Join the team
We are currently looking to recruit Project Managers and Technicians, and are always on the lookout for good Engineers. Please see our recruitment page.
If you would like to contact us please write to jobs@quietrevolution.co.uk
Robert Webb, Chief Executive Officer.
Robert is an entrepreneur focusing on innovation in low-carbon energy and buildings. Trained as an architect, he has worked with leading architects and engineers. He founded a low energy consultancy in 2000 and co-founded quietrevolution in 2005. He speaks and writes regularly on our low-carbon future.
Richard Cochrane, Chief Technical Officer.
Richard is an expert Environmental and Building Services Engineer specialising in low energy and energy efficient building design. A Cambridge engineering graduate with particular experience in aeronautics, Richard leads the technical innovation behind quietrevolution and has combined a number of aeronautical insights to create the design. His role as CTO is focused on design optimisation and ongoing innovations.
Julia Groves, Commercial Director.
Julia is an MBA with 12 years experience in a variety of businesses. She co-founded www.ba.com in 1994, and took it from concept to a fully functional global website available in 117 countries and 33 languages. She was Chief Marketing Officer at Agency.com and interim MD of the B2C portfolio at EVentures, the venture capitalist. She joined quietrevolution in May 2005 to lead the launch of the new product.
Andrew Cox, Product Development Director.
Andrew Cox has worked on product development with London Underground and NEG Micon, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer. Along with Solar Century and XCO2, he co-designed the C21 Solar (photovoltaic) tile which won the Best New Product Award at Interbuild 2004 and Best Sustainable Product Award 2005. Andrew has secured three rounds of grant funding from both the DTI and the EU and project manages the prototyping and manufacturing activities of quietrevolution.
Dr Tamás Bertényi, Research and Development Director.
An engineering graduate with a PhD in the aerodymanics of vertical axis wind turbines, Tamas has taught in the Engineering Department at Cambridge University for the past four years while undertaking research and consultancy on sustainability and aeronautic design. He provided specialist technical input from an early stage of the design and development of the quietrevolution turbine and is now focused on new product development.
Iain Davidson, Chief Operating Officer.
Iain is an experienced manager with a 13 year record of delivery in the telecommunications industry. With a background in UK network operations for Energis he has led multi-million pound projects for clients such as HSBC, BBC, London Grid for Learning, GCap Media and Amstrad. He joined quietrevolution in June 2007 to lead programme management, installations and operations.
Maeve Hurley, Finance Director.
Maeve is CIMA qualified & holds a BSc in Management from Trinity College Dublin. WIth significant experience of senior financial & operational management in technology companies she most recently was CFO of Be Un Limited (an ISP which sold to O2 in 2006 for £50m), was VP Finance at ATG (NASDAQ listed e-commerce software company) for their International Operations & held various senior finance roles at Sterling Software in UK, USA & Australia. She joined quietrevolution in Dec 2007.