Meet the Team
The secret ingredient to our success
We could talk a lot about what makes StaffCircle a great place to work at but really, it’s the people
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Our CEO
“You cannot mandate productivity; you must provide the tools to let people become their best.”
Steve Jobs
Mark Seemann
CEO
Mark is a natural leader who inspires the team to perform their best all the time. His passion and drive is contagious, and we all seem to have caught it.
Entrepreneurship
Product
Sales
Innovation
Reciting Pi up to 500 digits
Years in field:
20
Superpower:
A natural leader
Holds the record for:
Number of successful companies created
Customer Success
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”
Michael LeBoeuf
CJ Hewage
Customer Success Executive
When CJ is not setting the record for rapid response his focus is on building relationships both internally and externally.
Execution
Building Trust
Patience
Flexibility
Cutting onions without crying
Years in field:
7
Superpower:
Empowering customers
Holds the record for:
Most rapid response to customer queries
Darren Richards
Senior Customer Success Manager
Accomplished, professional, and experienced Customer Success Manager with a decade worth of experience in Software Managed Services and SAAS.
Implementation
Customer engagement
Team management
Proactivity
Mental arithmetic
Years in field:
12
Superpower:
Helping customers succeed
Holds the record for:
Highest volume of team implementations in a month
Charlotte Golding
Customer Success Engineer
Charlotte is really driven to ensure we have happy customers and is extremely passionate about ensuring our customers can make the most out of their platform.
Organisation
Helping Customers
Listening
Skiing
Empathy
Years in field:
6
Superpower:
Patience
Holds the record for:
Keeping a tidy inbox
Development
“We always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live”
Rick Osborne
Brian Merton
Head of Platform
Brian has been with StaffCircle from the start. A real hands-on developer, he heads up our platform ensuring that we keep to our product roadmap and vision.
C#
SQL
HTML
Team spirit
Knowing all the words to songs
Years in field:
22
Superpower:
Managing multiple projects
Holds the record for:
Number of successful development projects
Neil Merton
Head of UX & Design
Along with his brother Brian, Neil has been here since day one. He makes our software interface shiny and user-friendly so that it's super easy to use.
CSS
HTML
Javascript
Time keeping
Communication
Years in field:
21
Superpower:
Attention to Detail
Holds the record for:
Creating the most user-friendly UX
Matt Butler
Senior Developer
Matt is a tech nerd at heart with a focus on DevOps and engineering. When he isn’t working on making our software the best there is, he enjoys playing the odd computer game or two.
C#
SQL
DevOps
Solving a Rubik's cube
Critical thinking
Years in field:
10
Superpower:
The ability to manipulate tech
Holds the record for:
Number of lines of code written in a day
Tom Guppy
Head of QA
Bugs are scared of Tom, if there are any, you can be sure he will find them. Since joining the team he made excellent improvements to testing and he keeps our devs on track.
Test Automation
Bug Hunting
Process Improvements
Typing without looking
Critical Thinking
Years in field:
8
Superpower:
Understanding QA methodologies
Holds the record for:
Inspecting the most code
Lee Philips
Senior Developer
It’s hard to explain what Lee does, in fact, most of us don’t understand. But one thing is sure whatever it is, it makes our product awesome.
C#
OIDC
Secure Coding
Attention to detail
Turning it off and on again
Years in field:
9
Superpower:
Analysing user needs
Holds the record for:
Astounding colleagues with programming skills
Kevin Falencik
Senior Front End Developer
Born in Germany, raised in Poland, living in Scotland. Frontend dev by day, rockstar by night.
Vue.js
HTML & CSS
Bug Avoidance
Building Lego
Adaptability
Years in field:
10
Superpower:
Critical thinking
Holds the record for:
Living furthest away from the office
Matt Tyler
Senior Developer
Matt develops our software and ensures that everything runs smoothly. His experience and ideas are reflected in many of the product features.
