Founder & CEO
After 12-years’ of running a design and build web-agency in the eCommerce space, Chris is perfectly placed to help steer the industry of online transactions onto the Blockchain.
His ferocious appetite for improvement will ensure that Omnitude is relentlessly innovative and delivers its promise to revolutionise the way online retailers use the phenomenal power of the blockchain.
Founder & Advisor
As founder and CEO of cloud services company Wirehive, Robert and his team support some of the most inspiring and innovative tech companies the UK has to offer.
He is also chair of BIMA South, co-creator of the Alexa Stop! podcast and now adds the title of founder & advisor of Omnitude to his already impressive CV.
Robert’s unique background in cloud consultancy and blockchain services has only strengthened his and Chris Painter’s vision to revolutionise the world of eCommerce.
Blockchain Architect
Benjamin is an expert senior quant engineer (Python, C#, C++, Java, and R), with a solid background in software development, cryptocurrencies and blockchain, trading, artificial intelligence, web scraping, physics, mathematics, engineering and research. He is a serial technology entrepreneur, former investment banker, and senior wireline field engineer. He has been involved in several coding and business start-up projects related to blockchain and crypto assets/coins, where he has gained diverse and varied hands-on experience. He has degrees in Physics (MA, University of Oxford) and Petroleum Engineering (MSc, Imperial College, London). His native language is English, although he also speaks fluent Spanish.
Marketing Director
Lianne is no stranger to the blockchain and cryptocurrency world having formerly worked for the Bitcoin Foundation and technology Venture Capital firm Newtown Partners. She is a self-proclaimed all-round digital native and geek, skilled in running small businesses as well as corporate creation, strategy and management of marketing campaigns/projects across VC, Bitcoin, Crypto, Media and Entertainment, Charity, Financial Services, Retail, IT and Service industries.
Lianne is a natural marketer, communicator, and strategist with 15+ years’ experience who is passionate about putting the audience at the center of the strategy.
Creative Director
Our in-house creative visionary, Jon has over 20-years’ experience of branding across a huge range of sectors from Financial to retail and online start-ups.
He has previously worked for S&P Global, London Stock Exchange Group, Unilever, Virgin, Ann Summers and Madison Square Garden (to name a few).
Operations Director
Ben is a widely experienced commercial professional with a proven history of building, coaching and developing high performing teams. Outside of Omnitude he is Director of two consultancies which are focussed on the commercial development of start-ups and the support and development of young people in the workplace.
With 14 years of management experience within FTSE 100 companies, he is incredibly well placed to ensure delivery of the Omnitude vision, both technically and commercially.
Community Manager
Greg has worked within account management and marketing for many years, improving rich customer service skills in the eCommerce space. Working with a range of skills from SEO, CMS and email marketing, he has built up an excellent knowledge and a variety of technical skills, enabling him to react to a broad selection of requirements. “Helping people get a solution to a problem creates a large sense of satisfaction” Greg says.
His passion drives him to find, and help people with a system that is cutting edge, he’s a bit of a self-made ‘coffee snob’ enjoying the finer coffee of the world, it also doesn’t hurt with long hours gaming!
Project Manager
Andrew is a top-class digital project manager with over 10 years’ experience in delivery.
He has worked with a wide variety of clients and companies from global supply chain experts through to leading online retailers.
Since working with Andrew, we have noticed that working with him is different. He really does care about people, not just the processes. It is about building relationships to support, develop and to grow success. He uses his expertise to help achieve brilliance and success, in a human way. No corporate BS.
Advisor
Simon Cocking is Senior Editor at Irish Tech News, Editor in Chief at CryptoCoinNews, and freelances for Sunday Business Post, Irish Times, Southern Star, IBM, G+D, and other publications. He is a top ranked member of the ‘People of Blockchain’ (most recently ranked at 1/1000).
He is also a business mentor and advisor working with 25+ successful ICOs to date. He also been named on 10 global Twitter influencers lists in the last 12 months.
Simon is an accomplished public speaker at events including TEDx, Web Summit, Dublin Tech Summit, and overseas in Dubai, Singapore, Moscow, Tel Aviv, Madrid, Tbilisi, Riga, Porto, Dublin and Helsinki in the last 12 months.
He has been based in Ireland for over 22 years and has co-founded or founded six successful companies
We are incredibly excited to be working with Simon.
A Retail and Digital Finance professional with over 10-years’ physical retailing experience, combined with a further 10-years’ ecommerce and digital expertise, running dotcom businesses and driving online business units. Following 20 years of hands-on experience in such global retailers as M&S and Dixons, Antony is now pushing the boundaries of cutting edge, retail tech at Oracle.
In addition to this, Antony is a serial entrepreneur and author, having authored several books including – The Retail Handbook: Master omnichannel best practice to attract, engage and retain customers in the digital age – the second edition of which is out this spring.
Antony believes that Blockchain and cryptocurrency will fundamentally change the world we live and interact in. With some significant impacts in the Retail, Supply chain and payments world for Retailers and brands, and joins the team to help drive adoption and steer Omnitude through the eCommerce technology space.
Cybersecurity Advisor
Tiago is the CEO of a cybersecurity company that focus on real-time data acquisition for cyberinsurance. He has large experience in doing security testing and engineering in multiple environments from banks, telcos, start-ups and hospitals.
He has spoken at multiple security conferences such as Bsides Lisbon, Brucon, PixelsCamp, WebZurich.
He has extensive experience in doing security engineering and making sure that Omnitude follows the best practices will be his focus.
He is also an innovator at one of the biggest wealth management banks in the world, where he finds new ways to use technology to create new business lines.
Sahil has considerable experience in strategic management, brand creation, sales and business development, specifically in verticals of People Management & Outsourcing.
A prolific investor in businesses and people, he has highly developed skills in managing change, relationship management, negotiating technical/commercial deals, sourcing new products/customers/opportunities on global scale all while handling diverse range of people, products and technologies.
He has extensive experience in c-level positions, having a direct accountability for managing growth in profits/contribution, products and markets, people management and organisational development, for a professional set up in technical or consumer durable field. He is ideally placed to deliver as our company advisor and mentor.
Advisors
Blockchain Mob are experts in blockchain technologies and have experience working in all stages of software development process.
Experts in blockchain development, ICO solutions, blockchain frameworks and provision of their dedicated specialists, we are proud to have their support and advice through this crucial stage of growth for Omnitude.