattern for ASP.NET Core
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 1 month
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Howard Richards - IT Manager at The Fidelity Group