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Ian

Ian Clarke

Director

Ian is the lead Information Architect at 9web and is hands on with all elements of front end design.

He started out as a research scientist and has managed website, extranet and intranet projects at research institutions and charities including Cancer Research UK and The Institute of Cancer Research.

Ian spends his spare time trying to come to terms with non-league football.

Andrew

Andrew Whitehead

Senior Designer

Andrew is the senior designer at 9web and is responsible for our creative output.

He has a degree in fine arts and over 8 years experience designing online solutions in an agency environment and within the Higher Education sector at St George's, University of London.

Andrew has recently cut his trainer collection down to a very minimal ten pairs.

Paul

Paul Silvester

Lead Developer

Paul is responsible for the planning, production and maintenance of web applications for client accounts.

He has considerable web application development experience in both the public and private sectors and what he doesn't know about PHP, MySQL and javascript isn't worth knowing.

Matt

Matt Bee

Front End Developer

Matt is responsible for turning designs into accessible, semantic HTML, CSS and JavaScript deliverables.

He has many years of agency experience during which time he worked with brand giants including Virgin Atlantic, Sony, T-Mobile, HP and American Express.

In his spare time, Matt is a keen triathlete, martial artist and is often seen fixing his Austin Mini.

Chris

Chris Gibson

Senior Developer

Chris is an experienced LAMP developer and is part of our web application development team.

He built his first website in 1997 and has been working with open source software since 2000. In that time he's worked in further education, and for companies in the telecoms and marketing sectors.

When he's not in the office Chris likes to study travel guides to plan his next exotic adventure.

Darren

Darren Appleby

Director

Darren is responsible for the overall planning and delivery of client projects.

He is an accredited PRINCE2 practitioner with over 12 years project management experience; working specifically in the web arena since 2005.

Darren is a self-confessed golf anorak.

Dan

Dan Bird

Director

Dan is responsible for 9web systems and servers, including the server applications driving the functionality on client sites.

He has years of experience taking responsibility for enterprise level systems with clients such as Dunhill, Cartier and The University of London.

When not working on systems design, Dan pretends he's an international superstar DJ.

Bruce

Bruce Elliott

Director

Bruce is responsible for finance and chairs the board of directors.

He spent the first part of his career working as a plastic & reconstructive surgeon in the NHS. His interest in web development and IT management developed while working for Bupa.

When he's not working, Bruce sails and tries to play the piano.