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Our People


Glenn Whitwell Managing Director Glenn has over 10 years experience in the design and development of software within the manufacturing sector and has an extensive knowledge of Information Technology. He also has a portfolio of expertise that includes, amongst others, specialities in automated layout, optimisation and artificial intelligence. Phone: (+44) (0-)115 9677251 Mobile: (+44) (0-)794 0275874 Email: gwhitwell@aptiasolutions.com
Graham Kendall Research Director / Press Officer Graham has over 20 years in the software industry and has held many senior positions in both commercial and research organisations. He has broad knowledge of IT and has in-depth experience of automated layout and production scheduling. Graham is also a freelance writer and has authored 6 books and published numerous articles in both magazines and journals. Email: press@aptiasolutions.com
Peter Ford Director / Advisor Peter is is an accredited Fellow of the British Computing Society (BCS) and sits on the board of several software and technology based companies. He has invaluable experience of practice within research, industry, and commerce environments. Peter acts as Aptia's chief business advisor and is an important member of our team.
Edmund Burke Academic Director Edmund is Head of Computer Science & IT at the University of Nottingham. He leads a well renowned 80+ people research team which pioneers leading work on automated layout, scheduling, optimisation and planning. He also holds editorial positions on many of the world's leading academic journals and has chaired several international conferences. Edmund is our main port-of-call for academic research developments and is a welcome addition to our team.

Glenn Whitwell

Managing Director

Glenn has over 10 years experience in the design and development of software within the manufacturing sector and has an extensive knowledge of Information Technology. He also has a portfolio of expertise that includes, amongst others, specialities in automated layout, optimisation and artificial intelligence.

Phone: (+44) (0-)115 9677251

Mobile: (+44) (0-)794 0275874

Email: gwhitwell@aptiasolutions.com

Graham Kendall

Research Director /
Press Officer

Graham has over 20 years in the software industry and has held many senior positions in both commercial and research organisations. He has broad knowledge of IT and has in-depth experience of automated layout and production scheduling. Graham is also a freelance writer and has authored 6 books and published numerous articles in both magazines and journals.

Email: press@aptiasolutions.com

Peter Ford

Director / Advisor

Peter is is an accredited Fellow of the British Computing Society (BCS) and sits on the board of several software and technology based companies. He has invaluable experience of practice within research, industry, and commerce environments. Peter acts as Aptia's chief business advisor and is an important member of our team.

Edmund Burke

Academic Director

Edmund is Head of Computer Science & IT at the University of Nottingham. He leads a well renowned 80+ people research team which pioneers leading work on automated layout, scheduling, optimisation and planning. He also holds editorial positions on many of the world's leading academic journals and has chaired several international conferences. Edmund is our main port-of-call for academic research developments and is a welcome addition to our team.

Our Team: In Brief

We are an experienced and progressive team of experts in software development, automated layout (nesting) and production control.

To ensure that we remain at the leading edge of technology, we have developed strong ties with academic institutions. This has opened invaluable resources and provides us with an enormous amount of new technology that we can strengthen and include in our software products.

Our management and directorial team have a professional portfolio that includes roles in commerce, management, software development and research. This foundation ensures that we can be as productive as possible in delivering software to meet our customers' requirements both today and long into the future.