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Operating a rather strict office policy of no electrical wires on show, no brown boxes and 6 inch high heels to be worn at all times (yes, this does include the boys) his staff live in fear of his quick witted put downs and garish socks. Nick is a man you always want on your team. Get him to really like you and he may even treat you to a Colin the caterpillar cake; but remember, he'll always want something in return. The ambition is very simple: "to build printed.com into the easiest and biggest site on the internet for buying digital print through".
Notching up 11 years to date, Paul is a permanent fixture of the group (we've tried to get rid of him but he just won't budge). A hard grafter ideally suited to product management, Paul has a superior knowledge of all things print. Paul has turned around the way we do things here and has a long list of updates ready at all times to hand to our web developers. Just don't ask him about his kids, his slideshow of family photos will have you asleep before you know it.
Emma is a young, fun and bubbly half Scouse blonde who regularly laughs at her own jokes. Never one to miss an opportunity to dance, Emma can often be found prancing around the office or embarrassing friends with her moves on dance floors across London. Although passionate about all things marketing and brand related, her time here is just a stop gap to becoming a backing dancer for Beyonce. Emma is always up for a challenge and will try anything once.
Julie also has an amazing eye for design and has completely transformed how printed.com brands itself. Julie's wealth of print knowledge is a fantastic advantage but her love of Pantone cool grey 10 is a bit strange and we don't really understand it or her accent most of the time. Hailing from a long line of giants, Julie would not be out of place on an NBA court and has more qualifications than middle names. Julie has a great work ethic and if anything stands in her way will almost certainly give you "one of them looks".
Ben is our resident techy. He has been the architect of what printed.com is: a meticulously detailed yet easy to use website. Having built the entire site, Ben continues to come up with new ways to improve it, and always finds a way to make everyone's ideas possible. Ben carefully steers the office music away from what everyone else knows and loves, before throwing in the most outrageous rubbish just to see if anyone's listening. He also has to remind Paul not to get carried away with the praise when writing his bio. If Ben's not coding something, he's probably blogging, tweeting, or watching a movie.
The first time Jess walked in to the office we all took an immediate liking to her. Cool, calm, collected and quietly confident we saw her fitting in straight away. And we were right! At the tender age of 20 she certainly makes us all feel very old with her abbrev'd vocab. heavily borrowed from her favourite show TOWIE (that's The Only Way Is Essex to you and I). Hilair, jel, horrend and ridic feature heavily in her daily chat and in a desperate bid to cling on to our youth we're now all at it, totes ridic we know. Jess hails from Watford where she lives with her family. Shopping, socialising and keeping our customers happy are what Jess does best.
Marco is our resident South African who loves a good game of paintball. He will not be beaten and in fact almost went pro until his daughter came along. Marco is a dedicated father and loves to bore us, sorry, entertain us with funny videos of his little ray of sunshine. Citing his greatest achievements as having eaten a 2.1kg steak + portion of chips + 1 litre of beer in 1 hour (greedy) and winning a colouring competition when he was 12 (wow, congratulations on that Marco) he is also a dab hand at assisting his wife with her novelty cake baking. In the office Marco manages our SEO and PPC and what an excellent job he does too.
Emma is our resident Aussie and lists her loves as vegemite, live music and fairy lights (we're not putting the office Christmas tree next to her then). When Emma grows up she wants to have, wait for it... a wrapping room. When not playing with Flash, Illustrator or Photoshop, Emma is enjoying London, its architecture, pubs, shopping and chocolate. Not only a design genius, Emma also boasts a BSc in Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health and a Bachelors of Applied Multimedia. She also has some awards for e-commerce and online trading but no-one's ever heard of them over here, she could be lying for all we know.
Alex is a Swedish/Brit who has lived in the USA, Sweden and the UK. Looking at his ridiculous name, Alexander James Piers Harrington-Griffin, you might think he's a member of the British Royal family. Alex loves a bit of online marketing and openly admits to getting over excited at the mention of 'engagement, targeting and viral'. He's currently studying for a Diploma in Digital Marketing but if he weren't such a marketing geek he'd like to be MC-ing under the guise of 'Posh MC'. Alex plays rugby, can do a backflip on a snowboard and can put the rim of a pint glass in his mouth apparently. He's also appeared on ITV's dinner date, he won, obviously.
Originally from Pakistan, Bilal gained his Degree in Computer Sciences before coming to the UK to complete his Masters in Advanced Software Engineering. Basically he is like well clever yeah. When Mr Ben Barden doesn't have him chained to his desk Bilal enjoys travelling, Xbox and riding shotgun on road trips. Apparently this one time, he popped out to the shop & ended up in another country with three of his friends. We have a feeling there's more to that story. His friends describe him as laid back, mellow and adamant. We'll add Ninja to that, he really is quite stealth like & seems to have the ability to enter & leave a room without making a sound.
