Who are Onwave?
The future is ever changing and evolving, especially in the technology industry.
Agility and flexibility to innovate are vitally important in order to stay ahead of the curve.
Vision
To create a sustainable business that helps customers to leverage technology to create efficiency and help future proof their business so that it is prepared for the changes that the technology revolution will bring.
Mission
To help businesses maximise their potential by providing the highest quality network infrastructure and connectivity services to support solutions that drive operational efficiencies and continual business improvement.
Values
To work collaboratively with customers and suppliers to produce unified working relationships, believing that the strength of these relationships will be reflected in the speed and quality of the products and solutions delivered.
Our Team
Onwave consists of a wide range of individuals, from backgrounds working in both Blue-Chip companies and SMEs.
Our team has many years of experience in Networking and Telecoms, as well as Construction, Engineering, Rail, Health and Government Services, give us greater insight into industry challenges.
Our combined knowledge helps us to provide customer solutions, guidance and support that is better aligned to your business needs.
- Directors
- Executive Board
- Service Directors
- Sales
- Networks
- Operations
- Commercial and Finance
- Business Support
- OWL Delivery
- SaaS Platform
Alan Phelan
Founding Director
Alan is a Founding Director of the Nucleus Venture Partner Group, the parent company of Onwave and is currently the CEO for Onwave’s sister company SourceDogg, an e-procurement platform.
Starting out as a section engineer, Alan spent many years as the Managing Director of Servigroup before working as a board-level consultant for Mouchel and Creagh Concrete Products.
Sean Mckeague
Founding Director
Sean founded Onwave to change the way that connectivity is delivered to the infrastructure sector.
Sean previously led a successful technology contracting business in the Rail Sector and brings his wide-ranging business experience to Onwave.
Stuart Ladbrook
CEO
Stuart’s leadership has been at the heart of Onwave’s growth since joining in 2011, leading the development from a start-up telecoms business into a multi-disciplinary technology business with consistent annual growth of over 30%.
Stuart has over 20 years prior experience in leading, managing and delivering complex technical, construction, rail and signalling projects having previously senior positions at Mouchel and Thales.
Jay Moorhouse
COO
Jay is the Chief Operations Officer at Onwave previously being the Operations Manager at BAM Ltd, working in the construction industry for 12 years.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation and the Chartered Management Institute.
Simon Romp
CTO
Simon joined Onwave as our Chief Technology Officer who will be responsible for setting the technical direction for Onwave products and services.
Simon brings over 20 years experience in designing and implementing performant and resilient software both on premise and in the cloud.
Andy Mehaffey
Managing Director – Rail Solutions
Andy is the Managing Director for OWL Rail who joined Onwave in 2023.
In the last 30 years Andy has worked in the civil engineering and rail industries. He has been a contributing member to significant initiatives like the expansion of the M25 and the resignalling of the Sheerness Branch.
Susanne Cubel-King
Director of People and Culture
Susanne has been with Onwave since 2012, currently she is the Director of Culture and People. Susanne has been instrumental in growing the Operations team and is a key member of the Onwave leadership team.
During her consulting career, she worked on various projects in Central Government, including the former Department of Trade & Industry, UK Trade & Investment and the Home Office/UK Border Agency.
Peter Fisher
Head of Sales
Peter works with both existing and new companies to identify opportunities for product development.
Peter brings to Onwave over 30 years of experience in the Communications industry.
Rory Davies
Technical Account Manager
Rory has a wide-ranging knowledge of communication and technology solutions ensuring we always deploy the best solution for your project.
Rory started out as a Management Consultant, using SAP and Oracle Apps to assist with Blue Chip organisations’ business process re-engineering projects, before joining Onwave in 2014.
Dana Konkin
Head of Network Engineering
Dana leads our Network Engineering function. Dana has more than 10 years of experience designing, implementing and operating IP-based networks in various industries such as security, networking and Internet & Telephony Service-Provider (mobile & fixed line).
Mathew Knight
Network Operations Manager
Joining Onwave in 2016, Mathew was appointed to Network Operations Manager. Mathew is a highly skilled and experienced Network Engineer with a passion for design, implementation and innovation.
With 15 years of experience working for various departments within the NHS and 8 years of experience in Royal Navy Submarines, Mathew brings a wealth of knowledge and skills in IT delivery and network engineering to the Onwave team.
