About us

David has been in the schools IT sector for over 30 years. He founded Novatech, one of the UKs largest IT suppliers to schools, in 1987 when he was a student studying for an Engineering Degree at Portsmouth. He remains it’s CEO today alongside his role as CEO of Coconnect.

David has always had a passion for education and spent many years as a Trustee for a local secondary school, and wants every child to be able to take full advantage of the rich resources the internet has to offer whilst be kept safe from its many threats at all times.

Jamie has been in the IT industry more than 25 years and is still loving it all; from classics like the CBM 64 and 48k Sinclair Spectrum (remember those?) to the super powerful gaming machines of today.

His work as a secondary school governor brings a keen appreciation of the challenges facing schools plus the opportunities brought to education by the online and digital worlds.

Outside work Jamie is either playing a guitar or retro gaming.

Alex has a lifetime passion for numbers, numbers that deliver insight and better outcomes for all, customers, suppliers and Coconnect. With 2 children in early years education during the lockdowns, he has a keen interest in remote education and the technology to enable it. Outside the office he lives and breathes all forms of cycling.

Shayne has decades of experience working with schools to support their IT and broadband requirements, he has an excellent understanding of how to match the technology to genuine educational needs. A specialist in filtering and safeguarding he has led Coconnect to be one of the most effective and complete providers of school broadband. Outside of work Shayne continues his personal commitment to education as a school governor and is an keen Lego builder.

Matt has decades of experience of working in the IT sector, designing and implementing infrastructure solutions for public and private sector. He is the  architect and chief implementer of the Coconnect school broadband and Cloud systems and a fully paid up member of the Red Bull fan club. He says it’s  a great help with very complex implementations!

James started working in IT in 2016 and is a key member of our support team. He has a keen interest indie game development, programming and network protocols. James really embraces diving into complex problems, that’s why he enjoys working for Coconnect; which provides him the opportunity to  problem solve, learn and expand his knowledge to help schools and education.

Mike has been working in the IT field since 1999, he is passionate about providing fast and accurate service to all every school he speaks to, and regularly solves awkward problems for Coconnect customers. Outside work he maintains an interest in hobby-level electronics, designing PCBs and in particular single board computers for a wide variety of uses.

Jonny is fresh into his career since graduating from University in 2019 and began his career in IT Sales before moving to Coconnect to focus on his passion for marketing. Outside of work, Jonny enjoys going to the gym and playing Badminton which, he has played to at a national level. When he is not exercising, he enjoys socialising and going to events such as festivals and gigs.

Sammie has worked as a key member of customer focused teams over a wide range of industries and specifically within the IT sector since 2020, she is very passionate about providing the best service possible whilst keeping well organised and maintaining a fine attention to detail. Outside of the office she has a keen interest in gardening, nature and the great outdoors and can generally be found out enjoying walks with her dogs.