EDINBURGH tech firm Workpro has strengthened its mission and techniques groups with new appointments which it hopes will assist to take care of and speed up development.
Workpro is the market-facing model of Edinburgh-based Laptop Utility Companies Ltd (CAS), which was Scotland’s first software program growth firm.
The three new hires increase the headcount to 33, shifting the corporate nearer to its goal headcount of 40 inside the subsequent 15 months.
CAS has grown from being the know-how switch unit of Heriot-Watt College right into a case administration options professional servicing shoppers all through the UK and abroad.
The brand new hires embrace infrastructure engineer Aju Jose, having labored in Dubai for seven years and having just lately accomplished a Masters in Cybersecurity.
He mentioned: “I used to be interested in Workpro as a result of lots of the folks right here have labored with CAS for longer than 10 or 15 years. I assumed; individuals are joyful working right here, and that’s frequent.
“It’s clear that this firm is aware of tips on how to preserve its staff joyful. It seems like a household.”
The worker-owned firm has elevated its consumer portfolio by 400% to 60 over the previous 4 years together with shoppers in nationwide and native authorities, monetary and authorized establishments, main retailers and Ombudsman companies.
Farhat Sameja has joined the corporate as a Challenge Staff Chief after being a mission supervisor for an engineering firm.
She mentioned: “Staff Lead is a step up from being a mission supervisor. I’m going to be beginning to construct processes in mission administration.
“I’ll even be how initiatives are already maintained and enhancing them in order that they grow to be extra environment friendly for us and our prospects.”
Ken Naismith, CEO, mentioned: “We’re more than happy to have been capable of appeal to younger folks of this calibre to the enterprise.
“They’re proficient, dedicated and enthusiastic and they’re going to contribute an important deal as we proceed to develop.”
Workpro is the market-facing model of CAS (Laptop Utility Companies Ltd) an employee-owned know-how firm primarily based in Edinburgh which has been creating software program since 1969 and is believed to be the primary software program firm in Scotland.