grahamraddings.co.uk
Graham
Raddings.
Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA. EdTech specialist. Educator. Podcaster. Based in Lincolnshire, UK.
Dir. Solutions Eng.
EMEA · EdTech
grahamraddings.co.uk
Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA. EdTech specialist. Educator. Podcaster. Based in Lincolnshire, UK.
Who is Graham Raddings?
Graham Raddings has spent a career navigating two worlds — the human world of education and the technical world of enterprise software — and finding that they aren't so different after all.
From coding demos on a Commodore 64 and self-publishing fanzines in the 90s, through a decade lecturing in Interactive Media and Games Design, to leading a solutions engineering team across Europe, the Middle East and Africa — the thread running through everything is a deep curiosity about how technology and people connect.
Away from work, Graham co-hosts Zapped to the Past, a podcast celebrating retro gaming and technology culture, and produces original music under the name xussia.
Specialist expertise in education technology — helping institutions adopt and maximise learning management systems and digital learning platforms across the EMEA region.
Leading teams that bridge the gap between technical capability and institutional need — turning complex technology into practical, people-centred outcomes.
Co-creator and co-host of a retro gaming and technology culture podcast — celebrating the games, hardware and digital moments that shaped a generation.
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This is the official online home of Graham Raddings — the full picture, from career to podcast to links.
The full story — who Graham Raddings is, where he's come from, and what drives him professionally and creatively.
From early digital media to a decade in education to Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA — the full career timeline.
Zapped to the Past — a retro gaming and technology culture podcast co-hosted by Graham Raddings. Available now at zappedtothepast.com.
Career in Brief
Graham Raddings has built his professional life across education, entrepreneurship, and enterprise technology — each chapter informing the next.
Early Career
Graham Raddings began his professional career building web presences for print newspapers entering the digital age, designing user interfaces for interactive television, and creating interactive kiosk installations for public-facing environments — hands-on work at the frontier of early digital media in the UK.
Entrepreneurship
Graham founded 029 Ltd, a web design and development company that delivered hundreds of digital projects across industries. The company developed a particular specialism in bespoke educational software — an early and defining signal of the EdTech direction that would shape the rest of his career.
Higher Education
A decade in the classroom teaching Interactive Media and Games Design. Graham Raddings is a fully qualified teacher and lecturer who authored one of the UK's first undergraduate programmes in video games design — giving him a practitioner-level understanding of what learners need from technology that has shaped every professional decision since.
Present
Graham now leads a solutions engineering team across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, helping institutions adopt and maximise digital learning platforms. It is a role where teaching, technology, and leadership converge — and where his uniquely dual background gives him an edge that purely technical professionals rarely have.
What Graham Raddings is known for
Whether in a lecture hall, a boardroom, or a podcast studio — Graham Raddings has always believed that technology should serve the human, not the other way around.
Graham Raddings has deep specialist experience with Canvas LMS and digital learning platforms more broadly — from initial evaluation and procurement through implementation, onboarding, and long-term optimisation for institutions across the UK and EMEA.
Supporting universities, colleges, and enterprise organisations as they navigate digital transformation — building strategies that are sustainable, people-centred, and grounded in an understanding of how learners and educators actually use technology day to day.
Leading solutions engineering teams that translate complex technical capability into clear, actionable outcomes for institutional stakeholders. Graham Raddings brings both the technical credibility and the communication skills — a rare combination forged across two very different careers.
Away from professional life, Graham Raddings is a well-known voice in the retro gaming and technology community as co-host of Zapped to the Past. His knowledge of gaming history — from the Commodore 64 demo scene to the modern indie games world — runs deep and genuine.
About Graham Raddings
Graham Raddings is a Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA, based in Lincolnshire, UK. He has spent his career at the intersection of education and enterprise technology — a combination that gives him a perspective few solutions engineers can match.
Graham Raddings began his professional life in digital media — building websites for newspapers making the transition to the web, designing interfaces for interactive television, and creating public-facing kiosk installations. He then founded 029 Ltd, a web design and development company that specialised in bespoke educational software. This early focus on educational technology was a signal of where his career was headed.
After a decade as a Lecturer in Interactive Media and Games Design in higher education — during which he qualified as a teacher and authored one of the UK's first undergraduate programmes in video games design — Graham moved into the EdTech industry. He brought ten years of front-line classroom experience into a solutions engineering role, eventually rising to Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA, leading a team helping institutions across Europe, the Middle East and Africa adopt and maximise digital learning platforms including Canvas LMS.
Graham Raddings is also the co-creator and co-host of Zapped to the Past, a podcast dedicated to retro gaming and technology culture. The show explores classic games, vintage hardware, and the digital moments that defined a generation. Graham is also a music producer, releasing original music as xussia on SoundCloud — a creative thread stretching from Amiga tracker files in the early 1990s to releases today.
This site — grahamraddings.co.uk — is the official online presence of Graham Raddings. It covers his career history, professional background, podcast, and links to his profiles across the web.
Frequently Asked
Graham Raddings is a Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA and EdTech specialist based in Lincolnshire, UK. He has worked across both the public and private sectors — beginning his career as an educator before moving into enterprise technology and digital learning. He is also the co-host of Zapped to the Past, a retro gaming and technology podcast.
Graham Raddings works as a Director of Solutions Engineering, EMEA, specialising in EdTech and digital learning platforms. He leads a team that helps universities, colleges, and enterprise organisations evaluate, implement, and optimise technology solutions — including learning management systems such as Canvas LMS — drawing on his unique background as both an educator and a technology professional.
Graham Raddings is based in Lincolnshire, in the East Midlands of England, United Kingdom.
Zapped to the Past is a podcast co-created and co-hosted by Graham Raddings. The show covers retro gaming and technology culture — exploring classic games, vintage hardware, and the digital moments that shaped a generation. It is available at zappedtothepast.com.
Graham Raddings spent a decade as a Lecturer in Interactive Media and Games Design in higher education. He is a fully qualified teacher and lecturer, and authored one of the first undergraduate programmes in video games design in the UK. That frontline classroom experience is central to his approach to solutions engineering and EdTech.
Yes — Graham Raddings is on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/grahamraddings. You can also find all his links on the Links page.
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