About Us

Dora’s story is almost as inspirational as Kat’s. She managed to make the journey with Kat from the Czech to the UK, which must have been really scary for her so we’re super proud! We’re also immensely happy she was able to make it here, Dora is without a doubt the most important member of our team. She protects the office making sure to verify all and any visitors. Dora also helps to boost the morale of the team, believe us there is nothing better after a horrible commute to work than being greeted by that cute face. It really sets you up for a great rest of the day! On top of this, she helps to make clients feel settled during their first trip to the office. SO, we love you Dora and thank you for making the brave journey and adjusting to life in the UK, you’re the best.

Kat is our managing director, with such a fascinating life its hard to know where to begin! Kat has a bachelors and a master’s degree. Whilst earning these Kat made the inspirational leap of moving country, with her place of birth being the Czech Republic. Kat also finished her degrees alongside working, firstly as an IT manager for a collection of schools in South London and then later whilst starting and running IQ in IT. We think this shows just how committed Kat is to IT alongside her job and it's one of the reasons IQ in IT are where we are today. More recently Kat has continued to be an inspiration both as a woman and immigrant, owning her own business whilst making great leaps for representation in STEM. Kat has also made great steps in the wider community including continuing to support places of education alongside becoming the president of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce. If all this wasn’t enough, Kat also really loves nature and when she isn’t out spending time within it, she’s thinking of ways to save it!

Luke is IQ in IT’s second founder and Technical Director. His drive to find solutions to complex technical and operational problems makes him the perfect visionary. While optimising processes for our partners, making technology accessible and simple to use, is the core of our business, Luke also makes sure that our internal tools are enhanced for productivity. This way, our teams spend more time with our partners and less time with admin tasks. His blog will give you a better understanding of how exceptional his work really is. But in a nutshell, he builds virtual bridges between third-party software like Microsoft 365 and Azure, client access portals, documentation tools and remote monitoring applications, all the while keeping everything under a bullet-proof security umbrella...Unless he’s busy with our CEO Dora, as she does need her daily belly rubs.

Jean is our number cruncher! Whilst she has been with us for 10 years and is completely part of our team, Jean is in fact an outsourced number cruncher. We outsource and leave the numbers to her - meaning, we have more budget and time for us to really focus on the tech-related stuff. Jean chose finance due to the soft and hard skills that are so transferable. What she probably didn’t imagine, was that she would use those number-crunching skills to calculate just how many pieces were needed for her super amazing Lego Hogwarts monolith. Honestly, it’s really impressive and with all these skills, we have a feeling, we may just all be muggles to her!

Alex joined IQ in IT as a degree level network apprentice. Alex has always had an interest in technology and wants to improve her skills at IQ in IT to pursue a career in IT. Alex has previous experience in tech by working abroad in countries such as the US and South Korea. She can also speak fluent German. In her free time she likes to perform and create music. This led her to completing an extended diploma in music technology. Alex is also an avid gamer, and she enjoys many sports; like baseball, surfing, football and pool.

Kristen has joined our team at the beginning of 2022. She has experience with managing database systems and is also certified Apple technician. Great set of skills to compliment our existing team. Kristen has also studied computer science at Kingston University and has always been into tech since her childhood. Coming from a tech family she is truly in her spirit at IQ in IT. Her ambitions are to gain knowledge and qualifications in cyber security.<br /> In her free time Kristen enjoys cooking, playing guitar, gaming and keeping fit.

Louis is our Sales Executive here at IQ in IT. He joined IQ in IT through the kickstart scheme but is such a people person he has now moved to an apprentice role. Louis searches and engages with potential clients by keeping them up to date on the ever-changing industry that is IT by sending them promotional material and inviting people to webinars. He always saw himself working in the tech industry by tinkering with electronics and computer parts when he was younger. Louis also enjoys gaming in his free time.

Blake started at IQ in IT due to an apprenticeship scheme in IT. Since then, Blake has gone on to establish himself as a fantastic technician making the most out of his fascination for tech with its fast-paced and constant evolution. However, since working at IQ in It Blake has realised that tech is not his only workplace passion. Blake has gone on to develop a huge love for helping people and maximising their experiences. This devotion to people and experiences has motivated Blake back into ‘formal education’ to gain all that is necessary to transfer his specialism from a purely tech-based one. He is now working towards encompassing all that is needed to not only optimise clients’ experiences but also help to optimise and manage his colleagues’ experiences. All this has gone to take Blakes service to an even higher level with him constantly receiving raving reviews from a countless number of our clients. It has also helped to advance Blakes career and is how he has elevated himself from Support Technician to Operations manager! When Blake is not at work quickly sorting clients’ issues, he is training in sword fighting or polishing his full plate of armour- if he didn’t already sound like a hero from his devotion to clients, Blake is literally IQ in IT’s Knight in Shining Armour.

Alex is another one of our staff members who originally joined us through an apprenticeship scheme. Since completing his apprenticeship in 2019, Alex has gone on to become a key player. His varied knowledge allows him to complete responsibilities such as combined first and second line support alongside handling email, phone, and data migrations. Alex has been instrumental in a number of key projects and his seemingly unrelated degree in ‘Zoology with Conservation’ has been crucial as we make a move towards being carbon neutral. In his spare time, Alex is mainly continuing his exploration with tech, and he has in fact built his dad an arcade machine consisting of all the old school classics! Alex has also spent time working with a conservation charity in Mexico conducting research to help understand species diversity. So we think his commitment to using technology to make the world a better place fits perfectly with our company ethos, making Alex a personification of the company and ideal representative.

Gregory is a senior engineer, having recently joined in late 2022, with many years of experience in the field. He has also successfully run his own IT company. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and spending time with his family, including his young son and playful puppy.

Kafia is another one of our IT apprentices. She had joined us at IQ in IT through the Kickstart Scheme, originally being an Office Assistant. She is eager to learn more about IT, coding, and web design and wants to pursue a career in the creative field (whilst mixing technology into it). Kafia also can speak Urdu and Swedish and enjoys the arts, history, listening/making music, and gaming in her free time.

Damien is a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate from the University of Southampton where he gained a masters to go with and enhance his bachelors. He joined our team through the kickstart scheme and in such a short time has already set about supporting our clients through his varied knowledge. His diverse knowledge along with his analytical and problem-solving skills allows Damien to come up with great suggestions and solutions to intricate problems. Damien has been working on automating processes in order to increase productivity and this will benefit our clients’ experience with their daily tasks. Outside of work, Damien is a volunteer at his local charity named “Coptic City mission” based in Pimlico and helps to feed the homeless of London.