Company Profile

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Smartran’s resources bring a wealth of experience in the design, implementation and operation of industrial strength solutions to support information distribution, retailing, intra-company trading and settlement. Smartran is a sponsor of the Smart Card Network Forum (see www.scnf.org.uk) and an active member of the Transport Card Forum (TCF).

OUR TEAM

Kevin Farquharson MA MIEE CEng, Managing Director – Kevin’s background is in managing multi-million pound projects and contracts for blue chip companies in transportation, utility, telecoms and oil industries.

After reading engineering at Cambridge, he was elected a Chartered Engineer and to full membership of the IEE. He worked in telecoms before moving into IT consultancy and project management. His previous clients include DSS, Hampshire County Council, London Stock Exchange, Norwich Union, Woolworths, Centrica, Shell, BG, BP, BT, ATOC (Association of Train Operating Companies), Chester City Council, Department for Transport (DFT), SCNF and National Smart Card Project. Kevin is currently serving on the management group of the Smartcard Network Forum (SCNF)

Kevin created Smartran to bring the best skills and experience to bear on smart card initiatives, electronic payment mechanisms and financial settlement systems. Having project managed the introduction of major new settlement systems for the rail industry and advised senior decision makers in ATOC and the SRA (Strategic Rail Authority now part of the DFT) on the future use of those systems, he is uniquely placed to advise organisations on the application of smart card technology.

Philip Weerakody B.Eng (Hons 1st), Business, Principal Consultant – Philip commenced his career in 1995 with FTSE 100 company BHP Billiton. Having started in software development and analysis, Philip has a strong understanding of software design methodologies and requirements. During his career Philip has worked in a number of industries including oil & gas, finance and transport. His area of expertise is in system and business analysis for large scale IT projects.

Philip has extensive experience in smart card schemes and has worked on the design and implementation of projects including Singapore (Ez-link), Manchester (Readycard), Wales (SWWITCH), Bracknell (Edge Card) and Buckinghamshire (Bucks Edge).

Here are some of our specialist consultants who are available to work on specific assignments