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Associate

Darren has over 15 years experience working in the UK across a wide range of sectors including education, science, health care and laboratory, residential, hospitality and commercial office.

He has particular experience on complex refurbishment and new build facilities through all stages of the design from concept through to completion and has a thorough approach to co-ordination and client liaison, with a keen eye for detail and a sound technical knowledge.

Darren is a member of our Project Forum and as part a of team is responsible for project standards and quality.

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Architect

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Senior Architect

Thomas Deckker is an experienced Senior Architect who greatly enjoys all aspects of construction and collaborative approaches to design, delivery and construction.

Earlier in his career, Thomas taught architecture at the Architectural Association School, the University of East London and The University of Dundee. Having lived and worked in Brasilia, Thomas writes and has talked on the BBC about the design and history of the city. He is a Geddes Fellow of Urban Design at the University of Dundee and an Associate of the Brazil Institute, King’s College London.

Prior to joining Veretec Thomas worked for many high profile practices in London, including John McAslan & Partners, on both the design and construction of large housing projects.

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Senior Architect

Rob has over 30 years’ experience leading large and complex projects at all stages both in the UK and internationally.

He has successfully delivered numerous award-winning projects for public and private clients and most recently has lead a number of design and compliance audits for complex mixed use office, residential and cultural projects.

Prior to joining Veretec Rob was a Director at Steffian Bradley Architects, and an Associate Principal for Swanke Hayden Connell Architects.

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Senior Architect

Jose is an Architect who gained specialised experience working in the healthcare sector before developing his expertise on commercial, refurbishment and residential projects in the UK, Spain and Singapore.

He is a passionate about design and on-site coordination and enjoys leading the collaborative process to the deliver projects with a close attention to detail.

As a Senior Architect Jose is part of a team responsible for project standards and quality and is active in developing BIM initiatives across the studio.

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Senior Architectural Technician

Rolando has extensive experience in the design and delivery of major construction projects including Residential, Defence, Education, Housing and Healthcare developments.

He has a multi-disciplinary background working in Architectural, Civil and Structural consultancy roles, which has given him a highly detailed understanding of construction across a variety of projects in BIM level 2 environments.

As a Senior Architectural Technician Rolando plays a key role in technical learning and development in the studio and is responsible for our CPD programme.

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Architectural Technologist

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Senior Architect

Viqui has extensive experience delivering projects across a variety of sectors including education, cultural, leisure and residential projects.

She is highly skilled in working with existing heritage buildings, BIM design team coordination and on-site construction and is committed quality detail and design.

As part of a team Viqui is responsible for technical reviews across the studio ensuring design and technical rigor is instilled across our projects.

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Associate

Anna is creative, intuitive, naturally inquisitive and applies strategic planning in her role as Associate.

She has experience in complex and prestigious projects including commercial and high-end residential, listed buildings and new build including external envelope and fit-out projects.

Anna has a passion for all things design, with a keen eye for detail and considerable experience in design team coordination combined with extensive on-site experience gaining a practical knowledge of the building process.

Prior to joining Veretec, Anna worked for design-led London architectural practices, including Dixon Jones and Sheppard Robson, and as a Design Manager for some of the UK’s top contractors.

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Senior Associate

Dan is an experienced architect with a background in a wide range of high-profile developments including residential, later living, education and cultural buildings.

He has a passion for digital design and collaborative working, by applying the latest technologies to benefit the coordination and construction of complex projects.

Dan is a member of the Management Team and has a leading role in developing talent throughout the studio, and is responsible for managing the creative and technical development across our studio.

He is also an active member of both the Project Forum and the Marketing Team.

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Associate

Stephen has extensive experience working within the construction industry alongside architects, consultants and contractors.

He specialises in the design of external envelopes having worked with façade subcontractors and has completed multiple external envelope packages across variety of projects.

He also has a strong background in BIM, with over 15 years experience using Revit and delivering projects compliant with Level 2 requirements. Stephen has operated as a BIM coordinator for Jacobs Engineering and BDP and sits on the Veretec BIM forum.

