Kainos welcomes visit from DVSA

A group from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), pictured below, paid a visit to Kainos's Belfast offices yesterday where they engaged in a number of information sharing sessions and enjoyed presentations from Kainos employees. [caption id="attachment_10482" align=" width="600"] From left to right: Cliff Rosney (Executive Manager, Kainos), Alex Fiddes (COO, DVSA), Norm Steel (Programme Manager, DVSA), Brendan Mooney (Managing Director, Kainos), Jason McIver (App Modernisation Programme Manager, DVSA), Neil Barlow (MOT Service Manager and Head of MOT Scheme Modernisation, DVSA).[/caption] During the visit, the group was given insight into the following:

• 'Distributed agile' - a sustainable approach to staffing big projects.
• Talent Management our people: how we select, develop and build necessary skills and experience.
• Kainos's support capability.
• Kainos's wider technology innovation credentials: exemplified by mobile application experience in the NHS.
• Kainos's R&D capability, including Oculus Rift Google Glass demos.

[caption id="attachment_10485" align=" width="600"] Alex Fiddes (COO, DVSA) & Norm Steel (Programme Manager, DVSA) enjoying a demo of 'Drunk Driver' on the Oculus Rift. The app, which was developed by a student competing in Kainos AppCamp in Gdansk, allows the user to experience the effects of driving under the influence of alcohol.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_10484" align=" width="600"] Neil Barlow (MOT Service Manager and Head of MOT Scheme Modernisation, DVSA), demoing Google Glass with Kelly Moore, a placement student at Kainos working in the R&D team.[/caption]