REDLINE GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Manager, Compliance & Quality
Bio
Having studied at Luton University, graduating with a 2:1 in Business Studies with Accounting, Abbee came to us with 14+ years' experience in Financial Operations for the hospitality sector across the UK.
Beginning her career with Redline in Sales Support for the Contracts Division in 2015, Abbee provided a wide range of Support and Reporting for the ever-evolving and changing world of contracting, before progressing into a Contract & Interim Compliance Specialist role. Here she took a more focused approach to the way Redline operates and develops best practices and processes with both Customers and Candidates.
Since the start of 2023, Abbee has moved into a new role as Manager - Compliance & Quality, which involves managing the Sales Support function and team, encompassing Compliance, Quality, Contractor Frameworks, Payroll Support, On-boarding, Administration, and Financial Forecasting for the business.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Electronics Engineer
Bio
Adam is a qualified Electronics Engineer with thirty-five years' of experience in the European high-technology professional staffing sector. Having started his career at Lucas Aerospace he soon moved into the tech recruitment industry with a focus on the then-emerging semiconductor and microelectronics arena.
Adam is a married father of two daughters. He enjoys many sports and can regularly be found playing golf, cricket, and skiing. Adam likes to spend his summers in the French Riviera with his family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Director, Redline Executive
Bio
A former Aerospace Industry trained Engineer, Andy's career in recruitment began in 1997 at the height of the technology boom. In 2003 he joined Redline where he managed and established discipline and market-led divisions whilst simultaneously running all senior appointment assignments. In his time with Redline Andy has secured and delivered against client assignments across Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
As a CBI practitioner and a licenced practitioner for several key profiling and assessment methodologies, Andy is a man for detail, thoroughness, and process. A key author of Redline Executive's business model - an intuitive and extensive Search & Selection process conceived to provide the most in-depth research and screening provision available in today's executive search space.
Bio
After completing her Bachelor of Computer Arts, with a major in Animation and minor in Graphic Design, Atiqa moved to the UK to further her career. During her 4 years in university, she had also been working as a Social Media Manager for one of the top digital magazines in her home country, Pakistan. This is the career path she ultimately decided pursue as she joined Redline Group as their Marketing Executive in 2022.
At Redline, Atiqa is responsible for maintaining the company's CMS, ensuring the website is up-to-date and maximising social media presence. She is also responsible for the design and delivery of all internal and external marketing collateral.
Atiqa is an avid reader, with more books in her home than space to shelve them. She has also been writing from a very young age and has had several published works in local magazines. She enjoys listening to music and will often be found bobbing her head to the tunes in her headphones, off in her own world.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Ben specialises in sourcing permanent staff for a range of high technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Leadership, Engineering, Operations, and Sales & Marketing.
He graduated in 2021 with a degree in Finance and Accounting which gave him an excellent springboard into the business world where he currently develops knowledge-led solutions to the many challenges encountered in the tug-of-war for specialist tech talent.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Prior to joining Redline in 2017, Brett played professionally for Luton Town Football Club for 4 years. Brett is now a Senior Consultant working with some of the UK's most interesting engineering and technology companies, helping his clients via a knowledge-led approach identify, attract, recruit and retain world-class talent.
Brett supports a wide range of industrial sectors including Automotive, Aerospace, Defence, Electronics, Electrical, FMCG, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor and Wireless Communications for disciplines including Engineering, R&D, Sales, Production, Test & Service, Quality, Purchasing, and Supply Chain.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager
- Executive Support
Bio
Carrie is both Office Manager for Redline Group and Executive Support for the business directors. Carrie's honed organisational skills and eye for detail make her an invaluable asset in organising challenging schedules of multiple stakeholders. Additionally, she manages project updates, travel arrangements and diaries for the business.
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Charlie has previously worked in the Life Sciences industry, covering a wide range of roles in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Biotech sectors. He now specialises in sourcing permanent staff for a range of high technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Management, Operations, Engineering and Sales & Marketing. He likes to have clear structure and understanding when working with clients/candidates and finds this to be the most beneficial approach when collaborating.
