Tony Richards
Agile Delivery Lead at Hiscox
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTony Richards is an Agile Delivery Lead with 11 years of focused experience orchestrating complex technology change across regulated industries, currently coordinating cross-functional squads on a business-critical policy administration platform at Hiscox. He combines deep delivery craft—release planning, risk visibility and predictability—with an established track record in leadership development, coaching and change management for organisations like NHS England, Aviva and BP. As founder of Acclimation Ltd he has coached 30+ teams, supervised 20+ coaches and achieved repeat engagements with clients such as the NHS and RCGP, blending practical delivery skills with systemic team coaching. Tony’s background spans hands-on program delivery, business architecture and early software development, giving him a rare ability to translate strategic goals into executable roadmaps. He is accredited in Kanban and team/systemic coaching and often designs high‑impact learning experiences and leadership workshops that surface hidden blockers and improve psychological safety. Pragmatic, facilitative and strategically minded, he thrives where complex stakeholder ecosystems require both delivery discipline and cultural change.
11 years of coding experience
34 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma Coaching Supervision (EMCC-ESIA), Diploma Coaching Supervision (EMCC-ESIA) at International Centre for Coaching SupervisionProfessional Certificate in Team & Systemic Coaching Behavioral Sciences, Professional Certificate in Team & Systemic Coaching Behavioral Sciences at Henley Business SchoolReiss Motivational Profile® Master The Sceince of Motivation®, Reiss Motivational Profile® Master The Sceince of Motivation® at IDS Publishing CorporationAccredited Strength Profile Practitioner Strengths profile and coaching with strengths, Accredited Strength Profile Practitioner Strengths profile and coaching with strengths at CappfinityAccredited Kanban Trainer Kanban Train the Trainer, Accredited Kanban Trainer Kanban Train the Trainer at Kanban UniversityInternational Coaching Federation (ICF) Approved Coach Specific Training Hours (ACSTH), International Coaching Federation (ICF) Approved Coach Specific Training Hours (ACSTH) at Heidrick & Struggles
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Github Skills (33)
zxcvbn10
padding10
password-strength10
cheat-engine10
net-library9
security9
csharp9
dropbox8
typescript8
iis6
asp-net6
visual-studio6
asp-net-core6
git6
dotnet6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
trichards57/zxcvbn
Oct 2020 - Jun 2022
Low-Budget Password Strength Estimation
Contributions:1 release, 36 commits, 11 PRs in 1 year 8 months
securitylow-budgetstrengthestimationpassword
trichards57/ModelGenerator
Feb 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:26 releases, 10 PRs, 53 pushes in 1 year 3 months
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