Meet the team

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Our studio is made up of 20 curious minds (and growing). We collaborate closely with our clients, so you can view our team as an extension of yours.

Operations team

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Piers Tincknell

Co-founder & Managing Director

Piers Tincknell

Co-founder & Managing Director

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David Darke

Co-founder & Operations Director

David Darke

Co-founder & Operations Director

Being a co-founder of Atomic Smash, I’ve worked in multiple roles and worn many hats since the business started. As current Operations Director I’m here to help processes improve and oversee almost everything that runs through the studio.

Likes outdoor cooking 🔥, photography 📸, Negronis 🥃 and playing guitar 🎸
Dislikes swede, raisins, and things that can’t be automated
Most likely to have a wish list of things I really want to buy (for example guitars) and never actually pull the trigger

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Tess Coughlan-Allen

Marketing Lead

Tess Coughlan-Allen

Marketing Lead

I lead our marketing and content strategies, support business development and pitches, and (best of all) find different ways to tell stories about our work with our clients. I care about business ethics, the environment and team happiness, and also I’m part of our internal Sustainability Working Group.

Likes hiking mountains, getting in the sea, lifting heavy things, music, laughing!
Dislikes when my competitiveness *occasionally* outweighs my skillset
Most likely to apologise for my dog snoring

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Duncan Shotton

Head of Always Evolving

Duncan Shotton

Head of Always Evolving

My background is in physical product design. I joined Atomic to build on that but better understand digital development. Starting as a project manager, I’ve transitioned through Production Manager and Client Partner roles and I’m now head of our core department, Always Evolving®. I try to look after and learn from our internal teams and clients to understand what works and what doesn’t. My operational role is focused on service design and system refinement.

Likes Tokyo, fast music, and the feeling whilst walking on a static escalator
Dislikes litter, Beyonce, and Judge Dredd
Most likely to not like that film you love, and love the film you think is terrible (apparently)

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Katie Roberts

Sales Strategist

Katie Roberts

Sales Strategist

I started in sales at the ripe age of 21, beginning in a balloon shop and ending up here! I aim to make people feel excited and engaged by humanising my sales and marketing. My passion is aligning sales processes with how people want to buy.

Likes birds, Vietnamese food, F1, latin dance, margaritas, music, crash bandicoot and cats
Dislikes coriander, intolerance, people who text and walk but can’t text and walk without bumping into people (ok, I’m intolerant to them)
Most likely to try and shoehorn a Simpsons reference into any conversation

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Always Evolving team

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Matt Stone

Developer

Matt Stone

Developer

I’m seasoned web developer with 20+ years of experience. Specialising in complex backend coding, security best practices, and privacy-first advocacy. I joined Atomic Smash after serving as Head of IT for a large marketing group. I provide mentorship to other members of the development team and am passionate about delivering high-quality, secure solutions for clients.

Likes Disney, travel, drone videography, walking and technology
Dislikes baked beans, crowded places, queues, bad grammar and traffic jams
Most likely to be planning my next trip to Disneyland

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Steve Brett

Developer

Steve Brett

Developer

Having started at Atomic Smash as a support developer, I’ve worked across almost all of our client projects. I love solving complex problems and enjoy the strong relationships we get to build with clients in the Always Evolving team.

Likes Sacred Harp singing, growing vegetables, and playing guitar, piano and clarinet
Dislikes Spotify
Most likely to get excited by date recurrence syntax

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Julia Eden

Client Partner

Julia Eden

Client Partner

As an Always Evolving Client Partner, I enjoy being the bridge between clients, Developers and Design. I love it when our pod smashes tasks!

Likes vintage sci-fi books, baking, short euro breaks and tea breaks with my colleagues
Dislikes marzipan, negronis and unmade beds
Most likely to be late by absolutely no more than two minutes

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Oliver Stott

Developer

Oliver Stott

Developer

As a former animator for TV and games, my passion for creativity has led me to pursue web development, combining both creative and technical thinking. Now at Atomic Smash, I thrive on constantly evolving as a developer and implementing my ideas to ensure client satisfaction. I strive to create unique website experiences that genuinely delight them.

Likes cinema, gaming, playing my guitar, long hikes, cycling, folk festivals and Somerset cider!
Dislikes queuing in line, starting the day without a coffee, someone stealing the last biscuit…
Most likely to have in depth conversations with myself before questioning my sanity

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Colin Goodman

Developer

Colin Goodman

Developer

I’m a developer who is part of the Always Evolving team here at Atomic Smash. I always aim to evolve my personal skillset along with the client websites I work on. I enjoy working closely with clients to find and implement the work their website requires to improve their site going forward.

