In this new role, Lee will lead the development of Intoware’s industrial work-instruction platform, WorkfloPlus. The aim is to modernise the frontline workforce through connected, digital working.
“We are thrilled that Lee has stepped into his new role as Intoware begins the next phase of its innovation roadmap for WorkfloPlus,” said, Keith Tilley, CEO of Intoware. “Lee’s enthusiasm for digital technologies, has allowed us to adopt a fully customer-centric approach, by gaining knowledge and experience from each and every interaction to ensure that we deliver added value to our clients including, Petrofac, Network Rail and Welsh Water.”
As CTO, Lee will accelerate the development of WorkfloPlus. It will do much more than enable enterprises to digitise industrial processes by going paperless. The platform will also help gain critical knowledge from the data that digitisation provides. By helping frontline field workers reduce downtime for industrial assets, operational resilience and staff safety will improve. It will also drive compliance.
Delivering Innovation
In 2019, Lee joined Intoware. As a high growth start-up, the company was moving fast and reactively. It was clear that to improve the delivery of WorkfloPlus, best practices needed to be put in place. Lee and his team responded by challenging themselves to find leaner, more efficient working methods. These methods would deliver not only great service, but new innovations too.
Prior to joining Intoware, Lee worked for Nottingham based data and technology business ERT that supports the clinical research market. “It was a great opportunity, but working in the highly regulated pharma industry meant that it could be slow-moving. As part of the R&D team, we delivered market disrupting products that later contributed to the company’s acquisition.” Said Lee McDonald.
After being in the pharma industry for four years, Intoware offered Lee the freedom of being able to rapidly innovate. They sought to deliver software to help enterprises meet new and emerging challenges as part of the Internet of Things (IoT). This included the cloud, AI, and wearables, which is very exciting.
Lee McDonald continues: “Intoware is now at a great stage in its development. The launch of WorkfloPlus for web next month will significantly enhance the performance of this simple, easy to use platform. It can be accessed via the desktop, smartphones, tablets, and assisted reality headsets from our partner, RealWear.
“This latest iteration will ensure that our customers can not only digitise but fully integrate this application into the wider business. By injecting business intelligence into their existing enterprise systems with smart digital workflows, they will function together for greater visibility of both people and processes. This will unlock new business growth opportunities.”
Nottingham has been Lee’s home for well over ten years. He graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2010 with a BSc in Computer Software Engineering.
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