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.”

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.

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.

Caelan Anderson

Junior Mechanical Design Engineer

Caelan is a Junior Mechanical Engineer, recently graduated from the University of Nottingham with a First in Mechanical Engineering (MEng). Caelan joined Round Peg in 2021 and although he is our newest and youngest recruit, he brings a breath of fresh air and innovative ideas with him and has even recently published an academic paper.

Caelan is an avid cyclist and enjoys his fitness, including long walks with his dog as well as spending time with friends and family.

Nadia Carter

Office & Facilities Coordinator

Nadia is our office and facilities coordinator, the first in her role here at Round Peg. Before joining us, Nadia was taking a year off travelling South East Asia and prior to that graduated University with a BA Hons in English Literature. Nadia helps with the everyday running of Round Peg and most recently worked on achieving our prestigious ISO 9001: 2015 accreditation.

Nadia loves to travel and spend time with friends and family. When she’s not socialising or on her next adventure she enjoys cooking and reading.