Richard Jones - Principal Consultant
Richard Jones is the Principal Consultant of RDJ Consultants.
Richard was instrumental in the early stages of developing the successful East of England Broadband Network (E2BN), and was Project Management Consultant to the successful East Midlands Broadband Consortium (embc). He has considerable research experience in Broadband, Rural Connectivity, e-Government, Developing Online Communities and how ICT leads to changes in the Patterns of Working.
Founder of and Principal Consultant at RDJ Consultants
Richard heads a Project Management consultancy with extensive experience especially in the fields of Broadband, ICT, e-Government and e-Learning. A key element of RDJ Consultants' work over many years has been developing and co-ordinating effective Public/ Private Sector Partnerships for project funding. Richard has spent the greater part of the last ten years meeting with local authorities and other regional stakeholders across public, voluntary and private sectors, raising awareness, identifying joint ventures and co-funding opportunities.
Richard has had twenty years senior management experience of building effective regional partnerships involving Government Departments, Regional Offices and Agencies, Local Authorities, Universities, Business Links, Chambers of Commerce, SMEs and NGfL funded projects. Over the last ten years, RDJ Consultants have had a nearly 100% success rate in securing funding for our clients' projects.
Areas of Expertise
Project Management, Partnerships' development, Business planning, Regional Economic Development and Regional Partnerships, Broadband, e-Government, ICT Research.
Relevant Project Experience
East of England e-Government Forum: research and co-author - e-Government Research - Initial Study Report
Countryside Agency: research and co-author - "Broadband in Rural Areas: Best Practice Study".
Project Management Consultant for two NGfL Regional Broadband consortia:
- East of England at £6.9M (RDJ submitted the initial bid on behalf of EETDT).
- East Midlands at £5.3M (RDJ took the project through from inception to implementation).
Project Management Consultant for Norfolk County: Local Govt. Information Network (LoG-IN)
Project Management and Funding Consultant for Essex County Council.
Project Management and Funding Consultant for Chelmsford Borough Council.
Project Management and Funding Consultant for South Cambridgeshire District Council on South Cambridgeshire District Broadband Networking Project.
Clients include:
Professional memberships
East of England Energy Group eeegr 2007 - present
National Association of Advisers for Computers in Education NAACE 1999 - 2007.
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS 1985 - 1997.
Richard grew up in Highams Park, Walthamstow, went to school at Chingford High and studied to be a Chartered Building Surveyor at Cambridge.
Richard is the proud father of two wonderful adults, Matthew and Camilla.
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