Co-founder & Technology Director, ProtoFlex Software

Chris Williams.
Building things
that matter.

Software developer and technical leader based in the Wirral. 25+ years delivering systems across healthcare, insurance and beyond — from writing code to running teams to setting strategy.

ProtoFlex
Co-founder
ProtoFlex Software
Connecting patients, clinicians, and organisations across the full care pathway — built for complex, chronic, and rare conditions where care spans multiple teams and settings.
protoflex.co.uk

The short version.

I'm a hands-on technologist who has spent 25 years building software in sectors where reliability genuinely matters — healthcare, insurance, agriculture. I've led teams, defined architecture, and written the code myself. Often all three in the same week.

Most of my career was at Civica (formerly Chameleon IMS), where I spent 13 years growing with the InfoFlex product — a comprehensive clinical management platform used across the NHS. I progressed from Senior Developer through Technical Lead to Development Manager, eventually leading teams in the UK and India.

In 2024 I co-founded ProtoFlex Software to build something new from scratch. This site is a personal space to write about what I'm learning along the way.

25+
Years in software
13
Years in healthcare tech
NHS
Systems at scale

Where I've been.

2024 — present
Development Director & Co-founder
ProtoFlex Software
2010 — 2023
Civica (formerly Chameleon IMS)
Development Manager — Health & Care 2022 – 2023
Technical Lead — Health & Care 2021 – 2022
Senior Software Developer 2010 – 2021
2010
Information Systems Manager
University of Chester
2009 — 2010
Software Architect / Developer
VetEnvoy Ltd
2008 — 2009
IT & Development Manager
AED Adjusting
2006 — 2010
Founder & IT Consultant
Digiscape Ltd
2005 — 2008
IT Manager / Development Manager
Ashworth Mairs Group
2005
SQL Server DBA
Moneysupermarket.com
Full history on LinkedIn

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