David Anthony Sykes - Chartered Engineer, IT & Telecoms Expert
BSc. C.Eng. CITP MIET FAE MEWI - Managing Director
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Personal
Name. David Anthony Sykes BSc. C.Eng. CITP MIET FAE MEWI
Address.
IT Group UK Limited
Grosvenor House
Central Park
Telford
TF2 9TW.
Telephone.
+44 (0) 845 226 0331
Fax.
+44 (0) 845 226 0332
Email. dasykes@itgroup-uk.com
Education
1967 - 1973.
King Edward VII Grammar School Sheffield
9 GCE O Levels
3 GCE A Levels
1974 - 1978.
BSc Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering with Electronics
Professional
Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Member
of the Society of Expert Witnesses. Registered with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers as
an expert witness. Practicing Fellow of the Academy of Experts. Member of the Society
for Computers and Law. Member of the committee of the SCL IT Disputes Group. Member of
the National Association of Subrogation Professionals. IEE Expert Witness, IET Expert Witness. Expert in Sale of Goods act. Fully trained in Encase Mobile Phone Forensics.
Career History
1992 - Current.
Chairman and Chief Executive, IT Group UK Limited
1989 - 1992
Managing Director, Microsys Consultants Limited
1988 - 1989
Group Manager, GEC-Plessey Telecommunications
1984 - 1988
Computer Applications Manager of FKI Babcock Group Company
1982 - 1984
Chief Engineer, Metal Closures Group Company
1979 - 1982
Systems Engineer for a German automotive test Company
1973 - 1978
Electronics Engineer, British Leyland
Profile
I have over 25 years experience in the application of electronics and software, chiefly as a designer of IT and telecommunications products and systems. I have worked with organizations such as GEC, Courtaulds and the MOD, on design contracts and for organizations such as OFCOM, BT and British Gas in a Consultancy role. I have been instructed by FM Global, Crawfords, Cunningham Lindsey and Zurich in connection with Insurance Claims and Loss adjustment. I have been instructed by firms such as Slaughter & May, Herbert Smith, Baker McKenzie, Denton Wilde Sapte. Pinsents, Eversheds, Taylor Wessing, Freshfields and PriceWaterhouse in connection with company litigation, copyright and customs tribunals. I have undertaken many forensic investigations and given evidence in the Crown Court in Criminal Proceedings presenting computer and electronic forensic evidence.
Some reported High Court Trials in which I prepared reports and gave evidence include:
- Horace Holman Group Limited v Sherwood International Group Limited (High Court TCC)
- SAM Business Systems v Hedley & Co (High Court TCC)
- Watford Electronics Limited v Sanderson CFL Limited (Court of Appeal)
- R. Benfield v Life Racing (High Court TCC)
