Meet our team
Our business is made up of a highly skilled and dedicated team of engineers, technicians, software developers and support staff, most of whom work out of our UK head office an hour west of London.
Let us introduce just a few of them - our senior leadership and customer facing sales and support colleagues.
Neil became Head of Aftermarket Services in 2015 and was instrumental in transforming Güralp's service, repairs and technical support services, introducing a more coherent customer service focus within the business. Since early 2016 Neil has been the Commercial Director for the business, responsible for global sales activities.
Neil has extensive field experience from his time with Güralp, undertaking a number of field installations. He firmly believes in the importance of building strong relationships and is very active in meeting with our clients and distributors from across the world. Neil can frequently be found representing Güralp at international geophysics conferences and has a particular interest in projects in technically challenging environments.
Neil is a father of two and keen sportsman.
Phil has has held the position of Technical and Engineering Director in several companies in varying markets making products for use in Professional Audio production, Electronic Video and Film production, Covert Surveillance and Flight Simulator systems.
An engineer by background, Phil has always maintained a 'hands on' approach. His commercial engineering experience is split between Electronic design and Software development. He also has a number of years’ experience in the use of CAM techniques and passionately believes in exploiting the synergy between computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing techniques.
Director
John initially joined the engineering team at Güralp in 2014 bringing extensive operational management experience including proven capabilities in team building, project delivery, process analysis, change implementation and stakeholder relations.
Previous roles include twelve years as Operations Director and several other senior leadership roles in technology firms spanning satellite communications, broadcast technology and support engineering services.
Director
John joined Guralp in 2015, following 35 years as an engineer in industries ranging from seismic data acquisition to point of sale terminals. He holds a degree in Electronics from Salford University.
OUR SALES AND MARKETING TEAM
During his time in Southampton, James practiced geophysical data processing and field techniques including the use of SeismComP to process offshore OBS data from the PI-LAB project.
James now manages our projects and sales activities across the Americas, coordinating with a trusted group of local distributors to deliver quality sales support to Güralp customers in the region.
In his spare time, James enjoys playing football (soccer) and hiking along the UK’s south coast.
Billy joined us in September 2026 and has a BSC degree in Accountancy from the University of the west of England.
He was looking for a role that could utilise his numeracy skills whilst reflecting his keen interest in science and he found us!
Aside from work, he is also a keen sportsman, enjoying Football, Golf and Padel in particular.
Emma joined Güralp in 2015 and in 2016 oversaw the transformation of the company branding and marketing practises, which she continues to develop today.
With a BA Hons degree in Corporate Communication she has worked predominantly in the Engineering sector, with early career years spent in Event Management.
OUR CUSTOMER SUPPORT TEAM
If you need to request assistance you can do so by emailing our support team directly on support@guralp.com
Nicola has responsibility for the administrative side of our dedicated service and repair department.
Nicola first joined Güralp in 1999 following 3 years in Seismic Data Processing. She holds a degree in Geology from the University of Leicester.
Outside of work, Nicola enjoys spending time with her family and pet Rabbits, and visiting the Scottish Islands whenever possible.
Federica recently joined Güralp in 2023 as part of the Support Team, following completion of her PhD in Global Seismology at Royal Holloway University of London (2023). Her research was on developing tomography models of seismic anisotropy in the deep mantle using normal modes.
Prior to her PhD, Federica had gained a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Milan, working on numerical models of subduction zones.
In her free time Federica enjoy reading, gardening, playing the guitar and going to (prog rock!) concerts.
Fish joined the company in 2009 and has been documenting and supporting Güralp products for nearly fifteen years.
Previously, Fish studied Mathematics and Computer Science at Cambridge before various careers as a theatre musician, laser engineer, sound engineer, IT support engineer and, finally, IT manager before coming here.
Outside of work, Fish enjoys arranging and performing music, sound-engineering, electronics, number-puzzles, narrowboating and vehicle maintenance.
Simon joined Güralp in 2012, not long after graduating from the University of Reading with an MEng in Computer Science and Cybernetics. This provided a broad knowledge base in electrical engineering, and feedback systems such as those present in many Güralp instruments.
Simon started out in the Digital Manufacturing team, building and repairing EAM, DM24 and CD24 digitisers, before moving into Repairs. He currently splits his time between Repairs, Support and assisting with monitoring/management of the Eskdaelmuir seismic array.
Krystian joined our Support Team after graduating from the University of South Wales with a BSc in Geology in 2020.
Bringing knowledge of geophysics and customer service, he is happy to provide comprehensive help.
When not supporting tickets, he enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking and skateboarding.