Iain Murdoch
Senior Network Engineer
Rotimi Gbadamosi
MPLS Network Engineer
James Webster
Senior Network Engineer
Nick Vardy
Senior Network Engineer
Rosie Brooks
Operations Manager
Rosie has been with Onwave since 2018. Rosie is currently the Operations Manager. Whilst with Onwave Rosie oversaw the transition of both Morgan Sindall and Murphy to Onwave including onboarding new customers and working with sites that are in nuclear power stations.
Julie Hale
Service Delivery Team Leader
Adrian Simmons
Service Delivery Team Leader
Rosemarie Connel
Financial Controller
Rosemarie is a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland and has been working as a Financial Controller for Onwave since the business started. She is a fellow of the chartered accountants and a chartered tax consultant in the institute of chartered accountants in Ireland.
Kevin Barry
Management Accountant
Kevin became a Chartered Accountant in 1993. Kevin has worked in both accountancy firms and a number of schools in senior positions.
Kevin joined Onwave in January 2019 as an Management Accountant, supporting the Financial controller.
Chris Hall
Commercial Manager
Chris is a Chartered Surveyor with a background in major Civil Engineering projects across the UK. He joined Onwave as a Commercial Manager in June 2020 from his previous role as a Senior Quantity Surveyor at BAM Nuttall. Chris is also a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors & Member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors.
Jade Le Gray-Wise
Business Support Manager
Jade joined Onwave in 2017, as a Graduate Project Manager after graduating with an MChem from the University of Hull. Since then Jade’s role has developed to now overseeing marketing activities and developing the Company Management System.
Jade has also led the company to achieving ISO accreditations for 9001 Quality, 27001 Information Security, 45001 Occupational H&S and 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
Leanne Fisher
Marketing Support
Leanne has been Marketing Support at Onwave since 2022. She has worked in various industries and has completed an Advanced Diploma in Digital Marketing Level 5.
During this time, she monitors and creates content for the Onwave and OWL social media channels, manages the corporate website, arranges exhibitions and has updated and developed the marketing collateral.
Ken Lambert
Senior Product Development Manager
Ken joined Onwave in 2023 as a Senior Business Development Manager. In this role Ken manages our business to business relationships in the Rail Sector for our OWL geo-fencing platform and other Onwave technologies.
Ken brings with him over 37 years of experience from his time with Network Rail, which will compliment the existing Rail sector experience within the Onwave team. He is also a Fellow of the PWI Institution for rail Infrastructure Engineering.
Saif Sharif
Project Manager
Saif has worked in the Rail industry for 6 years. He joined Onwave in 2022 as a Technology Project Manager in the OWL Delivery Team. He has made great strides in promoting the safety of the track workers working in the rail industry. Saif also has a Personal Track Safety qualification and is a first aider.
Darren Bull
Project Manager
Darren joined Onwave as a Technology Project Manager in 2023. He has 12 years of experience in the rail industry, during this time he has worked on various maintenance projects in the southern region as well as Oxford enhancement and track worker safety in Sussex.
Matthew Bass
Lead Developer
Matthew is responsible for co-designing, building, testing and implementing software solutions at Onwave. He previously worked in the publishing sector writing APIs, bespoke XML applications and automated publishing workflows. He has over 10 years of programming experience.
Tom Brewer
Lead Developer
Tom joined Onwave as a Full Stack Developer in 2023. He has 13 years of experience in software design and delivery in the insurance and mortgage sectors. During this time Tom created administration systems, rating services and API integrations as well as a bespoke platform.
James Ingram
Product Development Engineer
Mark Scanlan
Software Assurance
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Our Company History and Ownership
Our History
Onwave has been operating since 2008, delivering fast, reliable, resilient and secure Managed Connectivity Solutions to business.
Investment from our parent company Nucleus VP group has allowed us to develop leading edge, future proofed network technologies built around our own, fully resilient, core network; engineered to world class standards.
This network is now being used by some of the largest companies in the UK.
Nucleus VP Group
Onwave is part of Nucleus VP Group.
The Group’s mission is to build a lasting legacy of sustainable companies which make a difference in the world of technology.
Our Sister Companies
Nucleus VP Group is the parent company of Onwave UK Limited, SourceDogg Limited and NVP Energy.
SourceDogg Limited
A leading master data and supply chain software provider committed to offering the easiest-to-use software experience globally with solutions for:
- Supplier master data
- Strategic sourcing
- Spot buying/purchasing
- Contract management
NVP Energy
Developed a revolutionary wastewater treatment method that substantially reduces wastewater treatment costs and generates energy.