Graduate Academy Team
Stewart Kember
Graduate Academy Manager
Tel: +44 (0)1524 510444
s.kember1@lancs.ac.uk
Stewart is the Graduate Academy Manager in Lancaster University’s School of Computing and Communications, located at InfoLab21, managing the School's business support technical delivery. In addition, Stewart manages the ISIS programme, an ERDF-funded business support project providing IT development resource to businesses throughout the North West. His background is in software development on a wide range of research and commercial projects.
Ed Lockett
Technical Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1524 510437
e.lockett@lancaster.ac.uk
As Project Technical Officer I am responsible for supervising, coaching and mentoring Project Associates and ensuring quality in the delivery of assistance to clients. My areas of expertise are varied, ranging from all kinds of bespoke development through to research-based work, ICT strategy and advice on business use of technology.
I have worked in roles providing technology guidance and support to businesses for more than 10 years; I have been an enthusiastic programmer and computing advocate for longer. My background also includes credentials and experience in network and systems engineering, as well as project management. My work-related interests are in the areas of cyber security and cloud computing.
Paul Okanda
Technical Officer
Tel: +44 (0)1524 510449
okanda@comp.lancs.ac.uk
I joined the KBC in January 2006 after completing my part-time PhD studies at InfoLab21’s Computing Department in Reflective Middleware with the Next Generation Middleware Group. Since then, I have helped set up and run the InfoLab21 Student Academy which primarily offers regional Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) an opportunity to leverage the academic and student resource within InfoLab21’s School of Computing and Communications. My role in the KBC involves technical supervision of the students in order to ensure all agreed deliverables such as ICT solutions, products, services, and infrastructure are completed on time, within budget and to a high standard.
Before joining the KBC, I worked in industry for two years as a Systems Analyst with a leading multinational consumer goods manufacturer. I then joined the Computing Department where I worked on a number of EU funded projects as a Researcher for a period of five years.
