Our Story

Non-Executive Chairman

Gerry McQuade

Gerry is accomplished and respected leader with over 30 years in both consumer and B2B technology businesses. Gerry has succeeded in Executive Board positions in several large companies including BT, EE, Orange and Virgin. He has also worked in entrepreneurial start-ups, where he successfully led the introduction of new lines of business from scratch and driven growth.  Throughout his career he has executed business transformation while instigating and delivering innovative strategies across a range of disciplines.

Chief Executive

Steve Rick

Steve is a chartered engineer with an MSc from the London School of Economics. He is an accomplished C-suite business leader with over 30 years’ experience. Leading start-ups, delivering recovery programmes, and executing major business transformations in both tech and telecoms industries on behalf of BT, Serco and Capita, and in the aviation and defence industries with Menzies Aviation and QinetiQ.

Chief Product Officer

Joseph Hoy

Co-founder Joe has over 33 years’ experience in telecoms engineering, training and cell site analysis.  He wrote the set textbook used for training police force investigators and digital analysts in the UK and world-wide including the FBI.  Joe is one of the UK’s leading cellular data forensic expert witnesses and has presented evidence in courts throughout the UK.  He was a member of the UK Digital Forensic Regulator’s working group for Cell Site Analysis, which set the guidelines for forensic service providers.  Joe, as Chief Product Officer is focused on developing Forensic Analytics software portfolio and creating bespoke solutions for customers.

Research & Development Director

Andrew Hausler

Andrew, who is the third founder of Forensic Analytics is an expert in systems development and database management having worked at a senior level for several Blue-Chip organisations including Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan, where he was Executive Director for Equity Finance Systems Development.  With his co-founders he created CSAS, the Forensic Analytics operating system capable of analysing vast quantities of cellular data to an evidential standard.

Strategic Development Director

Martin Griffiths

Co-founder Martin is a member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences and a member of the Institute of Engineering Technology.  Martin started his career in telecoms engineering whilst serving in the Royal Air Force as an Air Communications Engineer.  He is a specialist in radio frequency engineering and is an inspiring trainer. Martin is a highly sought-after, cellular data forensic expert witness.  His expertise is called on by both prosecution and defence in many high-profile cases.

Chief Revenue Officer

Kerry Keenan

Kerry has an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Glasgow and is an alumni of the European Club management programme at the Stockholm Business school has more than 15 years experience in Marketing & Multimedia with a demonstrated history of delivering in the Sports, Media & Financial Services industries. Skilled in Content, Marketing, Digital & Social Media Strategy, Corporate Communications, Commercial & Business Development, Live Event & Broadcast Production. She has a track record of transforming brands and taking them into international markets. Since joining FA as CMO her remit was expanded  to include  responsibility for both Sales and Marketing.  

Chief Financial Officer

Rob Stepney

Rob is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, with extensive experience of financial leadership within the technology and SaaS sectors. He has led transformational change in a number of Private Equity backed businesses, working across both the public and private sectors. Rob has worked across a range of companies from SMEs to AIM listed and multi-nationals with a particular focus on driving value through organic and M&A growth.

Quality and Compliance Director

Martin Hanly

Martin has over 30 years operational, management and leadership experience in the forensic landscape.

He has led accreditation and certification programmes covering ISO9001, 27001, 17020, 17025 and the Forensic Regulators Codes of Practiceand is an active member of both UK and European Forensic Quality committees.

Chief Technology Officer

Luke Morgan

Luke has 14 years experience in providing global law enforcement and national security with commercial software solutions.

He is a software development thought leader in Agile principles and practices with over 18 years’ experience, leading, motivating and managing highly performant teams to delivery value.

VP Americas

Jim Devlin

Jim has extensive experience within the world’s largest technology companies with a specialism in supporting technology businesses in early-stage growth within the US market. 

He has been a member of the Senior Executive Team in several well-known technology companies within the US including ICL and Invensys as well as a board member at Fujitsu-ICL USA, Internet Home Alliance, Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA), National Energy Marketers Association (NEMA) 

He is recognised for his in depth experience in general management, strategy development,  M&A and partnership development 

He has significant experience in bringing new technologies to market which he is now using to raise awareness of Forensic Analytics’ solutions across North America. 

Strategic Development Director

Andrew Fahey

Andrew is a highly skilled criminal justice and digital forensics expert. He spent 10 years at the UN-affiliated International Criminal Tribunal in the Hague, project managing the development of courtroom software that enables live analysis and mapping of call data. He also spent a decade with the Metropolitan Police Service on serious and organised crime and terrorism investigations.  Andrew heads Forensic Analytics training strategy and services and works in close affiliation with senior members of law enforcement agencies, crime and justice specialists, and government officials within the UK and abroad.

