Tom de Vall

Co-Founder & CFO

An experienced General Manager having spent over 15 years working across a range of industries and operational environments in South Wales. He has predominantly worked in the Manufacturing Engineering sector for companies such as International Rectifier, KSR International, Sony, and more recently with Amazon.

Tom completed a BA Hons Management degree in Cardiff before enhancing his career development and business acumen through completing an MBA in 2016. He is currently studying a BSc in Economics and Mathematics with the OU.

Tom’s involvement and interest in apprenticeships stemmed from the difficulties experienced in fulfilling specific technical roles across a range of levels and industries. Through more recent successes to grow talent internally, he has developed a strong belief that the potential value creation of an efficient and effective apprenticeship system can radically transform the landscape of industry in Wales and is passionate to support this movement.

Jessica Leigh Jones MBE

Co-Founder & CEO

An award winning Engineer and Company Director specialising in governance and organisational design and development. She is a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor and Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Wales Trinity St David’s, where she is leading the flagship Enterprising Engineers Programme for engineering students and apprentices.

Jessica graduated from Cardiff University with an honours degree in Astrophysics in 2015 and is a Chartered Quality Professional (CQP MCQI) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). She is the new Chair of the Centre for Digital Public Services in Wales, a Non-Executive Director of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), and Vice Chair of Wales’ largest exam board, WJEC. She is the Womenspire 2020 Board Member of the Year.

Jessica received an MBE for services to women in Engineering in Wales in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Robert Hall

Estates & Continuous Improvement Lead

Rob manages the day-to-day estates operations at iungo Solutions. Working closely with Group Leaders, Rob overseas all delivery and continuous improvement (CI) activities. Rob manages critical projects, and works closely with the technical team to continually improve the digital learner journey. He supports the EX team to ensure we are continually developing our employees to keep abreast of changing industry skills requirements. Rob is also leading the Semiconductor Skills Academy Wales project

Mason House

Software Architect

Mason is leading our Technology & Automation Strategy and designing our platform and data architecture. He is pioneering the development and integration of new technologies into our evolving platform to meet customer and internal requirements for an end-to-end Learning Experience (LX) platform. He works closely with our technical and operational teams to ensure a high-availability and effective service to all of our users.

Bradley Tanner

Quality & Compliance Manager

Brad is an experienced manager and educator having worked in a range of sectors and in a range of roles within education across the UK and Europe. Brad oversees the delivery of our apprenticeship programmes and works closely with our clients, Awarding Organisations, and regulators to ensure that we provide a high quality user experience and are compliant in all aspects of our contract, including IQA, Health & Safety, and Sustainability.

Michael Smart

Senior Tutor-Practitioner – Immersive Technologies & Creative

Michael is an experienced Virtual Reality (VR) Developer, Learning Experience (LX) Designer, and Tutor. He is leading the delivery our Games Development modules in Unity and Blender. Michael also has a broad range of skills in Internet of Things (IoT) development, Robotics and 3D Printing. He is developing and delivering employer-led provision in each of these areas.

Daniel Hughes

Senior Tutor-Practitioner – Data & Sustainability

Daniel has an MSc in Sustainable Resource Management from Cardiff University. He leads our Data Analytics, Data Visualisation and Business Intelligence programmes across our Skills Bootcamps, Apprenticeships and Professional Learning Programmes. He also delivers our Lean Six Sigma White, Yellow and Green Belt provision and is shaping a new suite of Sustainable Product Design programmes using waste reduction and circular techniques.

Tom Gaze

Senior Tutor-Practitioner – Cloud & Software

Tom delivers our Cloud Services training to clients using AWS, Microsoft Azure and GCP tech stacks. He is a Physics graduate of Cardiff University and is proficient in Python programming, Data Analysis and Machine Learning (ML). Tom is developing our suite of Digital & Cloud programmes for professional audiences. He also tutors on our Skills Bootcamps.

Fatme Topkeva

Tutor-Practitioner – Data & Lean Six Sigma

Fatme, a multi-faceted individual driven by a profound passion for data analytics and machine learning, has embarked on an extraordinary journey of transformation and enlightenment. Despite her reservations towards statistics during her undergraduate statistics degree and a career pause of twelve years for raising children, Fatme’s intellectual journey took an unexpected turn. She now finds herself deeply immersed in the domains of applied statistics, quality management, machine learning, and data science, particularly in their practical applications within the business landscape. This metamorphosis reflects her insatiable thirst for knowledge and her ability to adapt and grow. Beyond the analytical world, Fatme is an avid reader, drawn to the profound insights offered by psychology and personal development literature. Fatme’s most cherished endeavour is teaching. She has dedicated over eight years to volunteer teaching, passionately breaking down complex concepts for children, including topics as intricate as religion.

Jose Luis Diaz Pulgar

Tutor-Practitioner – Software & Data

Jose Luis is a versatile professional with a diverse educational background and a passion for continuous learning. He holds a master’s degree in civil engineering with a specialization in structures, demonstrating his strong foundation in mathematics and problem-solving. Jose Luis transitioned his career into web development and data analysis, showcasing his dedication to staying at the forefront of technology trends. Proficient in JavaScript and Python, his background in mathematics, particularly statistics, acquired during his university years, has equipped him with a solid understanding of the quantitative aspects of data science. This knowledge has paved the way for his exploration of the world of machine learning.

Bryony Brown

Tutor-Practitioner – Games & Software

Bryony is an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about personal growth and challenging herself. With 8 years experience in the education sector she is keen to continue helping others learn and thrive, while still developing and growing her own skill set. Having worked with children using the Scratch block programming tools, she realised how creative programming could be, and how it provides tools in itself to help others learn not only other programming languages, but many other skills too. This fuelled her desire to expand her skills in this industry. Since then Bryony has been learning with Iungo through the Games Development Foundry where she has been developing her skills in C# and utilizing Unity.