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Meet the Team

Here at Sellerdeck, we believe that our people are our greatest asset.

Josh Barling

CEO

Key Skills

  • Leadership
  • Strategy
  • Project & Account Management

Bio

I get great satisfaction in achieving customers’ commercial goals and solving their pains through the use of technology. All businesses are different and I love diving into their operation and data to truly understand where opportunities lie and how to unlock them. I enjoy playing and watching sports and spending time with my family outside of work.

Hugh Gibson

CTO

Key Skills

  • Managing software teams
  • Technical Lead
  • Project management
  • Software research & development

Bio

I’ve led software development teams for a very long time, and have been CTO of Sellerdeck for 10 years. I’m interested in getting the best out of my developers, and lead by example: helping solve tricky problems, and coding when needed.

I enjoy making things with my hands, too, working mostly in wood.

Bruce Townsend

Ecommerce Product Manager

Key Skills

  • Communication (particularly at the interface between technical and commercial)
  • Common sense!

Bio

In my spare time I enjoy the outdoors, taking photographs, and spending time with my children and grandchildren.

Ben Lee

Senior Project Manager

Key Skills

  • WooCommerce
  • eCommerce

Bio

I’ve been working in the industry for 14 years and delivered 100+ websites. I’m involved in the sales process, scoping, specification writing, training, implementation, and project management.

I’m a keen guitarist and enjoy annoying the neighbours with this.

Matt Sanders

Ecommerce Project Technical Facilitator

Key Skills

  • PHP
  • WordPress
  • Connecting Systems
  • Problem Solving

Bio

I became a web developer shortly after spending some time as an SEO and Digital Marketing account manager. I primarily focus on PHP based systems like WordPress and Laravel and love to build my own tools to fix problems I come across. I keep accessibility a key part of any front end development, and when time permits, I work with a friend on https://appcessible.org.

Ryan Chesters

Sales Executive

Key Skills

  • Sales and Business Development, Account Management, Relationship Building

Bio

I enjoy helping people and solving their problems. After previously working in Customer Service & Hospitality, my role becomes much more consultative and focuses more on building real, sustainable, long-lasting relationships.

I’m a father of an amazing daughter and love spending time with her and seeing what interests she has.
I also like things to be out of the ordinary, unique, and different, which is why my hobbies range from online gaming & binging tv shows to fitness, gardening, horse riding, walking & hopefully soon, blacksmithing!

I’m a proud nerd who was born in the wrong century.

Jess Ayre

Digital Marketing Executive

Key Skills

  • Content Writing
  • PPC
  • Social Media

Bio

After enjoying the creative elements of Business Studies, it didn’t take long for me to get drawn into the bright lights of the Marketing world.

I love working in this exciting field with continuous technological advancements and new, innovative ways to bring products to market. It’s rewarding to explore a customer’s needs and align effective solutions that really work.
In my spare time, I enjoy running, listening to hip-hop, quality time with family, and adventures with friends. Oh, and homemade sloe gin!

Nick Hawkes

eCommerce Web/Graphic Designer

Key Skills

  • UI & UX Design
  • Graphic Web & Print Design
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • HTML & CSS
  • Figma

Bio

Throughout my career, I have gained skills and experience across many disciplines. My main passion is visual graphic and web design with screen and print pre-press, plus brand design, coordination, and development. I have also covered website and WordPress design and build, HTML and CSS, some project management, content and blog writing, audio, and video editing.

When not working I love the great outdoors and enjoy off-road biking and visiting nature reserves walking or biking. I have 10 years plus training in Traditional Shotokan Karate improving week by week, so far reaching 2nd Dan black belt, plus I’m a bit of a sci-fi geek.

Oliver Eisma

First Line Support Team Leader

Key Skills

  • Internal & External Project Management
  • Customer Service
  • System Management & Administration

Bio

With an extensive background in customer service and technical support, I have spent the last 8 years of my career driven by a desire to enable the success of my colleagues and customers. I’m a keen problem solver, and I thrive on finding solutions to problems where others have struggled. I’m a proud geek with a love of martial arts, Warhammer 40k, reading and competitive gaming outside of work.

Balakrishnan Sekar

Senior Developer

Key Skills

  • PHP
  • Javascript
  • Perl
  • MVC

Bio

I’m a Web developer in eCommerce and I have worked with different API’s using PHP & Perl. My hobbies include playing Carrom and Chess.

Zsolt Réthy

Senior Software Engineer

Key Skills

  • C++
  • Perl
  • PHP

Bio

I have been with the company as a software engineer since 2000. I completed a PhD in an engineering field at the University of West Hungary (2004). In 2015, I received a postgraduate degree in philosophy. In my free time, I enjoy reading and spending time with my growing family.

Periyaswamy Seenidurai

Developer

Key Skills

  • PHP
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • Magento 1
  • Magento 2
  • WordPress

Bio

I have 2 Years’ experience in UI and 4 years 8 months experience in Magento (including 1 year of experience in WordPress.), totalling over 6 years of experience.

In my spare time I enjoy travelling, music and cricket.

Kirthika Chandrasekaran

QA Manager

Key Skills

  • Software Testing
  • Resource Planning
  • Documentation
  • Project management

Bio

A Tech-foodie, love playing with words, cricket lover and perpetually bitten by the travel and shutter bugs!!

Balsam Alkhateeb

Software engineer

Key Skills

  • MFC C++
  • Crystal report
  • PHP

Bio

I have over 20 years of experience in programming in C++, enjoying challenges and delivering high-standard software that is leading edge in eCommerce.
I enjoy cooking, reading and walking.

Oliver Hornyak

Senior Developer

Key Skills

  • Web Development
  • Systems

Bio

I am a senior developer at Sellerdeck part-time. I graduated in 1997 and received a PhD degree in Information Engineering at the University of Miskolc, Hungary in 2002. I joined the company in 2000.

Kiran Chandran

Technical Support Specialist

Key Skills

  • Customer Service
  • First Line of Defence (as they say)

Bio

I have worked at Sellerdeck for the best part of 18 years and I’m a member of the Support team, handling customer queries via the phone or email.

If you can consider watching sports a hobby, then yes, that is me! I love the F1, Arsenal and Chennai Super Kings(IPL Cricket). Above all, Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time.