Stephen Rayward

Dr Stephen Rayward is the main instructor. Stephen has a diverse science, mathematics, engineering and software development background. Stephen has 40 years’ experience in Mathematical Modelling, Engineering and development of both commercial and research software. He provides courses primarily in simulation internationally. He is the author of some 60 refereed papers, and some 20 LinkedIn articles; and he is well-known for his approachability, enthusiasm and considered views. He has developed various commercial software packages. Whilst Stephen used Excel in his professional research career, he was introduced to a complex workbook only about 10 years ago. Stephen was asked to convert the workbook into something more manageable, and started this task by creating a flowchart. Stephen quickly realised that the Excel workbook was unstructured and difficult to follow. He also realised that although Excel had lots of great functionality, it was also limited particularly in respect to creating a flowchart.Stephen decided to branch out independently (forming his Company Midas Tech – MIDAS being an acronym for Mining Industry Data Analytics Service) and worked for numerous Companies, and simultaneously started developing his own Excel addins and commercial software. Stephen was invited to give courses internationally (both in mineral processing and Excel). That part which was Excel was generally labelled as “Professional Excel”, and Stephen’s logical and structured approach to Excel was labelled as Excel Engineering.Stephen’s Excel courses are generally targeted to professionals who use Excel on a regular basis.LinkedIn profile: Stephen Rayward