George Crowder

 

George Crowder

Managing Director

George is a chartered civil engineer and the founder of Crowder Consulting. He has led the development of the consultancy and the Netbase system to its present capability and leads the future direction of the business.

Tom Crowder

Tom Crowder

Director

Tom holds an executive MBA and is a chartered manager. He leads the consultancy team responsible for international Netbase implementation and NRW projects. He acts as client manager for networks and leakage management consultancy work with UK water companies.

Dilraj Dhillon

Dilraj Dhillon

Director

Dilraj is a civil engineer and is chartered water and environmental manager and chartered environmentalist. He has been with Crowder Consulting for over 20 years working on water network projects. He leads a consultancy team who provide services to largely UK clients on network and leakage management, demand analysis, hydraulic modelling and analysis, field services and Netbase related projects.

Gillian Sowden

Gillian Sowden

Director

Gillian is a chartered civil engineer and has been with Crowder Consulting for over 25 years. As Development Director she oversees the development team in developing Netbase. She also manages a consultancy team responsible for international Netbase implementations and NRW projects.

Kathryn Mayers

 

Kathryn Mayers

Company Secretary

Kathryn is a business studies graduate and is responsible for the executive administration of the company. She oversees the company’s tendering and contract processes, financial, quality assurance and human resources administration.

Ian Garner

Ian Garner

Director

Ian is a computer scientist and is a CMI chartered manager. He has been with Crowder Consulting for over 20 years leading a team of data and information analysts on Netbase projects. The teams primarily focus is the loading of the Netbase database by integrating with a variety of client’s corporate systems. The team are also involved in other data related projects such as gap analysis and infilling.

Li Li

Li Li

Associate Director

Li Li is an experienced civil engineer. She leads the development of Netbase and acts as client manager of leakage management consultancy projects for UK clients. She also manages the Data Science Team working on Netbase Digital Platform development. 

David Newman

David Newman

Associate Director

David is primarily responsible for the IT and communications infrastructure and security within the business. He has a broad knowledge and experience of installing and supporting hardware and software systems, including the administration of Oracle databases. He oversees all IT policy and ensures that the business remains compliant to the cyber essentials plus standard.

Richard Anakin

Richard Anakin

Associate Director

Richard is a CMI Chartered Manager with a degree in Internet Computing leading the product development of Netbase and its digital services. His work focuses on driving the continuous and sustainable evolution of the Netbase ecosystem, with responsibility for product innovation, development strategy, and effective team leadership.

 
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Peter Doyle

Associate Director

Peter is a CMI Chartered Manager with a degree in Computer Science. He leads the development of Netbase Digital Services products and heads the platform team. In this role, he drives the strategic evolution of the Netbase Digital Services Platform, applying modern cloud‑based principles and technologies to enable scalable, future‑focused innovation.