Director and Co-Founder
Charles, Director and Co-Founder of Pointer, had a desire to create a consultancy that also gave back to the community. His approach to consultancy is to go in with an open mind, provide pragmatic and justified options, exceeding expectations in the process.
Academically, he studied MEng AeroNautical Engineering with a Study in Contential Europe at Bristol University. Professionally, he is also a Charted Project Professional.
His career started in the Ministry of Defence. Four years later he joined a large engineering consultancy as a systems engineer, where he met Richard. Here he moved into complex programme and bid management, with an impressive 100% win rate across these bids. At Pointer, Charles specialises in large-scale project and programme, and bid management.
Director and Co-Founder
Richard is one of our Directors, and Co-Founder of Pointer alongside Charles. He shares the ambition to do consultancy differently, solving problems whilst still giving back to the community.
Richard's academic background is in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Bristol and has two Masters degrees, an MBA and MSc in Human Factors and Safety in Aeronautics, both from Cranfield University.
Richard started his career in the Royal Air Force as an Engineer Officer, and lead bomb disposal teams to working in large consultancies. Professionally, Richard is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Project Professional. He also has several volunteering positions such as offering strategy and business planning through Cranfield Trust.
At Pointer, Richard's specialism is management of large-scale programmes, with a focus on people-centred management.
Consultant
Devanshi started at Pointer as an intern during summer 2024, working on projects which focussed on supporting start-ups. Following this, she joined as a full-time consultant in February 2025.
Having graduated from the University of Bristol where she studied Pyschology and Innovation, Devanshi developed a robust understanding of customer behaviours, providing a valuable perspective to our sustainability and change management services.
Outside of work, Devanshi enjoys travelling, reading and crafts.
Consultant
Lucy joined Pointer as a full-time consultant in October 2024, following a three-month summer internship with the team. During her internship, she developed our internal biodiversity training programme and helped strengthen our carbon footprint reporting.
Building on an MSc in Biology from the University of Bristol, Lucy is driven to help businesses become more sustainable and mitigate the climate crisis.
Since joining Pointer, she has completed the APM Project Fundamentals Qualification and is keen to further develop our sustainability consultancy offering. Outside of work, Lucy enjoys cooking and hiking.
Consultant
Ben joined Pointer in 2022 as the first full-time employee.
After completing his Masters in Geography at Durham University, Ben started his career on the Commercial Management Graduate Scheme at BT. Following this, he worked at the Ministry of Justice as a Senior Strategy Advisor. Wanting to start a new venture, he started at Pointer.
During his time Pointer, he has been involved in setting up our sustainability service, creating our first annual impact report and contributed number of project and bid management client projects. Ben is a qualified APM Project Manager and is working towards his chartership. His approach is to challenge assumptions early and make the complex simple.
Consultant
In March 2023, Emma joined the Pointer team after graduating from the University of Exeter with an MSc in Social and Organisational Psychology. During her studies she was involved in multiple academic research projects at the Centre of Social Mobility and Evidence Based Justice Lab, which developed her passion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Before she started at Pointer, Emma also completed an internship at AtkinsRealis, making her realise that she wanted to start her career in consultancy.
Since joining the team, she has supported start-ups, worked on multiple bids and developed our social value and change service. Emma has also completed her APM Project Management Qualification and is working towards her Chartership. Alongside her work at Pointer she is also a Bristol Women in Business Charter Ambassador and holds a position on the GB Surfing ED&I Advisory Group. For her, the key to successful consultancy is through high levels of enthusiasm, collaboration and proactivity.
Consultant
Becca joined Pointer as an intern in summer 2023 before becoming a full-time consultant later that year. Before joining Pointer, Becca completed a BA in Human Geography at Swansea University and a MSc in International Business and Strategy at the University of Bristol, where she developed a strong interest in sustainability through research and project work.
At Pointer, Becca has gained significant experience supporting bids for engineering clients, helping them to secure international contracts. She has also played a key role in developing bid libraries to streamline processes and upskill internal teams, with a strong motivation to empower organisations to become more self-sufficient.
Alongside this, she has supported multiple charities with grant writing and social value strategies, and has contributed to sustainability work including the development of Carbon Reduction Plan. She believes that effective consultancy comes from engaging a wide range of stakeholders and building trusted, collaborative relationships.
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