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Plumis Founder
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)William Makant
William is a mechanical engineer & technical lead at Plumis. William holds an MBA from Imperial College. He has led to a successful conclusion a number of fire suppression R&D projects with Innovate UK backing which has led to the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation – the UK’s highest accolade for business success. He is a member of the FIA/BASFA Watermist technical committee that contributes to the British Standards.
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Plumis Founder
Chief Design Officer (CDO)Yusuf Muhammad
Yusuf is a co-inventor of Automist. He has an Honours Masters degree in Engineering and a double Masters in Innovation Design Engineering. He has won numerous design awards for a host of innovations across a number of industries including the James Dyson Award, the Toyota IQ Design Challenge & Transport Design of the Year by the Design Museum to name a few. He also starred in the BBC 2 Show 'The Big Life Fix'.
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Plumis Staff
Chief of Operations (COO)Glenn Hayward
Glenn is a graduate of the University of Manchester and has close to thirty years of experience working on the new product introduction and the operations side of high-tech businesses including everything from Standard Integrate Circuit (IC) products to smart meters. He has expertise in setting up world-class quality, reliability and manufacturing facilities, is a father of three and is an experienced and keen ocean yachtsman. -
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Robert Murphy
Robert has spent 10+ years supporting SME growth, including raising £45m+ through private equity investment capital and £60m in structured bank / venture debt since 2009. He is raised up to £20m in M&A acquisitions and £25m in closed trade sales, generating up to eight-fold returns for investors.
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Head of Business DevelopmentWill Goodwin
A highly experienced Sales and Commercial Manager, Will has a bacckground in M&E and Construction having worked within both the public and private sectors with Tier 1 contractors Kier, Powerminister and Lovell. Will is an excellent team player and his understanding of both operations and sales creates a cohesive approach bringing the processes together.
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Head of MarketingAlison Towle
With more than 20 years’ marketing experience, Alison has worked for some of the biggest media brands in housing and construction including Inside Housing and Building. She was part of the team responsible for delivering the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference and exhibition, the largest housing event in Europe and more recently headed up the marketing team on leading insurance brand, Insurance Times.
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Plumis NED
Non Executive DirectorPeter Cowley
Peter is a Cambridge University Engineering and Computing graduate and fellow of the Judge Business School. He’s run technology and construction businesses for over three decades and is involved in charity and social enterprise governance, as chair and treasurer, on many trustee boards. Peter founded and runs the Martlet start-up investment fund in Cambridge and has invested in over 30 start-ups. He is on the board of seven of these, including Plumis. Peter enjoys fine dining.
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Senior Design EngineerCarlos Ruiz Garcia
Carlos has designed mechanical parts and machines in many different fields, from renewable energy to industrial laundry equipment. You will see him playing basketball, most of the time very close to the hoop, and travelling on his adventure motorbike. He has travelled the world, but after his trip around The Highlands, in his own words, “nothing will ever be the same again”.
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Installation Support and Services ManagerSteven Dynan
Steven has been in the fire and security industry for over 25 years, after starting in the industry as an apprentice, he has worked as an installation and service engineer and has held various service management roles. In his spare time Steven enjoys watching football and playing golf.
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Supply Chain ManagerAmaar Bokhari
Amaar has over 15 years of Supply Chain and Operations experience working in several industries throughout his career. He is a qualified Mechanical Engineer and has a post graduate degree in Operations Management. Amaar is a certified Six-Sigma expert. His passions outside of work include playing cricket and hiking along with being a diehard Liverpool FC supporter.
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Embedded Systems EngineerLinas Sidaras
Linas has more than eight years experience in software development in various spheres such as temperature control, Bluetooth & IoT communications, NFC, audio, industrial machines technologies. Electronics has been Linas's hobby since he was a child. His others interests include psychology and playing with various musical instruments.
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Assembly TechnicianDarren Ramhit
Darren has over 15 years of experience as a production engineer and maintenance manager previously working for two UK based defence companies. Darren spends his free time building custom PC's, gaming, book reading and keeping up to date with the latest tech.
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Project Support OfficerManuela Sato
Manuela has worked in project management in the technology industry for 8 years. Her experience spans a diverse range of industries including telecommunications, energy, entertainment and banking. With a passion for travel, she is always planning her next adventure.
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PA and Customer Services AdministratorIwona Kolinska
Iwona has a wealth of experience working in assembly and production including Indesit, GVS Filters and Dell to name a few. She has a big interest in psychology especially NLP technic, photography, advertising and travelling.
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Manufacturing Quality EngineerArran Rakkar
Arran has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Loughborough University and has 10 years experience within the Automotive Industry working for large OEM's as a Quality and Manufacturing Engineer. He likes playing football, and is a die hard Liverpool FC fan!
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Technical Support EngineerBelchin Sevdalinov
Electrical and electronics engineer with MBA degree. More than 7 years of experience in international companies working in power generation, energy quality and electronics product manufacturing. Car enthusiast who enjoys outdoor activities like fishing and camping.