Stephen was recently offered a placement at Bristol University where he will be undertaking his Masters degree in Façade Engineering on a part time basis.

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Associate

Adam has a wealth of technical knowledge and experience on all aspects of building design and construction.

He has particular expertise in developer led large and complex residential and commercial office projects and his strengths lie in design team coordination where his pragmatic and collaborative approach ensure best practice is achieved from each discipline.

Adam plays a key role in our projects standards and quality and is responsible for our internal CAD standards & protocols, CAD training and inductions.

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Associate

Darion returned to Veretec in 2019 after working overseas for 5 years as part of Aukett Swanke Group’s Dubai studio.

He has considerable experience in the design and delivery of a variety of complex projects, both in the UK and Dubai, including residential, education, hotel and retail mall projects.

Darion has a passionate and collaborative approach to design. He has a strong commitment to identifying and fulfilling client aspirations, alongside adding value to the wider team.

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Senior Architect

Flavia has extensive experience working on the delivery of major projects in the UK across a number of sectors including commercial office, mixed-use residential developments, leisure and aviation.

She is a motivated, proactive and collaborative Senior Architect who excels working as part of multi-disciplinary teams and has broad experience providing site support and coordination liaising with main contractors and specialist trades on large commercial office projects.

Flavia also has experience working in the BIM environment on live projects and is actively involved in supporting our QA procedures across the studio.

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International Accountant

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Director

Gordon has particular experience in commercial office design alongside leading multi-disciplinary teams on complex mixed-use developments for a number of UK and international projects.

Prior to joining Veretec Gordon spent several years in Hong Kong where he was involved in the design and supervision of a variety of projects.

Gordon sits on the Aukett Swanke Group UK Board and also represents the company on the RIBA / Central St Martins Mentoring Programme, for students in the final year of their Part One studies, and has also contributed to the British Council of Offices specifications.

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Director - IT Strategy and Innovation

Freddie has overall responsibility for IT strategy and innovation. He is responsible for investigating growth and expansion opportunities and their subsequent integration between Veretec operations and the Aukett Swanke Group environment.

Freddie also has a keen focus on exploring how technology can drive innovation, collaboration and excellence throughout every aspect of our Studio.

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Director

James has a passionate approach to design and a strong commitment to collaboration and innovation to ensure projects are successfully realised. His projects include residential, commercial offices, large retail and mixed-use schemes and transportation hubs both in the UK and abroad.

James also sits on the Aukett Swanke Group UK Board.

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Senior Architectural Assistant

James is a passionate design professional with a proven track record in coordinating and delivering large and complex commercial office, residential and educational projects.

He approaches projects with creativity and enjoys applying his technical knowledge within the BIM environment and as a good communicator is ideally suited to leading our collaborative approach to project delivery.

Prior to joining Veretec James worked in America on large scale commercial office buildings including Pinnacle at Symphony Place in Nashville, Tennessee and BG Group Place in Houston, Texas.

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Associate

Joe has experience in a wide variety of projects and sectors, having previously delivered high profile developments in both the UK & Australia.

Joe is passionate about resolving complicated and intricate details and developed his research-based design approach whilst leading the unique EXPO Pavilion 2020 project, which features cross laminated timber blades, set out radially to create a slanting circular façade and featuring innovative algorithm-driven LED displays.

He is an excellent communicator and builds quality relationships with all members of the project team through collaborative design principles.

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Director

Keith is Managing Director of Veretec and has significant experience delivering complex projects across a wide range of sectors.

He has a particular focus on the delivery of high-quality schemes and the development of long-term relationships within the project team, both in the UK and internationally.

Keith sits on the Aukett Swanke Group UK board, and as Quality Director for the Group also leads the development of best practice industry initiatives.

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Architectural Assistant

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Senior Architectural Technician

Monique has a broad range of technical knowledge and her experience is varied including a substantial mixed-use residential development, a high-end later living scheme of luxury apartments and extra-care facilities and a number of commercial developments across London.

