Our team
Meet the team!
Jason Stevens - Managing Director >> find out more
Jason has a wealth of experience in the industry and our market place and has celebrated over 20 years with the business.
Jason started out as a trainee programmer working for Count House Computers, which later became CareerVision, in 1988 aged only 18. He remembers the first Careers Service database developed by Tom Wedge for Sheffield Careers, the first Connexions Pilots of Greater Merseyside and Devon and Cornwall, the first Youth Service system (also for Sheffield) and is looking forward to the official launch of our new IYSS product.
During his time with the business he has worn many hats as a software developer, applications support, consultant, project manager and various Director roles. Jason is very proud to be the Managing Director of such a talented, enthusiastic and hard working company that has an excellent reputation and strong working relationship with all of its customers. Jason has watched the business grow over the years and certainly played his part in it and is determined that we still hold to the values of good customer service, flexibility and quality solutions.
When not working he likes to spend his time with his wife and three children. They enjoy eating out, going to the park, visiting family, barbecuing and holidays in the sun. Jason is also a very competitive sportsman playing badminton and squash (a good way to vent those frustrations of the week) and golf (a good way to add to those frustrations of the week).
Ray Norrish - Operations Director >> find out more
Ray joined the company in 1997, from a background of technical support and software development. Ray has been involved in all areas of the business over the years, originally support and implementations, later software development and managed services.
As Director of Operations, Ray oversees the departmental integration of the company, ensuring that the company is operating as efficiently as possible. Ray is also the ISO 9000:2008 Quality Representative for CareerVision, the certification of which CareerVision have continuously held since 1998.When not working, Ray enjoys sea fishing and travel and whilst combining these pursuits has been trying to catch a black marlin since the 1980s.
Tina Kerr - Finance & HR Director >> find out more
Tina is CareerVision's Finance and HR Director, with over 10 years experience in Business and Administration she is well equipped to control our purse strings and ensure that we run with optimum efficiency.
Kevin O'Donnell - Customer Services Director >> find out more
CareerVision's Customer Service Director Kevin O'Donnell has worked for the company for 9 years.
Prior to joining CareerVision, Kevin worked for the Employment Service in addition to working as a freelance-Lecturer at a local college. When first applying for a position of ‘Trainee Support Programmer', the employment history, knowledge and skills sets in relation to communication, training and documentation ensured a position for Kevin within the company which better suited his attributes, and as a result of this Kevin was offered the position of Training Co-ordinator. Since first joining the company Kevin has continued to progress quickly through many departments in CareerVision, eventually being offered a place on the board in 2006, where he contributes deeply to the success of the company with his thorough understanding and rich knowledge of CareerVision's products combined with his customer service skills.
Kevin is about to celebrate 20 glorious years of marriage (Most likely with another holiday in Malta!) and apart from his cooking and DIY (Disasters in Your Home) exploits, devotes his spare time to his wife and family (Including his three grandchildren), two lovely boxer dogs "Tyson" and "Tesse", whilst still finding the time to wind-up the other club members attending classes at LA Fitness gym Northwich.
Tom Wedge - Development Director >> find out more
Tom has worked for CareerVision for 20 years, back when it was known as Count House Computers in 1989. Tom has contributed greatly to the success of CareerVision with a key role in developing a Careers Client Management system, and together with Jason Stevens instigated the foundations for the current Core+ CCIS database. Now, nicknamed "Thomas the stats Engine" by a longstanding customer, Tom continues to work for CareerVision across various Management information projects.
Most of Tom's spare time is spent with his family and horse-mad children riding in the Countryside near their home in St Ives. However, technology is a passion of Tom's and so in his spare time, he likes to research new opportunities and techniques that can be beneficial to CareerVision's products.
Christine Fox - Business Development Manager >> find out more
Christine joined CareerVision in April 2007 after previously working for local Connexions and Youth Services.
Christine has a CIM postgraduate diploma in Marketing, having absorbed a rich knowledge of Sales, Marketing and Project Management. She has worked in the chemical, I.T and Children's Services industries before finding her niche at CareerVision.
Now with her partying days behind her Christine spends her time juggling motherhood (2 children Vs 2 cats), customer needs and amazingly still manages to have an outgoing social life!
Edward Hay - Quality Control Manager >> find out more
Edd has worked extensively in the Software industry for ten years, now Head of Quality Control; he manages his time between testing, technical support and technical authoring.
Edd is a family man who in his spare time enjoys walking and playing sports. During the weekend Edd can mostly be seen getting persuaded to do DIY around the house (especially when the football is on!), but he most enjoys spending time with the family.
Haydn Cross - Development Manager >> find out more
Haydn moved from Perth, Western Australia to England in May 2004 to work and travel within the United Kingdom and Europe. After living in London for a year and travelling through many parts of Europe he joined CareerVision as a computer programmer in June 2005.
Originally developing and supporting CareerVision's web-based software, Haydn's knowledge and skills have grown to include a vast portfolio of products, most notably WebCore, e-CAF, NCCIS Dashboards and now Core+ IYSS.
Ian Williams - Development Manager >> find out more
Ian Williams joined CareerVision in July 2003 moving over from a small village in sunny Wales (Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch to be precise).
Ian has over 10 years of web and graphic design/development experience in many different technologies and formats and continues to bring new and exciting concepts to the mix.
His interests include: Performance Vehicles/Motorsport (much to the chagrin of his wife) and Graphics Design. He is the proud owner of a Sinclair C5, and sports the coolest beard in the office.
Rebecca Stevens - Support Manager >> find out more
Rebecca graduated from Staffordshire University in 2002 with a BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology and Management degree.
Rebecca joined the team in January 2005 bringing experience of ESF and LSC funded work as well as a strong background in Management Information and reporting using tools such as Crystal Reports and Transact-SQL.
Rebecca manages both our Support team and the DCSF NCCIS Service.
Out of work Rebecca likes to spend time with family and friends and getting involved with Special Olympic events which her sister takes part in.
Rob McGuire - Network Services Manager >> find out more
Network Systems Manager Rob McGuire joined CareerVision in September 2002 after graduating from Staffordshire University. Rob has previously worked in the financial sector on several integration testing projects and was involved in impact testing for the year 2000 bug. Since working for CareerVision Rob has moved from support to network services to specialise in network management and Citrix.
Amanda Murphy – Office Manager >> find out more
Amanda joined CareerVision in July 2003 after leaving college having gained qualifications in SAGE Accountancy, and completing a 3 year course - New Horizons (Computers at Work) in which she achieved a City & Guilds Advanced Diploma. Amanda is CareerVision’s Office Manager and has responsibility for all aspects of the day to day running of the office, along with the Company accounts. She is also responsible for the company’s health and safety, so as you can well imagine Amanda has to be extremely organised!
Outside of work Amanda is just as organised as she juggles life with her husband and 2 children whilst amazingly still making time to entertain her friends with her homemade food & a few glasses of wine!!