Advisory · Riera Technologies Ltd
Plain-English IT advice for small and family firms.
A fixed-scope review of what you run today, then a plan you can do in stages. For small and family firms, and boards without a technology director.
Now: on a full-time contract. New engagements from mid-2027.
01 · Method
Audit first
A fixed-scope review of how your systems and workflows run today, before anyone proposes a six-month transformation.
1. LookA fixed-scope review over about five business days: tools, data, access, backups and the work people repeat by hand.
2. PlanA short written plan, in stages, with the obvious wins first.
3. BuildOptional focused sprint to put the first stage in place and automate what saves real time.
4. KeepA monthly advisory session, or a board seat, if it helps.
02 · Scope
What the review covers, and what you get
What the review covers
- Customer and lead records, and where they live
- Workflows and automations between your tools
- Documents, decisions and shared knowledge
- Tasks and recurring work
- Uptime, certificates and monitoring
- Mail delivery and operational alerts
What you get
- A written review you can hand to your board or your accountant
- A staged modernisation plan with the order of work
- Workflows that are documented and can be rebuilt from scratch
- Connected tools, so leads, tasks and alerts stop vanishing into chat threads
- One server where one will do, and no new subscriptions for the sake of it
03 · Who you work with
One person, with a record to show for it
You deal with me, not a sales team. Everything is contracted through Riera Technologies Ltd, with a short written proposal before any work starts.
2016 to 2026Service owner for the archive, transfer and identity platforms at EMBL-EBI.
CharteredChartered IT Professional, CITP MBCS.
Service managementITIL 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan and Improve.
Executive educationCambridge Judge Business School, Chief Technology Officer Programme. Oxford Saïd Business School, Executive Finance Programme.
All credentials
04 · Price
Rates on request
Fixed scope, agreed in writing before work starts.