Software built for real operations
The askELIE Team
A team shaped by real delivery
askelie® is built by people who have spent years inside complex organisations, delivering change where governance, security, and accountability genuinely matter.
We are a remote first team across the UK, USA, UAE and India, working as one delivery unit. Clear ownership, sensible controls, and practical decision making are built into how we operate, not added later.
We design and build ELIE to support organisations that need systems they can rely on, adapt, and stand behind.
Remote first
across UK, USA, India & UAE
Experience in regulated and operational environments
Governance
and security by design
Focused on long term outcomes, not short term wins
Leadership Team
Derek Kilroe
Founder and CEO
Simon Brookes
Director of Operations
Paul Cannon
UK Sales Director
Sam Kilroe
AI Sales Director
David Lahey
Chief Growth Officer
Vinay Mishra
Chief Technology Officer
Joe Rayfield
Advisor
Babu Saheb
VP of Software Development
Dushyant Singh
VP of Engineering
How we work with organisations
Our growth and commercial team focuses on understanding how organisations operate today and supporting adoption of ELIE in a way that is realistic, governed, and sustainable.
We work closely with customers, partners, and delivery teams to ensure expectations are clear, implementation is sensible, and outcomes are measurable over time.
No hard selling. No one size fits all approach. Just clear conversations and considered decisions.
Understanding the operation
We start by understanding how your organisation works today, including constraints, risks, and existing systems, before proposing any change.
Fit before features
We focus on whether ELIE fits your environment and governance requirements, not just what it can do in isolation.
Clear ownership and scope
Roles, responsibilities, and boundaries are agreed early so delivery is predictable and accountable.
Collaborating with partners
We work with partners where it makes sense, ensuring alignment across commercial, delivery, and support models.
Measured adoption
Implementation is phased and measured, allowing teams to build confidence and capability over time.
Long term relationships
Our focus is on long term value, not short term wins, supporting organisations as needs evolve.
Engineering and product
Our engineering and product teams design and build ELIE with a clear focus on reliability, security, and long term maintainability.
Decisions are made with operational reality in mind, ensuring the platform can be trusted in live environments and adapted as needs change.
This approach prioritises stability, clear ownership, and considered change, allowing organisations to rely on ELIE day to day while retaining confidence that it will continue to evolve responsibly.
Built for
reliability
ELIE is designed to operate consistently in production environments, with resilience and stability prioritised from the outset.
Security and governance by design
Controls, auditability, and access management are built into the platform, not added as an afterthought.
Clear ownership and accountability
Every system component has defined ownership, ensuring responsibility and traceability across the platform.
Designed to
evolve
The platform is built to adapt over time without unnecessary rework, supporting change without disruption.
Quality over speed
We favour careful, considered delivery over rushed releases, protecting reliability and trust.
Informed by real use
Product decisions are shaped by real operational feedback, not assumptions.