Meet the team

Mark

A purveyor of pragmatism, he brings a no-nonsense approach to everything he does. A true geek and knob twiddler at heart, he bridges the gap between the techies and the real world! Often seen with a Dirty-Martini in hand!

  • Expert in: XHTML, CSS, pragmatism, "holding it together"
  • Likes: Detroit techno, challenging the status quo, his car, technology
  • Dislikes: complicated solutions, his car, technology for the sake of it
Mark
Tom

Tom

A rock climbing uber geek. He crafts code like a renaissance sculptor and meticulously fills in the details that most "normal" technical directors don't even notice. Nothing comes close to his love of cars, apart from maybe buying servers.

  • Expert in: programming in anything, databases
  • Likes: cars, servers, ladies
  • Dislikes: ladies, sloppiness

Chris

Resident open source advocate, Chris is always on the lookout for new technologies and tools to bake his noodle in the middle of the night. A laid back linux geek with a passion for simplicity; his specialty is oxymorons.

  • Expert in: javascript, ruby, linux, SQL NoSQL, dragon slaying
  • Likes: biscuits, cakes, sushi, cheese, crisps, mezze platters, fancy bread
  • Dislikes: poor documentation, overcomplicated software
Chris
Christos

Christos

Like Chronos, the Keeper of Time, Christos’s ability to slow down time enables him to stay calm, focused and absorb information like an inter dimensional sponge.

  • Expert in: Linux, C++, XML, SOAP APIs, Coldfusion, complicated things no one else wants to do
  • Likes: Eclipse, slowing down his computer, Cyprus, debating
  • Dislikes: closing programs

Sarah

The mummy of the group, Sarah keeps us all organised, legal and happy! With her innate coffee timing, sympathetic ear and ability to work through the somewhat loud (obviously necessary) music in the office, we’d be lost without her! She is also a total feeder - not that you’ll ever hear us complain about that!

  • Expert in: Business administration, Health & Safety, HR, anything ISO related!
  • Likes: baking, gardening & meals with friends
  • Dislikes: Big heads, Co-op bank, tardiness
Sarah
Dale

Dale

Up and coming UI alchemist, Dale is a talent to keep your eye on. His attention to detail and meticulous eye for "the things that matter" set him apart from his contemporaries and firmly place him in a parallel universe of web beauty.

  • Expert in: HTML5, CSS3, UI, UX
  • Likes: cake, cranberry juice & misheard lyrics
  • Dislikes: answering phones, most versions of Internet Explorer

Les

If Les was one of the Mr. Men he'd be Mr. Logical. Whether squeezing VC's, discussing P&L or just planning simple user flow, Les hops through problems like a binary frog.

  • Expert in: operational management
  • Likes: golf, running, walking, football, rugby, cricket, skiing, cooking, entertaining, cider, travel...
  • Dislikes: social networking, fool’s
Les
Paul

Paul

  • Expert in: Ruby, HTML & CSS, UI magic! Making those origami bird things
  • Likes: Sailing. Extreme camping. Bovril. Coffee. My Macbook Pro
  • Dislikes: IE6. Poorly written APIs. Mornings