Our Team

Along with 50 robots, Q-Bot employs 50 humans at a headquarters in London and offices in Newcastle and Newport. The highly-experienced multidisciplinary engineering and research team has a unique blend of robotics, digital and building experience.

Q-Bot was founded in 2012 by Tom Lipinski and Professor Peter Childs, whose entrepreneurial track record includes the commercialisation of innovative technologies as well as previous successful exits.

If you would like to develop new cutting-edge technology and help bring the next big innovation to market, then find out more about our current vacancies here.

 

Board Members

Peter
Prof. Peter Childs

Chairperson, Co-Founder
Co-Director of the Energy Futures Lab, and founding Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London. Peter is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Chairperson at both Q-Bot and BladeBUG.

Lee Maughan
Lee Maughan

Chief Financial Officer

Commercially focused CFO with over 20 years professional and industry experience. He comes to Q-Bot with 10 years’ experience at Deloitte, as a Director of the Entrepreneurial Business team in Cambridge, leading over 50 multi-disciplinary staff. As well as experience across a wide range of industries and stages of development from pre-revenue venture backed start-ups to private equity funds and national professional practices.

Senior Management Team

Dayna Kivell
Dayna Kivell

Head of Robotics
Dayna has electronics and computer systems engineering, mechatronics, and robotics expertise as well as significant experience in robotics development, production, and fleet operation.

Leigh Fairbrother, Head of Commercial
Leigh Fairbrother

Head of Commercial
Leigh has many years of expertise in architecture, energy efficiency, affordable housing, business growth, operational efficiency, and sustainable solutions.

David Lawlor
David Lawlor

Head of Delivery
David has vast amounts of experience in operations, team management, retrofit logistics, data management, materials spraying, and robot operation & maintenance.

Team Members

Grant
Grant Henderson

Robotic Insulation Installer  Grant enjoys working closely with clients and his team members while making a difference on people’s life. Grant remains after 2 years Q-Bot’s bowling and darts champion !

John Dempsey
John Dempsey

Robotic Insulation Installer – John likes to have installed Q-Bot’s solution all over the country and met a lot of interesting people. He would like to work abroad more often.

Jad Aouad
Jad Aouad

Software Developer – Jad likes to solve problems and work with easy on the eye designs, as they say "a user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good."

Tim Glew
Timothy E. Glew

Business Development Manager – Tim enjoys building strong relationships with customers and finding the best solutions for their needs. He enjoys fashion, the great outdoors and frequents The Kensington & Chelsea tea rooms with his family and friends.