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OUR PEOPLE

MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN

Established in 2016, Fat Potato is a family run business, started by husband-and-wife team Jo and Andrew. Since then, we've grown our team by adding talented and passionate individuals. Our company ethos is to make everyone feel valued and included.

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Jo Walsh

COO & DevOps Engineer

While guiding the internal direction of the company, along with overlooking staff welfare, Jo also specialises as a DevOps engineer. She brings a wealth of experience to the development and architectural design of high volume streaming processing systems with a focus on decoupled, scalable and observable solutions to improve system support.

Outside of Fat Potato, Jo enjoys riding her horse, dancing and yoga as well as being in the top 0.1% of Taylor Swift Spotify listeners in the UK (something Andrew is less proud of…).

Andrew Walsh

CEO & DevOps Engineer

Having worked across multiple domains, Andrew brings a wealth of technical and commercial experience to the role. Always wanting to stay connected and up to date in the industry, Andrew continues to develop software as part of our Software Delivery team.

When not in the office, Andrew enjoys being taken for a ride by his horse, Brazilian Jujitsu, cooking and stockpiling enough wood for the apocalypse - all with the help from his trusty chainsaw and axe.

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JACK

Having graduated from Cardiff University in 2020 with a BSc in software engineering, Jack enjoys getting to grips with new projects and enhancing his skillset. He's also a very proud parent to 2 little rabbits.

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CAROLE

Fat Potato recruit Carole offers several years of HR and office administration experience. Carole enjoys walking, talking, baking, eating, playing online scrabble, Animal Crossing and socialising.

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TIM

A developer for over 20 years, Tim has extensive knowledge of the full development lifecycle. Having gained a BSc Hons with the Open University, he initially trained as a Java developer - however, he enjoys the challenge of learning new skills and languages. Tim's pastimes include riding with his local cycle club along with walking in the local hills and mountains.

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ROB

Rob has over 20 years of experience in IT and has been using AWS since 2013. Having gained multiple accreditations, Rob has been working as an Architect in more recent times and enjoys the rapid development and innovation of services and opportunities that Cloud provides.

Outside of work, Rob is a 1st Dan Black Belt in Taekwondo (although now retired), an avid watcher of F1 and has followed Newcastle United FC since the early 90's.

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JOSH

After graduating from the University of Sheffield with an MComp in Computer Science in 2018, Josh spent three and a half years at BT Security on various projects ranging from Cloud Computing with AWS, to automated test frameworks and development.

In his spare time, Josh learns Japanese, is working towards his 3rd Dan in Iaido, enjoys bouldering, and cooks new and exciting foods whenever time allows. His passion for cooking is only matched by his passion for gaming.

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SHAUN

Shaun graduated in 2017 with a BSc in Cyber Security combined with an apprenticeship. While specialising in Front End development and interactive data visualisation, Shaun has also worked across big data processing, CI/CD and IaC.

Outside of work Shaun spends his time climbing, surfing (when the waves allow) and hopelessly trying to tire out a Golden Retriever.

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DOM

Dom is a full stack developer with experience across a number of different industries and technologies. With a background in electronic engineering, he has worked on projects spanning DSP to cloud platform engineering.

While not working, Dom enjoys spending time walking, baking and playing boardgames.

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DAN

Having graduated in 2015, Dan has developed a broad technical skillset from his time working in several industries across multiple domains.

While Dan prefers the devops side of the role, he considers himself a full stack engineer.

Dan enjoys playing 5-a-side, walking Loki the poodle twice a day and the occasional fruity IPA.

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ALICE

Having started as a full-stack software engineer, Alice now uses that knowledge and passion to drive internal business development and support teams to deliver high quality results.

Outside of work Alice is rarely seen without her Switch 2 or one of her many types of tea.

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TOM

An energetic born-again developer who started his career in the stock market. Tom cut his teeth in the tech sector working in a renewable energy startup and learning how to code in his spare time. He has advised various types of clients throughout his career but focused on IT consulting in 2022.

The things Tom loves most are his family, his motorbike, TypeScript, aikido, coffee, and his synthesizer (list not in order; order changes regularly).

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JON

Jon has a hands-on engineering background across electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems, with experience in operational technology including Factory and critical national infrastructure projects. He previously worked offshore as an ROV technician and operator on cable laying and survey projects, building a practical, problem-solving approach he still uses today.

After earning a Cyber Security degree, Jon moved into DevOps, where he focuses on building reliable systems. Outside of work, he enjoys walking, tinkering with electronics and has recently taken up pottery throwing.

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ALEX

Alex has worked as an engineer in London across a variety of tech and gets real purpose from building useful software that makes a difference to people's lives.

He delicately balances his fried chicken intake with regular football and exercise, and has found solace in Fat Potato's constant supply of fancy teas.

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MEET 'MR' FAT POTATO!

Ever wondered where our company name and logo comes from? We'll, look no further… this is the team's pet chinchilla, who they affectionately call “Fat Potato”, given his uncanny resemblance to the veg!

Mr Fat Potato the chinchilla