She has a keen interest in sustainable and eco-friendly architecture and as an Senior Architectural Technician has a fastidious approach to coordination and collaboration across our projects.

Monique also has an active involvement in training and inductions for our teams and helps to support across a variety of our QA procedures.

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Associate

Opas has worked on projects across a number of sectors including education, commercial, civic, sports, residential, renovation and mixed-use.

He runs our Revit Forum having worked on BIM projects since 2007, building up extensive experience working on complex projects in 3D. Opas has a passion for digital design and collaborative working whilst leading project teams to achieve well detailed and coordinated buildings.

Prior to joining Veretec he worked as BIM Co-ordinator on several iconic buildings including St Antony’s College in Oxford and Al Wakrah FIFA World Cup stadium in Qatar.

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Associate

Paula is an experienced Architect with extensive knowledge of a variety of building types, principally in the residential and office sectors.

Her core skills include both design and delivery and she is dedicated to producing excellent architecture whilst nurturing positive relationships with both clients and contractors.

Paula is a collaborative team member and enjoys sharing her natural enthusiasm and commitment to problem solving.

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Associate

Robin has extensive experience in the design and delivery of major projects in the UK and Europe.

In a diverse career he has worked on both new build and refurbishment projects across a variety of sectors including offices, residential and retail.

As an associate Robin combines excellent organisational and coordination skills with a collaborative attitude. He adopts a measured approach to problem solving and always seeks to balance good design with appropriate technical solutions.

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Operations Coordinator

Sandra joined in 2015 and brings a wealth of experience, pragmatism and aptitude to ensure the smooth running of Veretec and our teams.

She oversees and orchestrates a range of business and studio operations including Veretec documents and protocols, event management, graphics, awards submissions and our social media & web content.

Sandra has a passion for design and communication and forms an integral part of the Marketing Team. Prior to Veretec, she worked within the creative industries, following a degree in Interior Architecture.

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Architect

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Group Finance Director

Tony has been with Veretec as Finance Director since 2019 and is also the Group Finance Director of Aukett Swanke Group PLC. As a Chartered Accountant Tony has extensive experience and knowledge on all matters of financial reporting and systems as well as technical accounting.

Previously Tony worked at Advanced Power UK Ltd, as Financial Controller, where he concentrated on management of European and Group Finance functions, including statutory audits, budgeting, year-end accounting and tax reporting.

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Head of HR

Yvonne is responsible for HR strategy across the practice alongside wide-ranging employee engagement initiatives. As a key member of the supporting team she develops the HR approach in response to Veretec’s wider organisational needs.

Having worked in HR professional services for over 30 years Yvonne has had experience in a variety of sectors including manufacturing, financial, retail and property development.

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Senior Architectural Technologist

Zack is a Senior Architectural Technologist with experience across a variety of projects including mixed-use, high-quality residential, later living luxury apartments extra-care facilities, commercial office and light industrial.

He has a special interest in complex facades and listed building renovation and leads technical coordination with a diligent and attentive approach to detail through design, drawing reviews, fabrication and assembly through to construction on site. He also has a background in BIM, with considerable experience using Revit and delivering projects compliant with BIM Level 2 requirements.

Zack in an active member of our BIM forum which ensures our BIM initiatives are developed across the studios, and is also part of our CPD team and organises regular social activities including our involvement in the Architecture Football League.

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Afroditi Anastasiou

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Thomas Deckker

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Rob Cole

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Jose Roquette

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Rolando Hernandez

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Gabriel Sanni

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Viqui Sanchez

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Anna Prajs

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Dan Donnelly

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Stephen Alden

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Adam Carling

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Darion Ebrahimzadeh

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Flavia Piscitelli

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Frank Trebeljahr

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Gordon McQuade

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Freddie Cottis

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James Atha

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James Poulin

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Joe Roper

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Keith Morgan

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Kim Sparks

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Monique Beveridge

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Opas Klinhom

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Paula Ferrao

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Robin Hayes

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Sandra Taylor

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Susana Mitjans Rodriguez

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Tony Barkwith

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Yvonne Mathurin

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Zack Clark

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