MEET THE TEAM

Michael founded MGISS in 2014 to combine his extensive experience in the utility and infrastructure sectors, with a desire to transform the way these industries think about the value of spatial data and sustainability. As a qualified Engineering Surveyor, Michael has worked across engineering, national mapping agencies, commercial technology providers and in surveying and design since 1995, and sees his role as “building bridges” between people, technology and sustainability as an aid to solving global challenges.

In a former life, Kate was a qualified Paediatric Nurse and spent over a decade caring for sick children. Kate also worked in a clinical research role and published a paper into oxygen saturation levels in children with cystic fibrosis. At MGISS, Kate will often be the first voice you hear when contacting us, and will always welcome you with a cheery and efficient response.

With a background in COTS and Opensource development and database design, Dave has over 15 years of industry experience with utility and infrastructure asset owners. Dave’s expertise covers asset infrastructure development and geospatial technology provision, enabling seamless data management and achieving massive efficiency and cost savings with enterprise organisations.

Sue is a positive, analytical and results oriented finance manager who brings with her over 25 years of experience in her field. She is adept at streamlining daily financial operations & systems whilst translating complex data into actionable information to achieve strategic organizational goals. She believes that Life is just like accounting in that everything must be balanced.

With over 26 years in marketing, and almost 20 years within the surveying, mapping and construction sectors, Sarah is no stranger to the industry. Originally trained as a graphic designer, she has a passion for marketing, web, graphics and data. Throughout her career, Sarah has been very much a "sleeves rolled up" team player, and has delivered systems, process and business transformation initiatives with a continual eye for detail and value.

Starting as a university cadet in the Royal Navy, Gareth pursued his passion for engineering, navigation and sailing working as a marine engineer and marine solicitor after graduation. Before joining MGISS, Gareth returned to university to study for an MSc in Geospatial Information Science, which led to researching Building Information Modelling and Geographic Information Systems (BIM/GIS) interoperability as part of a PhD.

Ed joined MGISS after completing his MSc in Geoinformatics from the University of Aalborg. With previous work experience in the land surveying industry and geospatial data supply, Ed has a well-rounded knowledge in geospatial technologies. Working with MGISS customers, suppliers and partners in equal measure, Ed joined MGISS as a Tech Support Analyst delivering first-class technical support and is now an established Technical Sales consultant with a committed approach to customers.

Graduating with a First-Class BA in Geography from the University of Liverpool, Julia currently serves as a GIS Consultant at MGISS. Her professional focus centres on the seamless integration of geographical knowledge and technical support capabilities, contributing to effective solutions within the spatial technology domain.

With more than 22 years' experience in the Geospatial world, Martin is proud to be considered a trusted advisor working for many long-standing utility clients. Martin is a passionate advocate for digital transformation and helping customers drive value and insight from location data, to solve some of their most urgent challenges. Martin understands how innovation, technology and collaboration can help clients improve their network management, for regulation, resilience, the environment and their customers

Back in 2021, Vic joined MGISS as Content Creator and was mostly behind the camera creating countless videos, graphics and photographs which built a lot of MGISS' online presence. After some eventful and reflective years in Taiwan and Portugal, Vic has returned to MGISS part-time as our Client Insight Specialist, nurturing our customer relationships and sharing their GIS stories!

Stuart is an internationally experienced director, coach and consultant who helps CEO’s and senior directors build value and create successful companies. He is described as a driven, commercially astute, motivational director and outstanding executive coach. He has wide-ranging experience in multiple sectors such as energy, digital, telecommunications and manufacturing.

Stephen qualified with PWC as a Chartered Accountant and he has extensive general, commercial and financial management experience built up in both the engineering and software/digital technology sectors. Stephen prides himself on his adaptability, positive team attitude and believes that building strong relationships is vital if aims, goals and ambitions are to be achieved.