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Johnny Read
Johnny is a businessman in touch with his inner geek. He seeks to bring together his understanding of business and technology to put solutions together. He particularly works in the Business Intelligence and Enterprise Systems parts of the business, and has been with Village over 20 years. As well as being a partner in the business he is a lecturer at Liverpool Business School.
Margaret Macaskill
Margaret has been with Village Software for over 20 years; longer than many companies last! She is most often found grappling with tricky technical problems and wearing the crown of 'SQL Guru'. Her extensive experience means that she has a wide range of knowledge resources to call upon in response to new problems (which are often old problems in different disguises). Having been around the block a few times Margaret has wide experience, and has recently been working on Enterprise Reporting and Business Intelligence issues. Margaret has retired from her fulltime roll at Village and now makes herself available on occasions for pieces of work that need her particular skills.
Dominic Bisset
In his time at Village, Dom has helped with most projects across the company, bringing architectural expertise and technical excellence to whatever he works on. Now Dom spearheads the Business Intelligence effort, working to deliver comprehensive Data Warehousing and Analytics solutions for clients looking to get a better view of their organisation. Whether you’re looking for some straightforward reports, interactive charts or a self-service Natural Language interface, Dom will be able to help you.
Kaja Chłostowska
Kaja joined us some years ago after graduating from Liverpool John Moores University with a degree in Computer Games Technology. Bringing unique perspectives from the gaming industry, her solid programming skills have been used across a range of projects from bringing additional diverse organisations into the SampleTrack world to interacting with Government API's for record checking.
Graham James
Graham's background is in Enterprise Information Solutions within the Manufacturing, Education, Healthcare and Supply Chain sectors. The depth of his Board level experience in IT adds dynamism to the management team to grow in traditional and new markets.
Helen Macaskill
After completing her PhD degree in Physics Helen has moved more deeply into the data world. She is applying the technical skills for data management and the sharp thinking to find solutions. She is heavily engaged on the ETL and data management parts of peoples work.
Chris Begley
Chris joined Village with over a decade of experience in software testing across a wide range of products including home automation, mobile ticketing services and healthcare information technology systems both in the UK and the US. Joining the company during a pandemic can’t have been easy but Chris soon got to work applying his extensive experience of software testing, implementing UI automation using Cypress and QA processes. Village now has a more enhanced testing and QA processes and clients can be confident that Chris always on hand to assist clients with UAT queries and management.
Rachel Patterson
Rachel is a project manager and digital transformation and project management specialist with 25 years experience in the software industry. Her role at Village is to engage with clients and Villages development resources to move projects to a successful conclusion. Rachel additionally provides some small business consulting through Prospera Business Services.
Colette Dalton
Collette has extensive experience working in digital companies. We are delighted to have her keeping a weather eye on costs and keeping the financial case in order. Digital transformation and software is a significant investment for our clients and Colette helps to keep an eye on these important facts. Collette is a part time member of staff when she is not on duty at Village Collette works for Keeley Consulting.
Lindsey Moore
Lindsey in involved in connecting Village's capabilities with our prospects and clients. Helping our programming team find people looking for programming teams alongside her company Agnes Marketing.
Peter Reid
Starting his second career at Village, Peter has been working across a range of technologies delivering software solutions in .Net and Angular with some Power Apps. Before studying software Peter had worked the phones in call centres, so both has the ability to talk to clients and colleagues and an empathy for the end users of some of our systems.
Dave Champness
Dave brings a wealth of expertise in strategic project and programme management of large projects for the likes of United Utilities, Manchester Airport Group, and Blackburn Diocese, amongst others.
Cassie Wong
A highly experienced developer, Cassie brings experience and innovative thinking to the design and development of our clients' systems.
Joel Bishop
Joel joins our Business Intelligence Team working on PowerBI and SQL. As a business graduate Joel brings strong commercial awareness around the power of data for our clients.
Stephen Barker
Stephen joins our Operations team and brings over 20 years’ of experience working within the IT sector initially as a developer before moving into project management. At Village, Stephen is responsible for ensuring efficiency, process and clear communications across all client accounts, a part of our ongoing commitment to service excellence.
Happiness Ebedo
Happiness joins our Testing Team working on functionality testing for web, mobile and desktop applications. Happiness joins us from Nigeria where she studied at the University of Nigeria. She's currently studying for her Master's at Liverpool John Moores University.
Kate Chrans
Kate is a Computer Science graduate from John Moores University, with a focus on analytical model building and database development. Kate leverages curiosity and problem-solving to create data-driven applications that provide businesses with deeper insights into their operations, enabling better data-driven decision-making. With a strong academic foundation and a drive for excellence, Kate is dedicated to crafting solutions that empower companies to thrive in today's data-centric landscape.
Johnny Read
Managing Director
Johnny is a businessman in touch with his inner geek. He seeks to bring together his understanding of business and technology to put solutions together. He particularly works in the Business Intelligence and Enterprise Systems parts of the business, and has been with Village over 20 years. As well as being a partner in the business he is a lecturer at Liverpool Business School.
