Surveillance Matrix’s management and operations team consists of executives, software engineers and professionals with hands-on experience and records of success. The management team has the full range of experience in every aspect required to develop Surveillance Matrix into the leading provider of video surveillance solutions for increasingly demanding security and retail/commercial requirements. Surveillance Matrix’s management is a highly experienced group of professionals who have come together to produce a world-class operation.
Nigel Barrington, Chairman and CEO
Mr. Barrington is a successful and extensively experienced entrepreneur with a track record in creating and managing profitable ventures in the UK and abroad. During his wide–‐ranging career, Nigel has managed many United Nations protocol programs and barter arrangements on behalf of major clearing banks. Nigel formed Surveillance Matrix in 2006 and has steered the business to its current position as a leader in the field of video analytics and integrated PSIM solutions. Nigel graduated from the University of Aberystwyth and completed his Master’s degree at St John’s College Cambridge and a Doctor of Genetics from Cambridge. His speciality in Biometrics was instrumental in Nigel sitting on the UK’s Government body for Security Technology reporting directly to the Minister of State for Universities and Science –‐ David Willets. Nigel is also a regular participant at security discussion groups at the House of Commons and sits on the HOSDB (Home Office Scientific Development Branch – CAST) panel for assessing security initiatives especially video analytics, i-Lids, which uses his knowledge of Biometrics.
In 2008, Nigel took responsibility for all the new technology that was developed at Sussex University in Brighton, Goldsmiths University London and Surrey University in Guildford. The technology especially from the world renowned Department of Security at Sussex University under Professor Chris Chatwin was developed for Surveillance Matrix in the UK. The R&D over the last 5 years resulted in universally accepted “best of breed” video analytics benchmarked under the i-Lids program. Algorithms for sterile zone, doorway surveillance, abandoned baggage and parked vehicle are now being rolled out throughout the UK. The unique Multi-Camera Tracking technology has been voted within the University journals as ground breaking and collaborations are agreed with Carnegie Melon Kingston University. The aerial tracker “Airwatch “ was assessed by the UK’s Ministry of Defence as the best imaging platform for any mobile platform including drones, helicopters, planes and balloons. The Surveillance Matrix/Sussex university correlation algorithm was compared to Boeing, General Dynamics and BAE Systems software and was voted to be superior. In 2010 a new Multitouch (PSIM) platform was created for Surveillance Matrix by the University. The revolutionary piece of software was completed in 2011 and won numerous awards including the IFSEC Future of Security award (against 1,100 entries from over 50 countries) as the world’s best, most innovative security product of 2011.
Keith Ryde (Lt Col Retd.), Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Ryde was commissioned into the Staffordshire Regiment in 1970. In 1973 he moved to the Sultan of Oman’s armed forces during the little known Dhofar War and during the period of reconstruction following the successful conclusion of the conflict. He commanded an infantry battalion in Oman and retired in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1984.
Following his retirement from the services he has held a variety of positions with various private and public organisations in both administrative and security related roles. He worked for 3 years at Defence Systems Colombia SA as a security consultant based in Bogota, Colombia. Tasks in Colombia were many and varied and included training and equipping close protection teams for a senior diplomat, running executive protection programs for blue chip international companies as well as devising protection strategies and recruiting, training and providing protection teams for isolated and vulnerable oil installations. More recently he has worked for a number of years with Nigel Barrington and has been closely involved in the development of the Surveillance Matrix project. The work with Surveillance Matrix has given him a strong understanding of security related technology, both hardware and software, and he has been closely involved in much of the development work. Keith has gained experience of conducting business operations in many parts of the world including much of the Middle East, India, Singapore, Australasia and both North and South America.
Richard Morrison, Creative Director
Richard Morrison is one of the world’s leading designers of film title sequences. In a career spanning three decades, he has created over 150 title sequences – from blockbuster movies to cult classics – for many of the industry’s most respected film directors and producers.
Richard began his career with Maurice Binder on the Bond series. Over the course of 30 years, he has become the most prolific British films titles’ designer.
