Gary Parlett and Catherine Speed are the Founding Directors of Answer. Both have over 20 years of complementary IT industry experience. Previously Gary was UK sales manager for a division of a large US-based Computer Systems Company where he recognised the opportunity existed for a more open, collaborative and empowering form of services engagement. Gary is responsible for business development, strategy planning, financial and operational management.

Catherine, a serial entrepreneur, is passionate about people and skills development having previously founded and successfully exited an IT training business. At Answer she is responsible for the innovative knowledge practices and client development. Catherine has also launched an IT Leadership Group with senior business executives with the aim of generating IT skills development opportunities for young people in the Yorkshire region.

Over the last 20 years Steve has been involved in the design of systems and software for applications including medical, military and commercial, he has seen plenty of technology 'development'. Bringing his experience in media, mobile and internet technology gained with the likes of ITV, Sky, Macromedia, Pixar and Apple, he has created solutions and applications that have transformed the way the world does business.

Lindy is lead for the Mindswap knowledge transfer programme. Her mission is to dispel the risk of key 'knowledge' dependencies whilst, at the same time, embedding within the organisation a robust, structured and measurable methodology. With a background in education and training Lindy brings significant experience in the context of application of learning and the requirement to delve into the tacit areas of an individual's knowledge to scope and define what needs to be shared. She sprinkles everyone she meets with a dusting of 'can do attitude' and always endeavours to bring out the positive, working on the principle that it takes far fewer muscles to smile than it does to frown.

Conroy possesses extensive experience of delivering e-commerce service oriented solutions to blue chip clients, having "cut his teeth" on distributed applications using CORBA. Conroy has worked with Java enterprise technologies over the past 15 years and understands the issues and challenges facing business and the need to align strategic selection of technology to meet these. Early research into software design resulted in a number of publications credited to his name on the international stage.

Jim has over 15 years consulting expertise in e-Commerce, Mobile, and Service Integration solutions. He leads agile teams in the design and delivery of solutions across industries and technologies which is backed up with hands-on expertise in the Microsoft and Apple platforms. He is committed to delivering value for businesses, and great experiences for users.

Chris has over 15 years industry experience in a variety of roles from analyst through to programme manager. His understanding of Agile methods and tools and how to apply them have enabled him to deliver value to many different organisations. Chris has a passion for delivery, but not just hitting a deadline, but delivering business benefit through IT. He has been involved in a number of projects that have transformed businesses, and has gained most satisfaction from building a team and process that can achieve outstanding results.