Bio
With a first-class Diploma in Early Childhood Studies, after spending a few years within the Education sector, Charlie sought a fresh challenge, something that contract recruitment is certainly providing. She was excited about working with companies that are at the forefront of the high-tech and engineering world, focusing on Contract and Interim roles encompassing Electronics Hardware, Software (Embedded, DSP, Application, GUI and Scripting), Mechanical Design and Project Management. Charlie has now joined our dedicated Sales Team reaching out to our recruitment partners to ensure they maximise Redlines full potential for their business.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
Bio
David graduated with a BSc in Business Studies and has over sixteen years of experience in high-technology, engineering, and electronics recruitment. He joined Redline in 2008, managing one of the R&D and Engineering divisions, which focused on delivering specialist technical recruitment, selection, and retention solutions across the EMEA region with an emphasis on the Process Control, Energy, and Automation sectors. He has an in-depth technical knowledge of recruiting in specialist fields including electronics Hardware, Software, Mechanical, Control & Instrumentation, Test & Process Development, and emerging technologies.
Due to his success, David now utilises his skills and talents developing Redline's core relationships as a Business/Customer Development Manager. His responsibilities include ensuring Redline has the ‘right' customer portfolio through the development of long-term strategic relationships. He has continued to demonstrate a consultative and knowledge-led approach to partnering with companies to strengthen and expand their world-class technology teams. He focuses on delivering great client results, winning numerous projects for Redline, successfully securing and delivering search assignments, exclusive projects, monthly retainers, and long-term business collaboration for a range of engineering and tech clients.
Ellie Carden-Lovell: Ellie decided to pursue a career with Redline in 2021, joining us as Administration Assistant. After getting the hang of office life and putting in the hard work required, Ellie was promoted to Administrator. She now enjoys working alongside the Administration Team Leader, assisting the entire business, as well as performing an integral role as part of the Sales Support Team.
Job Titles:
- Principal Consultant, Contract & Interim
Bio
Following a pursuit within the music and entertainment industry, Fahad joined the recruitment world focusing on permanent recruitment within Northern Ireland, before moving to the contract world within tech, defence and aerospace clients across the UK. Honing in on a specialism that he was passionate about, Fahad dedicated a lot of time to gaining knowledge and insights within the UK defence market due to his interest in the projects within the space. Fahad shortly became an SME and dedicated time on not only providing consultative insights to clients and candidates alike, but also teaching those within his team about the market space and what success within it looked like.
He has now joined Redline as a Principal Consultant, specialising in Contract & Interim recruitment, seeking professionals for a range of Technology and Electronics businesses, identifying technical contractors within the R&D, Engineering, and Operations arena. His specialisms include Electronics Hardware, RF, Software (Embedded, DSP, Application, GUI, and Scripting), Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, and Project Management.
Fahad is a creative at heart with a love for all things art and music. He is a huge movie buff and can commonly be found at an exhibition, rave or cinema.
Job Titles:
- Senior Contract Coordinator
Bio
Before joining Redline, Gemma worked for the NHS in a clinical administration function which meant dealing with the general public on a day to day basis.
Beginning her career at Redline in 2017, joining the administration team as a Junior Administration Assistant, Gemma provided vital support to the entire business. Since then, she has honed her skills and been promoted into more niche roles, firstly as Contract Specialist and more recently becoming our Senior Contract Coordinator. Her integral role sees her predominantly supporting the contract and interim business, which covers a vast expanse of in-house reporting, as well as ensuring all our professional contractors are working with our customers and Redline in a compliant way.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
Bio
Graham has worked within the tech recruitment industry for over 25 years' and has spent this time working within the Technical, R&D, Engineering and Manufacturing & Operations sector, specialising in contract, temporary and interim recruitment.
Graham has personal experience of contract assignments across the UK and mainland Europe including projects in the Motorsport, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Electronics, Space, FMCG, and Automotive industries.
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Contract & Interim
Bio
Jack started off as a candidate consultant at Redline and has since moved into the Contracts & Interim business. He is seeking the best candidates within the High Technology and Engineering industries.
