ORANGE - Key Persons


Cherrelle Wallace

Job Titles:
  • Finance Manager
  • Member of the Core Team
Cherrelle graduated from Bournemouth University with a BA Hons in Accounting & Finance, and then went on to obtain the Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (CIMA Adv Dip MA). Cherrelle oversees the financial operations of all the companies in the Orange Group providing tight control of cash management and timely and relevant analysis of operational costs. She also manages the administration function, is the company data protection officer and is responsible for Cyber Security accreditation

Chris Orme

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Core Team
  • Operations Manager
Chris graduated from the University of Plymouth in 2008 and has worked for Orange since 2010. He manages all operations covering both platform development, hosting and the delivery of services. He is the first technical point of contact for all projects. He has an extensive background in platform development, website design and development, database integration and system compatibility.

Karen Starr

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager
  • Member of the Core Team
  • Project Manager
Karen graduated with a BSc in French and Psychology. Before joining the company, she worked for Research Machines as a Project Manager and Systems Integrated Software Engineer. Karen has managed the development of our online induction platform since 2003 progressively improving the induction specific functionality and has been working with Universities and Corporate clients then. Karen also project managed the development of the Olympics Food Ordering System and the Cycle Test Booking system for Oxford County Council.

Miles Doubleday

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Core Team
  • Development Lead - Communication Platform
  • Induction Platform Developer
Miles graduated from Pembroke College Oxford with a BA in Maths. He began the development of the Orange Induction platform in 2003 when he already had over 25v ears experience in software development. Initially the platform was used on Intranets and Miles masterminded the transition to the web to enable Orange, in 2006, to provide a hosted service for induction programmes. Since that time, he has overseen a programme of continuous development of functionality and of refreshment of technologies utilised ensuring the platform has always remained ahead of competitors and has linked seamlessly with other web-based applications.

Peter Lucas - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the Core Team
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing
Peter leads the business and specialises in using technology to develop innovative solutions to strategic issues. His approach of providing the highest levels of customer service combined with economic operational solutions has led him to work extensively across both the public and private sectors. Twenty years in the food industry with Grand Metropolitan and Allied Lyons, followed by 15 years as a management consultant, have provided the experience on which Peter draws. In the Public sector, he has been a contributor to the UK premier technology transfer scheme, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and has worked as a consultant to central government departments and local authorities. In the private sector he has provided solutions to: British Airways, Hewlett Packard, British Telecom, United Distillers, Granada Group, NPower, AEA, Price Waterhouse Coopers, KPMG, EY, Delaware North and Ascot Racecourse. Peter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a member of The Institute of Directors.

Stephen Lee

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Core Team
  • Development Lead Simulations
  • Simulation Lead
Stephen graduated from Merton College, Oxford with a Class I (Hons) degree in Mathematics. He went on to earn his D. Phil. At Oxford in Mathematical Quantum Scattering Theory. Stephen has skills in simulation engine design, database structures, network capabilities, programming in C++, Delphi and many other languages. Stephen has designed and developed three major simulations for Orange. He has continued to develop HOTS our Hotel Operation simulation as the needs of the industry have changed over a period of 20 years. HOTS is used by 80 Universities and Hotel Schools around the world. Corporate clients such as Hilton and Marriott use it for training worldwide.