meet the thrive team
Our bright, principled and talented team make us who we are. As the leading wearable technology agency, our team of experts innovate, design, develop and produce products globally. We’re close-knit and diverse, with a shared interest in technology, health and wellbeing.
Our skills range from the physical prototyping of wearables, and development and delivery of physical technologies, through to the interface and digital service development, to the data science which drives the user engagement and product adoption of wearable technology.
Dr Jacob Skinner
CEO
Since completing a DPhil in experimental physics, Jacob has designed human-centred technology for over 10 years, as well as founding the agency, he also speaks about tech globally.
Dr Tudor Besleaga
Sensor Systems Engineer & Project Lead
Holding a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Tudor empowers wearers to look after their health, with expertise in signal processing and algorithm development.
Kate Donald
Recruitment and People Operations Executive
With a background in fashion, Kate brings her passion for design and her friendliness, approachable nature and organisational skills to the People and Ops team.
Sophie Smith
Head of Marketing
Having specialised in marketing for nearly 15 years, Sophie has studied for an MSc. With a focus on the client journey, she has a specific interest in brand, customer experience and ethics, including the use of personal data.
Dave Sandbach
Director of Innovation
An expert innovator, Dave creates value through design and delivers new technologies to market. Proud owner of an impressive portfolio of patents and mass-produced technologies.
Dr Will Berriss
Software Engineer
Will holds a PhD in Medical Image Processing. A CEng MIET with over 20 years experience, he develops software solutions for our clients using a wide range of technologies.
Lucy Limage
Marketing and Comms Assistant
Lucy has a background in visual communication and skills in a wide field including photography and graphics. She works as part of our marketing and business team creating content and looking after our clients.
Will Robards
Head of Technology
Delivering projects in the highly regulated Medical Devices space for both CE marking and FDA approvals, Will brings a wealth of knowledge about product design in high risk environments and complex compliance pathways.
Aidan Stuart-Leary
Software and Data Engineer
With a background in Mathematics and Computer Science, Aidan works across Thrive’s web and application development client projects using Python, React Native, and Linux.
Gina Nemeth
Bookkeeper
Thrive Bookkeeper Gina is a Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians, and spends her days keeping us organised managing invoices, payroll and supplier relationships.
Nathan Cater
Electronics Engineer
An electronics designer who uses a design first thinking approach to his problem-solving. Through simulation, schematic capture, and layout, Nathan uses EDA software to create functional prototypes for clients.
Zima Pawulska
Product Development Engineer & Project Lead
With a background in design, Zima's BSc in Product Design and an MSc in Robotics and Autonomous Systems brings a fresh perspective to our development engineers.
Aishwarya Suharu
Business Development & Partnerships Manager
With experience in Data Analysis and a Masters in Chemistry, Aishwarya explores new industry sectors and nurtures long term partnerships and collaborations.
Josie Cooper
Development Engineer
Josie has a passion for everything electrical and physical. Working across theory, design and testing, with great knowledge of many aspects of design and interfaces.
Phil Dixon
Firmware Engineer
Phil has a background in electronic engineering, and has been writing firmware for over 20 years. He has extensive experience with wireless communications between low-power devices.
“The Thrive team have been our Technology Partners through the Concept stage. They are designing and running field trials with UK based football fans to take our vision to mass production in a very tight timeframe. Their commitment and passion has been outstanding.”
Simon Woollard, Fantastec, London
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who we work with
We passionately believe in the benefits of predictive and preventative wearable technology that helps to change the world for the better. We work with mission-aligned companies in the health and wellbeing industries to turn great ideas into impactful, data-driven wearables.
