Howard - Managing Director of Furlong

David - Director

David has been fully immersed in Furlong since he joined in March 2008.  He manages the Bromsgrove office and is the Technical Development Director for SchoolBase and FeeMaster.

Chris - Director

Chris Donlan was part owner of the company which Furlong purchased in 2008.  As a core part of the Furlong team Chris focuses on the sales and marketing of FeeMaster. This involves him spending much of his time visiting schools and providing training and consultancy services.

Margaret - Director

Anna - PA to Managing Director & Marketing Manager

Anna Harkness started at Furlong in October 2008. Her role is Personal Assistant to Howard, and organising the marketing activities for the company. 

Adam - Software Engineer

Adam Bloomfield is part of the SchoolBase development team. He spends his time working on the core SchoolBase application and .net applications.  A major part of Adam's role is to set up new schools and he will often be involved in providing the on site training for new users.  He also provides technical support to the Customer Support Team. 

Adam joined Furlong after Graduating from Southampton University with a BSc in Computer Science last year.  He is now a key member of our Customer Support Team.   If you ring into the office he might not be the first person to answer the phone as he spends much of his time testing new developments within SchoolBase. 

Brian - Software Developer

Brian Throup has been part of Furlong for just over two years.  His role involves designing and laying out school reports, and performance tuning and optimising the SQL server database.  Brian also provides technical support to the Customer Support Team as and when necessary.

Carole Pattern- Customer Support and Sage Consultant

Carole has a wealth of experience of working in a Customer Support environment.  She brings with her experience of Sage Accounting and Payroll systems.  Carole spends most of her day resolving SchoolBase and Sage queries, occassionally she will visit schools to provide training or consultancy services.

Catherine - Customer Support Team Manager

Catherine Hosen has the friendly voice that has talked many a new user through their early days with SchoolBase!  She also runs many of our training courses and will sometimes visit schools to provide onsite training for those who need additional support.

Graham - SchoolBase Sales Manager

Graham Hall is a key member of the team who has been involved with the company since the early days.  He spends much of his time visiting schools so that he can fully understand their needs before demonstrating what SchoolBase can offer.

Marlon - Software Developer

Marlon Tucker is a valuable member of the Furlong Team.   He joined us in September 2009 after graduating with a MEng in Software Engineering from The University of Southampton.   Marlon has been instrumental in several key projects since joining our team including the redevelopment of our new finance system. 

Mark  Andrews- Software Developer

Mark joined Furlong in January 2010 and is now working alongside Adam and Brian as part of the software development team.  Mark looks after many areas of the SchoolBase database inculding the Annual Census, Parents Evenings, The Bus System and Marketing.  He is also involved in setting up many of our new schools.

Peter Williams- Customer Support

Peter has worked with us as a consultant for several years. He has now joined as a full time team member.  Peter is an experienced voice that can talk you through any problems you might have using SchoolBase.  He is often office based but he also spends time providing training in schools.  Most recently he has been working overseas providing training for our new schools in Manila and Penang.

Sharon - Sales Support and Office Manager

Sharon Oliver works closely with Graham Hall supporting SchoolBase Sales activities.  In her spare time she ensures the smooth running of our Andover office.

Sue - International Sales Manager

Sue joined us in September 2009.   Her experience in the independent schools sector is already proving valuable, as you will see from the large number of international schools that have recently chosen to use SchoolBase. 

Sylwia Boguska- Customer Support

Sylwia joined the Customer Support Team in May.  She will be working with Catherine and the rest of the team to provide day to day help for schools who are getting to grips with SchoolBase or who need a reminder about how to do something they haven’t done for a while.

Simon Jeffs- Software Developer

Simon joined the team in May 2010.  His role is to continue the development of SchoolBaseOnline and to add new functionality as it grows.

Stuart - Software Developer

Stuart Greig joined the team in July last year having graduated with a BSc in Computer Science With Honours from The University of Southampton.  Stuart spends much of his time helping new schools to get up and running with SchoolBase Online.  He also develops new functionality for the online part of the system.

Andy - Support Technician and Programmer

Andy is a well known member of the Bromsgrove team. He provides technical support over the telephone for anyone who needs guidance with their FeeMaster or Sage package.   Andy will be retiring at the end of July 2010.

Ian - Support and Training Consultant

Ian has been part of the Sage and FeeMaster Support and Training team for just over  four years.  He is based in Bromsgrove although he spends much of his time working on site in schools  installing new systems and providing support for staff.

Teresa - Support and Training Consultant

Teresa Petrie joined the Furlong team in June 2009.  She is based in our Bromsgrove office and works alongside Ian Arrowsmith providing training and support for Sage 200, FeeMaster and Payroll.