Spotlight on - Stephen Cavanagh

Stephen Cavanagh is the IT "midwife" who helped NAPPI uk's newest baby into the world wide web.

He is the company's online guru who played a major role in the development and launch of the PBS Cloud portal for recording and analysing behaviour.

It was a few years in gestation, but came onstream in November, after tweaking during trials with a key NAPPI client, the SENAD group.

Stephen said: "When I first joined NAPPI in 2008 it was a very paperwork-driven world of behaviour recording".

"We had talked about the need for such a system for a while before we got to a stage where we could develop a bespoke system which complemented our existing training offer."

"It is a better way of recording and retrieving information to improve the quality of education and the care service users receive."

And despite being a "back room boy" working behind the scenes much of the time, Stephen sees the impact PBS Cloud has had in the care sector.

"When I have presented PBS Cloud to our clients people are wowed by it," he says.

Before he joined NAPPI uk Stephen previously worked as a self-employed web designer, did IT support for a noise meter company and web marketing for a stationery manufacturer.

At NAPPI he was initially involved with processing administration, and trainers' paperwork - creating reports and certificates - as well as showing people how to use the company's IT systems.

Now he also develops systems such as PBS Cloud, as well as dealing with the company's desktop publishing of manuals and workbooks, and maintaining its computers and phones. He is also responsible for NAPPI's online trainer and distance learning systems.

But it is the interface with NAPPI's carers that gives him the greatest pleasure.

"I love the variety my job provides. I meet some amazing people and am constantly impressed by our trainers' passion for what they do," he explained.

Away from work Stephen loves to travel with partner Catherine (the couple are pictured in Wroclaw, Poland). They have been as far afield as South Korea, Mexico and Australia, but also enjoy city breaks in Europe, with Lucca in Italy his favourite.

He also makes models of classic British cars such as the Aston Martin DB5 and E-Type Jaguar and enjoys weekly pub quizzes with his friends.

Stephen also has a collection of vintage Scotch whisky - which began with the gift of a 40-year-old bottle of Strathisla malt from Speyside for his 40th birthday.

"I Googled it and when I found out how much it was worth I said: 'I am not drinking that!', " he smiled.

Stephen has amassed many more since, as unopened investments - but has other less valuable ones to enjoy as a tipple.