Deryck Jones

With a software engineering and information systems career spanning over thirty years, Deryck Jones pioneered creative designs of software, GPS, robotics and lasers that helped transform the construction, agriculture, engineering, mining, dredging and survey industries. He was sought out by one of the world's leading PR firms to conquer their critical knowledge management challenges and his success won him recognition from Computerworld as a Premier 100 IT Leader Award Recipient. Mr. Jones went on to launch ONdemand Communications Group, Inc., in Boston, MA, winning recognition from CRN Magazine as a NextGen 250 Company in 2011 and 2012. Currently, Deryck is pioneering new technology called MDM2 (Mobile Device Management and Master Data Model). This blog is dedicated to this effort and the coming of age in mobility and the enterprise. As Vice President of Research and Development for Spectra Precision Software, Inc., a Thermo Instruments Company and later acquired by Trimble Navigation Inc., Mr. Jones led international teams in the development of the world's first fully autonomous robotic machine control system and over two dozen commercial software releases worldwide. "Deryck brought professionalism and experience to the Software R&D; function," said Ken Reed, Senior Engineering Manager at Trimble. "He introduced an entrepreneurial group to professional best practices, formal software development processes, and established formal QA and project management. He instituted career development planning and supported training aligned to business goals. Deryck was an excellent mentor and manager." As Group Vice President and CTO for OneMonday Group plc, Mr. Jones was responsible for the global IT/IS strategy and policy of this international PR firm. "We should all thank Deryck for developing an IT strategy that will transform and dramatically improve the way we do business," said Tim Dyson, Group CEO of OneMonday. Christopher Vega, now Director of Technology at Thomson Reuters said, "Deryck was one of the best ever CTO's for whom I've worked. He was able to enter the organization and evaluate employees, infrastructure, and best practices and formulate a growth plan for the IT organization that so engendered the spirit of the staff and the organization's goals, that it continued to grow to fruition, even after his departure."