Adrian Schofield

Born in the south of England, Adrian’s career began in the retail petroleum industry and later moved into casino administration. Adrian emigrated to Southern Africa in 1981 (acquiring South African citizenship in the new democracy), where he has worked in casino management, in financial computer systems, in payroll processing, in software development & sales before moving into recruitment & contracting of IT skills, then into technical training before joining CompTIA in January 2000 as the regional International Sales & Marketing Director. From 2003 to 2005, he carried out consulting contracts with ISETT SETA, SAP and City of Joburg/Wits University. He joined ForgeAhead in March 2005, where he was Head of Consulting until moving to the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering in 2008 as Manager: Applied Research Unit. Adrian has spent more than 30 years being involved in activities to promote standards and growth in the ICT sector.