Al Keck – Director
Al's first e-commerce role saw him take the lead in the implementation and running of a brand new e-commerce site for Cotswold Outdoor, driving sales, marketing and revenue growth, which took the company into a new era of direct marketing.
Al went on to manage the e-commerce operations for other major brands (Scotts of Stow, Cucina Direct, The Original Gift Co, Presents Direct, Expert Verdict and the Traditional Garden Company), bringing his previous experience of new website implementations and online marketing to the fold, ensuring excellent revenue growth.
From here, his entrepreneurial spirit opened up new opportunities to run his own business, and he has since worked closely with leading brands such as Readers Digest, Graham & Green, Great Little Trading Company, Brora, Rapha, (to name but a few). From managing new site developments, business development and working on brand online strategy, Al is extremely customer focused and experienced in getting the job done on time and within budget.
When he's not working, you'll find Al messing around on boats – he sails competitively!
Patrick Fogarty
After studying Graphic Design at college for three years, Patrick started his career in advertising. He has held a number of senior positions in advertising agencies and worked on a variety of blue-chip clients including television, press and DM campaigns.
Patrick teamed up with Frontwire in 1999 and has brought his advertising expertise to email and online marketing. Patrick has been designing websites and online marketing and email campaigns for ten years and has a wealth of knowledge in this field. Patrick is involved with the conceptual work on campaigns right through to completion. He is skilled in various Design programmes including, Adobe Photo Shop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In Design, and Quark Express to name but a few.
When he's not working you'll find Patrick on the Golf Course or behind the lens of a camera. Patrick is also an avid motor racing fan and illustrator.
Lorraine Lowe – Online Marketing Consultant
From humble beginnings in systems development and testing for local government, Lorraine was soon itching to make her mark on the private sector, moving in to the financial sector as a professional software tester of major financial systems.
Fate intervened, and the world of ecommerce and online marketing became Lorraine's new way of life. She has gone on to work on a large variety of brands (both mail order and retail), including Cotswold Outdoor, Scotts of Stow, Cucina Direct, The Original Gift Co, Aspace, Wentworth Jigsaw Co (along with websites in the legal and education sector) and even managed to pick up an industry award along the way.
When she's not working you'll find Lorraine twittering, blogging, or in the outdoors with her dog in tow.
Antoine Josserand – Technical Consultant
Antoine is an experienced web system developer and project manager. He has been building web systems since 2000 and has used PHP from the beginning. As well as excellent PHP skills he has very strong Linux and MySql skills, whilst being a passionate Open Source software supporter and user (Linux Ubuntu, Mozilla Firefox, OpenOffice, etc...).
The skill base he has learnt in the last 9 years allows him to design and implement any kind of LAMP based web system in the most efficient way. From the Linux server installation and configuration to the XHTLM and CSS based user interface, Antoine has the skills to work on any step of the system's development. This coupled with his experience at Frontwire has allowed him to deliver 1st class email communications and websites for our clients. Antoine is also fluent in French and English.