John Griffiths

Field of Expertise

Previously Technology Specialist, UK Department for International Trade Technology, Smart Cites and Technology 3 Whitehall Place, London – Priority export markets China / Japan / Thailand / Malaysia  

ICT Specialist for the Welsh Government, 12 years   Worked alongside companies such as Orange / Intel / Cisco / BT / Thales / Telephonica / Microsoft presenting the benefits to decision makers at the highest level, both in sector and in government. Government representative at the EU Connected Health Think Tank.  Ministerial advisor on the Futures and Horizons IT Special Interest Group.

 Government specialist in academic department commercialisation. NHS specialist on use of mobile technology eHealth / mHealth Particular interest in the use of this technology which can be scaled rapidly in the real World IOT environment.

Expertise

Guest lecturer Msc Health Infomatics Swansea University and advisor to Centre of Innovative Ageing, Swansea University. Professional Sailing Racing Keelboat Coach.

Key Attributes

 Specialties: Telecare, Telehealth, eHealth, Assisted Living, Social Care Integration, Energy Efficient Buildings, Smart Cities, IOT, Communications, Datacenters, Data Analytics and Cloud Technologies 

Qualifications

 City University Chemistry and Administrative Science BSc

Key Projects

Liverpool City Council – IOT Social Care LPWAN implementation ($1m)

CTO and Chief architect 

5G Testbed Liverpool – UK Government project ($7m)

 CTO and Specialist advisor 

Datacenter Inward Investment UK – S E England 100,000 Sq m ($50m)

 Department of International Trade Specialist Advisor

BT Datacenter – Elinia (1st Tier 5 in Wales) ($100m) 

 Project lead for Welsh Government

Cardiff Bay Development Corp – Cardiff Bay Barrage ($300m)

 IT Consultant and Lead Groundwater Surveys – 28,232 surveys