Bart Read

Bart Read is an experienced software engineer with a strong commercial background, recognized for his work in developing tools to enhance the efficiency of software engineers over the course of 9 years.

In his recent role, Bart not only engaged in coding but also provided instrumental commercial and strategic guidance to the Nomad for Visual Studio team, successfully advocating for increased investment in Nomad at Red Gate to establish the company as a key player in mobile and tablet development tools.

Throughout his career, Bart has overseen the development of several renowned and award-winning products such as .NET Reflector, ANTS Performance Profiler, ANTS Memory Profiler, and SQL Prompt. He has transitioned project management methodologies from traditional big design upfront to Agile practices like Scrum and Kanban, tailoring approaches to suit team and project requirements.

With a diverse technical skill set, Bart is proficient in various technologies including C#, .NET, SQL Server, HTML5, CEF, JavaScript, Angular.js, Knockout.js, CSS, Node.js, WPF, WinForms, automated testing, continuous integration, Git, Subversion, Java, Swing, XML, Oracle, PHP, and MySQL.

His commercial acumen extends to areas such as acquisitions, due diligence, product management, pitching, market analysis, competitor assessment, business modeling, recruitment, social media marketing, content creation, partnering, and networking.

In addition to technical and commercial expertise, Bart excels in oral and written communication, demonstrated through presentations at user groups, blogging, and article contributions.

Bart's educational background includes an MSc in Computing Science from Imperial College London and an MSci in Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry from the University of Nottingham.

He has held various key positions in organizations like Chief Technology Officer at Savanta, Owner at arcade.ly, Executive Vice President - Global Technology at Savanta, and roles at Red Gate Software encompassing Team Lead, Software Entrepreneur, Head of Information Systems, Technical Recruiter, Product Manager, Project Manager, and Software Engineer. Prior to this, he worked at companies like Cambridge Cognition Ltd, LION bioscience, and Abbotsbury Software Ltd.