Margaret Macaskill
Associate Senior Developer
Margaret has been with Village Software for over 20 years; longer than many companies last! She is most often found grappling with tricky technical problems and wearing the crown of 'SQL Guru'. Her extensive experience means that she has a wide range of knowledge resources to call upon in response to new problems (which are often old problems in different disguises). Having been around the block a few times Margaret has wide experience, and has recently been working on Enterprise Reporting and Business Intelligence issues. Margaret has retired from her fulltime roll at Village and now makes herself available on occasions for pieces of work that need her particular skills.
Dominic Bisset
Senior BI Analyst
In his time at Village, Dom has helped with most projects across the company, bringing architectural expertise and technical excellence to whatever he works on. Now Dom spearheads the Business Intelligence effort, working to deliver comprehensive Data Warehousing and Analytics solutions for clients looking to get a better view of their organisation. Whether you’re looking for some straightforward reports, interactive charts or a self-service Natural Language interface, Dom will be able to help you.
Kaja Chłostowska
Senior Developer
Kaja joined us some years ago after graduating from Liverpool John Moores University with a degree in Computer Games Technology. Bringing unique perspectives from the gaming industry, her solid programming skills have been used across a range of projects from bringing additional diverse organisations into the SampleTrack world to interacting with Government API's for record checking.
Graham James
Business Consultant
Graham's background is in Enterprise Information Solutions within the Manufacturing, Education, Healthcare and Supply Chain sectors. The depth of his Board level experience in IT adds dynamism to the management team to grow in traditional and new markets.
Helen Macaskill
BI Developer
After completing her PhD degree in Physics Helen has moved more deeply into the data world. She is applying the technical skills for data management and the sharp thinking to find solutions. She is heavily engaged on the ETL and data management parts of peoples work.
Chris Begley
Digital Project Manager and QA Lead
Chris joined Village with over a decade of experience in software testing across a wide range of products including home automation, mobile ticketing services and healthcare information technology systems both in the UK and the US. Joining the company during a pandemic can’t have been easy but Chris soon got to work applying his extensive experience of software testing, implementing UI automation using Cypress and QA processes. Village now has a more enhanced testing and QA processes and clients can be confident that Chris always on hand to assist clients with UAT queries and management.
Rachel Patterson
Project Management Associate
Rachel is a project manager and digital transformation and project management specialist with 25 years experience in the software industry. Her role at Village is to engage with clients and Villages development resources to move projects to a successful conclusion. Rachel additionally provides some small business consulting through Prospera Business Services.
Colette Dalton
Financial Controller
Collette has extensive experience working in digital companies. We are delighted to have her keeping a weather eye on costs and keeping the financial case in order. Digital transformation and software is a significant investment for our clients and Colette helps to keep an eye on these important facts. Collette is a part time member of staff when she is not on duty at Village Collette works for Keeley Consulting.
Lindsey Moore
Associate Marketing Lead
Lindsey in involved in connecting Village's capabilities with our prospects and clients. Helping our programming team find people looking for programming teams alongside her company Agnes Marketing.
Peter Reid
Developer
Starting his second career at Village, Peter has been working across a range of technologies delivering software solutions in .Net and Angular with some Power Apps. Before studying software Peter had worked the phones in call centres, so both has the ability to talk to clients and colleagues and an empathy for the end users of some of our systems.
Dave Champness
Account Manager
Dave brings a wealth of expertise in strategic project and programme management of large projects for the likes of United Utilities, Manchester Airport Group, and Blackburn Diocese, amongst others.
Cassie Wong
Developer
A highly experienced developer, Cassie brings experience and innovative thinking to the design and development of our clients' systems.
Joel Bishop
Business Intelligence Apprentice
Joel joins our Business Intelligence Team working on PowerBI and SQL. As a business graduate Joel brings strong commercial awareness around the power of data for our clients.
Stephen Barker
Operations Manager
Stephen joins our Operations team and brings over 20 years’ of experience working within the IT sector initially as a developer before moving into project management. At Village, Stephen is responsible for ensuring efficiency, process and clear communications across all client accounts, a part of our ongoing commitment to service excellence.
Happiness Ebedo
Software Test Engineer
Happiness joins our Testing Team working on functionality testing for web, mobile and desktop applications. Happiness joins us from Nigeria where she studied at the University of Nigeria. She's currently studying for her Master's at Liverpool John Moores University.
Kate Chrans
Graduate BI Developer
Kate is a Computer Science graduate from John Moores University, with a focus on analytical model building and database development. Kate leverages curiosity and problem-solving to create data-driven applications that provide businesses with deeper insights into their operations, enabling better data-driven decision-making. With a strong academic foundation and a drive for excellence, Kate is dedicated to crafting solutions that empower companies to thrive in today's data-centric landscape.