Our People

The Edge Designs Team of people is the heart of our business, with highly skilled and experienced individuals who work together as a team to ensure that you receive solutions with satisfaction.
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Chris Edge - Managing Director Jonathan Smith - Commercial Manager
Linda Street - Software Consultant Alkesh Vaghela - IT Support Consultant
Patricia Carey - Administrator Gary Mann- Technical Support Engineer
Margaret Wells - Administrator Craig Shannon - IT & Software Support Engineer
Matt Symonds- Technical Support Engineer  
   
  Chris is one of the founder members of the company, assisting in building its culture and direction.  He is a computer science graduate who started the company in 1989. He previously worked in the telecommunications industry for GEC- Plessey and since has successfully helped hundreds of businesses and Local Government organisations to develop and deploy successful IT solutions and strategies. Chris is a family man with 3 girls, and in his spare time enjoys walking.  
 
  Jonathan Smith joined Edge Designs in December 1998. His main function with us is commercial. He is a graduate from Bournemouth University with over twenty years experience in the technical sector. He is a family man, married with 2 children. His hobbies include walking and motor bikes.  
 
 

Linda is a computer science and mathematics graduate who has been working in software development since 1983. She has previously worked for GEC on real time control systems, and for IBM on office based reporting programs. Since joining Edge in 1991 she has taken over the lead role in redeveloping all the Local Government software, and is the main developer for the majority of software projects. She is also a qualified teacher and fulfils some of the training requirements for the company, having even run a local course for terrified parents (terrified of computers - not children!). She enjoys walking and music in her spare time.

 
 
  Alkesh leads the Help Desk team.  
  Gary works on the Help Desk to ensure that clients' systems are all running smoothly. He is a married man with grown up children.  
 
  Craig works with Chris to support the AdvantEDGE and Epitaph software.  
 
  Matt works part time with Alkesh, Chris, Craig and Gary to ensure that clients' systems are all running smoothly.  
 
   
  Trish is one of the 2 office administrators and ensures that everything is running smoothly.  
  Margaret works with Trish as part of our administration team.  

 

 
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