Meet the Team

Charlie has been a project manager working in the digital and technical side of the internet since 2006. Before that, she was a developer for 6 years which gives her an excellent perspective of how to manage a technical build project. She's well versed in all the major project management methodologies - Agile, Scrum, PRINCE2, Waterfall but believes being a project manager is about being totally organised at all times. She credits Google Docs for saving her sanity many many times.

After hours, Charlie mainly spends money on make-up, shoes and holidays. And rock band t-shirts. Quite a lot of those.

Darren's a great all-rounder, he's just as happy working on the front-end or getting stuck into code in the back-end; and nothing thrills him more than to have a challenge to get his teeth into. His roots are in the construction industry working in civil engineering and building services, and after moving out of that into IT he has now settled down as a developer; this all comes in handy when building some complex sites.

In his spare time he likes to make his own beer from the grain and hedgerow wines, is a bit of a coffee connoisseur and is an avid cyclist and runner.

Fabio graduated with a first class honours degree in Computer Science from L'Aquila University (Italy). He has a strong interest and aptitude for software analysis, design and development and he worked as a PHP/MySql developer for the last few years. As a side project he's also currently working to an open-source PHP framework.

Outside work his main interest is rock music. He is an electric guitar player and composer and he took part in several recording sessions and concerts. He is now the Lead guitarist in the part time Microserve band, or at least he will be when they finally agree on what they are going to play.

Nasia came all the way from Greece to gain an MSc in Advanced Computing from Bristol University, which led to her role in Microserve as a Front-End Web Designer. She brings her creative spirit in every project she works on, making web interfaces appealing and efficient for the end users.

Being a multitasking person, Nasia has various after-work activities, with a particular interest in Hip Hop dancing and Yoga. She also has a passion for digital media and she is the one to blame for the photo shoot of our team.

An enthusiastic amateur and maker of things, Rob is driven by the desire to understand how things work. With a Masters Degree in Astrophysics from the University of Exeter and a passion for computing from an early age, Rob's logical approach to life proves invaluable in finding solutions to complex problems.

When not gazing at the stars, Rob can usually be found making something or other. From musical instruments and soft toys to delicious cakes and pastries, he'll try and make anything - and if it involves learning a new skill, even better. We really enjoy when he makes food for us and he is currently King of the weekly Cake Wheel.

A former journalist turned programmer, Mark is a Zend Certified PHP Engineer who is passionate about version control, testing and performance.

Outside of work Mark is happy to trade keyboard and mouse for screwdriver and hammer as he sets about his latest DIY project, or takes to the Somerset countryside on his bike.

Rick - the token Northerner of the team - moved all the way down from the Lake District to gain an MSc in IT before starting his career at Microserve. Rick is the main point of contact for many of our customers.

In his spare time Rick regularly plays as a Goalkeeper, which some consider an incredible feat since he is the worlds smallest giant. Rick has had no problems transferring his skills to the office's football table.