Meet the team

Meet the team at Amatis – here to help and guide you.

If you have any questions or thoughts about how we can do better, please do get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.

Martin Maya

Founder & Managing Director

My passion is to make business analysis training engaging by using up-to-date materials with innovative delivery methods at a competitive price.

Business analysis has been my passion even before the title existed! Stakeholder management, problem-solving, improving processes, gathering requirements and conducting audits were all part of regular project work.

Outside of work, I am a keen SCUBA diver and qualified as an instructor in 1995. I enjoy diving around the UK and recently dived with seals in the Bristol Channel.

I have enjoyed tinkering with motorbikes since childhood – my latest project has been to build a Harris Magnum IV. Riding it to the Isle of Man TT was a highlight of 2018 with the best weather seen there for decades!

Connect with me: Email | LinkedIn

Sarah Maya

Exams Director

I cherish meeting learners, fostering their growth and helping them achieve their dreams. It’s the best feeling when our students pass their exams.

My role as Exam Director is very rewarding – it’s a great privilege meeting our learners on a regular basis. It’s so encouraging to hear their positive experiences and, in a small way, to be part of their growth and development.

Every day is different as we develop new, innovative products and hopefully help more people achieve more in their careers.

My background has been very varied. As a background artist, there’s nothing more fun than contributing to productions such as Poldark and Doctor Who and voice work for the BBC and the Welsh tourist board.

My focus now is very much as a voice artist for Amatis Training and one which I thoroughly enjoy.

Bill Aitken

Trainer

A Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society, I have 30 years experience in IT development, analysis, training and consultancy.

Bill brings nearly three decades of experience in the IT industry, following a distinguished 20-year career as a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF). His extensive skill set encompasses roles such as developer (with proficiency in Ada, Java, Python, C, and 8086 Assembly), systems analyst, business analyst, and software tester.

Bill has a rich history of developing and delivering IT courses, ranging from one-hour consultancy sessions to intensive six-week residential courses. His clientele includes blue-chip global enterprises in sectors such as financial services, aviation, defense, retail, and manufacturing, as well as individually owned companies.

His expertise has taken him to diverse locations worldwide, from San Francisco to Vilnius, Reykjavik to Rome, and a four-year tenure in the Middle East, where he developed competency systems for the oil and gas industries.

Bill is a state-registered teacher and a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society, reflecting his commitment to professional development and excellence in the field of IT.

Maria Hamilton

Trainer

An IT professional for 20+ years, excelling in business change and analysis, delivering successful projects and animated training sessions across various sectors.

Maria has worked in IT for over 20 years. Her interest in business change was sparked when she joined an IT project as an SME, designing and implementing a new customer billing system for a utilities company. This experience led her to become a qualified IT trainer and introduced her to business analysis, which she studied and became accredited in, serving as a BCS Examiner for many years.

Maria is a keen champion of conscious business improvement, completing BA assignments through each stage of the business change lifecycle. As a freelance business analyst for over 15 years, she has contributed to successful IT and business improvement projects in the utilities, banking, and insurance sectors.

She combines professional tools and techniques with traditional BA competencies, curiosity, and common sense to achieve effective outcomes for her clients. Maria has built a credible professional reputation with her clients and peers, and her experience creates animated and authentic training sessions for her candidates.

Elizabeth Shimmin

Trainer

Elizabeth has had a varied career working for a range of private and public sector companies for over 20 years both in the UK and internationally.

Elizabeth has had a varied career working for a range of private and public sector companies for over 20 years both in the UK and internationally. Her roles have included working as a software engineer for a multinational technology company, commercial manager for one of the UK’s largest technical training companies, award-winning IT instructor and business change programme manager for a university. Business analysis uniquely provides the opportunity to bring together her technical, commercial, management and people skills.

Over the past decade, Elizabeth has become accredited in multiple aspects of the business analyst discipline and has served as a BCS Examiner for many years.

A keen interest in helping others to further their business analysis careers has led to extensive design and delivery of training and more recently to becoming heavily in-volved with the business analyst apprenticeship. Her involvement with apprentices includes both mentoring in the workplace and several years’ experience as an independent end point assessor.

Mark Lovatt

Mark Lovatt

Trainer

Mark Lovatt is an experienced IT professional with over 25 years in UK healthcare, experienced in business and technology, driving transformation and inspiring others through training and education.

Mark is an enthusiastic and driven IT professional with a passion for lifelong learning and personal growth, for himself and through helping others to progress and succeed. He is committed to continuous improvement and adapting to new challenges. Beginning his career with coding and system development, Mark quickly identified the business interface as the missing ingredient in most software projects.  He has built a strong practice in that space ever since. For the past 25 years, Mark has worked on major deployments in the UK healthcare sector, managing relationships with suppliers, stakeholders and senior management.  He has achieved major change and transformation for people working in complex environments such as NHS hospitals. Apart from steering large projects away from disaster and towards success, Mark gains most satisfaction from passing on his knowledge and experience to others through training and education. Mark is the author of Solution Architecture Foundations, a key source for this important discipline.

Aggie Wojciechowska

Financial Director

With 15+ years in financial management, I help Amatis grow their business and scale confidently. I’m dedicated to supporting the team in managing their financial growth.

With over 15 years of financial management experience, Aggie loves supporting business owners and CEOs in building more profitable businesses, protecting their cash, and offering financial guidance for confident scaling.

Aggie has a successful track record with both larger corporations and smaller businesses in Europe and the Middle East.

She believes truly successful business owners must have a firm grasp of their finances to create wealth, weather storms, and impact their company’s growth.

When not working or exploring finance apps, Aggie enjoys reading business and personal development books, training for marathons, and planning travel.

Toni Maya

Quality Manager

A quality professional dedicated to training and education, ensuring high standards and customer satisfaction at Amatis Training, holding a ISO 9001:2015 certification.

A dedicated quality professional with a background in quality and compliance in training and education, Toni has vast experience in a customer-centered environment. Passionate about delivering high-standard qualifications and ensuring customer satisfaction, Toni works closely with senior management to maintain quality at Amatis Training. She is responsible for helping achieve and uphold the highest standards for the ISO 9001:2015 certification.

Julie Hartell

Marketing Lead

I’m responsible for marketing at Amatis, driving brand growth and engagement through strategic content, social media, and events.

I am responsible for marketing, overseeing activities that drive brand awareness, engagement, and growth. I craft compelling marketing strategies encompassing content creation, social media management, and event planning.

With a background in marketing and an understanding of the training and development arena, I am committed to ensuring that Amatis Training’s BCS accredited business analysis training courses reach a wide audience, helping professionals enhance their career prospects and personal development.

Mel Fitzpatrick

Administrator

I enjoy connecting with our students, helping them with their questions and partnering with our trainers to deliver the best learning experiences.

I love working helping with course preparation and making sure both course partners and students have what they need, not only to register on their courses and exams, but also to help with any queries they may have.

Systemagic

IT Partners

Systemagic supports the Amatis Training team with everything IT-related. We’re committed to Amatis delivering robust online services that never fail.

Founded in 1999, Systemagic has provided IT support services to SMEs for over 25 years. With accreditations and partnerships with tech giants such as Microsoft, Apple & ESET, Systemagic is a highly-trusted MSP in the South West.

Systemagic supports the Amatis Training team with everything IT-related. This includes fixing day-to-day technical problems, providing helpdesk support, setting up devices and sourcing new hardware.