When working with us you get a direct line to the people working on your product. Our technical experts become your creative problem solvers, without any middlemen.
Andrew Redman
General Director of Stuff
Andrew is the founder and director of Realise: The man, with the original vision, driving the company forward for over a decade.
Andrew comes from a sailing background, and originally trained as a Naval Architect, but was ultimately drawn to changing the world through product design. He‘ll happily admit he’s more recently defected to skiing!
Sophie Adams-Foster
Business & Strategy Director
Sophie has unique experience and knowledge in electronic product development, hands on prototyping and commercial business development.
With a breadth of process insights, material knowledge and technical understanding, Sophie is expertly placed to work with customers and the local business economy to ensure successful product launches.
David Aitken
Design Director
David is a problem solving genius, unfazed by any design-engineering conundrum.
His keen interest in product development and having previously worked at a large vacuum manufacturer affords him an acute skill in taking a client concept and turning it into something real.
Alex Lomer
Product Engineer
Alex is our resident engineering specialist and can spot an unbalanced load from forty paces.
He holds a first class degree in Mechanical Engineering and specialises in design for injection moulding having spent two years working in the automotive industry.
Callum Taylor
Product Designer
Callum is a KeyShot and Adobe whizz-kid, turning out product renders fit to sit within an art gallery.
Callum graduated with a first class in Creative Product Design from UWE having designed user-centred products for mental health, sleep deprivation and future technology of 2040.
Corín McCarthy
Product Designer
Corín graduated from Loughborough with a first-class degree while gaining valuable experience designing bathroom fittings for the UK market.
Adept at exploring user experience she connects design features to the psychology behind their function.
Passionate about designing for real people, she was awarded for a project on societal issues by Panasonic in her final year.
Ali Redman
Studio Manager
Ali is Realise’s all-round studio hero and company secretary.
Having originally trained as fashion designer, she’s been invaluable in user feedback sessions on all of our textile product design projects.
Jeff Butt
Finance Director
Jeff has been Realise’s financial guide since incorporation and helps to make sure we stay on the financial map as we grow.
His other passion is orienteering where he coaches both the England and Great Britain junior teams in international competitions. Cool. So now you know who to call if you get lost in the Peak District.
Roxy
Head of Security
Roxy is Head of Security and hoovering at Realise. She is an adorable kelpie collie and when she isn’t gazing out of the window, growling at dodgy people, or dreaming about sheep, she’s busy trying to get us to play with the squeaky bone or feed her biscuits.
