Meet the Team

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Alan started programming on 8-bit home computers in the early 1980s. After studying Psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa he moved to the UK and worked on programming and database development for Citibank, Lloyds and The Prince’s Trust. Seeing the need to improve access to technology in the non-profit sector Alan co-founded The Community Technology Project to reclaim, refurbish and redistribute discarded corporate IT equipment to community groups and small charities.

Andy has been with Comm-Tech since 2005 and is currently Senior Windows Technology Engineer, specialising in Hyper-V, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Active Directory and Office365 integration.

Mark come from a programming background. Working with us initially on developing software for our refurbished computers, he progressed into an IT support role in 2015. Mark is our Chief Linux Engineer and Kopano specialist.

Vanessa, a bookkeeper with 20 years of experience, joined Comm-Tech part-time in 2012, and has since overhauled the company’s financial recording systems. She also works with a diverse range of other clients, from a children’s nursery to a high-end property developer.

Mark became involved with technology at the tender age of five while working in a Japanese pencil factory. After having studied mathematics at university, Mark has ten years’ experience in the financial software industry as both provider and client. He is currently a self-employed web applications’ developer when not hacking for Comm-Tech.

After cutting his teeth at Comm-Tech in 2005 building their early Linux-based server platforms, Alex moved on to developing software that delivers large-scale web applications and services. He has now returned to us as a valuable trustee and highly experienced volunteer.

Michael is a an editor at The Conversation, a news and opinion website written by academic experts for the public. Prior to entering journalism Michael worked in technology as a web designer, engineer and systems administrator, including a stint at Comm-Tech in the early 2000s. He retains an interest in Linux and open source software, digital rights, privacy and surveillance.

A former deputy headteacher at a London secondary school, Denise has been an invaluable source of advice and support to Comm-Tech as a friend, volunteer, and trustee.

Building on university qualifications in technology and more than 10 years working professionally in IT, David joined as trustee and adviser in 2015. David is a specialist in online services provision.

James joined Comm-Tech in 2011 and spent five years developing our cloud desktops and Kopano systems. He moved on to Amazon in 2016 but still remains a loyal volunteer providing advanced networking support to our engineers.