Meet our team
Ric Hill
Founder and Chairman
At Ghyston since: The beginning!
Education: Philosophy degree from Cambridge and a Masters in Computing
Experience: Many varied technical roles, acting as a consultant, project manager and developer, and before that he was a technical project manager at the BBC
Hobbies/interests: Outside the office, Ric likes to keep fit by competing in multi-sport events like triathlons, and juggles his time mostly between that and a growing family
Emily Hill
Founder and CEO
At Ghyston since: The beginning!
Education: MSc Mathematics, Oxford University
Passionate about: Creating a company culture and processes whereby we offer an unparalleled service to our customers
Other interests: Muddy obstacle course races, running around after young children (her own), good food and friends
Dan Phipps
Chief Operations Officer
At Ghyston since: September 2014
Experience: Dan has worked his way through a myriad of roles including consultant, scrum master, project manager, programme manager, and now Director and Chief Operations Officer of Ghyston
Passions: Getting the best out of people, projects, and organisations, both in the short and long term
Helen Cassley
Head of Business Growth
At Ghyston since: March 2018
Experience: 12 years managing B2B client relationships and leading client facing teams. A team player and excellent communicator with a likeable persona, Helen enables the formation and development of trusted client relationships for Ghyston
Other interests: In her spare time, you will find Helen touring European cities with her husband and black Labrador, and enjoying quality time with family
Jake McKenna
Technical Consultant & Software Developer
Fraser Powell
Head of QA
At Ghyston since: September 2014
Experience: 12 years in software QA & testing, qualified Advanced Test Manager
Passionate about: Doing the right things in the right way and exceeding quality expectations
Other interests: Geocaching, jamming, crosswords and cutting jibes that are dripping with sarcasm
Martin Thorn
Senior Technical Consultant & Head of Support
Martin Thorn
At Ghyston since: 2013
Education & Experience: 15 years in the industry after a 1st class degree in Computer science from York University in the dim and distant past
Passionate about: High quality code and a high quality service
Hobbies: Likes to play geeky card games, geeky board games and geeky computer games. Also enjoys writing software and spreadsheets to analyse and improve his performance in all of the above. He also has two cats, who are, to date, unaffected by any performance analysis
Alex Potter
Technical Consultant & Software Developer
At Ghyston since: 2015
Education: Master of Mathematics (MMath), University of Warwick
Passionate about: Developing technically excellent software that looks swish and delivers a great user experience
Other interests: Getting lost in the music at a local gig, throwing a big party at his flat, working on a creative project of some sort
Andrew Cox
Lead Designer
At Ghyston since: May 2016
Experience: Over 10 years in the design industry, working with agencies and freelance as a Graphic Designer, Web Designer, UI Designer and basically anything that means I get to draw pretty pictures
Passionate about: Designing something well enough that it feels like it hasn't been designed
Other interests: Music, drums, art, comics, VWs, travelling
David Giles
Technical Lead
David Giles
At Ghyston since: The beginning!
Education: MMath Mathematics at Oxford
Passionate about: Delivering systems that will stay fresh through years of requirement changes
Other interests: Bell Ringing, walking, gaming
Danielle Mew
Project Manager & Software Developer
Harry Cruse
Software Developer
Isaac Clements
Software Developer
Isaac Clements
Time at Ghyston: 3 years
Education: Bsc Mathematics, University of Bath
Passionate about: Mobile development
Other interests: Any and all puzzles (jigsaws, cryptic crosswords, escape rooms etc.)
Ric Meal
Technical Lead
Ric Meal
At Ghyston since: 2013
Education: MEng Computer Science, Bristol University
Passionate about: Delivering technical quality
Other interests: Board games, food and sports
Sam Millner
Technical Consultant & Project Manager
Sarah White
Head of Finance
Sarah White
At Ghyston Since: September 2018
Education and qualifications: Degree LLB in Law at University of Exeter, Chartered Accountant with ICEAW, Tax Trainee then Manager at Deloittes 1991 – 2000, Management Accountant Provelio Limited (Project Management) 2004 - 2018
Passionate about: Cooking and eating food, especially making bread and cakes. Knitting! Making the finance function as smooth running and user-friendly as possible
Other interests: Pilates, dressmaking, gardening and playing the piano. Playing silly games with the family
Life goals: living somewhere with a view of the sea
Bradley Hodgkins
Software Developer
Bradley Hodgkins
At Ghyston since: 2017
Education: BSc (hons) in Computer Science from University of Bath
Passionate about: Problem solving
Other Interests: Cycling, Running, and lots of Gaming to make up for the first two
Mike Todd
Software Developer
Mike Todd
At Ghyston since: 2018
Education: BSc Computer Science, University of Bristol
Experience: 8 years in the finance industry before switching to software development
Passionate about: Creating software that is intuitive and easy to use
Other interests: Yoga, Japanese, good food, and the occasional game of Super Smash Brothers or Rocket League
Liam Howarth
Software Developer
Liam Howarth
At Ghyston since: 2019
Education: MPhys Physics, Oxford University
Passionate about: Meeting deadlines
Hobbies: Guitar
Rebecca Burton
Software Developer
Rebecca Burton
At Ghyston since: January 2019
Education: MMath Mathematics and Computer Science, University of York
Passionate about: Learning new skills and being able to apply those skills
Hobbies: Table tennis and board games
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