- 20 years’ mechanical engineering expertise.
- Specialist in automotive body and electromechanical systems.
- Plays a key role in optimising engineering R&D claims.
Robin Taylor BEng MIED
Associate Director - Technical
Our people
ForrestBrown’s team gives clients access to unrivalled breadth and depth of technical expertise across a range of innovation incentives.
Our team is 100-strong and comprises chartered tax advisers, chartered accountants, lawyers, sector specialists, former HMRC inspectors and quality assurance experts.
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Ryan Barr MS
Senior Technical Manager
- Helps translate our clients’ complex scientific and technical projects into reports for HMRC.
- Background in geophysics, having worked with onshore and offshore survey teams.
- Building great relationships, ensuring time spent with clients is maximised.
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Peter Beavis PhD CSci CChem
Senior Technical Manager
- Highly experienced materials scientist.
- Background in food science, pharma and defence.
- Doctorate in organic chemistry.
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Tom Heslin MSc
Senior Technical Adviser
- Expert on software guidance for R&D tax relief.
- Master’s in Medical Image Computing.
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Tree MA FBCS
Senior Technical Adviser
- Software, electronics and physical sciences specialist.
- Former CTO with 30 years’ experience in high-tech businesses.
- MA in Physics from Cambridge University.
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Ben Wyatt LLB
Senior Technical Manager
- Expert in a huge range of developer and cloud technologies.
- Over 15 years agency experience working across many sectors.
- A dedicated resource at ForrestBrown for uncovering digital innovation.
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Robert Lutken MSc
Technical Manager
- Communicates our clients’ scientific and technological projects to HMRC in technical reports.
- Experienced full stack software engineer.
- Masters in computer games development.
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Kim Malik PhD
Technical Manager
- Experienced scientist who helps communicate clients’ R&D projects to HMRC.
- Doctorate in Organic Chemistry and degree in Biological and Medicinal Chemistry.
- Gained R&D tax experience in the Big Four.
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Luke Sturgess-Durden MSc
Technical Manager
- Over 20 years’ experience in software engineering.
- Former CTO who has worked in many fields at startups and multinationals.
- Worked in FinTech and Healthtech.
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Richard Barron
Technical Consultant
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MSci in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Translational Quantum Technology from the University of Birmingham.
- Translates clients’ scientifically and technologically complex projects to HMRC in case studies and enquiry responses.
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Callum Griffin MSci
Technical Consultant
- First class Master’s degree in Chemistry.
- Previous experience in automotive engineering.
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Camilla King
Technical Consultant
- Degrees in Biomedical Science and Healthcare Technology.
- Helps to articulate scientific and technical R&D projects through case studies.
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Zhi Lee
Technical Associate
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First Class Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Warwick.
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Experience working in an industrial laboratory for a specialty chemicals company.
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Rhina Houinato
Technical Associate
- Skilled at conveying complex concepts
- BSc in Biotechnology and enterprise
- Scientific background
Want to work for us?
We’re ForrestBrown, and we were ranked in The Sunday Times best small companies to work for in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Regionally, we were ranked number one across all companies to work for in the South West in 2018. Everyone at ForrestBrown is valued for who they are as well as what they can do.
We all share a common purpose: to help innovative businesses grow. If you’re thinking “where next?”, we’d love to hear from you.