We are a team of progressive, open-minded people who love design, love technology and want to use our skills and energy to create a more positive world.
Every single person in the Wholegrain Digital team is super nice, supportive, a great team player and doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
Tom co-founded Wholegrain with Vineeta back in 2007 with the aim of helping good people benefit from good design.
It’s his job to “manage the direction” of the team and ensure that we are always sailing towards a new utopia.
In his spare time he has an unhealthy obsession with natural health and likes to run barefoot around the woods.
Wholegrain Digital was Vineeta’s brain child. Thanks to her, we kick-started London’s WordPress agency scene and have gone from strength to strength.
She heads up our discovery and design services, managing design standards and processes within the team, and ensuring we are always pushing new boundaries of good design.
In her spare time, she can be found cafe hopping and independent clothes shopping. Oh, and she does love to be beside the seaside.
All the way from Melbourne, Australia, our People and Office Manager Neisha developed a passion for working with people in her previous job as a nurse, where she met new and interesting people on a daily basis. She also saw some crazy injuries so is well equipped to support us if we need any First Aid!
Outside of work, Neisha loves to travel and enjoys looking for charity shop bargains. She keeps fit, and indulges her competitive streak by playing tennis with her husband Josh (who also works at Wholegrain).
After working for a number of agencies and an environmental NGO, Caoilainn finds herself at Wholegrain, where she combines her love for project management and working with impactful businesses. She prides herself in her ability to build great relationships with clients and find creative solutions.
Originally from Ireland, it was growing up in the countryside that inspired Caoilainn’s love of nature. In her free time she loves to travel, cook vegan food, and research new ways to live a more sustainable life.
Being our Client Success Manager means that Deb can put her problem solving and creative thinking to good use. She thrives on thinking laterally, and is always looking for better ways to do things.
Living by the coast, sailing and SUPing (that’s Stand up paddle boarding if you’re wondering!) are an integral part of Deb’s family life. She likes a challenge, which is just as well given all the grain and dairy free baking she does! She achieves some success, littered by a few disasters. Described as quirky and honest by her colleagues and friends, Deb likes a good laugh, especially at herself.
All the way from Melbourne, Australia, Josh is our Lead WordPress Developer. Beginning programming in the days of “table based layouts” and the “marquee” tag, Josh eventually found his calling in WordPress development and hasn’t looked back.
Aside from programming, Josh spends his time playing tennis, snowboarding, horse riding, and exploring the world with his wife Neisha.
With a career spanning nearly 10 years of working with WordPress, Chris brings a wealth of knowledge to the Wholegrain team, with a focus on performance and security.
Chris’ love of development extends outside of the office, where he spends some of his free time on further tinkering. He also enjoys gaming. Offline, he loves listening to music, getting lost in a good book and hanging out with his dog, Luna, whose name is inspired by Luna Lovegood from the Harry Potter books.
Originally working towards a career in architecture in both school and university, Alex found his calling in design. We are now happy to have him at Wholegrain, helping us make stunning websites that are sustainable by design. He is passionate about using design to make the world a better place, one small step at a time.
When he’s not designing, Alex loves to take photos with his trusty medium format camera and dream up big ideas for his garden. He also enjoys travel, exploring the furthest corners of Europe with his wife.
Jerome loves experimenting with new visual possibilities on the web, smooth UX and learning new tools and frameworks.
Away from the keyboard, he’s a voluntary director of Brainchild, a small arts organisation and festival. He’s also a keen photographer, music-lover and small-time balcony gardener.
David is an experienced project manager with a background in broadcast TV, digital media and web production. Passionate about his work and skilled at creating strong collaborative team relationships, David works with some of our biggest clients, ensuring we deliver on target.
Having played in bands, built guitars and produced independent/arts based sound and film productions, David maintains a keen interest in the arts. His wholesome life includes Kundalini Yoga practice and following a veggie diet.
Our team genie Rachael is so called because of the magic she has weaved since joining the team in 2015. With a background in communication and a passion for connecting with people, Rachael has developed strong relationships with clients as our accounts administrator. She has also been getting more creative with our communications, managing our social media output and sharing her skills with the team.
Rachael is passionate about words and people, and is inspired by those who follow their dreams. She loves being underwater (that’s where she has her best ideas) and creating imaginary worlds with her son. She is slightly obsessed with bubbles.
Matheus is a fun-loving WordPress developer who loves helping good people build great websites that let them do good things.
He has a deep passion for all things open source and loves meeting with other community-minded people so spends a lot of time attending as many WordPress events as possible.
When he’s not working, Matheus likes sunny days, happy people and anything that makes him laugh (which he does a lot!)
Jeremy started his IT life on Windows 3.1, when the only way to get online was with CompuServe and his Escom P120 PC (120 Mhz processor / 1Gb HD). Naturally he was very excited with the release of Windows 95 and Demon
Internet’s £10 a month 28.8 Kbit/s service. He spent a lot of time… Waiting!
He created his first homepage around 1996 (which can still be found on waybackmachine as “jelnet.demon.co.uk “) and has never looked back! Jeremy now spends his time trying to keep up with the dizzying progress of web technology, making music and spending quality family time with his wife, baby son and cat.
Milan joined Wholegrain in 2011 as a WordPress developer and has worked on many of our most challenging projects over the years.
He possesses a rare combination of advanced backend development skills with an excellent eye for design and user experience.
He likes to dress like James Bond, making him our very own special agent.
Outside of hex codes, rounded corners, subtle shading, and gorgeous type, our designer Gaurav loves his tea, coffee, travel, cinema and photography.
He brings a contagious positive attitude to the team, always seeing the lighter, brighter side of life. He loves a good chat and an even bigger laugh. Gaurav is currently exploring the world one almond croissant at a time as a newlywed with his wife, Minal.
Tyron delights in turning ideas into reality with WordPress. He is always up for new challenges and his background in website development gives him extra insight, which helps him to effectively manage projects. Already a valuable member of the team, Tyron is a real people person, taking the time to truly get to know clients and deliver excellent customer service.
When he’s not working, this adventurous South African foodie loves finding new restaurants to try and enjoys exploring new cities on foot with his wife Kelly.
Sam has worked with Wholegrain Digital since 2012 and has completed some awesome designs for many of our wonderful clients.
His creative skills span beyond web design into branding, print design, photography and an incredible talent for designing and making cartoon robots.
Jo is a professional writer with a passion for words and language and an eye for detail. She works for Wholegrain as a copywriter, blogger and eagle-eyed proofreader.
Currently living in the lovely city of Norwich, she loves to take her office on the road to work from sunnier climes while indulging in her passion for travel writing and photography.