Jan Evans

Tug writes about Jan:

Jan’s background in IT followed by a career change into marketing from whence she eventually moved into the Independent Schools’ sector gave her a unique combination of skills which culminated in the development of RSAdmissions the product.

Jan is passionate about the role of admissions in schools marketing and has constantly strived to raise the profile of the people who do this important job.  In addition to developing the software and supporting her clients, Jan is involved in customer care training for admissions and marketing folk.  The team run the very successful Certificate in Admissions Management courses for AMDIS

When not marketing or computing, Jan likes to run and swim and arrange flowers for Church and jive (with Robin) and entertain and write poetry and … just occasionally … relax !

Robin Evans

Jan writes about Robin:

People often ask me how we at RSAdmissions manage to maintain our many and diverse commitments all over the Country, and the answer is “Robin”!  He has an unrivalled flair for administration and organisation and keeps us all moving forward with the skill of a military strategist (which he is, of course, as an ex Army officer!).  Also, perhaps less obvious from his background, is the ease with which he has adapted to his new career in the Independent School sector – over the past 5 years he has developed into a skilled trainer who puts even the most nervous computer user at their ease. 

Robin spent most of his earlier career in the Army and was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1963. He has served throughout the world and has held operational, training and administrative appointments. As a keen sportsman, one of his most rewarding appointments was a two-year tour as an Outward Bound Instructor at the Army Outward Bound School. 

Andy Rigby

Robin writes about Andy:

Andy is our Technical Manager and probably the most patient and professional person I have ever met.  He is never phased by our wilder excesses of product design and has a knack of knowing what the people want before they ask for it! 

Andy has worked in software development since 1978 and has extensive experience of a wide range of applications including Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Foxpro, SQL Server, C, PHP, Equinox, Dreamweaver, Frontpage and MySQL.

Andy lives in Haslemere, Surrey and is married to Donna. They have two children, Sophie and Adam.

Tug Rhys

Jan writes about Tug:

Tug brings a particularly unique combination of experiences to the team.  As a relatively recent Admissions Registrar, teacher and parent of two children at separate independent schools, Tug provides us with a wealth of ‘hands on’ practical experience from all sides of the fence!   Add to that Tug’s many years of experience in marketing communications, including having run her own marketing agency, and it is easy to imagine the breadth of advice she can pass on.

Having originally started her career as a graduate trainee with Liberty in Regent Street, with a view to becoming a fabrics buyer, she soon discovered that their marketing department was even more enticing than their shop floor! 

Tug lives in Hampshire with her husband and two children, and is a cricket enthusiast.

Caroline Callow

Andy writes about Caroline:

Caroline joined the team in 2009, and brings a varied background in both the Education and IT sectors – just what we needed to enhance our technical support team. She is enthusiastic, friendly and loves any challenge!

Most recently Caroline has worked in schools in Hampshire and Surrey but has finally succumbed to the lure of IT (!)  as she returns to the area where she originally started her career. After graduating Caroline worked in software development and enjoyed 9 years on various IT projects such as finance, warehousing and travel booking  systems. Having taken time out to raise a family, she retrained as a teacher and moved into the education sector.

Caroline lives with her husband David and her four children in Alton, Hampshire. She enjoys gardening and DIY as leisure activities.

Simon joined us in January 2010 and brings additional IT skills to the team.  He is an enthusiatic professional who enjoys new challenges.  Simon has worked in IT since 1986 developing software for the MOD, civil engineering, banking and insurance industries.

He has extensive experience in application software including Visual Basic, VB.Net, C, C++, Foxpro, PHP, Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Acess and SQL Server.

Simon lives in Whitehill, Hampshire with his wife Leslie and two children Kirstie and Matthew.  He is a mad keen fisherman, which takes up a good percentage of his leisure time.