Meet the Team

Founder

Hi, I’m the founder of Payara. My goal is to build a sustainable open source business around the Payara Platform. I get to work with some of the most passionate people in the industry, trying new things, building new technology while growing and helping our community of users and customers. My role as founder is to do the jobs that nobody else is doing and then hire someone better than me to take it on. As a techie there’s no better job. My motto is: “Do stuff and stuff happens”.

Human Resources / Operations

Hi, I’m HR and Operations Manager at Payara. It’s a great job as every day is different and I get to recruit and work with some of the best people around. My team strives to build a lively, passionate, open community as we know the business thrives on this. Helping people develop to their full potential  is what I love doing … I started life as a Primary school teacher.

Marketing Manager

Hi, I’m Head of Marketing & Community Builder at Payara. I’m proud to say that I’ve been with Payara from the very beginning, and over the years I’ve been responsible for building and improving its brand, as well as growing our community of users and customers. I really enjoy my job as I can  work with a great team of passionate people and witness the enthusiasm and commitment of the Payara community – it’s a very rewarding experience! After graduating from university, I thought I’d be a radio journalist but luckily I ended up in the Java industry, and never looked back.

Finance Manager

Hey there, I’m Sarah and I’m the Finance Manager and Office Manager at Payara Services.  I keep a tight reign on both the company figures and the office staff ensuring both produce excellent results. The office in Malvern is a great place to work with a good friendly atmosphere and lots of cake. I have always worked in finance since leaving college in oodles of diverse industries.

Service Team Manager

Greetings! I’m a Senior Service Engineer at Payara Services. My main drive is to assist our customers with their specific technical issues while sorting out the challenges they face on a daily basis, and as part of the service team our efforts are focused on understanding the needs of our customer base as best as possible to improve our products in the right direction. And improvement is what I enjoy the most! When problems are solved and crisis are averted, the lessons learned in the process will be extremely useful not only for the business, but for me as a professional, too. My background as a software developer helps me a lot as well!

Technical Delivery Manager

Hello there, I’m the Technical Delivery Manager at Payara Services, leading the Software Developers who build Payara Platform, and the Service Engineers who support the people that use it.  I am concerned with the health and happiness of the Technical teams, connecting them to the wider organisation, ensuring that they are agile and lean in the delivery of the Payara Platform vision.  It’s a complex and fast-moving environment with daily challenges, but I work with fantastic people across the entire company and my role is hugely rewarding.

Head of Sales

I’m happy to be a Payaran! As Head of Sales, I’m in charge of developing seasonal sales targets for the department, examining growth opportunities, enabling sales improvements, product mix development, and taking responsibility for the department’s performance against targets. I’m focused on establishing and overseeing the adoption of vision and values, which forms part of the Payara Services work culture,  and identifying the roadmap that will lead to achievement of the department’s goals as well as the overall goals of the business. I also identify areas of improvement in strategy.