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Embedded Systems EngineerNicholas Savva
Nicholas is a graduate based in NW london who holds a masters degree in embedded systems engineering. He specialises in embedded software and hardware for audio and control systems applications. In his spare time, he enjoys producing electronic music.
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Embedded Systems EngineerKiruthika Palanivelu
Kiruthika has 6+ years experience in Computer Engineer with various Automotive OEMs developing infotainment systems from design through to production. She likes reading historical fiction books, travel & hiking and sketching.
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Installation Support TechnicianKayode Afolabi
Kayode graduated from Coventry University in 2014 and has over 5 years experience Surveying for numerous construction companies. In his spare time Kayode enjoys playing the bass guitar.
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Business Development Manager - NorthRob Helliwell
Rob brings over 15 years sales experience in the construction, insurance and fire suppression industry and works on developments covering the North of the UK. He has a good understanding of the construction industry having worked within the modular sector earlier in his career and most recently supporting national building groups and M&E contractors on the fire suppression requirements of their projects. He has a keen interest in music and football and enjoys trips with the family.
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Web DeveloperOmair Jaswal
Omair is a computing graduate with a masters degree in Information Systems. He has over 10 years of web application development experience with a wide range of technologies. He has previously worked with various start-ups, SME's and cooperate clients in the Middle-East. In his spare time he enjoys time-lapse photography, hiking and live music.
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Product Development EngineerJinwen Cen
Jinwen is an experienced engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical engineering. He is skilled in R & D, quality management, root cause analysis and project management. He has strong product development professional with a master's degree focused in mechanical engineering from RWTH Aachen University. He likes to travel and make friends.
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Electronics EngineerAndrew Peek
Andrew is an Electronics Engineer experienced in developing embedded hardware and software for automotive engine management systems, data loggers, industrial control systems and point of sales terminals. He’s also managed IT teams and developed large scale real-time server based gaming infrastructure and networks
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Production ManagerRobert Wilczynski
Robert has 10 years of management experience in photo industry, maintaining machinery and IT. Robert is a skillful dancer (folk & ballet) - frequently performing in UK and abroad, hobbyist DJ and composer, neuroscience reader.
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Business Development Manager - ScotlandKelly Gardiner
Kelly looks after our Scottish projects and joined us having previously worked for another fire suppression company. She has industry knowledge of Scottish regulations and a good understanding of the construction and social housing markets. Kelly has over 13 years sales experience, loves to travel and is always planning her next trip.
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Senior Quality TechnicianPrzemek Wilczynski
Previously a store manager of a leading DIY store, Przemek has factory experience of production lines, producing wood laminates for kitchen units and cabinetry. In his spare time he can be found moving across the floor as a semi-professional dancer and loves long distance cycling.
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Assembly TechnicianDaniel Laslett
Daniel has got 15 years of experience working in warehouses and used to work for McLaren Automotive. He likes to listen to dance music and play football in his spare time.
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Production OperativeAfshin Ashouri
Afshin has over fifteen years experience in manufacturing in the UK including assembly and machine operation and holds a diploma gained in Iran. His hobbies include cycling, music and gaming.
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Plumis Advisor
Bookkeeper / Financial ControllerTony Greenwood
Tony Greenwood was born in 1958 and lives in Surrey. He has been a Management Accountant throughout his career and has held a number of financial controller roles in SME's. He has been a Plumis shareholder since the first round of external investment.
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ChairpersonKathy Jenkins
Kathy has held a number of senior executive positions, she is currently the COO of Marshall of Cambridge. Before joining Marshall, Kathy spent 14 years at Thales Plc where she held a number of senior executive positions. She has also worked with Marconi Plc.
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Plumis Advisor
Strategic Housing AdvisorJan Taranczuk
Jan has worked in housing for 50+ years, for local authorities and the private sector. Through interim management and consulting assignments he has provided senior management support to local authorities and RSLs. Since creating Jan Taranczuk Associates in 2009 he has worked with housing organisations and private companies to improve services to residents, particularly around repairs policy and fire safety. He is a corporate member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, and past chair of its London Regional Board.
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Plumis Advisor
AdvisorNick Coutts
Nick has been an advisor to the co-founders for over 7 years. He is a global routes to markets expert as former Vice President, Global Distribution Channel Strategy, IBM.
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Plumis Advisor
AdvisorDr Alan Hart
Alan is a Plumis Founder and has an MA and PhD in Physics from Cambridge, and an MBA from Imperial College, London. A passionate physicist, he spent 11 years in innovation consulting, bringing science and technology to new consumer products. He’s a named inventor on one granted patent, with two patents pending. Alan enjoys snowboarding and is a third wave coffee enthusiast, preferring artisan, organic, responsibly sourced beans.
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Plumis Career
Top talentPlumis Stormtrooper
We’re always on the lookout for outstanding and unique individuals who share our values. Being a part of Plumis requires an independent streak and creative collaboration skills to help us make our products the best they can be. We want to find the best and we move fast, so if this sounds like you, send your CV to recruitment@plumis.co.uk