Meet the Team

Directors:

Dr Andrew Dixon

Managing Director

Focussed on continuously transforming the business to respond to the market, driving and delivering great outcomes to our clients, benefit to employees, value to shareholders and opportunities to partners and associates.

Julia Wood

Group Director

Julia has 20 years of experience of commercial and managerial roles across the defence and security sector.

Carla Stanton

Chief of Staff & Director of Associates

Carla has over a decade of experience delivering many successful projects and large-scale programmes within the Civil Service.

Tony Klein

Non-Executive Director

Tony’s career has covered many aspects of delivering solutions and consulting services into defence, security and intelligence.

Anthony Hornidge

Head of Technology and Strategy

Anthony leads technology and strategy at SVGC, combining technical expertise with a strong focus on innovation and long-term vision.

Ian Stephenson

CTO and Software & Solution Architect

Ian is a highly experienced software and solutions architect with over 20 years working in the defence industry.

Liam Ardagh

Head of Systems Engineering

Liam brings extensive experience in systems thinking, operational delivery, and technical leadership, including work across the space sector.

Mark Milligan

Head of Operations

Mark is the ringmaster to achieve assured delivery based on sound and efficient use of P3M.

Paul Stanley

Head of Analysis & Quality

Paul is involved in most of SVGC’s activities from business development to drafting bids, delivering tasks and ensuring that SVGC complies with the requirements of its ISO certifications.

Simon Walker

Head of New Business

Simon brings over 30 years of experience in digital programme management and consulting across systems and software engineering.

Suzy Hurst

Head of Consulting Service

Suzy Hurst brings nearly 20 years of experience in the Defence sector, spanning roles as a Civil Servant, industry partner, and most recently as a consultant.

Alex Ryder

Senior Systems Engineer- Space

Alex is a dedicated Senior Systems Engineer specialising in space systems, driven by a passion for solving complex challenges with innovative solutions.

Anthony Wynne

Applied Data Scientist & Innovation

Great at taking data science projects from concept to production, Anthony loves a challenge, getting in the deep end and innovating under pressure to build new products and systems that generate value and ROI.

Becky Davies

Technical Project Manager

Technology Project Manager Becky loves organisation and working across the whole company to meet the needs of clients.

Carl Bodsworth

Technical Business Consultant

Carl Bodsworth is a Technical Business Consultant at SVGC, bringing six years’ public sector experience across data analysis, software development and agile delivery.

Dave South

Principal Consultant/ Requirements Engineer

With 38 years of public sector experience from serving in the Navy, Dave uses the skills learnt during this time to support Defence programmes that focuses on supporting the MoD in delivering modern and much needed capability.

David Shears

Power Platform Developer

As a Power Platform Developer within SVGC Digital, Dave uses technology to solve business problems, improve processes and reduce administrative burden through automation and digital solutions.

Deepthi Rao

Senior Software Engineer

Deepthi specialises in Java-based enterprise applications.

Dr. Saket Srivastava

Senior Data Scientist

As a Senior Data Scientist at SVGC, Saket designs and delivers AI and machine learning solutions that support our clients across a diverse range of complex projects.

Ellie Matthews

Senior Systems Engineer- Space

Ellie provides a strong foundation in physics and a passion for tackling complex technical challenges at SVGC.

Gavin Walker

Defence Consultant

Gavin brings over 26 years of RAF experience to his role as a Defence Consultant, having worked across aircraft engineering, cyberspace engineering and, more recently, capability development.

Ian Ballantyne

Technical Programme Manager

Ian brings a wealth of experience leading complex programmes and building high-performing teams.

Ian McLellan

Full Stack Software Engineer

With over 23 years of experience in software development, Ian brings with him a breadth of knowledge in architecting and implementing proprietary software products and solutions.

James Malburn

Business & Security Administrator

With experience supporting core business operations and security compliance, James plays a key role in ensuring SVGC runs efficiently and securely day to day.

Judith Armatage

Recruitment Business Partner

With a wealth of experience in recruitment across diverse sectors and a clear passion for people, Judith brings both strategic insight and a personal touch to her role.

Kate Miller

Business Manager

Kate has over 15 years’ experience in project control; including project life cycle, commercial and financial aspects of the project.

Khese Yongya

Software Developer

Khese has over five years of experience as a Software Developer in the public sector, primarily specialising in Java backend development.

Khushbu Murabia

Technical Project Manager

With a strong background in delivering structured, data-driven solutions, Khushbu focuses on turning complex requirements into clear, actionable outcomes.

Mahin Ali

Machine Learning & AI Engineer

As an applied maths graduate, Mahin enjoys translating real world problems into mathematics, statistics and machine learning problems.

Mark Tamba

Systems Engineer Consultant

Mark has over 6 years’ experience of being involved in the day to day running of a SME as well involved at a strategic level and working within the public and private sector to help companies improve business processes.

Mike Roberts

Application Support Analyst

With a strong background in application support and a genuine passion for problem-solving, Mike combines technical curiosity with a customer-first mindset.

Mohammad Kamran Liaqat

Senior Software Engineering Lead

Kamran is a Software Engineer with over 20 years of experience delivering software solutions across a wide range of platforms and domains.

Nick Doughty

Principal Systems Engineer - Space

With deep expertise in space systems engineering, mission analysis and modelling, Nick brings an evidence-led approach to solving complex challenges across the military space domain.

Ola Ogunjana

Technical Project Delivery Manager

Ola has over 10 years of programme and project management experience across the public and private sectors.

Paige Bunker

Applied Data Scientist

With a strong foundation in data science and a passion for problem-solving, Paige applies analytical thinking and coding expertise to tackle complex, real-world challenges.

Richard Bryson

Principal Consultant

With deep experience in consulting, business development, and shaping strategic opportunities, Richard focuses on building trusted client relationships and turning early engagement into long-term value.

Ryan Cronk

IT Service Manager

Ryan has vast experience of IT systems and loves to improve processes, solve lingering problems and implement workflows that improve the day-to-day life of single users or a whole user group.

Stephen Clarke

Technical Project Manager

Tom Chilcott

Digital Sensitivity Review Programme Manager

With extensive experience delivering complex, cross-functional technology programmes, Tom brings a practical, solutions-focused approach to ensuring successful outcomes for clients.

Tom Middleton

Junior Data Scientist

Tom Middleton is a Junior Data Scientist at SVGC Digital, having joined full-time after completing a 15-month Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Loughborough University.