Dr David Hartley - Career Summary
Fellow, Clare
College Cambridge
Honorary Member, Computer Laboratory,
Cambridge
Museum Director, The National Museum of
Computing
Academic and Professional Qualifications
BA in Mathematics, University of Cambridge,
1959
Diploma in Numerical Analysis and Automatic
Computing, University of Cambridge, 1959
PhD in Computer Science, University of Cambridge,
1963
FBCS - Fellow, British Computer Society, 1968
CEng - Chartered Engineer, 1990
CITP - Chartered Information Technology Professional,
2002
Profile
Dr David Hartley is a chartered engineer in the
computing/information technology field, who has combined many years as a senior
manager in the university environment with a wide range of consulting and
advisory positions for government, education, research and industry. He has
been involved with many pioneering and innovative ventures ranging from the development
of advanced high-level computer languages to the introduction of broadband
networking. He has over 32 years chief executive experience in three different
types of organisation, namely a university computing service, a government
funded and controlled not-for-profit company, and a scientific research company
holding charitable status. Appointments details are in the following section.
He has been an adviser to many bodies including
industrial organisations, professional institutions, educational institutions,
and government departments including the Prime Minister. In the area of
networking and the Internet, he played a leading policy role in the
establishment of the Joint Network Team and JANET, as well as advising
government on IT matters and the liberalisation of telecommunications.
Dr Hartley maintains strong ties with the University
of Cambridge where he graduated and has spent most of his career; he continues
to be a Fellow of Clare College and an Honorary Member of the Computer
Laboratory. He is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS) and has
served on Council, twice held office of Vice-President He was the SocietyŐs
Deputy President in 1998-99 and President in 1999-2000. He has recently become
involved in the history of computing serving for four years as Chairman of the
Computer Conservation Society, a special-interest group of the BCS.
Career Summary
1962-70 Mathematical
Laboratory, University of Cambridge involving teaching and research in
programming languages and operating systems; positions held:
Research Assistant (1962-64)
Senior Assistant in Research (1964-65)
Assistant Director of Research (1966-67)
University Lecturer (1967-70)
1970–94 Director of the University
Computing Service, University of Cambridge responsible for the provision of IT
facilities and services to the University and
Colleges in support of academic research and teaching and with an establishment
of about 100 staff.
1994-97 Chief Executive,
United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association (UKERNA).
Established by the Higher Education Funding Councils for England, Scotland and
Wales, the objectives of UKERNA were to take responsibility for the UK academic
community's networking programme, and to further opportunities with other communities,
including industry.
1997-2002 Executive Director, Cambridge Crystallographic
Data Centre (CCDC). Established as a not-for-profit company in 1989, the CCDC
builds and maintains the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD), the largest
searchable database of experimentally determined crystal structures,
distributed to over 700 academic and commercial users worldwide.
2002- 2005 Steward, Clare College, Cambridge
responsible for all domestic functions in the college.
2012- Museum
Director, The National Museum of Computing
Specific Achievements
Developed first
programming language and compiler for the EDSAC 2 computer in Cambridge, 1961
Joint author of CPL, a
programming language which influenced the later
development of C, 1962-67
Major contributor to the
Cambridge Multiple Access System, the first time-sharing system developed
outside the USA, which influenced the later development of UNIX, 1962-67
Junior Research Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge,
1964-67
Pioneering development
work in video-tape recorded lectures, 1968-69
Fellow, Darwin College, Cambridge, 1969-86
Director of the University Computing Service,
University of Cambridge, 1970-94
Council Member, British
Computer Society, 1970–73, 77–80 and 85–90
Chairman,
Inter-University Committee on Computing, 1972-74
Executive Board member,
SHARE European Association, 1977-79
Member, Computer Board
for Universities and Research Councils (special responsibilities for network
development including establishment of the JNT and JANET), 1979-83
Member, Council of
Management of the Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd, 1979-2006; Chairman, 1986-97
Member, Prime MinisterŐs
Information Technology Advisory Panel, 1981–86
Director,
Lynxvale Limited, 1982-94
Ministerial advisor in
Information Technology, Department of Industry, 1983
Director,
CADCentre Limited, 1983-94
Director &
Secretary, Cambridge Control Limited, 1984-90
Medal of Merits,
Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland, 1984
Member,
BBC Science Consultative Group, 1984–87
Chairman, Medical
Research Council Computer Procurement Panel, 1984-90
Member,
Editorial Board of the New Oxford English Dictionary, 1984
Vice-President
(Technical), British Computer Society, 1985-87
Member, General
Committee of the National Electronics Council, 1985–90
Vice-President (External
Relations), British Computer Society, 1987-90
Conceived and created
the Granta Backbone Network, a private ducting and
cable network interlinking the University of Cambridge and its Colleges,
1987-92
Fellow, Clare College, Cambridge, 1987-
Initiated the foundation
of the Council for European Informatics Societies (CEPIS) 1989
Chairman, Computer Board
for Universities and Research CouncilsŐ Networking Association Steering Group
advising on the future of the Joint Network Team, 1989-92
Chairman
of the Apple European Education Advisory Board, 1990-92
Consultant on IT to
Director General of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund, 1992-94
Chief Executive, UKERNA, 1994-97
Chairman, TEN-34
Steering Group which created a pan-European research network, 1995-97
Executive Director, CCDC, 1997-2002
Deputy President,
British Computer Society 1998-99
President, British
Computer Society 1999-2000
Steward, Clare College, Cambridge, 2002-05
Chairman, Computer
Conservation Society, 2007-11
Consultant
and advisor to over 30 higher education and research institutions on the
organisation of information technology services and the appointment of key
personnel.
Address: 22
Applecourt Email: david.hartley@clare.cam.ac.uk
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