James Barlow MBCS CITP

James Barlow has had a successful career spanning over two decades in IT/ICT, delivering challenging projects for both the public  and private sector.

Previous clients include the United Kingdom's government, branches  of the military and local governmenal organisations, along with the Criminal Justice Information Technology (CJIT) organisation, The Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).

James is a Director of Xrisk Consulting Ltd. a business services company based in the South West of England. Xrisk offers a commoditised approach to controlling the risks inherent in delivering major organisational change initiatives. Controlled Risk Project Execution offers the security of an objective, external project management function without compromising the customer's budgetary control.

James serves as Constituency Chairman for the Conservative Party in the three-way marginal Bristol-West seat, and stood as a local council candidate for Cotham in the 2007 elections. He has been selected to fight the target local seat of Redland at the next election.

Formerly a member of the Royal Corp of Signals - including active duty as a peacekeeper with the NATO Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina - James maintains a keen interest in the welfare and capability of British Forces.

James is a member of the Rotary Club of Bristol, and maintains links to the Royal British Legion, The Bristol Society and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association.