KEY PEOPLE
Different Disciplines, one shared goal.
Inov8ive brings together engineers, technologists, researchers, geospatial specialists and problem-solvers who look at the physical world from different angles.
What connects us is a willingness to ask difficult questions, experiment quickly and build things that have not existed before.
BUILD. TEST. LEARN. REPEAT.
Lorna
CEO, Founder
An accomplished technology and business leader with more than 20 years’ experience delivering complex programmes and leading strategic transformation across government and industry.
Lorna’s career includes nationally significant initiatives and large-scale geospatial programmes, bringing together technology, operations and stakeholder engagement to deliver mission-critical outcomes.
As CEO, she leads Inov8ive’s strategic direction, commercial growth and innovation, including the development of advanced AI and geospatial capabilities for evolving defence and security challenges for complex operational and safety-critical environments.
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, GEOSPATIAL
Steve
CTO, Founder
Steve has more than 20 years’ experience developing artificial intelligence, machine learning and intelligent electronic systems.
Following studies at Portsmouth and Southampton Universities, he undertook doctoral research in artificial intelligence before building a career developing patented technologies, neural-network architectures, software platforms and intelligent hardware.
As the technical architect behind Inov8ive, Steve leads the company’s technology strategy — translating pioneering research into practical, commercially deployable solutions.
ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE, RESEARCH
Sam
INTERIM COO ADVISOR
Sam brings operational structure to Inov8ive, helping turn ambitious ideas into a business capable of delivering them.
Working alongside the CEO and CTO, he supports the people, processes and governance behind the company — spanning recruitment, operational policy, suppliers, compliance and business administration.
His focus is on creating the foundations that allow a growing technology company to move quickly without losing discipline, accountability or focus.
OPERATIONS
Angela
OPERATIONS, PROJECTS & PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
Angela brings more than 20 years’ experience across commercial, healthcare and public-sector organisations, supporting complex programmes and strategic business activity.
Her experience in project management, stakeholder engagement and governance provides the structure needed to move ambitious programmes forward while maintaining focus and accountability.
OPERATIONS, PROJECTS
SMALL TEAMS.
SHORT DISTANCES.
We believe good ideas move faster when the distance between the question and the people capable of answering it is small.
The person exploring an idea can be close to the engineer building it, the developer writing the software, the analyst interrogating the data and the people thinking about how it will work operationally.
That creates a simple rhythm: ASK. BUILD. TEST. LEARN. IMPROVE.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS.
SO DOES NOT KNOWING THE ANSWER.
Experience gives us somewhere to start. Curiosity determines where we go next.
We value people who are prepared to challenge assumptions, test an idea properly and change direction when the evidence says there is a better way.
Sometimes the most useful contribution to a project isn't an answer.
WHAT IF THERE IS ANOTHER WAY?
FROM SILICON TO SPACE.
Our people work across an unusually broad technical landscape.
From sensors, electronics and custom hardware to algorithms, AI, databases and geospatial intelligence and from information generated on the ground to Earth Observation and space-enabled services - the disciplines are different.
THE INFORMATION THREAD CONNECTS THEM.
SENSE → VERIFY → LOCATE → CONNECT → UNDERSTAND → INTEGRATE
MORE THAN OUR TEAM.
THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE PROBLEM.
We don't believe every answer has to exist inside Inov8ive.
We work with customers, universities, researchers, specialists, technology partners and collaborators bringing together the right combination of expertise for each problem.
This approach gives us access to specialist knowledge and capabilities when they are needed, while allowing our core team to remain focused and agile.
Because collaboration isn't about making the team bigger.
IT'S ABOUT MAKING THE THINKING BETTER.