About Us

Meet Our Team

At IdentityE2E, our strength lies in our people. Our team is composed of talented, dedicated professionals who bring a wealth of experience and a shared commitment to excellence. Each member of our team plays a vital role in delivering outstanding results for our clients.

Executive Team

Richard Garner

Richard Garner

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Richard Garner has over three decades’ experience in IT and biometrics and has held executive level positions in company leadership since 2007. Richard is passionate about IdentityE2E, the opportunities that lie ahead, the relationships that exist and will develop in the future, and the continuity of a delivery focussed service to clients that reflects the values and ethos of the company. In 2013 he co-founded IdentityE2E and was subsequently elected by the board of directors to serve as Chief Executive Officer. A particular client focus for Richard at present is managing the IdentityE2E team engaged to provide specialist architectural and biometric services to the Home Office Biometrics (HOB) programme.

Mathew Costick

Mathew Costick

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Mat is a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years’ experience in technical delivery of enterprise level IT systems in both the private and public sector, including heading the the UK Border Force and Home Office Visa and Immigration systems and the highly successful introduction of the UK Immigration and Asylum Biometric System (IABS) and the UK eGates implementation. Mat is recognised as operating at the top of his profession holding Portfolio, Programme and Head of Test roles in major private and public sector organisations. In 2013 he co-founded IdentityE2E and was subsequently elected by the board of directors to serve as Chief Technology Officer. Mat’s current focus is leading the Cloud Transformation, DevOps & QA area of the business with high-profile clients at the cutting edge of the cloud technology evolution.

Peter Wales

Peter Wales

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

Peter spent 16 years at HM Treasury, where he developed extensive expertise in financial management and policy, before transitioning to the Home Office, where he applied his skills in Programme Management. From 2007 onwards, Peter served as a special adviser, focusing on business case development and investment approvals for a wide range of public sector clients, earning a reputation for his strategic insight and pragmatic approach. In 2013, leveraging his extensive experience and industry knowledge, Peter co-founded IdentityE2E. His leadership and vision in commercial matters led to his election by the board of directors to serve as Chief Commercial Officer, where he continues to drive the company's commercial strategy and growth.

Dan Parker

Dan Parker

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

As a key member of the company executive team, Dan is responsible for overseeing the organisation's ongoing operations and procedures, ensuring the company's operational efficiency and effectiveness in achieving our business goals. Dan oversees the company's day-to-day administrative and operational functions, working closely with the CEO and other senior leaders to implement the company's strategy and vision. Dan has a passion for ensuring operational excellence, both leading the development and implementation of efficient processes and systems and overseeing the nurture and development of the company staff.

John Gibbons

John Gibbons

Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

Dr John Gibbons has a passion for technology, science and innovation. With over 20 years experience in the IT industry leading the design and delivery of complex secure systems in the UK Public Sector, including specialising in the field of biometrics and cyber security. As CDO, John has a particular focus on use of digital information and advanced technologies, such as the cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, automation, mobile and social media, to create business value. John is also embedded in our delivery team providing technical architecture services to a key end client of IdentityE2E.

Key Leaders

Joining forces with our executive team is a dynamic group of delivery-focused professionals who bring years of specialised experience to the table. Their expertise significantly boosts the management strength of IdentityE2E, enhancing the services and products we provide to our clients and customers.

Rob Pickstock

Deputy Director Cloud Services

Senior technical manager, with a strong background in quality assurance and test services but with an expanded remit covering design and deployment of new cloud-based platforms and solutions.

Nick Grahame

Lead Technical Architect (Deputy Director)

Technical architect and delivery manager with many years’ experience of successful delivery, including considerable time on biometric systems and now specialising in the integration and delivery of new cloud-based biometric message gateways and related services.

Keith Dolan

Lead Technical Architect (Deputy Director)

Technical architect and delivery manager with many years’ experience of successful delivery, including considerable time on biometric systems and now specialising in delivery of biometric integration of a new generation of biometric subsystems used by Home Office.

Chris Shearman

Lead Technical Architect

Chris is an accomplished solution and application architect with extensive experience in large-scale biometric systems. He now specialises in the transformation of legacy systems to future architectures. His deep expertise ensures seamless integration and enhanced performance.

Jason Courcoux

Cloud Chief Architect

Technical Architect and delivery manager, specialising in cloud and development environments, including the design, build and deployment across multiple environments. Recognised for his ability to lead technical design and delivery initiatives and troubleshoot problems.

Rob McBlain

Client Team Manager

Rob oversees delivery of our specialist telecoms services, including to a major public sector programme.  Rob is a project and finance management specialist with a proven track record in delivering projects across varied sectors, often in challenging environments.

Sam Morgan

QA Practice Lead

Senior Test Manager with over 25 years professional IT experience in delivery of large-scale projects in Government Financial, and Telecommunications sectors. Specialist in test architecture and leading our large teams of QAT specialists working on key Programmes.

Wasim Haque

Lead Platform Architect

With over 30 years of global experience, Wasim is a seasoned Platform Architect specialising in Cloud, DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure Architecture. He has led complex, multi-vendor projects; delivering enterprise IT solutions for public and private sectors, and driving innovation in multi-million-dollar infrastructure initiatives.

Sally Garner

HR and Contracts Manager

HR and Contracts manager, with many years experience working on delivery across private and public sectors and responsibility to oversee the company back-office processes and operation.

Ian Brown

Senior Test Manager

Ian is a Senior Test Manager with extensive expertise in biometric testing, assurance, and evaluation. He has led complex projects involving biometric migration, integration, and conformance testing oversight, bringing deep industry experience to high-stakes biometric environments.

Sam Parker

Finance Manager

Finance Manager, with many years experience managing the financial operations of the company and providing management accountant analysis and reporting to the board of directors.

Sijo Kurian

Senior Cloud Engineer

Sijo spearheads our cloud computing projects with over 10 years of experience in the field. His expertise ensures that IdentityE2E delivers robust and scalable cloud solutions. His innovative approach and technical skills are essential to our success in providing cutting-edge cloud services to our clients.

Jacob Azmi

IT and Cloud Services Lead

Jacob brings over 4 years of tech and cloud computing experience to IdentityE2E. His leadership ensures seamless IT operations and innovative cloud solutions, keeping us at the cutting edge of technology.

Dylan Stewart

AI Practice Lead

Dylan drives our AI initiatives with experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning. His leadership ensures IdentityE2E stays at the forefront of AI advancements, delivering impactful solutions for our clients.

Jack Thomson

Lead Technical Architect

Jack is a pro-active and innovative Lead Technical Architect with significant experience in the development, transformation and integration of complex biometric system onto the AWS platform. Jack is a hands-on architect and is also renowned for reducing delivery timescales by building supporting tooling.

Ethan Sedgwick

Talent Academy Lead

With significant experience in managing DevOps engineering teams, Ethan now leads our company Talent Academy, overseeing those starting in the DevOps field including those that are retraining from other roles at a later stage in their career (Restart).

Join Our Team

At IdentityE2E, we are always on the lookout for talented and passionate individuals to join our dynamic team. We offer an innovative and collaborative environment where you can grow your skills, work on exciting projects, and make a real impact in the world of technology. If you are driven by excellence and eager to be part of a forward-thinking company, explore our career opportunities and take the next step in your professional journey with us.

We are looking for

  • Talent & passion
  • Innovative mindsets & collaborative attitudes
  • Desire to work on exciting projects
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How to Engage Us

At IdentityE2E, we make it easy for clients to engage our services through a variety of procurement frameworks or directly. Whether public sector or private, we ensure that working with us is straightforward, compliant, and efficient.