Jack works in the R&D / Engineering Contracts division, identifying technical contractors within the electronics, mechanical, software and operations arena. His specialisms include Electronics Hardware, RF, Software (Embedded, DSP, GUI, Application and Scripting), Mechanical Design, Electrical Design and Project Management.
Before joining Redline, he was managing properties for a housing association.
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Contract & Interim
Bio
Kieran specialises in sourcing contract and interim staff for a range of high technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Leadership, Engineering, Operations, and Sales & Marketing.
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Klea specialises in sourcing permanent staff for a range of high technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Management, Operations, Engineering and Sales & Marketing.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Contract & Interim
Bio
After a near 9-year career in banking, Laura joined Redline as a Consultant in the Contracts division in 2014. During her career here, she has taken on the roles of Senior and Principal Consultant, before moving into Management in 2019. She successfully achieved the Level 4 Diploma in Recruitment Management qualification in 2022 by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) as well as being shortlisted twice for Temporary Consultant of the Year at the IRP Awards (2018 & 2019).
She now manages a team within the Contracts and Interim business, tasked with finding resource solutions for technical and engineering customers.
Job Titles:
- in 2022 As a Recruitment Consultant
- Senior Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Following on from University, Leah joined Redline in 2022 as a recruitment consultant, seeking high-quality candidates for a range of roles within the technology and electronics industries alongside Ricky Wilcocks.
She thoroughly enjoys her role in recruitment and is motivated by the diversity and challenges encountered when providing solutions to both clients and candidates as her LinkedIn and Google review recommendations demonstrate. Before this, Leah was working in the property market.
Job Titles:
- Principal Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Lewis specialises in sourcing permanent staff for a range of high technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Management, Operations, Engineering and Sales & Marketing.
Job Titles:
- Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Maddie has over 2 years experience in recruitment and before joining Redline, has worked in creative freelance recruitment and Industrial temporary recruitment. She has experience across a range of industries and roles is keen to constantly learn new things.
At Redline, she specialises in Contract & Interim recruitment, seeking professionals for a range of Technology and Electronics businesses, identifying technical contractors within the R&D, Engineering, and Operations arena. Her specialisms include Electronics Hardware, RF, Software (Embedded, DSP, Application, GUI, and Scripting), Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, and Project Management.
Job Titles:
- Electronics Engineer
- Managing Director
Bio
Martin is a qualified Electronics Engineer with 30 years' experience in the European high-technology professional staffing sector. Widely experience throughout his career in creating, managing and delivering successful recruitment, selection and retention services covering Senior Management, Sales, Marketing, Operations, R&D and Engineering for a diverse range of high technology sectors from start-up to global blue-chip clients.
Bio
Natalie has over 16 years' experience in technology, electronics, and the technical recruitment arena. This wealth of knowledge has been built up over numerous disciplines including R&D / Engineering, Sales & Marketing, and Manufacturing & Operations, having assisted numerous high technology companies secure world-class talent.
She currently heads up the Permanent Business unit as well as key group-related activities and offers insightful market knowledge and advice to a wide variety of clients and candidates.
Natalie started her career as a Recruitment Consultant and held several key positions within the business. Manager of the Sales and Marketing Division where she focused on developing the careers of Sales, Marketing, Applications, and Technical Support specialists across a broad variety of engineering and high technology customers across Europe.
As Recruitment & Training Manager, she spearheaded innovative ways of attracting and developing the best talent for Redline as it continued to invest in future organisational growth. In 2019, she moved to a new role, Head of Engineering and Sales with strategic responsibilities for developing the business streams.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Nick comes from a background of over 8 years working in recruitment. This has been across the Engineering, IT Software and Tech sectors. Having previously worked at Redline group for 6 years, he has a very strong understanding and relationships with Redline's clients and candidates. He specialises in permanent recruitment for a range of roles covering software and electronics businesses. Key sectors he has recently been working with include Power Electronics and Emerging Tech/Tech for good.
Nick has also has leadership experience and is growing out a new team in the permanent side of the business.
