Our Team

Role: Managing Director

Email: tim@praterraines.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1303 905250

About:

Tim has led development teams for a range of e-commerce sites over more than 25 years in the web development industry. Since 2000, Tim has worked with and managed companies specialising in providing dedicated support to small and medium size businesses. He has also provided campaigning for not-for-profit organisations.

Tim has a BSc in Management and Administration from Aston University, and previously worked for the Liberal Democrats as a Membership Manager, where he set up their phone fundraising operation in the late 1990s.

Tim is a Kent County Councillor for Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East division, Parish Councillor for Sandgate Village and Chair of Sandgate Parish Council since 2020, District Councillor for Sandgate and West Folkestone & since May 2023 the Deputy Leader of Folkestone & Hythe District Council. Tim has also sat on the Nominet GiveHub panel since 2022.

Role: Technical Director

Email: matt@praterraines.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1303 905248

About:

Matt is an experienced web application developer and technical manager. His previous jobs include leading development teams producing enterprise web sites for clients including Sainsbury’s, Dolland and Aitchison, and Abbey National.

Matt is our lead developer on the Liberal Democrats’ Lighthouse and Fleet projects, and oversees all our development work.

He has worked in the web development industry since graduating from Warwick University in 2000. He is a Zend Certified PHP Engineer and Member of the British Computing Society.

As Secretary of the PHP London web developer user group from 2007 until June 2010, he organised rooms, activities, and speakers for meetings. During this time the number of active members increased four-fold. He managed many aspects of the UK’s largest PHP conference at Kensington Olympia in 2009 and the Business Design Centre, Islington in 2010, raising over £40,000 from sponsors including Microsoft, Facebook, PayPal, Sun Microsystems, and Adobe.

Role: Customer Support Manager & Data Protection Officer

Email: gary@praterraines.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1303 905245

About:

Gary has been building websites since 1998, and joined the team at Prater Raines in 2012. Prior to joining the team, Gary taught Numeracy, Literacy, and ICT at an FE College in Kent.

Gary has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Essex, as well as a Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector and a Numeracy Subject Specialist Qualification from Canterbury Christ Church University. He has completed Zend PHP Training and recently completed a BSc in Computing and IT with the Open University, gaining a first class honours degree. He holds a Certificate of Achievement in “Understanding the General Data Protection Regulation” from FutureLearn / the University of Groningen. Gary has also completed Cisco’s Networking Essentials course, was until recently a member of the AISB, and is a member of the British Computer Society and the Kent & Medway Cyber Cluster.

Gary is a former Folkestone Town Councillor for Folkestone Central and is currently a Parish Councillor for Sandgate Village and District Councillor for Sandgate and West Folkestone. He is currently a Cabinet Member at Folkestone and Hythe District Council.

Role: System Adminstrator, SEO, Content Developer & WordPress Lead

Email: rosa@praterraines.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1303 905244

About:

Rosa started working with Prater Raines in 2020, bringing with her a wealth of expertise of SEO and content development. Rosa specialises in support and development of our WordPress portfolio, ensuring sites rank well for Google and other search engines, and optimising pages, layout and content to be not just search engine friendly, but visitor friendly too. Rosa spends most of her time keeping our servers up to date and ensuring all websites are secure.

Role: Customer Support & TYPO3 Lead

Email: dalton@praterraines.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0)1303 905252

About:

Dalton joined Prater Raines in 2022 and is part of our Fleet Customer Support, System Administration and Developer teams. Dalton works primarily on our TYPO3 based systems, a CMS framework for federated organisations on which we run a suite of sites for the Liberal Democrats,

Role: Emotional Support Expert

About:

Ella is our resident emotional support specialist and all-round morale booster. With many years of experience in providing unconditional affection and comfort, she’s an expert at creating calm, positive vibes wherever she goes.

Fully bilingual (she understands both English and biscuit jar opening), Ella also holds an esteemed D.O.G.G. qualification in tummy strokes, biscuit tasting, and nap-based mindfulness. Whether she’s greeting visitors or supervising team breaks, Ella makes sure everyone feels right at home.