ocasta are
Challengers.
People focused.
Experts through experience.
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Alex Gale
Front End Developer
A self-starter developer, Alex writes code for our native apps. When he’s not creating React hooks, he can be found using crochet hooks to make small animals and playing his guitar.
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Ben Collier
Growth Director
Ben’s experienced at launching mobile apps, a published author and has a background in development. He’s responsible for our platform, product and positioning. When he’s not pushing Ocasta forward, you’ll find Ben at theme parks, eating tofu or watching fireworks.
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Ed Moore
Product Director
Ed keeps us running smoothly, watching our finances and developing new business opportunities. The former CTO of Carphone Warehouse, he’s been mobile for some time. Outside of work Ed can be found wondering what Hugo his Dachshund is thinking about - most likely food and chasing squirrels.
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Freyja Nash
Full Stack Developer
Jack of trades, master of web. After years of making web apps she now looks after our servers too. With a degree in Psychology to boot, we wonder if she'll ever settle down!
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Greg Marsh
Senior iOS Developer
The swift exit to iOS developer. Running away from a career as an accountant, Greg switched spreadsheets for Swift. True to his roots, Greg's code is lean and efficient (but not tax deductible).
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Hayley Biggs
Marketing Manager
Hayley handles all of our marketing. You will find her managing our SEO, website, blogs, newsletters, social media and events. She is crazy about cats (but not a crazy cat lady) and admits to watching too much trash TV.
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Jim Mackin
Software Engineer
Jim is an experienced software engineer with over a decade of experience in Web Development and has even self-published a niche book. Outside of work, he’s a lapsed judo brown belt, D&D fan and enjoys walks and playing with his two sons, his long-suffering wife and their dog, Hopper.
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Mariya Shiljo
Senior PHP Developer
Mariya excels in crafting innovative solutions. Beyond her technical expertise, she treasures quality time with her family and children. With a knack for PHP development and a heart dedicated to loved ones, she strikes a remarkable balance between work and family, embodying the best of both worlds.
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Martin Higham
Technical Director
Along with Ben, Steve and Ed, Martin founded Ocasta in 2011. Martin brings extensive experience in building software to our development team. He is also a keen mountain biker and coffee drinker.
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Megan Bland
Project Manager and User Researcher
When Megan is not running projects you can be sure she'll being doing something crafty, knitting, textiles or painting and she is even training to be a Silversmith.
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Steve Liddell
Creative Director
The creative director and chief tea drinker. Steve fiddles with pixels with one hand whilst dunking biscuits with the other.
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Viktoria Webber
Delivery Director
Viktoria makes sure our projects are always on track, with her own experience as a technical consultant and developer nothing gets past her beady eye. She enjoys taking the family for a dog walk across the Downs. But keep up, she doesn’t like to walk slowly.
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Yusuf Yucebudak
Back End Developer
From his degree in computer science (AI) to a career in development, this programming expert is a creative problem solver at heart. When he’s not sharpening our server-side languages you can find him free-diving or practising his skills on wheels from when he was a professional mountain biker.