Product Owner, Strategic Development Director

Gavin Kinrade

Gavin has over 30 years’ experience in Law Enforcement. As a senior police officer and PIP 3 Senior Investigating Officer, Gavin specialised in the areas of Serious Organised Crime, Cyber Crime and Digital Intelligence and Investigation, Specialist Operations (including Kidnap and Extortion, Covert Surveillance and Child Exploitation) and Economic Crime.

Operating in both strategic and tactical capacities Gavin brings a wealth of experience in relation to the design, development and deployment of specialist capabilities and the investigation of crime.

Gavin is a member of the Institute of Cyber Digital Investigation Professionals – Senior Strategist (MICDIP) and a member of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (MCIIS).

Product Owner, Strategic Development Director

Scott Fitzmaurice

Scott served with Essex Police for 15 years, leaving as Detective Inspector before joining Forensic Analytics in 2022.

While serving he led and implemented the investigation model utilising communications data analysis to combat county drugs lines leading to his Team being recognised on a national scale for best practice.

He received the High Sheriff’s award, Commendation and Certifications for dedication, performance and service – particularly around leading innovation in combatting county drug lines 

Scott has experience upskilling police forces in utilisation of digital data and producing court ready evidential case files and focuses on using Forensic Analytics’ software and tools to proactively safeguard vulnerable people.

He has operated as an expert witness using his extensive knowledge on how drug lines operate. 

In his role at Forensic Analytics he is committed to supporting law enforcement in the use of our solutions to continue the suppression of drug lines, serious violence offences and broaden law enforcement capabilities 

Partnerships Director

Jon Cornish

Jon is a career detective with over 20 years’ experience (TLO, DMI) including over 10 years in Major Investigation Teams (Tier 5). He founded the City of London Police’s Digital Investigation Unit and is an independent advisor to the NPCC Digital Trust and Evidence Group.

He has extensive investigative experience deploying tactical solutions and is a recipient of 15 commendations from 3 forces and 2 crown courts including being commended at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) for the use of Communications Data in evidence. Extensive court experience.

Head of Human Resources

Rebecca Hannon

Rebecca is a former nuclear underwriter and brings 17 years of niche underwriting experience, event organisation, extensive customer services and negotiation knowledge to Forensic Analytics.

Account Director

Scott McMillan

Scott is an accomplished Account Director with over 30 years’ experience managing accounts and contracts within the private & public sectors with various different products and services. Always working within the technology sector Scott has a wealth of experience in Account and sales team management.

Scott is responsible for developing new and existing customer relationships with both national and international clients. His strength is in building customer relationships and gaining an understanding of clients requirements and pain points.

Having an enthusiastic and passionate approach, with an ability to establish, nurture and lead successful teams coupled with an individual and customer-centric approach has ensured that the customer needs are always at the forefront of what he does.

Account Director

Gail Rayner

Gail is an accomplished Account Director with over 15 years’ experience managing accounts within the Public Safety & Security sectors, with a degree in ‘Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigation.

Gail is responsible for developing new and existing customer relationships to gain a deep understanding of their requirements, planning how these can be met to boost their operational efficiency using her extensive experience in working with digital and wet forensics contracts; managing complex and/or technical solutions nurturing high quality outputs with the skill to facilitate implementation of any project. Focusing on the importance of process detail to benefit all stakeholders whilst maintaining core business continuity to enhance the level of partnership working and collaboration.

Account Director

Sian Roberts

Sian has 13 years experience within law enforcement and is passionate about providing pivotal solutions to help victims of crime.

She specialises in building customer relationships and maintaining high levels of customer service, and has proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.

Account Manager

Justin Manuel

Justin is a specialist business Account Manager with over two decades of experience managing business accounts and contracts within public sector defence and security, law enforcement and military within the Telecoms and Digital Forensics arena. Justin has a wealth of experience in delivering new sales and working closely with customers to enable them to recognise and reach their current and future strategic goals.

Justin is responsible not only for supporting but managing new and existing customers and delivering growth within the southwest region. His strength is in building trust in his customer relationships and gaining a clear understanding of their requirements and pain points.

Having an enthusiastic approach, with an ability to address key customer contacts at all levels of the business has ensured that the customer needs are always at the forefront of what he does day to day.

Customer Development Manager

Brian Connor

Brian has 27 Years’ experience in various policing roles including surveillance, intelligence development and the investigation of serious and organised crime. He is a former Detective Inspector at Police Scotland and had responsibility for managing the SPoC and RF functions.

He was the Scottish representative on the NPCC Digital Trust and Evidence Group collaborating with UK law enforcement agencies, the criminal justice system and partners from the telecommunications operators. As part of the Forensic Analytics customer development team, Brian’s remit is to foster customer relations and understand their needs and requirements.

