Team

Nick Harrison

Managing Director / Founder

For over thirty years, Nick has been one of the most highly respected figures in Cambridge technology circles. Founder of Round Peg Cambridge, Nick has led the company to design a vast range of award-winning products across pharmaceutical, industrial, telecommunications, medical and consumer products.

Round Peg Cambridge has just celebrated 25 years in business, which Nick and the team are extremely proud of and we’re looking forward to the next stage of growth in 2021.

Nick’s experience

• Over thirty years’ experience in design and manufacturing
• Manufacturing sectors include medical, drug delivery, agriculture, ink-jet printers, radar, microfluidics, consumer goods and railway
• Ability to deal with companies manufacturing in small volumes of single figures, to high volumes of anything up to 30 million units a year
• Direct experience of providing consultancy support to the major Cambridge-based consultancies.
• Ability to capture ‘cross pollination’ from other market sectors in product design approach

Always willing to pass on his wealth of knowledge and experience, he is the reason why most of us wanted to join Round Peg in the first place!

Outside the office, Nick is always building or repairing something, from vintage motorcycles to building full scale replica 1909 monoplane.

Nick’s famous saying ..

“Let’s try to turn a negative into a positive.”

Rory Way

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Rory has been a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Round Peg since 2018, where he has taken on projects from steel towers to carbon fibre bike saddles. Previously working for a defence and security consultancy, then telecoms; Rory has a broad range of experience with small batch prototypes and test equipment to products for mass production. Outside the office Rory can be found brewing beer, doing one of many DIY projects or walking the dog, preferably to a nice country pub.

Josh Kerley

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Josh is a senior mechanical engineer with experience working on projects in several sectors including industrial, medical devices and life sciences.

He joined Round Peg in April 2019 as a Junior Design Engineer, after graduating from the University of Portsmouth with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering. He is adept at breaking down technical problems, identifying constraints and developing effective solutions. His hobbies include badminton, climbing and cycling.

Louise Ashford

Marketing Communications Manager

Louise joined Round Peg in November 2020, as our Marketing Communications Manager. This is a brand new position for the company where Louise is playing a pivotal role. She is working across multiple projects including marketing, website content, social media and business development.  Outside of work, Louise enjoys flower design and creating large displays for friend’s weddings, themed cooking, dancing, rugby, formula one and would love to plan a trip to Thailand and Japan for her next adventure.

Sophie Ward

HR Manager

Sophie is our HR Manager. She brings more than 15 years of diverse HR experience to the team, having worked in HR roles across various technical, industrial and scientific sectors. She is always on hand to support the team and dedicated to the success of the business. When not in the office she is mum to two energetic boys and can be regularly found out walking or, in the summer, pitching up in a campervan.

Andrew Bailey

Junior Design Engineer

Andrew joined Round Peg as a Junior Design Engineer in April 2021 after graduating from the University of Sheffield with an MEng in Aerospace Engineering. In previous roles, his projects have included the design of bespoke tooling for jet engine balancing, and automatic control systems for natural ventilation.

In his spare time, Andrew enjoys sailing and windsurfing, amateur astronomy and playing musical instruments. He regularly sets himself personal projects, and is currently building his own electric guitar from scratch.

Henry Smith

Junior Design Engineer

Henry is a designer with a BA Hons in Industrial Design from Loughborough University. During his final year, he developed a keen interest in brain-computer interface technology and novel human interface design, developing fully functional electronic and aesthetic prototypes.

He joined Round Peg Cambridge in May 2021. In his spare time, Henry is an avid photographer, who loves experimenting with different mediums – from analogue film photography and developing, to creating stunning drone panoramas.

He rows with a Cambridge team and enjoys hiking at weekends.