An entrepreneurial, commercially astute, and pragmatic CEO of SME’s in fast moving technology driven environments. He has founded three technology companies, and conducted several acquisitions and company exits. In his spare time Paul skippers an 38ft Ocean going yacht.

Skilfully designs, develops and implements strategies providing sustainable growth within highly competitive industries, building new start-ups and rescuing previously failing operations.

Mature network within industry, leveraged to provide new business opportunities. A long run in philanthropic activities to compliment his professional career. 35 years of fundraising and community service activities. Currently (2024) Chairman and founder of Red Trouser Day Charity (a volunteer charity raising funds for Bowel Cancer Research), Past Chairman of the Essex Branch of the Institute of Directors,  a Senior Officer and Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.

Phil started his technical career in South London as a young boy watching airliners fly over his house on their way to Heathrow Airport, this inevitably led to a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. After which he spent a few years writing computer programs analysing jet engine test data for the MOD. Various software support and development roles for mainframe, PC, web and mobile followed including 25 years at BT, the final few years were spent specifically in cyber security and compliance roles.

In his spare time Phil enjoys cycling, playing bass guitar in a local band as well singing in a local choir. He is also Treasurer of the local branch of the 41 Club charity, which raises money for good causes in East Suffolk.

He is also a longstanding season ticket holder at Ipswich Town so is very well acquainted with life's ups and downs.

Phil is passionate about IT education; technology has become more complex and so deeply integrated into our daily lives that he believes face to face support and training is the best way to help people gain confidence to use IT effectively and protect themselves from fraudsters.

Having started a career in design and web development I quickly noticed a need to for IT support in the company I worked for. I became a certified Apple professional and helped build and maintain servers in both small companies and in larger scaled organisations. I have worked in sectors such as: Education, Sustainable and renewable energy, Data cleansing and with the Police with intelligence software.

My passion has always been education and in 2008 I trained to become a teacher and here I found my true passion. Combining teaching and my love of all things technical. I have run a successful freelance website agency and to date have built websites for organisations for online retailers, SME's and charities.

My drive is to support and educate people in my community in how they can become better protected online and also how to use their devices. Tech shouldn't be scary and I strongly believe in supporting people to use tech to their advantage and not to see it as something to be afraid of.

About: James Mott: 20+ years in software development in the banking sector, covering many aspects of cyber security and software safety.

I have enjoyed a career as a highly experienced educator and former company director and I have a passion for charitable work and community engagement. 

During my 25 years as a teacher in adult education, I was a senior lecturer and teacher trainer as well as being a Cambridge University oral and written examiner. 

In 1966, I founded and ran my own educational consultancy business, working with clients around the world to advise them on UK educational programs.

Now I look forward to an exciting new future with Community Tech Hub CIC.  The challenges are great as we aim to reach out to those who are experiencing technological problems and social isolation.  Community digital inclusion in today’s rapid revolution is vital to ensure personal safety, safe working/usage practices and an inclusive society for everyone. 

Julian’s interest in IT began at primary school which had a computer and even better, a teacher who understood how to use it! After this, Julian taught himself programming, built his own computers and completed a Computer Science degree before embarking on a 20-year career in IT. Julian has worked across the world helping various companies detect operational weaknesses in their IT systems, and hs now moved into the cyber security arena working with organisations to protect their businesses.

Julia has over thirty years of experience as a management consultant helping organisations of all sizes translate vision and intent into a meaningful strategy. Julia created her own unique approach to Benefits Driven Strategy including stakeholder and organisational alignment which is needed to actually realise the benefits of major change. The approach works in IT Strategy, Mental Wellbeing Strategy and general business change for all companies of all sizes.

Specialities: Strategy Development, Benefits Identification & Delivery, Business Operating Model Design, Organisational Alignment, Change Management

Dr. Andy Jones is an internationally recognised expert in information warfare, cybersecurity, and digital forensics. Following a 25‑year career in the British Army, he held senior research roles in defence and later at BT, where he led major security programmes and co‑authored influential texts on digital forensics. He has built multiple advanced research laboratories, directed the MSc in Information Security at Khalifa University, and served as Director of the Cyber Security Centre at the University of Hertfordshire. The author of eight books and more than 200 publications, he continues to contribute as a visiting professor at several UK universities.

With more than four decades at BT, including serving as the Technical Design Authority for BT’s Global and UK Internet Peering Networks, Steve has spent his career making large-scale networks reliable, efficient, and future-ready. He has been building and programming computers since 1976 and have hands-on expertise across a wide range of PC hardware, Raspberry Pi, Windows, Linux, Android, and languages from Python and Perl to C and C++.

Steve is a practical problem-solver at heart—someone who fixes things, automates what can be automated, and keeps technology understandable for everyone. He has discovered that supporting elderly relatives with their tech has allowed him to understand how real people use (and struggle with) modern devices.

Now retired Steve enjoys skiing, travel and cycling.

Chris has considerable consultancy and major programme experience in commercial IT solutions development and deployment, including in the Finance Sector, as well as recruitment, training and employee development. He has particular skills in business analysis and solutions architecture, brought innovative ideas to the recruitment process and has been highly successful in business development nationally and internationally.

Having seen, in 1978, a computer craned into a business in the small Suffolk town Ian grew up in, he decided that was where his future lay.  Following a degree in maths which introduced him to programming and some time in the cockpit design team for the BAe Harrier jet, he spent over 30 years working in the Lloyd's and London insurance markets, writing complex applications for global insurance and reinsurance companies.   With a worldwide userbase and team, Ian quickly recognised the need for consistency and clarity in communication and application design, something he remains committed to nowadays as being the simplest route to successful software.

 Since retiring Ian can be found milling at Woodbridge Tide Mill.  In his spare time he's a keen mountain biker, is learning to use his kayak safely, and tries to keep his hand in by coding solutions for problems his wife doesn't know they have.   He's got 3 sons who seem to have thrived despite his parenting, and a dog who shares his passion for a quick afternoon nap in the sun whenever possible.

Trevor started in technology 25 years ago, but has been passionate about tech and computers since primary school where he moved BBC Micros from classroom to classroom. When Trevor was 12, he 'learned' how computers worked by breaking and fixing them, starting with DOS 5 and Windows 3.1.

 Born in the North and from Darlington, Trevor graduated in Mathematics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). He then moved my professional career to London, progressing from IT support and Operations roles at the London Stock Exchange to more recently Product Management, including launching solutions built out on Salesforce.

Trevor currently lives outside Bury St Edmunds, with 2 lovely young children and 2 cats. He has a passion for home automation technology and adventure RPG computer games , also enjoying a good board game, cycling, photography and nature when time allows.