Meet our people
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Meet our people
We like to think we've put together something pretty special here at Chess Dynamics - an agile group of expert designers, engineers, and developers with a shared commitment to communication, collaboration, and doing good work. Here, some of our people tell their stories.
Amy Chima
Amy joined the team in December 2021 to support the delivery of Commercial activities for Chess Dynamics Ltd.
Blair Garrigan
Blair Garrigan joined Chess in August 2018 and holds the role of Naval Systems Engineer Group Lead.
David Tuddenham
David has had an unbelievable impact on our business since joining back in 2011. During his time with us, we’ve thrived, grown, innovated and developed into one of the leading British surveillance, tracking and gunfire control specialists – and he has played an extremely important role in our success.
Jack Kirkman
Jack began his placement at Chess in July 2020 whilst working towards his Electronic Systems Engineering degree at Bath University.
James Baillie
Meet one of our apprentices, James. James is currently completing his Engineering Manufacturing Technician apprenticeship through the Engineering Trust whilst being wholeheartedly supported by Chess.
Kerry Barnes
Kerry joined Chess in 2016 and holds the role of Naval Systems Programme & Operations Manager. Based in Plymouth’s Naval Centre of Excellence, she is responsible for the management of naval projects across the business.
Matt Tripp
One of our Mechanical Engineers, Matt started working at Chess as a placement student whilst studying for his Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough University.
Magdalena King
Meet our Export Compliance Manager, Magdalena. Madga has been with the company since 201 when Chess was somewhat smaller and only had a handful of employees.
Nicola Grant
During the three years since Nicola joined us, she has become a vital member of the team. Hired as the PA to our then CEO, Graham Beall in 2018, it took us no time at all to recognise that there were more strings that she could and would add to her bow.
Oli Cooper
After graduating from De Montfort University with a first in Product Design, Oli took up freelancing photography and design work, before being selected for the role at Chess in early 2018.
Phil Passey
Phil has worked at Chess for nearly 18 years. Since he started all those years ago Chess has grown significantly, going from 15 people to the nearly 200 we have employed today.
Ram Sivanehru
Introducing Siva, he has been employed at Chess as a Senior Electronics Engineer since May 2021.
Rebecca Smyth
Rebecca is our technical lead on an electo-optical director intended for surveillance and precision tracking on naval vessels. She joined our team of engineers in 2019 and really enjoys the challenges of working within the defence industry.
Verity French
Verity has had a varied career leading up to her current role here at Chess. After completing a degree in Economics & Management, she staring working in property. After 2 years with Devon Chamber of Commerce, Verity stepped into the world of bids and funding with CSW Group.
Values & Mission
A company's Mission statement defines its culture, values, ethic and fundamental goals. Our core Values are our guiding principles and the fundamental beliefs that help us function together as a team and work toward our common business goal. Everyone at Chess demonstrates these values on a daily basis.
Our Mission
Our mission is to be a dependable partner for class leading surveillance, tracking and fire control systems. Delivering solutions for challenging enviroments to protect what we value.
Our Values
Teamwork: We work together to provide our customers with solutions.
Integrity: We do what we say, when we say. We act with honesty and are trustworthy.
Excellence: We take pride in what we do. We strive to continously improve ourselves and the business.
Courage: We are not afraid of taking advance of taking on challenges with diligence, ensurance and nerve.
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