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Paul Lomax

Paul Lomax on LinkedIn

Photography

Some of my photography appears under the Creative Commons license on wikipedia:

Image:London_millenium_wobbly_bridge.jpg - featured in The Book of Lists - London and three-times Wikipedia: Picture of the Day
Image:Common_starling_in_london.jpg

If you use them, I'd appreciate it if you let me know

Many others are available on Flickr or DeviantArt

Professional Biography

Paul Lomax is Head of New Media at GMG Regional Media, a division of the Guardian Media Group comprising of two operating businesses: MEN Media, publishers of The Manchester Evening News and Surrey & Berkshire Media, publishers of the Surrey Advertiser.

Paul joined GMGRM in 2008 to run the digital unit with responsibility for digital sales, product development, strategy and ad operations across the portfolio of websites which include the Manchester Evening News, The Jobs Mine, The Homes Mine and over 20 local newspaper websites. He divides his time between MEN Media's head office in Manchester and his home in London.

Prior to joining GMG, Paul was Technology and Operations Director for nearly two years at Pod1 London, the UK’s fastest growing creative digital agency, renowned for its innovative and successful e-commerce websites for the high street fashion industry. As well as working more recently in news media, Paul spent nearly seven years at consumer magazine publisher IPC Media in a variety of roles including Digital Publisher and Internet Technology Manager, the latter running IPC’s 40-strong internal web design and development department, which he formed in 2002.

Paul has been responsible for launching literally hundreds of high-profile consumer websites and campaigns over the last 12 years with specialist experience in technology, usability, project management, product development, sales and marketing both in digital media, traditional media, agency and e-commerce arenas. Sites launched include household brands such as Marie Claire, Now, Country Life, Myla, Kurt Geiger and Jigsaw.

Before IPC, he was founder and managing director of Max Internet, a web design, build and hosting company based in his birth town of Stockport. Paul studied Computing and Information Systems with Management Accounting at the University of Manchester.

In his spare time Paul enjoys cooking, fine wine and dining, Manchester City Football Club, music, films, networking, spending time with his fianceé, Sarah, and occasionally finds time to blog on his site, twopointoh. He is often found in the middle of a book, usually about technology, management or history with the odd bit of fiction, and follows countless blogs on a variety of subjects. He is a published photographer, journalist, constant twitterer and social networker.

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 ==Paul Lomax==
+[http://www.linkedin.com/in/paullomax Paul Lomax on LinkedIn]
-===Photography===
-[[Image:Paul_lomax.jpg|thumb|Paul Lomax, looking very miserable!]]
-Here's my [http://www.paullomax.org/photography/ photography website]
+===Photography===
-I've put a couple up on here under the [[Creative Commons]] license:
+Some of my photography appears under the [[Creative Commons]] license on wikipedia:
-* [[:Image:London_millenium_wobbly_bridge.jpg]]
+* [[:Image:London_millenium_wobbly_bridge.jpg]] - featured in [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Lists-London-Nicholas-Rennison/dp/1841956767 The Book of Lists - London] and three-times [[Wikipedia: Picture of the Day]]
 * [[:Image:Common_starling_in_london.jpg]]
 If you use them, I'd appreciate it if you let me know
+Many others are available on [http://www.flickr.com/photos/paullomax Flickr] or [http://paullomax.deviantart.com/ DeviantArt]
 ===Professional Biography===
+'''Paul Lomax is Head of New Media at GMG Regional Media''', a division of the [[Guardian Media Group]] comprising of two operating businesses: [[MEN Media]], publishers of The [[Manchester Evening News]] and [[Surrey & Berkshire Media]], publishers of the [[Surrey Advertiser]].
+Paul joined GMGRM in 2008 to run the digital unit with responsibility for digital sales, product development, strategy and ad operations across the portfolio of websites which include the [http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ Manchester Evening News], [http://www.thejobsmine.co.uk/ The Jobs Mine], [http://www.thehomesmine.co.uk/ The Homes Mine] and over 20 local [[newspaper]] websites. He divides his time between MEN Media's head office in [[Manchester]] and his home in [[London]].
+Prior to joining GMG, Paul was Technology and Operations Director for nearly two years at [http://www.pod1.com Pod1] London, the UK’s fastest growing creative digital agency, renowned for its innovative and successful e-commerce websites for the high street fashion industry. As well as working more recently in news media, Paul spent nearly seven years at consumer magazine publisher [[IPC Media]] in a variety of roles including Digital Publisher and Internet Technology Manager, the latter running IPC’s 40-strong internal web design and development department, which he formed in 2002.
+Paul has been responsible for launching literally hundreds of high-profile consumer websites and campaigns over the last 12 years with specialist experience in technology, usability, project management, product development, sales and marketing both in digital media, traditional media, agency and e-commerce arenas. Sites launched include household brands such as [http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/ Marie Claire], [http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk Now], [http://www.countrylife.co.uk Country Life], [http://www.myla.com Myla], [http://www.kurtgeiger.com Kurt Geiger] and [http://www.jigsaw-online.com Jigsaw].
-Paul Lomax joined [[IPC Media]] in 2001 as a solutions developer for its online division, IPC Electric. Following absorption of that central department's interests into locally run brand teams, Paul developed key projects for Europe's largest marine website, [[YBW.com]] and created IPC's new hosting environment at AOL in the UK.  He was later seconded to [[NME]].com during its major redevelopment, and became heavily involved in the move towards an [[open source]] platform, of which he is a major advocate.
+Before IPC, he was founder and managing director of Max Internet, a web design, build and hosting company based in his birth town of [[Stockport]]. Paul studied Computing and Information Systems with Management Accounting at the [[University of Manchester]].
-Paul was promoted to Internet Technology Manager in 2002, with responsibility for the technical aspects of IPC's Country and Leisure Media internet portfolio. He brought a number of key web properties in-house during 2003 and established a core web technical team for the division at the beginning of 2004. Since then many of the CALM web properties have experienced strong visitor and revenue growth through development of new features, search engine and code optimisation and attention to accessibility and usability issues. In 2005 Paul regained the use of his bottom lip recently.
+In his spare time Paul enjoys cooking, fine wine and dining, [[Manchester City Football Club]], music, films, networking, spending time with his fianceé, Sarah, and occasionally finds time to blog on his site, [http://twopointoh.co.uk twopointoh]. He is often found in the middle of a book, usually about technology, management or history with the odd bit of fiction, and follows countless blogs on a variety of subjects. He is a published [http://flickr.com/photos/paullomax photographer], [http://www.webuser.co.uk journalist], constant [http://www.twitter.com/paullomax twitterer] and [http://www.linkedin.com/in/paullomax social networker].
-Prior to IPC, Paul was managing director of a hosting and web development business in South Manchester with around 12 customers, before selling it and moving to [[London]]. Paul studied Computing and Information Systems at the [[University of Manchester]] and has been an IT professional since the age of 2, developing solutions for companies including [[Cable and Wireless]], the [[Co-operative Bank]] and [[Vodafone]].