BIJC is built around the people who write the code, commission the panel, and answer the phone at 2am. Here's who you'll actually work with.
Chris is the Founder and Managing Director of BIJC, bringing more than 40 years of experience in electrical engineering, critical power systems, industrial automation, and digital transformation. Since founding the company in 2014, he has led its growth into a trusted systems integration partner for critical infrastructure, delivering innovative SCADA, PLC, and energy management solutions across the UK and Europe. Chris combines strategic leadership with extensive hands-on engineering experience, helping clients modernise operations while improving resilience, efficiency, and reliability.
Having joined BIJC in 2017, Jonathan brings more than 15 years of experience across industrial automation, information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and network infrastructure. With deep expertise in SCADA, PLCs, industrial networking, and critical infrastructure monitoring, he has successfully delivered complex digital transformation and automation projects across a wide range of industries. With Ignition being one of his core specialisms, he has extensive experience delivering migrations from legacy platforms such as Citect, Wonderware, and Paragon, enabling clients to transition to modern, future-ready automation and monitoring solutions. He combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical knowledge to deliver reliable, innovative solutions and lasting customer value.
Amy leads manufacturing projects at BIJC, supporting clients across the full automation spectrum. With a background in chemical engineering and experience as a process engineer in an FMCG environment, she developed a real interest in automation after seeing how much these projects could transform operational results and, more importantly, the quality of life for the people working with these systems. Her combined knowledge of PLC, SCADA and IT/OT infrastructure, alongside her experience as a gold certified Ignition integrator, enables her to design and recommend system architectures designed with future scalability and redundancy in mind. She understands the challenges of delivering intrusive projects in live manufacturing environments and enjoys working with everyone from operators to department managers to deliver solutions that have a lasting business impact.
Here's some of our team members - not all wanted to be on here, and that's ok
Lewis joined BIJC in 2020, bringing over a decade of experience across multiple programming languages and disciplines. He is the resident code guru, database wrangler and git advocate. Since joining he has become well versed in the use of Ignition to deliver a variety of projects in industries including manufacturing, food & beverage and power distrubution in data centers. Lewis is also our lead developer on the Ignition modules we produce, allowing BIJC to offer expanded functionality beyond the standard experience offered by Inductive Automation.
Aiden joined BIJC in 2023 and has over 10 years’ experience in industrial controls. He spent 3.5 years doing an apprenticeship in Germany with Siemens and specialises in programming PLCs from multiple different vendors with a focus on efficient design, ensuring solutions are not only fit for purpose, but fit for the future too. Aiden leads most PLC projects and has worked on a wide variety of projects including investment cast molding systems, complex conveying systems, and HV generator fuel systems.
Yahia joined BIJC in 2022 after completing his Master's degree in Advanced Control systems. He has over 8 years of experience with SCADA software including Aveva System Platform (ASP) and Inductive Automation's Ignition. He has worked for Schneider Electric for 3 years developing project using ASP and Control Expert. After joining BIJC, he has been using his experience to convert projects using legacy software to modern projects using ASP and Ignition. Automation, optimization and data clarity are key factors that define his work.
Yusuf specialises in industrial automation, SCADA, and operational technology. He has extensive experience working with Ignition platforms, system maintenance, fault finding, and the delivery of reliable monitoring and control solutions for critical infrastructure environments. Yusuf works closely with clients to support, optimise, and modernise their systems, combining strong technical knowledge with a practical, hands-on approach. His passion for automation and continuous improvement helps ensure projects are delivered to the highest standard
Alex joined BIJC in 2025 having completed a Software Engineering degree at The Open University during a career switch to the tech industry. Since joining, Alex has been a core part of the team, using his graphic design skills to bring a fresher look to our projects. He is passionate about design and detail, bringing new ideas to our component building for projects and has developed internal, time-saving tools that are used throughout the company. Recently completed projects include one with an over 4 million tag count, demonstrating an ability to handle large projects and deliver on time.
Sean graduated from the University of Greenwich in 2025, joining the team in the August of that same year. Joining in a time of growth for the organisation has led to many opportunities to develop both technical and client facing skills. He now has experience working in Ignition and other SCADA systems, curating the flow of information to provide key insights and KPIs for clients within bespoke BMS and Power Monitoring systems.
Steve joined BIJC in 2026 as a Junior SCADA Developer. He brings over 20 years' experience across CAD/CAM design, manufacturing, and digital marketing, having progressed through the full design-to-production pathway before leading marketing strategy for engineering-focused businesses. He now applies that broad technical and creative grounding to building HMI views and internal web tools on Inductive Automation's Ignition platform.
Suzi joined BIJC in 2025 with over 20 years of experience in project, programme, and portfolio management. Throughout her career, she has successfully delivered complex initiatives across a range of industries, including Banking, Insurance, Construction, Oil & Gas, and Media. With a strong background in planning, governance, and stakeholder engagement, Suzi is passionate about driving successful outcomes and helping clients navigate change. Her diverse industry experience enables Suzi to support the delivery of high-quality technology and business solutions, working closely with clients and colleagues to achieve lasting results.
Deborah has been a valued member of the BIJC team for over five years and is responsible for overseeing compliance across the business, helping to maintain the company's ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 accreditations. She supports customer compliance requirements across project delivery while ensuring the business remains aligned with current UK legislation and regulatory standards. Alongside her compliance responsibilities, Deborah provides administrative support to the wider team and Management Team, helping to keep business operations running smoothly, efficiently, and in line with the high standards expected by BIJC's customers.
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