Stephen is an agile coach with over 20 years’ industry experience in process improvement, change management and agile transformations.

He started his career as a software engineer in 1980s with Hewlett-Packard who were pioneering new manufacturing techniques, many of which we term as agile or lean today. He then moved into process improvement and change management, working with organisations across Europe, Japan and US. Since 2008 his focus has been on agile transformations working at all levels including executives, senior management and development teams.

Liam helps people and organisations build great products for their customers and enterprise. As an Agile Lead, coach, and educator he uses modern approaches to solve complex problems and create thriving businesses.

By defining the way to work and what to work on Liam has delivered successful transformation and organisational outcomes across, FMCG, Retail, Financial Services, Pharma & Public sector.

Cristina has a business and communications background. Working for private and third sector, she built her career within marketing, graphic design, events and customer service.

Vinnie puts people and culture first. She enjoys connecting with people and companies to find their purpose, walking alongside them in their organisational growth journey. Her passion is influencing change at the Enterprise level to help bring about wide-ranging agile organisational transformation.

She is deeply involved in the Agile community and volunteers her time with the Business Agility Institute, in addition to being a member of the International Consortium for Agile.

Vinnie has a special interest in educating and education being the tool that empowers people; she is an IC Agile Authorised Instructor.

Cameron has almost 30 years of commercial & consulting experience across a broad range of industries. The depth of his experience as a coach, solutions architect & product owner means he has deep practical experience of working with business stakeholders and technical teams, particularly on software development, digital transformation, and process reengineering projects.

Cameron’s experience extends across a broad range of industries and with organisations of all sizes, including in-store and online retail, financial services, life sciences, publishing, manufacturing, and energy. Projects have addressed a wide range of business processes & controls in these sectors.

Comox is the owner of Shelley and Stephen and has been keeping the McAinsh household in line over the last year or so. Sometimes he wonders how they managed without him, the rest of the time all he thinks about is balls.

Iain is a highly experienced and talented Agile Coach and Scrum Master with a wealth of knowledge of agile transformations. He has 20+ years of consultancy experience serving clients in Finance, Telecoms, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Government.

Iain has brought a wealth of business experience to these assignments to support best practice and culture change. This has been achieved by an appropriate mix of hands-on examples, knowledge transfer, training sessions and one-to-one coaching at all levels.

Upon graduating from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 1998, Shelley has been granted opportunities to work in a variety of roles over the years. A beginning in museum work eventually led her to accepting an English teaching post in Japan that lasted four years. Whilst in Japan, she also met future husband Stephen McAinsh! From Japan, she made a permanent move to Scotland.

Fast forward to present day and Shelley has found herself, somewhat unintentionally, of being an integral part of the Calba fabric. From administration to bookkeeping, and bits and pieces in between, she has worked quietly behind-the-scenes at Calba for several years.

Irwin is an IT process specialist with 35 years’ experience across a diverse range of industries including Finance, Telecoms, Automotive, Health and Government. He has led process transformations with both SMEs and multi-nationals across Japan, USA and Europe.

Irwin is a seasoned trainer and communicator having presented at many international conferences and is experienced in developing on-line video training and webinars to support transformations.

Additionally, as a qualified NLP practitioner, hypnotherapist and executive coach, Irwin often brings these skills to bear in ensuring successful transformation projects.

Duncan is a seasoned professional with a remarkable track record in the digital project environment spanning over two decades. With a wealth of experience spanning multiple sectors, he has seamlessly navigated roles on both the client and supplier fronts. For the past 12 years, working in the Agile landscape, assuming pivotal roles as an Agile Business Analyst, Scrum Master, and Product Owner, his commitment to shaping and delivering successful projects is evident in his extensive portfolio.

Paul has recently graduated with a website design and development degree. With less than a year of industry experience, he is a new but invaluable member to the team.

Ray is a passionate and energetic agile coach, mentor and driver of change. He has particular experience with large enterprise-level transformations and scaling agile.

With over 30 years’ industry experience, he is commercially aware and confident working at all levels in an organisation. He has over 10 years’ experience as an agile coach, recently with large financial and public sector organisations. He achieves successful outcomes through generating a shared understanding of local challenges and driving specific transformation improvements and mindset changes.

Sathpal operates at the intersection of Software Engineering and Agile, with a focus on people, culture and community development. Having started his career as a Software Engineer, he has moved from hands-on developer roles into management and strategic leadership and over the last 25 years has delivered a range of programs and products for international clients and brands.

Sath also has a number of global voluntary roles and pursuits, over and above his day job in engineering leadership in the financial services sector and is currently chair of the BCS Agile Methods specialist group and organiser at Future of Work Scotland.

Richard’s background in the armed forces, education, therapeutic practice, and importantly, service development, brings a broad range of expertise and skills in both the public and private sectors with specialisation in developing and delivering the strategies and environment required for sustainable change.

Working with organisations of all sizes including global pharmaceuticals, national police forces, and government departments, Richard is able to help navigate the complex environments influencing decision making and develop appropriate interventions and support that will create agility with a focus on value for the user.

Valerie has been working with teams for over a decade, building collaborative spaces where individuals understand each other, their shared purpose and the context in which they operate. She works with software, operational and leadership teams, helping them clarify their strategy, find focus in complexity and ultimately accelerate their value delivery and impact.

Valerie has a compassionate approach, meeting individuals where they are, and - through expert facilitation and team coaching - brings everyone on a journey, together, towards brilliance.

Ray is an experienced agile practitioner (Agile coach, Scrum Master, Product Owner) who takes an inclusive and holistic approach to change and transformation drawing inspiration from domains such as psychology, systems thinking and complexity theory.

Ray enables teams and organizations to own the agile journey with a strong focus on getting things Done.

Matt is a dedicated Agile Coach and Professional Scrum Master (PSM) who has worked on Agile projects and transformations for over 10 years.

Matt has been responsible for leading numerous cutting edge Agile initiatives involving Scrum, XP and Kanban for both small projects and large programmes. These initiatives have involved defining and deploying Scrum, Kanban, Agile Ways of Working, mentoring, facilitation and coaching in addition to hands-on management of high-grade Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters and highly skilled software development teams to achieve desired project outcomes and organisational / individual learning objectives.

Seb has been a consultant, coach, designer, analyst and developer for over 40 years. He has been involved in the full development lifecycle with experience that ranges from architecture to support, from C to Visual Basic.

During his career, he has worked for companies large and small, and has extensive experience of failed projects. He's now an independent software consultant and trainer, promoting effective ways of working to the software development and testing community.

Steven is a highly skilled and experienced web developer and designer who specialises in web and mobile development and user interface design. He has an excellent understanding of modern web technologies, a keen eye for detail and a great ability to both solve problems and generate new ideas. He strives for inclusive design, usability and sound coding practices.

He has worked in a wide range of environments - fast-paced private media companies, high profile public sector organisations as well as a freelance/contractor in collaboration with a wide range of small to large businesses and digital agencies and start-ups.

Mark's career brings together more than three decades of varied and in-depth experience in the private, public and third (charity/voluntary) sectors in leadership roles.

Andrew is a highly proficient Software Development Consultant with over 21 years experience and a proven track record delivering large scale, complex technology projects in a variety of sectors – including banking, finance, oil & gas, technology, retail and government.

Excellent Object-Oriented Analysis and Design skills, a strong commitment to Software Development Standards and a focus on Open Source, Agile Methods and Service-Oriented Architectures.