Ian has worked with us since he was 19 years of age! The longest standing member of our business, he has print and operations running through his veins. Today he oversees our team of 150 dedicated production and customer services people and continues to strive for the best result every time. His knowledge, experience and love of the business makes him our leader! Rarely not at work; he can be found swimming hundreds of lengths of Olympic size pools or watching fast cars with his son Ryan.
David joined straight from school, and has now been with the company for 22 years, what he doesn't know about the industry isn't worth knowing. As Production Director David is a key man at printed.com. He is responsible for making sure all work goes out on time, ensuring it is all correct and present and is also charged with looking after all of the production staff. On the odd occasion he is allowed to escape the realm of ink and paper, he enjoys spending time with his family talking about digital print.
David Armstrong has racked up an impressive 27 years with the company. Beginning his reign in 1984 he's much like the famous novel, a bit of a classic. Preferring a utopian outlook on life David is known as a chirpy chappy and the go-to-man for anything print related. Not content with his Production Guru status, David has his sights set on conquering every job role here at printed.com. He's currently teaching himself HTML, CSS and PHP (did they play Glastonbury this year?) and has recently signed up for a level 3 NVQ and Btec Management course, watch out Nick. David is married (to quite a hottie, I'm told) and has an 11 year old son.
He's been with the company for 24 years and currently holds the role of Environmental Specialist. Brainiac Bernard has a diploma in management studies and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. When he's not knee-deep in ink cartridges and paper, Bernard likes to indulge in sport. He is an avid Tottenham Hotspur fan and is trying to regain his fitness despite apparently having two dodgy knees!
When Peter is not fronting "Coldplay" he works for printed.com on Customer Service and Pre-Press. Peter has great knowledge of the print trade and has worked for the Independent, Sunday Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, The Observer and The Guardian. Peter loves all things outdoors and can regularly be found running, mountain biking, canoeing or camping with his son. Peter started working for us in December 2010 and can regularly be found working well into the night.
Young Ami is a fun, energetic and helpful person who loves to chat. Ami enjoys a good laugh and is a real addition to our customer service team. As well as being outgoing and lively, especially after a few vodka and lemonades, Ami also loves the finer things in life. Walking along the coast on a warm summer's night and dining in expensive restaurants is what really excites Ami but nothing gets her quite as warm and fuzzy as sharing a big bar of chocolate with her 2 boys Smokey and Joey. Ami has spent all her life working in print and is still loving it!
Rachael loves spending time with her friends and family, shopping, going to the cinema and eating out. When she's not playing the socialite Rachael likes to get out and about on long walks or drives, dependant on the weather. A champion ice-skater, Rachael loves spending time on the ice showcasing her triple axels to her crowds of adoring fans. If you ask nicely she'll send you a video of her in action. Rachael thoroughly enjoys working for printed.com and helping people with their digital print requirements.
Kevin has been part of the printed.com team for many years. Like all accountants he loves numbers and watching printed.com grow. Travelling often between our offices in London and Newcastle he can been seen on trains crunching numbers and working out how we can improve our service and deliver work faster and more efficiently. Almost the only member of our team who wears a suit and tie every day we love him because he loves to watch businesses grow. Just make sure you pay your bills because as a true Newcastle fan he has some scary friends.
Recently married Mrs Brough has been with the company for 2 years. An ACA Chartered accountant she knows the movement of every single penny here at printed.com, there's no borrowing from the petty cash when she's around. Paul thinks she's forgotten, but that 46p he borrowed for a KitKat is rapidly accumulating interest for a deposit for her next property. Just because she works in finance don't mistake her for not knowing how to party, we've seen that tattoo on her ankle, something to do with Ibiza, 6 jugs of sangria, 2 dolphins and a police man apparently. Becky loves to travel and has recently returned from honeymooning in Indonesia.
Marketing and advertising guru Matt advises printed.com on acquisition, media and marketing. Matt is currently
Chief Executive and founder of shomei.com and co-founder and Managing Director Europe at Tracking.net.
When Matt has some spare time, he enjoys coaching rugby, mountain biking and spending time with his family.
Steve works with printed.com as a strategic data consultant. He is founding partner of Persuasion Engines, which is about to launch Psyche, a new marketing tool, in to the UK. A man after our own heart, Steve's motto is "it's not a crisis if there's strong coffee". When printed.com gives him a moment's peace, Steve likes to do triathlons, drink fine wines and read finer books.
