Applied Systems Europe

Season’s Greetings! ✨ As we reflect on the successes of the past year, we extend our warmest wishes to our valued clients and dedicated team members.

We were thrilled to welcome some of our US executives last week, just in time to celebrate Christmas Jumper Day with us! We’re pretty sure Taylor Rhodes took the trophy for best jumper with his amazing He-Man jumper! 🥇 From all of us at Team Applied, we’re wishing you a very happy festive season! 🎄 🎉

When she's not cooking or gardening, you can find Agile Coach Aswini Ramamoorthy delivering enterprise-level support alongside leaders to develop vision and strategy to enhance business agility. After finding her knack for tech during her university studies, Aswini has continued to grow her career while helping others grow themselves and their business goals. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲? During my undergraduate program I studied IT, engaging in complex problem solving and constantly learning new things which was motivating for me. Once I graduated, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in IT. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫? At times, it could be difficult to manage conflicting priorities, especially early on. However, that pushed me to learn to balance multiple deliverables at once without losing focus or sacrificing quality. This skill has helped me to effectively manage multiple tasks simultaneously and achieve successful outcomes in my work. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝? I have the opportunity to engage in problem solving and work alongside my teammates, learning new things every day. I also have opportunities for career growth here, as well as interesting and challenging work with the opportunity to develop my skills further.

As we wrap up 2024, we’re reflecting on an incredible year of growth and innovation. From enhancing our products to building impactful partnerships, we’ve focused on creating solutions that truly make a difference for our customers and the insurance industry. Thank you to our customers and partners for being an essential part of making this year so successful as we look forward to the exciting road ahead in 2025! 🙌 Read more over on our blog: https://ow.ly/UgFq50Uteb7

Exciting news! Fastnet Underwriting has joined us as a new RiskHandler customer! 👏 Tom Needs, CEO of Applied Systems, shares: “We are delighted to work with Fastnet Underwriting to enable their business to create more choice in the market and allow them to scale at speed.” Welcome to Team Applied! Read more here: https://ow.ly/lnTT50UpOj0

Today, we hosted our Mario Kart charity fundraiser in our Belfast office while rocking our best Christmas jumpers to support Save the Children UK. We also received some adorable festive photos of our colleagues' pets lending a helping paw as they worked hard from home! 🎄 What games would you be crowned a tournament champion in? 🥇

For software engineer Saul French, programming and development is more than a career; it’s a passion made pragmatic. Saul’s lifelong fascination with computers led him to study the field of software development in his GCSE years, and has since turned his enthusiasm for tech into a successful and engaging career. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞? I started with Applied during my placement with SRC, and was with the company for a year through my placement. I left to complete my degree in Computer Science at QUB, and once I finished, I knew I wanted to return to Applied. I got in contact with the team and was lucky enough to secure a full-time role. I am one of four developers who supports our Irish home insurance product. My scope of work includes systems integrations for insurers as well as managing and correcting any errors that may arise for our customers. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? Recently, I participated in an internal hackathon. Our team of four developed a system to generate insurance documents for customers and were selected as the overall winners of the event. Not only were we the winners of five teams across Great Britain and Ireland, but we’re also now preparing the launch the product – called Doc Doc Goose – to our customers. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦? My manager Tyrone is a real inspiration to me and our team. He trusts us, doesn’t micromanage our work, but is always available when we need assistance. My team is great, and everyone is very friendly. We all choose to come into the office on Wednesdays to connect in-person weekly, and we all get on well and collaborate on projects together. Our managers encourage us to connect as teammates outside of work as well. For instance on Fridays, the team puts time aside to play games together. We’ll also go for a team lunch and a pint every few months at no cost to us thanks to the “fun budget” Applied sets aside for us to use together.

We had a fantastic evening at the Insurance Times Awards this week! A huge congratulations to all the winners, including Ascend Broking Group Ltd, who took home the award we proudly sponsored for Digital Broker of the Year. 🎉 A big shoutout as well to the team at The Insurance Times for hosting yet another outstanding event—well done! 👏

Thanks to Jay Halai, Key Life Financial Services Ltd for this fantastic feedback, we are delighted to be working alongside you each day as your indispensable growth partner! 👏 #Applied #AppliedEpic

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