His credits span Hollywood blockbusters such as Batman, Enemy at the Gates, A Fish called Wanda and A Passage to India to cult classics like Brazil, Sweeney Todd and Quadrophenia for directors as varied as Sir David Lean, Kenneth Branagh and Stephen Frears to Jean-Jacques Annaud, Ridley Scott and Tim Burton.
Morrison is a highly respected author, graphic designer and lecturer. In 2001, he published CUT to critical acclaim. Since 2002, he has been chairman of Europe’s leading film and animation conference “Pencil to Pixel” and in 2009 he was appointed Honorary Professor of Digital Film School of Media Arts and Imaging at the University of Dundee, Scotland.
In recent years, Richard has branched into movie production. He is currently producing the big screen adaptation of The Dragon Conspiracy, based on a trilogy of books by P. R. Moredun. He is also in development with the writer/director Tania Hoser on her independent film Perfect Order.
Professor Christopher Chatwin
Professor C. R. Chatwin holds the Chair of Engineering, University of Sussex, UK; where, inter alia, he is Research Director of the "iims Research Centre." and the Laser and Photonics Systems Engineering Group. At Sussex has been a member of the University: Senate, Council and Court. He has published two research monographs: one on numerical methods, the other on hybrid optical/digital computing - and more than two hundred international papers. Professor Chatwin is on the editorial board of the International Journal "Lasers in Engineering". He is also a member of: the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; IEEE Computer Society; the British Computer Society; the Association of Industrial Laser Users, European Optical Society. He is a Chartered Engineer, Euro-Engineer, International Professional Engineer, Chartered Physicist, Chartered Scientist and a Fellow of: The Institution of Electrical Engineers, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The Institute of Physics and The Royal Society for Arts, Manufacture and Commerce.
Malcolm Stamford, Financial Director
Malcolm Stamford is an extensively experienced entrepreneur with a track record in assisting in the creation and managing of profitable ventures in the UK and mainland Europe latterly specialising in the Renewable Energy markets. Formerly he fulfilled many roles within the Corporate Finance and structured Finance teams of five premier merchant and trading banks based in the City, Malcolm formed his own operation Freedom2Trade in 2002 and has engineered year on year growth through difficult market conditions over the last 12 years. Malcolm graduated from the University of Southampton and completed his MBA at Kingston University in 1997. His speciality in enabling growth in small and new start companies and seeing them through to revenue earning and profitability is well proven and Malcolm’s contacts within the equity and capital markets combined with his knowledge of the financing sector means he can bring inventive ideas to small companies looking to financially re-engineer or launch through the development phase. Malcolm’s knowledge of very specific market sectors brings great advantages to any venture with which he is involved that fall within those sectors.
Lee Henderson, Chief Information Officer
Lee has 24 years in IT starting at Natwest Bank, then Merrill Lynch in New York and London developing a Convertible Research Analysis System and publishing the MLG300 index on Bloomberg. Lee has worked on lengthy contracts at Mazda, AXA PPP and developed databases behind some household names like the FTYourMoney financial comparison website. More recently Lee worked for Ellerman Investments and as project manager for the NHSONE Video Conferencing (www.nhsone.net) rollout for Kent and Medway Commissioning Support (KMCS) to 36000 NHS staff in Kent. Lee is also Founder and CEO of 4Productions, a text messaging company that started life in January 2001, and its subsidiaries ‘CMEi2i’ and ‘Alert5’ the latter of which is a global alerting App for iOS and Android.
Steve Horner Bsc Eng, Communications Manager
With 30 years experience in various networks . Steve started his apprenticeship with the Royal Airforce where he progressed to specialise on the wireless networks on the Typhoon. After 10 years he left to join Marconi and worked on microwave technologies. He then joined Redline and Broadwave technologies where he has been responsible for the networks for major clients in Europe.
Major David Ablitt, Military Consultant
David graduated from Sandhurst and has served two tours in Afghanistan and now helps Surveillance Matrix with defence strategic decisions.
Tim Davies
With extensive experience in the banking and retail sectors Tim has worked at major clearing banks HSBC, Barclays and Cotts before he became a specialist consultant in security with PWC , PA consulting and more recently Infosys.