Rachel joined Sensible Development in 2017 as a project manager. Her role has changed as the company has grown and in 2021 became our Head of Operations. She works with Alan to deliver our company vision with strategic product development, oversees our operations and works on process improvement, and manages our team’s productivity and personal development. Rachel has over 15 years of experience in the IT industry working on large scale projects and portfolios in financial, manufacturing, transport and healthcare sectors. In her spare time Rachel enjoys sea swimming, singing and dancing and spending time with her family.
Renowned internationally as an auction software expert, Alan comes from a web development background creating financial trading and loan management systems, working with major corporates such as HSBC and Nokia, as well as across the UK public sector. Alan brings a deep understanding of complex client needs in the context of their overall business objectives and helps translate those ideas into robust online solutions that make a real impact. His formidable breadth of knowledge in the auction arena and his expertise across a range of key industry sectors ensures that our systems reflect each client’s market and make sense commercially. In his spare time, Alan is a dad of three and a keen competitive cyclist.
Nicolas’s passion for coffee simply pours out of him. He is our Head of Coffee, in-house Q grader and doesn't miss a chance to taste amazing coffee every day. He is in charge of facilitating trading between buyers and sellers at our Sensible Coffee division. When he is not immersed in coffee, you might find Nicolas pedalling around London’s cycle routes, running around the squash court, or teaching his “very smart” Golden Doodle a few new tricks.
Yuka came to Sensible Development as part of our talent development program when she was a student at the University of Kent. We were delighted to welcome Yuka to the team full time when she graduated in 2017. She now works on a whole range of projects such as developing innovative new auction features and adding new payment functionality to our products. In her spare time, she likes to play tennis with friends and going bouldering!
Paul joined us in 2021 with over 16 years experience, working as a developer and support analyst for Barclays Bank PLC within the Africa domain. He is up for any challenge and enjoys problem solving and learning new skills. In his spare time, he enjoys walking, holidays, flying planes (virtually), watching films, listening to music and playing the drums.
Ian is a System's Administrator who joined us in 2019 with over 20 years experience with operating system and open source software administration. Ian specialises in Linux, Unix and most recently cloud based systems. In his spare time Ian is a keen motorcycle hobbyist and technophile. He can be found most weekends either tinkering with an engine, a gadget or some new piece of technology.
Ana is a Creative Art Director in Digital Media and UX/UI designer. She has over seven years of experience working for Creative Agencies including Ogilvy, McCANN, and DDB, promoting brands like IBM, AMEX, and Heineken Mexico. She's also done volunteer work in the area of communications for non-profit organizations such as Waste Warriors in India, among others. Just before joining Sensible Development; Ana finished her MA in Media Practice for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex. In her free time, Ana enjoys playing board games or hiking with her friends.
Dan joined the Sensible Development team in 2019 following graduation from the University of Sussex with a Masters in Advanced Computer Science. He is a keen gamer, amateur artist and has been described as a 'film buff'.
Oscar joined Sensible Development in 2020 after completing an apprenticeship in software development. He specialises in WordPress theme development. In his spare time, Oscar loves to play the guitar and is really into music!
Sarah joined the team in 2021 coming from a background of Operations and Logistics within the coffee industry. Originally from Kenya, and having completed a degree in Spanish and French, Sarah has grown up around the coffee industry. She has had the opportunity to spend time working in Kenya, Costa Rica, Europe and the UK with various coffee trading companies. Sarah enjoys solving problems and is passionate about supply chain. In her spare time, Sarah enjoys traveling and exploring new places. She enjoys playing leisurely tennis, listening to music and is also quite partial to brunch!
Luke joined us in 2021 as our Junior Graphic Designer after graduating from Arts University Bournemouth in 2020 with a BA(Hons) in Graphic Design. He enjoys all areas of design and assists Ana with marketing and social media content. In his spare time, Luke enjoys djing and spending time with friends.
