Coopa core team

Our core strength is both our breadth and depth of experience. All developers and designers working with us have degree-level relevant qualifications and at least 15 years of experience in their fields. We do not outsource our work and at any time you are welcome to talk directly with the people designing or building your website.

Rich Cooper

MD, Designer, Developer

Rich spans all roles within the company and works with clients from the start to the completion of their projects.

Rich founded Coopa.net in 2003 after leaving a city based firm where he was the Web Development manager overseeing a wide range of websites and intranet developments.

Rich’s education is in computing and large-scale software development, however upon graduating University spent time working in a design role for an Oil and Gas industry software firm. Taking both his design and software development experience from this role allowed him to span both disciplines through his career, making him a rare entity in the Web Design industry.

Rich has been designing and developing websites, intranets and web-based applications since 1997.

Steve Jackson

Lead Developer

Steve is our highly talented lead developer, skilled in UX design and fluent in both front-end and back-end coding.

Steve worked as a Senior Project Web Developer at UNIT4 Group, leading teams of up to eight developers in software development projects while acting as the design and UX co-ordinator for the majority of the group’s client-facing web sites. Responsible for managing projects through to completion and liaising with stakeholders at the highest levels within the organisation.

With a technical expertise encompassing HTML/CSS (SCSS)/Javascript/PHP/MS-SQL Server and MySQL in scalable and cloud-based hosting environments, Steve has a wealth of Web Development experience.

Richard Knight

Senior Developer

Richard is our longest standing freelance developer, having a vast knowledge of PHP and large system architecture.

Alex Traska

Brand Consultant & Designer

Alex is our hugely experienced brand specialist and UX designer, with a flair for visually creative solutions.

Creative Director of Makermet agency, Alex has over 10-years experience in the design industry, having previously worked on freelance print and web projects for businesses all over the UK. Launching Makermet 5-years ago, helped Alex personally focus on his core skills of brand research, graphic design for print and digital media, and UX/UI design.

Now working closely with Coopa, Alex and his team assist with large projects in preparation for Coopa's subsequent web and e-commerce development.