Simon Marvell began his career as a research engineer in the optical communications field, and then moved into telecommunications consultancy where, in the mid-1980s, he was a member of the consultancy team that designed CRAMM for the UK government. In 1991, with two partners, Marvell founded Insight Consulting. Insight Consulting is now 100% owned by Siemens and operates from the UK as a division of Siemens Communications. Insight continues to invest in the development of CRAMM and, together with its agents, is the sole UK government-authorized supplier of the product. Marvell is director of Insight Consulting and continues to provide consulting services to Insight's clients in the public, financial, and corporate sectors. Marvell can be reached at simon.marvell at insight.co.uk.