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
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
- Dislikes: Sloppiness
Holly
Holly is the super organised one making sure the office runs smoothly and everyone is happy. Strong ability to sort, file, tidy, manage the admin, HR and Health & Safety side of things. Love to bake and bring cakes in to feed the workers
- Expert in: Organising, HR & business administration
- Likes: Stationery (post-its are the best!), hoola hoops, baking & dogs
- Dislikes: A messy desk, coffee, cats & Keira Knightly
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
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 applications
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: Design, Photoshop, HTML5, CSS3, UI, UX
- Likes: Good design, Cake, cranberry juice & misheard lyrics
- Dislikes: Answering phones, most versions of Internet Explorer
Dan
A resident Bristolian, Dan's the man looking after accessibilty and integrity. He enjoys a good cup of tea and is the proud parent of two (rather grumpy) lizards.
- Expert in: PHP (Drupal), Python (Django), javascript/jQuery, HTML, CSS
- Likes: Good music, meat, festivals, reading (Fantasy novels), Guitars, Whiskey
- Dislikes: The London Underground, Rain, Porridge, Bad music
Adam
One of our resident developer / designers and all round cheeky chap, Adam brings highly polished front end development skills to the mix. With a strong eye for UX, a keen interest in UI interaction and an almost unnatural love for Kittens Adam is a force to be reckoned with.
- Expert in: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop
- Likes: Semantic markup, MailChimp & Sky Diving
- Dislikes: Internet Explorer, Blackberry phones & Nicholas Cage
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, travel...
- Dislikes: Social networking, fool’s
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