Development
Bug Fixing
Performance Improvement
Learning new technologies
Magic tricks
Years in field:
23
Superpower:
Optimizing our codebase
Holds the record for:
Unit test coverage
Chris Keeber
QA Engineer
Chris is the protector of our systems and a security genius. Whilst he is brilliant at testing, he also takes on projects like our ISO accreditation.
ISTQB Foundation
Testing Automation
Process Development
Teaching
Marital arts
Years in field:
8
Superpower:
Hiding in plain sight
Holds the record for:
Making us understand ISO accreditation
Sales
“How you sell matters. What your process is matters. But how your customers feel when they engage with you matters more.”
Tiffani Bova
James Bissell
Director of UK Sales
James is StaffCircle's passionate HR SAAS Sales Leader who enjoys scaling teams at work and playing golf at the weekend.
Building relationships
Listening to customers
Automation/Sales systems
Leadership
Lifting just my left eyebrow
Years in field:
10
Superpower:
Superman of Sales
Holds the record for:
Building great relationships with staff and customers.
Michael Owen
Account Executive
Committed to finding solutions, extinguishing problems and adding value for customers, and when he's not working on that, Michael is a complete sports fanatic.
Building relationships
Empathic listening
Problem solving
Office banter
Completing vinyasa
Years in field:
17
Superpower:
Hall of Fame Forecaster
Holds the record for:
Fastest new customer deal
Lewis Staples
Account Executive
Lewis loves his job and talking to new people every day. He is a brilliant account exec and a dangerous meme wizard, bringing a fun element into everything he does.
E-mail videos
Networking
Rapport building
Memes and gifs
Growing a beard
Years in field:
17
Superpower:
Being extremely likeable
Holds the record for:
The number of memes created
Jason Hebblethwaite
Account Executive
Jason enjoys the process of understanding his prospects' pain-points and resolving them with the StaffCircle platform.
Making outbound sales calls
Helping customers
Being honest and pragmatic
Snowboarding
Coffee making
Years in field:
8
Superpower:
Asking the right questions
Holds the record for:
Fastest Go-kart lap
Myles Gill
Sales Development
Myles is our very own customer connector, this well-spoken guy surely knows how to build rapport and help potential clients.
Video Creation
Building Rapport
Communication
Using a yo-yo
Responsiveness
Years in field:
2
Superpower:
Relationship building
Holds the record for:
Personalising interactions
Steve Beard
Customer Account Manager
Steve takes pride in looking after our customers, ensuring that they are always getting the very best value from our platform.
Sales
Upselling
Retention
Muay Thai
Relationship building
Years in field:
15
Superpower:
Supporting Arsenal
Holds the record for:
Oldest sales team member
Marketing
“Give them quality. That’s the best kind of advertising in the world.”
Milton Hershey
Charlotte Houston
Head of Marketing
Charlotte is a mastermind when it comes to marketing strategy, spotting consumer behaviour patterns and trends immediately.
Hubspot Master
Digital Demon
SEO Queen
Creativity
Predicting when it will rain
Years in field:
9
Superpower:
Great campaign ideas
Holds the record for:
Innovative thinking
Paul Mallon
Senior Website Developer
Paul is our in-house web developer extraordinaire. He has a passion for creating beautiful, informative, and easy-to-use websites.
UI/UX
SASS
PHP
Staying upright in a kayak
Creativity
Years in field:
12
Superpower:
Creating world-class UX
Holds the record for:
Drinking the most Coke Zero in a day (other cola brands are available)
HR & Finance
“The unofficial psychologist, lawyer, event planner, teacher, peacemaker, career planner and detective.”
Anon
Nikki Owen
Finance Manager
Nikki is the glue that holds the StaffCircle team together. She makes sure that we are all happy and content. She also processes our wages which makes her one of our favourite people.
Cash Collection
People Engagement
Finance Analysis
Getting the printer to work
Attention to detail
Years in field:
15
Superpower:
Honesty and strong values
Holds the record for:
Optimising the most processes