Ian Howard

He has extensive and versatile expertise garnered from an initial career with corporates and multi-nationals followed by more than 20 years working as a self employed independent consultant on a wide range of IT related initiatives across many industry sectors.

• IT Governance, Leadership and Management
• Developing and executing Strategic and Operational Plans 
• Facilitating Presentations and Workshops 
• Sounding Board Sessions and Mentoring 
• Contestable RFPs for successful IS Procurement
• Project and Programme Management for implementing IS successfully
• Independent reviews of IT systems and related projects
• IT Expert Witness (Auckland High Court)

Ian is a member of the Institute of Directors, a Fellow of the New Zealand Computer Society (NZCS) and holds a Commerce degree in Economics from the University of Auckland. He served as the Chairman of the NZCS Auckland Branch and was the NZCS National Councillor representing Auckland for a number of terms. As a lecturer and supervisor of the highly regarded University of Auckland Information Systems paper for almost a decade, Ian also offers insights from a teacher's perspective.

Ian regularly makes presentations to ICT industry and commercial gatherings, and his views on a range of business related subjects are published from time to time.

As a long term enthusiast about the learning power of computer games, Ian is the co-founder of the Life Game Project (LGP): "Supporting New Zealand as a place where everybody is safe and loved by harnessing the power of immersive games technology to foster the development of life skills and positive lifestyle choices."

http://www.ianda.co.nz/

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