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
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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
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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
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Luke Chase

Implementation Engineer

Dedicated to solving client needs with tailored solutions, Luke is committed to ensuring that the StaffCircle platform delivers maximum value for its users.
Time Management
Responsiveness
Collaborating
Playing the Ukulele
Making Coffee
Years in field: 5
Superpower: Empathy
Holds the record for: Successful customer projects supported

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ste Pammenter

Senior Developer

Veteran SASS Developer helping engineering teams deliver clean, testable code. In my personal time, I use my biking skills to get from point A to B and can usually be found out on the road somewhere between these two locations.
C#
Vue.js
DDD
Writing clean code
DIY
Years in field: 10
Superpower: Herding tickets
Holds the record for: Delivering code that's squeaky clean.
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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
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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.
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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
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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

Marketing

“Give them quality. That’s the best kind of advertising in the world.”

Milton Hershey
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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
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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