Bio
Nick is a qualified Mechanical Engineer with 30 years' experience in the industry, recruiting specialist leadership, technical and sales professionals within European high-tech industries. He has acquired and managed global projects within the Electronics, Telecom and Process Control market sectors.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Bio
After completing her Master's degree, Nicola worked within the healthcare sector for two years before joining Redline in sourcing permanent staff for a range of high technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment in Engineering, Research & Development, Operations, Sales and Marketing.
After being at the company for just under a year, Nicola was promoted to Senior Consultant and soon looks to recruit a team member to support her growing client and candidate base.
Paige Hawley: Paige joined Redline as an Administrator, swiftly worked her way up to Administration Team Leader, and now has over 8 years of office support experience under her belt. She manages the day-to-day running of the administration team for the entire business and really enjoys working as part of the Sales Support function.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director of Contract & Interim
Job Titles:
- Experienced Recruitment Manager
- Manager, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Rachael is an experienced Recruitment Manager who joined Redline in 2013 and is an AAT part-certified accountancy professional with a wide industry network across the UK and mainland Europe. She began her career with a specialist accounting firm, working with a variety of national and international businesses. She has also gained in-house recruitment experience working as Resourcing Partner for Balfour Beatty developing talent acquisition and employer branding strategies.
At Redline, Rachael is responsible for managing a team of consultants and maintaining long-term partnerships with several high-technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Leadership, Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Electronics & Technology
Bio
Meet Ricky Wilcocks, our Manager in Electronics & Technology! Ricky holds a Master's Degree in Psychology from the University of Hertfordshire. He joined Redline in 2010 and has spent time in several key business areas including R&D/Engineering and Process Control recruitment.
Ricky is responsible for managing a team of consultants and maintaining long-term partnerships with several high-technology and electronics businesses providing knowledge-led recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Leadership, Management, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing.
Ricky's expertise derives from a real understanding of the market across a very broad range of disciplines. Initially focused on R&D, Technical Management, Electronic Hardware, FPGA, Power Supply Design, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Design, Embedded & Applications Software, Manufacturing & Operations and Project Management.
He previously managed the Key Accounts Group supporting a small number of clients in high-tech electronics, automation, and the semiconductor arena across all business disciplines.
Ricky is a family man, with one son and twin girls, which occupies most of his time. When he is lucky to have time to himself, he enjoys watching Rugby, F1, and NFL.
Job Titles:
- Manager
- Manager, Electronics & Technology
Bio
With a passion for Business Development, Roxanne has joined Redline as a Manager with 10+ years of recruitment experience in Contract and Permanent Recruitment. At Redline, she is building a brand new team of consultants and taking over several long-term partnerships with high-technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Leadership, Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant, Contract & Interim
Bio
Shammi began her recruitment career in 2021 as she has always had a passion for sales and being able to interact with people. Her background is in the automotive industry, where she has always taken pride in building long-lasting relationships and being transparent.
Shammi specialises in Contract & Interim recruitment, seeking professionals for a range of Technology and Electronics businesses, identifying technical contractors within the R&D, Engineering, and Operations arena. Her specialisms include Electronics Hardware, RF, Software (Embedded, DSP, Application, GUI, and Scripting), Mechanical Design, Electrical Design, and Project Management.
Job Titles:
- Recruitment Leader, Electronics & Technology
Bio
A Brunel graduate, Sophie joined in 2021 and is part of the Electronics & Technology business at Redline. She specialises in sourcing professionals for a range of high technology and electronics businesses, providing recruitment strategies and advice in R&D, Engineering, Project Management and Operations.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant, Electronics & Technology
Before joining Redline, Tarah worked as a letting agent for six years, helping her clients find the ideal tenant. In January 2022, Tarah joined Redline, where she now helps her clients find the perfect candidates.
She specialises in sourcing permanent staff for a range of high technology and electronics businesses providing recruitment, selection, and retention advice in Management, Operations, Engineering and Sales & Marketing.
Tarah is passionate about changing lives every day by working with great people and is dedicated to delivering a knowledge-led recruitment service to clients and candidates.
Job Titles:
- Principal Consultant, Electronics & Technology