Head of Customer Development

Hannah Walker

A former West Yorkshire Police employee of nearly 15 years, Hannah has over 10 years’ experience within the intelligence environment working as a researcher and analyst. In the last five years she worked within the Regional Organised Crime Unit and the Serious and Organised Crime Unit analysing comms data and producing telecoms reports for court.

Training Manager

Jenna Holloway

Jenna worked as an Analyst at South Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit for 11 years. Jenna’s area of expertise is telecoms analysis in the live time crime in action environment where she worked quickly and diligently to contribute to the disruption and dismantling of organised crime groups impacting across the region. Jenna is a qualified teacher in post compulsory education and trained colleagues throughout her career within law enforcement.

Trainer

June Woodland

June has over 20 years’ experience in UK Law Enforcement; she researched, designed and presented the Internet module of the national SPOC accreditation course, then spent a further 10 years as a member of the DCG Futures Group.  Whilst in the Futures Group, she produced numerous research papers and presentations, formed relationships with industry, and assisted with the production of the ICDDF conference.  For the past 4 years, June has specialised in researching/documenting the use of Wi-Fi and has given many presentations UK wide on the subject.

June has joined FA as a trainer and in addition to presenting some of the existing portfolio of courses, she will be designing/presenting new courses focusing on Wi-Fi, IoT, and communications data awareness.

Trainer

Susie Baldison

Susie is our evidential telecoms analysis expert. She spent 11 years as an Intelligence Analyst, and then Senior Analyst, for North Yorkshire Police where she was also the CSAS Super User. Susie worked on everything from local level crime to larger scale conspiracies and live time investigations, often producing evidential exhibits for court. She was awarded four Judges’ Commendations along with a Chief Constables’ Commendation for investigations where her telecoms analysis was pivotal in proving the case. Susie has a Masters in Criminology.

Specialist Trainer and Expert Witness

Paul Kilby

Paul is our telecoms consultant, trainer and expert witness in cellular systems. As a cell site expert, he is proficient in the use of phone records and GPRS billing data to locate handsets at critical times, producing analysis, reports, and exhibits and presenting these in court. Paul completed his MBA at Cranfield University School of Management and in his spare time is working on his doctoral thesis: ‘Forensic use of Mobile Network GPRS Billing Records’.

Technical Support & Cell Site Analyst

Mel Lamb

Mel joined us in 2021 after a 29 years as an Intelligence Analyst in the Metropolitan Police Service and works in both our Technical Support and Training Departments. She has a wealth of experience working within both proactive live environments and reactive units dealing with all types of Serious Crime, predominantly Homicide, Threats to Life & Organised Crime. Mel has extensive knowledge and specialism in use of Communications Data both for Intelligence purposes and Evidentially. She has provided crucial evidence for complex and high profile cases on a multitude of occasions, predominantly at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) and has an excellent reputation with Senior Barristers (KCs). She was awarded 8 Commendations and a Long Service Award. She was the only MPS Analyst to both facilitate and present at the ICDDF and MIAF for the past 8 years. She is a recognised leader in researching new and evolving technology/data opportunities in the wider industry and disseminating that to the Analytical community. Mel privately studied a JEB Teaching Diploma, enabling her to teach post compulsory education in the area of ICT.

Training Administrator

Ian Stanway

Ian is a former Litigation Manager in the legal sector and brings over 20 years experience of civil litigation, fee earning, client relations, negotiation skills and customer services. Ian has brought his knowledge and experience to Forensic Analytics within the Training Team as a Training Administrator.

Training Portfolio Manager

Gray Blattner

During Gray’s 20-year career in the mobile network sector, he has managed myriad training initiatives, including the design and development of training programmes, and in-person and digital learning solutions for over 40 successive global learning product releases. Gray’s understanding of highly competitive marketplaces and how to demonstrably increase training delivery volumes brings valuable insight to our training courses.

Product Owner, Research Manager

Will Metters

Will has almost twenty years’ Law Enforcement experience, with the last 10 as Technical Lead for the NPCC Data Communications Group Futures Team. He has extensive knowledge of specialist products, such as encrypted communication platforms, call spoofing, and stealth phones. His DCG Futures work involved regular contact with the UK Home Office, International Law Enforcement organisations and Telecommunications Operators.

Research and Development Analyst

Jamie Fleming

Jamie has a PhD and an MSc in Physics from the University of Edinburgh, as well as an MA in Business Management from Heriot-Watt University. He brings experience in both telecoms analysis and conducting academic research.

Product Owner, RF & Cell Site Specialist

Darran Fletcher

Darran has considerable experience in surveillance – both human and technical. A former police officer of 30 years standing, he held various roles, including a secondment to UK Immigration Service where he conducted overseas operations. In 2013, Darran became Nottinghamshire Police’s cell site specialist, helping the force to remain at the vanguard of this highly important area of digital forensics. He was also a member of the RF Development & User Group.

