About us
Our team is always innovating so we can continue our mission to connect yours.
To be the leading provider, it requires more than just building a high quality product. We continually invest in our people, ensuring we have the quality to provide a service that results in returning, happy clients. We also have dedicated teams across specialist departments to ensure our clients have the best experience possible at every step.
Meet the team
Robbie Allen
Founder and Managing Director
Robbie invented and built the first Lobster Pot and Lobster Vision, and has grown the company into the global business it is today.
In the early days, Robbie installed systems all over the world. He is currently leading the efforts to bring the advantages of 4D BIM and other integrations to clients, working with senior stakeholders at Shell, Mace and many other innovative partners.
Robbie is the joint inventor of the 'Crab' control and monitoring system, GB patent 2499637.
Harry Coelho
Senior Support Technician
Harry's responsibilities are to keep your cameras running smoothly, from the day of the install to the end of your project.
He has a first class honours degree in Media Technology and is a keen Photographer in his spare time.
Hannah Johns
Finance Manager
Hannah is responsible for providing all of our day to day finance support - she looks after sales and purchase ledger along with all of our credit control.
She's also a talented violinist and manager of her band, the Leylines
Rick Hewes
Technical Lead
Rick is our Technical Lead, dedicated to bringing the latest technology and innovation to the Lobster Vision platform. With over 20 years of software development experience in various industry sectors, he is well placed to mix a modern management style with robust development practices.
A keen cyclist and runner he is often found out and about the Wiltshire countryside or preferably the South of France.
Tony O’Donoghue
Senior Technician
Tony has installed and de-rigged cameras all over the UK. He has a background in workshop fabrication and environmental management and came to us with most of the certifications and training required to work on all our construction sites. Outside work, he’s a keen football supporter and player.
Barney Livingston
System Administrator
Barney develops and optimises our network tools. He’s currently building a new low-power, scalable hardware platform for Lobster Pot cameras, and working on great new tools to allow us to control cameras remotely.
Barney has a first class degree in Computer Science and is co-author of three published papers on Peer-to-Peer network simulators. He also has many years’ experience designing and developing networks and systems.
Luke Slater
Senior Technician
Luke is a born craftsman. He builds Lobster Pot time lapse cameras and bracketry of all types, and has carried out installations across the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA. He’s also a talented photographer and holds a first-class degree in Fine Art. Outside work, he designs and builds his own boats.
Luke has IPAF, CSCS, PASMA tower training and full offshore certification. He is also an SSSTS qualified site safety supervisor.
Andrew Rodgers
Workshop Manager
Andrew runs our busy workshop - ensuring every Lobster Pot is built and tested to the same exacting standards that makes them the best time lapse cameras in the world!
He has a BEng in Communications Systems Engineering and ten years' experience in electronics production environments.
Melissa Wyman
Operations Manager
Mel’s role as Operations Manager is combined with technician work - building cameras, mounts and power systems and installing on site with the team. She has a first-class degree in Design Photography and all the training required to work safely on sites. Prior to Lobster Pictures, she worked as a field engineer in the oil industry in Canada.
Ellis Watts
Media Producer
Ellis produces your final time lapse film and can help get those important moments captured on video. He has previously worked in television and has wide-variety of experience in making videos. If you're looking to enhance your films with drone footage, staff interviews or animation, Ellis is your man.
Marcus Tanner
Senior Technician
Marcus is a fantastically dedicated, skilled and safe technician. He's installed and de-rigged Lobster Pots for us all over the UK. He has CSCS and IPAF certifications and also a SSTS Site Supervisor.
Outside work, he plays rugby and football and coaches a cricket team.
Ru Knight
Operations Manager
Ru makes sure that our operations run as smoothly as possible, with an emphasis on managing the team of technicians in the UK and overseas. She regularly moves mountains (and cameras, and masts and more) to make sure that your Lobster Vision experience is happening when you need it. She has a degree in Fashion and Textile Design.
Christie Heywood
Sales and Marketing Lead
Christie leads our Sales and Marketing team - working with clients such as ISG, Glencar and others in the UK and Europe to ensure that you get the best solution for your project. Her first-class degree in marketing means she understands the benefits of our service as a great PR and marketing platform.
Outside work, she's a keen mountain biker, skier and dog lover.
Max Thompson
Commercial Director
Max is Lobster’s commercial director with construction at the heart of what he does. His career has involved long stints as a site manager, a magazine news editor and a video producer. Max has degrees in English and Construction Management and outside work he enjoys bending and soldering silver into nice things.