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Steve Bellfield

As well as being a key leader in the consultancy team Steve is responsible for the sales & marketing activity of the company and should be your first point of contact if you are considering using Blue Stone’s services.

He specialises in bringing clarity to complex situations, recognising that handling the people issues in any large project is at least as important as tackling the technology challenges.

His IT career began with implementing one of the first ERP systems of its day OMAC-29 at GEC-Avery, and progressed though demanding IT roles with Johnson Matthey, Babcock Transformers and McDonnell Douglas Information Systems. His deep understanding therefore comes from having been a buyer, seller, user, business analyst, IT manager and business consultant, and from his detailed experience of ERP system implementations in manufacturing, distribution, service, construction and specialist rental/hire sectors.

Steve is an invaluable resource to help plan any IT or business strategy, acquisition, commercial negotiation or implementation project. Or, if you have a ‘problem’ project, Steve’s troubleshooting skills and experience can be brought to bear getting it back on track.

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Paul Bridges

Paul is responsible for the management & development of the consultancy team. Over the life of the company, our clients’ needs have grown and become more diverse, and it is therefore his job to ensure that we have the resources and ‘brainware’ to deliver what is needed. Paul is the person to talk to if you are interested in working with Blue Stone.

Paul’s early career was in production management with Smiths Industries, a blue-chip technology company. During this period, as well as gaining experience in production and inventory management, he was also involved in the implementation of a large information system. With this experience he moved into management consultancy with P-E Inbucon, one of the UK’s leading independent consulting firms. In 1990 he joined the RTZ corporation as a business systems manager. When Caradon took over RTZ’s industrial interests in 1994, he helped that Group manage its Total Quality programme before becoming Director of Business Re-engineering for one of Caradon’s major divisions.

Since then he has specialised in IS strategy, process redesign, system selection and project management, all of which he has carried over into Blue Stone.

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Ross Southam-Walker

Ross is responsible for negotiating and finalising contracts for all our clients. He is a qualified solicitor who began in private practice in London in the mid-1970s, and this early career provided him with a solid framework in dealing with commercial disputes. In the late 1980s Ross joined Eversheds to broaden his legal experience still further, and subsequently went on to become a partner and Head of Commercial Litigation with Davies & Partners in Birmingham.

In 1998 he moved out of private practice, since when he has assisted many blue-chip clients with contractual and commercial negotiations leading to advantageous legal agreements coupled with attractive commercial terms. Ross has also regularly undertaken contract reviews and assisted with complex IT disputes where he has acted as the ‘interface’ between lawyers and the experts instructed.

Ross has therefore amassed a huge depth of knowledge and expertise covering the legal aspects of Information Systems projects, over many years. This, coupled with his thorough understanding of the consultant’s role in respect of the client’s needs, and of the supplier marketplace, further strengthens Blue Stone’s ability to deliver a service that is second-to-none.