Séan Ryan - Director (Operations)

Sean is a graduate in Applied Physics with Microelectronics and Computing and spent his initial post graduate years in business computing. A year’s break spent travelling and volunteer working in Asia preceded a move into telecommunications ten years ago, where Sean worked on emerging technologies with blue chip companies such as Nokia. Sean is PRINCE2 foundation and practitioner qualified and so oversees all implementations.

Sean often describes 500 Limited as a sailing vessel with Jonathan as the sail, Sean as the keel! A boat which is all sail but has no keel goes fast but has no direction and conversely a boat which is all keel but has no sail has good direction but stays in one place; a boat with both sail and keel has both momentum and direction.

Outside of the office, when not spending time with this family, Sean is involved in a community action group, a youth group and is a trustee of a local charity.

Jonathan Rodwell - Director (Sales)

Jonathan comes from a background in property, moving from Property Development to Property Investment in 2003. It was during 2006, while needing a business grade office telephone system that Jonathan realised the potential of IP telephony. With an uncertain property market, he joined with his now business partner, Séan, to form 500 Limited.

Drew Haselton - Network Services Manager

Drew started his career in computer Networks with BT on their Internet Service and later moved on to working with Citi. He brings a wealth of network design, integration and support knowledge to the team from Enterprise networks through to the worlds largest private Network as well as Internet.

Ali Patel - PR Manager

Ali has been a PR consultant for over 14 years. Ali specialises in B2B communications, including clients such as Osram, Lutron lighting controls and Caradon MK Electric, alongside a range of technology and consumer brands.

Wendy Toland - Marketing & Operations Manager

Wendy joined 500 early 2008, as Marketing & Operations Manager. Leaving Loughborough with a degree in Ergonomics and a Masters in IT (specialising in electronics), she joined BT. She has over 10 years experience in the telecoms industry, previously working on many cutting edge technologies, such as ‘Video on demand’, interactive services for airlines, touchscreen kiosks, mobile, internet and e-commerce technologies and finally as Executive Producer for BT’s consumer internet portal, ‘BTopenworld’.

500 Ltd was a natural move for Wendy, allowing her to continue in telecoms, using her skills and experience within the emerging technology of VoIP.

Chris Wade - Quality Manager

Chris began his career in telecommunications, with BT, in 1969. He qualified as electrical and electronics engineer in England in 1973. In 1991 he earned a post graduate diploma in management studies. During the 1990s he was a lead assessor and implementer of globally recognised standards, including ISO9001 and ISO14001.

Chris has joined 500 as the Quality Manager. He will assist 500 in gaining ISO9001:2008 QMS accreditation and in time ISO14001, the Environmental Standard.

Emma Pickford-Wardle - Company Administrator

Emma has a strong telecommunications background, having successfully co-managed the multi-million pound video-conferencing department for Siemens Communications Limited for over three years. Looking for a career jump into a forward thinking company dedicated to expert provision of state-of-the-art technology, Emma realised 500 Limited was an ideal business in which to apply her skills. Emma is degree educated with strong business acumen and brings a wealth of industry knowledge and contacts to the business, in addition to her efficient organisational capabilities. She has an ambitious and motivated approach, helping drive the business forward.

Helen McGovern - Project Co-ordinator

Helen has recently joined 500 as a Project Co-ordinator. Helen has over 10 years of telecoms experience as a Business Process Consultant working for blue chip companies such as Sema Group Telecoms Plc, Hong Kong Telecom and Orange. Helen has worked on major business process re-engineering projects on new technologies for mobile telephony clients in SE Asia, South America and Eastern Europe.