Forensic RF Technician

Isabel Duncan 

Isabel joined us in 2021 after graduating with a distinction in Crime and Forensic Science MSc from University College London. With equipment and support provided by Forensic Analytics, she completed her MSc dissertation which focused on investigating the uncertainties associated with GPRS call detail records, for which she was awarded the UCL Locard-White prize for best MSc Crime and Forensic Science Dissertation 2020.

RF & Technical Support

Dave Cutts

Dave is a highly experienced telecoms engineer. He helped to build and maintain some of the UK’s major cellular networks when working for Vodafone and T-Mobile. Dave was also the law enforcement liaison engineer at T-Mobile before moving to the Metropolitan Police as their in-house cell site expert.

RF & Technical Support

Sue Carter

Sue is a former West Midlands Police analyst, who specialised in telecoms analysis while working with the Murder Investigation Unit. She has previously worked for Focus Forensics and LGC and now manages our Cell Site Analysis Team. Sue has a wealth of experience in developing and writing cell site reports and a reputation that is justifiably recognised within the industry.

Software Implementation Manager

Karuna Andrews

Karuna’s career in portfolio, programme and project delivery has taken her to the Central Government, Higher Education, Police and Social Housing sectors.

She joined Forensic Analytics in 2021 when she set up the governance for and leading the cloud products’ implementations from pre-sales activities through to service transition. Currently Karuna is managing a number CSAS v2 to v3 upgrades, CDAN Nexus customers, the new FA customer portal and evaluation activities in the US and Canada.

Operations Manager & DPO

Greg Bower

A specialist in communications and intelligence analysis, Greg began his career working in civil investigations within the private sector. Having established his own company, he delivered training to organisations such as the Kenyan Wildlife Service, Interpol and the International Criminal Court on the use of intelligence analysis products and telecommunications data analysis.

Operational Support Analyst

Thomas Young

Tom is a former IT Service Desk manager with a passion for IT support, service management and customer service. He brings a wealth of skills and knowledge to the Forensic Analytics team, having worked for companies such as Kier Group, David Lloyd Leisure and Johnson Matthey. Tom supports the IT infrastructure within the business, and engages with our customers to assist in the implementation of our solutions.

Financial Controller

Adrian Hultzer

Adrian studied and qualified in South Africa as an accountant and has over 25 years’ experience in several industries ranging from Financial Services to Manufacturing and Retail. He is familiar with entrepreneurial environments, where he has led and built teams, to more sizeable multinational corporations where he has led multinational, multifaceted teams in executing profitable business strategies and financial solutions. Adrian is accustomed to working effectively alongside a wide range of diverse professionals in high paced and demanding environments and is always open to a challenge, even thumb wars with his children, which he loses, sometimes. Adrian is a member of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) and continues to serve on the board of schools in South Africa.

Finance Assistant

Michelle Noack

Joining the team in 2018, Michelle has a background in human resources and payroll administration for security and construction companies. She is responsible for payroll and invoicing.

Team Lead

Serena Ripley

Having a passion for building great software with real world applications, Serena is a highly experienced Microsoft technology specialist with 20 years of proven delivery across multiple sectors and platforms.

Team Lead

Andy Slater

Andy is an accomplished developer with 20 years of experience creating web, desktop and server applications in a variety of industries, including financial, automotive and education.

Developer

Yasar Zia

Joining the team in 2017, Yasar is a skilled analyst with nearly 10 years’ experience spanning many software platforms and industries.

Lead UI/UX Designer

Rob Kerr

Rob has worked with agencies across the national security and law enforcement sectors for the last 12 years, collaborating in order to understand challenges and design effective solutions.

As Design Lead he is responsible for promoting a culture of design thinking that permeates throughout development and beyond.

Team Lead

Rob Waggott

Rob has been in working software development roles since 2007 and has experience of building web, desktop and mobile applications for a variety of different industries.

Developer

Keith Ballard

Keith has more than 16 years development experience across many different business areas. From HR solutions, including Performance and Talent management and job Evaluation Software for Pay & Benefit Consistency to Access control and ANPR reporting software.  He has been involved in every part of the development process from concept through to deployment and has experience in many different technologies. Keith is a Software Developer in the Nexus team.

Developer

Martin Allan

Martin is a software developer with over twenty years’ experience in a variety of technologies. He has worked in Retail, Contact Centre, Pharmaceutical and Electronics sectors, delivering solutions to the desktop and web. He is part of the CSAS development team.

Test Lead

Damon Hina

Joining the team in 2019, Damon has twenty five years’ experience of delivering business software worldwide for Xerox, Pitney Bowes and small start-ups. A versatile technologist with a passion to deliver quality software for the customer. Tester, Project Manager, Support Analyst, Scrum Master, Trainer, Product owner, Technical specialist, Team leader, all roles undertaken to support this goal.