Likes coding, football, gaming, playing cue sports, socialising, weight lifting
Dislikes losing at Drawasaurus
Most likely to purchase another impulse buy that I’ve seen online

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Natalie Lewis

Client Partner

Natalie Lewis

Client Partner

With 5+ years of agency experience, I started my digital career in SEO as an apprentice. Over the years I started to pick up more operational tasks within my roles and eventually moved into project management. I’m currently the Client Partner for Pod 3 at Atomic Smash 😊

Likes football, football and more football
Dislikes anything edible that is green… except peas
Most likely to make a cup of tea “wrong” (milk in first FTW!)

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Oliver Berry

Developer

Oliver Berry

Developer

Front-end developer with 5+ years of experience using WordPress before being invited to join the team at Atomic Smash. Always get a kick out of seeing work I’ve done being used as well as and the clients appreciation for making their idea functional.

Likes sports including rugby, skiing, endurance racing, cricket, athletics, and cycling, cooking and all food, group workouts and circuits, learning new things, and pub quizzes
Dislikes mushrooms and people who stop right in front of you to answer the phone
Most likely to be quite shy until you start talking to me, can normally chat about almost anything. Also… respond using memes/gifs

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Beth Matthews

UX/UI Designer

Beth Matthews

UX/UI Designer

I’ve spent over 10 years in the industry with 7 of those stuck firmly in the world of digital. I care greatly about inclusivity in design, and style with substance – accessible design is good design. I love to learn and invest time in my passions, absorbing as much information as my brain will allow.

Likes Ukiyo-e, horror, music, making stuff
Dislikes books without pictures, weak coffee, magpies
Most likely to be overthinking

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Matt Woodman

UX/UI Designer

Matt Woodman

UX/UI Designer

I’m an award-winning, Bristol-based, multi-disciplinary Digital Designer, Typographer, Animator & aspiring Front-end Developer with 9+ years industry experience. Passionate about inclusivity, accessibility, and empathetic design for good, I also have an invitational membership to the ISTD.

Likes Bristol Bears, Hip Hop, potatoes (in all forms), professional development, socialism, pub quizzes, synthesisers, wild swimming and TV/film
Dislikes Dr Pepper, shellfish, and spotty bananas
Most likely to be awake past midnight

Jade Sperrin

QA Engineer

Jade Sperrin

QA Engineer

I joined Atomic Smash as a developer and have 10+ years experience working in an agency environment. I would refer to myself as a perfectionist so it makes sense that I’ve transitioned to a role as a QA Engineer. My aim is to ensure that we are delivering the best possible experiences for people interacting with the products we build.

Likes smooth processes, logic, Eurovision, walks in nice places, gamest, the beach, ice cream, cats, 70s/80s/90s music
Dislikes loud noises, dark rooms, clutter but also cleaning said clutter…
Most likely to buy a beautiful plant and struggle to keep it alive

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Mikey Binns

Developer

Mikey Binns

Developer

I’m a developer who’s passionate about using the platform, progressive enhancement and accessibility. I’ve worked on WordPress and Remix projects and I aim to work with clients to create a website that great for all their users and in line with accessibility guidelines ensuring inclusivity. I also enjoy creating our internal tools to make our own developer experience better, allowing us to focus on the code.

Likes story-based video games, drums, and badminton
Dislikes limescale in my tea, having short hair
Most likely to be quiet 95% of the time, then not shut up the other 5%

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Nicola Hogg

Developer

Nicola Hogg

Developer

I’m a projects developer for Atomic Smash with years of industry experience who also loves working on personal coding projects in their own time. I really enjoy building projects from the ground up and increasing my developer skillset. I work with the projects team to turn a design into a beautiful website. In my spare time I developed a multiplayer version of Wordle called VSRDLE.

Likes running, weight lifting, gaming, films, drawing, coding, writing music
Dislikes ET, he’s quite scary
Most likely to wake up at 5am

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Support team

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Jamie Rabbetts

WordPress Support Developer

Jamie Rabbetts

WordPress Support Developer

Likes Ultimate Frisbee, gaming, traveling, languages, hot chocolate
Dislikes tea, coffee, slow walkers
Most likely to chase a piece of plastic

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Jack Barrett

WordPress Support Developer

Jack Barrett

WordPress Support Developer

I started as a developer for an Accounting Software company, but I quickly moved to website development because as everyone knows colours are better than numbers. I work on the support team, amending, fixing and ensuring that your website runs smoothly 24/7.

Likes football, walks in the countryside, travelling
Dislikes Everton Football Club, hiking boots, The Vengaboys and spending any amount of time on a Ryanair flight
Most likely to be cracking terrible jokes

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Our values

We’re proud that our work creates positive outcomes for our clients, their customers and the planet.

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