Anatune People

Anatune are proud to have a talented team dedicated to fulfilling the needs of our customers - offering unique products and solutions as well as un-paralleled post sales customer support.

Matthew
Carson
Service Manager

I joined Anatune in October 2004.

I manage Anatune's service team.

My favourite parts of the job are resolving customer issues and providing them with first class support.

I have worked in Florida as a test engineer for an opto-electronics company. I then returned to the UK and worked in the stress testing industry, installing electro-dynamic shakers that were up to 25 tonnes in weight and could pull 100g. I then worked at the other end of the size scale working in the semi-conductor industry whith probes that touched down on pads less than a hair's width apart. Both jobs required travelling all over the world to install and maintain the equipment.

matthew.carson@anatune.co.uk
John
Damiral
Technical Sales Engineer

I joined Anatune in March 1998.

I work in sales and I am Account Manager for customers in the South East of England.

My favourite parts of the job are the variety, dealing with great customers and being part of a company committed to innovation.

I left college with an ONC in Engineering and worked, initially, as a Test Engineer for the Analytical Development Company. I then passed an HNC in Electronics and moved to take up a variety of Service Engineer roles with a number of companies including Hotpoint. I became involved in Gas Chromotography whilst with Ai Cambridge in 1994 and I moved to Anatune as a Service Engineer in 1998.

john.damiral@anatune.co.uk
Andrew
Davidson
Account Manager

I joined Anatune in July 2005.

I began working for Anatune as a Service Engineer and in October 2008 I moved into Sales. Now, I am Account Manager for customers in the North East of England and  Scotland.

My favourite parts of the job are solving customer problems and making sure that customer's are happy with their decision to buy from me.

After leaving university I worked as a laboratory analyst for the Environment Agency in Nottingham for a couple of years, then as an analyst again for Imperial Tobacco in Nottingham for about three and half years. Then I joined a third party HPLC and GC service company as a Service Engineer before finally joining Anatune.

andrew.davidson@anatune.co.uk
Derek
Finnegan
Applications Chemist

I Joined Anatune in August 2010.
My main area of responsibility is to utilise innovative automation techniques to develop rapid and robust analytical solutions for GC and GC-MS to meet the application and business needs of customers.  In essence, it is finding solutions to give laboratories a competitive edge.  My favourite parts of the job are helping customers solve their analytical challenges using cutting-edge technology.
I have worked in government and ISO17025 accredited industrial laboratories in fundamental and applied chemistry using analytical methods to identify novel ways of controlling insects, understanding the factors that drive food flavour and quality and chemical contaminant analysis.  I understand how to use analytical data to support risk assessment and am an experienced technical and quality auditor.

Derek.Finnegan@anatune.co.uk
Sue
Gilbert
Marketing Executive

I joined Anatune at the beginning of its life in March 1996.

My main areas of responsibility are now all aspects of marketing including maintenance of our two websites.

My favourite parts of the job are the variety, being part of an excellent team and the degree to which I can make a real difference.

After leaving school, I worked for a firm of accountants as a secretary to a partner. I then moved to Ai Cambridge as the GC Secretary where I met the current owner and founder of Anatune, Ray Perkins.

I joined Anatune initially as office manager returning after maternity leave to take up a marketing role.

sue.gilbert@anatune.co.uk
Andrew
Golby
Account Manager

I joined Anatune in February 2009 to take up the role of Account Manager responsible for sales in the West of England and Wales.

My favorite part of the job is helping customers solve challenging analytical problems in ways that help their laboratory work better.

I am an experienced analytical chemist, with over eighteen years experience in gas and liquid chromatography combined with mass spectrometry. Formally I was head of chromatography at Smithers RAPRA with overall responsibility for all liquid and gas chromatography (LC/GC) mass spectrometry (MS) operations, method development, validation and consultancy within this cGMP/ISO17025/FDA accredited laboratory. I live in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Andrew.Golby@anatune.co.uk
Bob
Green
Technical Director

I joined Anatune in January 1997.

My main areas of responsibility are company wide technical development, HPLC sales and account management and new product and application development.

My favourite parts of the job are the challenges it brings in terms of solving customers’ technical problems, developing technical solutions, dealing with customers and introducing new technologies.

In my career I have worked in GC and electronics. Whilst at Ai, I worked as a service engineer and later as a service manager. Before Ai I worked for Unicam as a trainee in their electronics department.

bob.green@anatune.co.uk
Alan
Lockley
Service Engineer

i joined Anatune in February 2009 and I work as a Service Engineer.. Before that I worked as an anlaytical chemist at the Birmingham regional toxicology laboratory.  I gained extensive practical experience of Gas Chromatography, GC-MS, HPLC and LC-MS, including plenty of method development and validation.

I have a Masters' Degree from the University of Wales in Cardiff and I am based in Birmingham.

Alan.Lockley@anatune.co.uk
Simon
McInulty
Service Engineer

I joined Anatune in March 2008.

My main area of responsibility is providing service support.

I am really looking forward to working with a great team.

I graduated in 1992 with a degree in Chemistry from the University of Surrey. After University I joined BICC Cables based in Wrexham undertaking Polymer analysis. After BICC Cables I joined TES Bretby as a Chemical Analyst covering VOC/SVOC analysis by GC and GCMS. My last post before joining Anatune was with WSP Environmental Laboratories as a Section Manager.

simon.mcinulty@anatune.co.uk
Suzanne
Nicholas
Office Manager

I joined Anatune in April 2000.

My main areas of responsibility cover all aspects of Anatune’s accounts, order processing and customer services together with being part of the company’s management team.

My favourite part of the job is working with a great team.

My first job was working as a Service Department Administrator at the Computer Centre on Milton Science Park. I then moved to Semitool (Europe), again based in Cambridge where my role was covering accounts and customer order processing. Thereafter, I moved to Anatune, initially to cover for Sue Gilbert who was on maternity leave. The move was made permanent and I was appointed Office Manager in October 2000.

suzanne.nicholas@anatune.co.uk
Ray
Perkins
Managing Director

I formed Anatune in February 1996.

My primary tasks are to support my staff in their diverse roles, to develop Anatune's business strategy, maintain the companies focus on its customer's.

I  realy enjoy my job and the best bit is leading a skilled, committed and professional team of people. Life is always interesting and despite doing the job for 14 years, there is always plenty to learn.

 

ray.perkins@anatune.co.uk
Paul
Roberts
HPLC Applications Chemist

I joined Anatune in June 2008.

I am responsible for the development of new HPLC and LC/MS solutions and supporting instrument methods that have been developed in the Anatune laboratory.

My favourite parts of the job are method development, using cutting-edge equipment and applying my scientific skills and training in a commercial company.

During my career I have worked in laboratories, both in the UK and Europe, primarily involved in the determination of emerging contaminants in the environment.

paul.roberts@anatune.co.uk
Charlotte
Young
Internal Sales

I am self-employed and I started working with Anatune in September 2007.

I work with Anatune, on average, two days per week and my favourite parts of the work I do here is providing excellent customer care leading to customers becoming firm advocates of Anatune, its services and its products. I love to see genuine customer satisfaction.

 I have worked previously in various businesses such as Business Link, Blue Donkey and clinical marketing for a number of doctors and dentists.

charlotte.bean@anatune.co.uk