Brian has been in IT for more than 40 years, from the days of paper tape and punch cards. After early work in Real Time Systems and then in commercial software, Brian formed BCP Ltd in the early 80s. After growing this company from small beginnings to a large Progress partner and a leading player in Food Wholesaling and Retailing, in the process pioneering most of the company’s innovations, Brian left BCP in 2014 to spend more time as a developer and consultant. He formed SAM Asset Manager Holdings Ltd with experienced solutions consultant Rick Pollitt to build an innovative application aimed at improving the success rate and satisfaction of all those involved in multi-party capital investment projects.