Meet The Team
A company is only as good as the people who work within it, which is why we have only the very best working with us.
Our offices in Scaynes Hill, West Sussex, house our Management Team, headed by Operations Manager Alex Horwood, our Administration and Finance Team led by Sally Millard and our Technical Support and Development Team with Michael Speller at the helm.
Our Marketing and PR Team is overseen by Sandra Howard and Theresa Pruvost manages our Disability Client Relationship Team. Finally, Richard Holt heads up our Healthcare Solutions Team.
Together Hands-Free Computing staff bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their field. We believe in running a happy, healthy and efficient working environment so we can lead individuals and organisations by example.
We thought you would like to meet some of our staff who are the public face of Hands-Free Computing…
Assessors
Cate Adamson - Ergonomic Assessor
Cate is a fully qualified physiotherapist. Her knowledge and clinical reasoning make her an expert at finding the right solutions for those with posture and skeletal issues. She is a veteran at dealing with people from all walks of life, and making them feel at ease.
Frank Gilbert - Technical Assessor
Frank has 30 years of experience in IT. He has spent a large portion of his career as an Adult Education Tutor at a residential home for adults with a range of disabilities. Frank is a long standing member of our team and has worked in the field of assistive technology since its infancy.
Graeme Reed - Ergonomic Assessor
Graeme previously worked in an industrial setting which gave him a firm grasp of ergonomic problems in the workplace. He has obtained all the key assessor qualifications to make sure he recommends the very best and the most workable solutions for his clients.
Tracey Johnson - Technical Assessor
Tracey has a background in data analysis and spent many years organising educational health events. Tracey has an extensive working knowledge of all our disability products as well as all our assistive technology solutions. She is studying for a law degree in her spare time.
Trainers
Jo McDonnagh - Training Manager
Jo has a wealth of knowledge within the IT industry and worked for many years with a leading charity. She has expertise in all aspects of training and is an Associate Member of the Institute of IT trainers. Jo also has a background in volunteering and supports her local hospice visiting service in her spare time.
Graham Watson - IT Trainer
Graham has previously worked in the aviation industry for 22 years, training new recruits various drills including aviation medicine. During that time he served in the Royal Navy as a Naval Airman. Graham is also a qualified first aid trainer and runs first aid training courses to HSE standards and certification.
John Millington - IT Trainer
John has many years experience in training roles. His last position was as a Clinical Systems trainer for the NHS, specialising in SystmOne. Previously John has worked in customer service and money transfer roles.
Laura Deane - IT Trainer
Laura has been training on IT software packages for nearly ten years, four of them specifically in the field of assistive technology. Laura also gained a great deal of experience in telecommunications while working for several large blue chip companies.
Lisa Pasmore - IT Trainer
Lisa has been training people with physical and learning disabilities for five years. She has trained adults and children to use speech recognition and other assistive technology software. Currently studying social science with the Open University Lisa hopes to work towards a degree. She is also an experienced counsellor.
Lisa Jones - IT Trainer
Lisa is experienced in many areas of IT and spent many years training on software solutions including assistive technology. Previously she specialised in web conferencing and has trained people from a wide range of backgrounds.
Neil Judd - IT Trainer
Neil has a wide ranging background in delivering IT training. He has worked as a support worker for students with visual impairments and dyslexia and trained on all our assistive technology solutions. Neil has also taught vulnerable adults, the elderly and school children.
Paula Pritchard - IT Trainer
Paula has many years experience in extremely responsible roles. She was a bank manager for nearly ten years and became a specialist on many of its IT systems. She transfered fully into the IT industry four years ago and is experienced with all our assistive technology solutions.
Rob Parry - IT Trainer
Rob has a raft of expertise in IT and teaching roles. He has been a Youth Tutor for Entry2Employment and taught computer skills to adults at Bristol College of Further Education. Rob has also been a Learning Support Tutor to both children and adults. He is passionate about assistive technology and experienced with all our solutions.
Royston Cox - IT Trainer
Royston has been an IT trainer for many years both within the NHS and in the disability arena. He has developed and implemented training courses on many software packages. He is extremely experienced in integration and creating bespoke software.
