Porsche Owners Club PCGB IT Director Application - Ian Bevis
A passionate ambassador of the Porsche brand since a young age and lucky enough to have owned many 911’s for over a more than a decade. My pride 911 possession is a 911 991 Turbo S Exclusive GB Edition, 1 of 40 units.
Daily drive is a Panamera GTS 4.8 V8 and my wife’s is a Cayenne S 4.2 V8.
My background is highly technical engineering with BMW and lived in Munich for a number of years.
My main business Chameleon Web Services was set up in 2001 and in 2023 is a global success with a million-pound turnover in the Digital World. Our clients are global leaders, we are ISO 27001 and 9001 certified to work with the clients we have and everything is done in-house.
I consult large Bluechip brands from an IT to Digital Marketing angle and my knowledge is vast and learning more every day.
I believe the Porsche Owners Club needs to embrace the online world and bring the correct level of engagement to capture everyone, from 30 to 80 years old, all with varied needs and skills to navigate this digital world we now live in.
I am a trusted individual, respected by many business owners and my knowledge and ideas don’t stop flowing, with meaty subject matter and experience to prevent mistakes.
My passion for Porsche and knowledge of the brand plus my connections in the Porsche World make me a unique choice for this position.
If you pardon the pun, Porsche is the driver for me personally, with the brand being a large part of my drive and focus for success from and early age.
From childhood, I had an obsession with the Porsche 911 which rapidly became a catalyst to achieving great success in life.
At the young age of 14, I started my first job and saved all my wages in a pot known as 'My Porsche Pot'. My aim was to achieve the dream of owning a Porsche 911 at some point in my life.
This desire was the kick start I needed, launching my first IT business in 1991 (32 years ago) building computers for family and friends. This expanded to businesses in quickly, with my continued learning, fine-tuning every required skill to understand the individual elements of IT, from hardware and software to networking.
IT became a big part of my life with I was also heavily involved in Engineering, completing a technical mechanical and electrical apprenticeship with BMW.
My knowledge and understanding of cars as a highly-skilled engineer helped me to understand how well a Porsche was built.
My passion for IT continued to grow, leading me towards the Internet in 1998 (24 years ago).
1988-01-01
1988 - 1993 School
Enjoyed school and was heavily involved in IT, supporting the ITC department above and beyond what was asked.
1990-01-01
1990 - First Job
Working a paper round and working with the local milkman. Getting up early and learning about work attitude and commitment to a job.
1991-01-01
1991 - IT Business (Hobby)
Computer building services, understanding everything there is to build a computer, understanding BIOS, hardware, operating systems to networking.
Computers system were designed and built for family and friends and this led to success and building for business owners and installing in offices which included networking and backup systems.
1992-01-01
1992 - Tehnical Apprenticeship - ROVER
Mechanical and Electrical Technical Apprenticeship. Completed a dual 4 year apprenticeship, normally 4 years mechanical and 4 electrical, this was a test combining the two to produce a highly skilled engineer capable of so much more than historically engineers could achieve.
1996-01-01
1996 - BMW
BMW brought ROVER and this opened an opportunity to learn more. Worked in various BMW manufacturing plants in Germany / Austria fine-tuning Engineering skills, German culture and work ethics.
1998-01-01
1998 - Internet
I had been following the growth of the Internet and learning, started building webpages and fine-tuning skills around DNS and Server Hosting.
1999-01-01
1999 - BMW Hams Hall
Became technical lead for BMW 4 Cylinder Engine plant to be built in the UK. Involved in the design of machines required to build the 4 cylinder engine blocks in the UK. Working with suppliers and managing timelines ensuring cycle time could be achieved.
2001-01-01
2001 - Chameleon Web Services
Website Development Company Chameleon Web Services was setup taking a hobby to becoming a business.
Managing everything from finances, technical work, hosting to domain names, DNS, networking and more...
2001-01-01
2001 - Asset & Reliability Engineer - BMW
Factory completed and launched production, became an Asset & Reliability Technical Engineer for production and manufacturing of 4-cylinder engines. Managed breakdown external supplier contracts and technical improvements internally, supporting production engineers to improve manufacturing processes and ensure reliability and cycle time of plant.
2005-01-01
2005 - IT Specialist - BMW
IT Specialist Interest was now taking over after 13 years in Engineering. Became part of the BMW IT team, involved in Windows Servers and developed to be the Technical Lead for BMW Global Anti Virus Operations.
2010-01-01
2010 - Chameleon Web Services
Walked away from BMW to pursue my own destiny and employed staff to grow Chameleon Web Services.
As Director of Chameleon, my role involves everything from technical planning, finance, digital marketing, and steering Chameleon forward as the digital world evolves.
Alongside this is my consulting role to large Bluechip companies to SME's ensuring companies have sustainable business growth.
Since 2001 my knowledge for all elements of business and been fine-tuned and in 2023 my experience is second to non.
Example Of Clients I have Worked With:-
