Our team
Dr Sarah Bunney
Co-Founder & CEO
Sarah is a technical expert in flood risk management with over 20 years, experience working within the UK water sector both as a practitioner and academic. Her career has been defined by a commitment to collaboration, actively partnering with organisations and communities to develop effective solutions for enhanced flood risk management.
Dr Peter Melville-Shreeve
Co-Founder & Chief Research and Innovation Officer (CRIO)
Pete is an entrepreneurial engineer with expertise in Smart Cities, Industry 4.0 Applications, Environmental Management, Water Resource Management, and Real-Time Control solutions such as Smart Stormwater Management.
Dr Ari Cooper-Davis
Technical Director
Ari joined Our Rainwater in April 2023 as a Geospatial Data Scientist. He has recently completed his PhD at the University of Exeter, where he developed AI models to help combat sewer overflows - a topic close to his heart as a keen caver and sea swimmer.
Abbi Hall
Marketing Consultant
Abbi recently completed her BSc in Marketing & Management at the University of Exeter and is excited to be part of the team following a successful internship. She enjoys working with purpose-led organisations and is passionate about creating environmental and social value.
Stefan Bogdan
Backend Developer
Stefan brings over a decade of software experience to Our Rainwater, working
across Aviation, Telecom and Finance sectors in Romania, Italy and the UK. He believes in using the right tool for the right job and his code is always of the highest standard. Stefan is passionate not only about making systems work, but making so they can scale, evolve and work effectively.
Daniel Jones
Customer Engagement Officer
Daniel completed his BA in Business Economics with a Year in Industry at the University of Liverpool and is eager to use his experience to improve the customer experience. In his free time, Daniel enjoys reading, cooking, hiking and is an avid cinephile.
Nick Couzens
School Engagement Officer
Nick joined us in 2023 and spent the summer developing a teaching plan and building outdoor activities. Nick has over 20 years teaching experience and runs his own business running holiday clubs and theme days for schools. He loves being outdoors, music (particularly from the 90s), reading and writing dystopian fiction and is a lifelong Portsmouth FC fan.
Link to his website: Mission Wild Adventure