Dean started his career in construction as a suspended ceiling and partition fixer and spent 12 years on the tools before moving into the office to become an estimator. He has over 30 years of experience within the construction industry. When not working he enjoys fishing, listening to music, playing bass (failed rockstar!) and is a keen motorcyclist.

Ela is a civil engineering graduate from the Polytechnic University of Tirana, with a strong background in real estate and construction. She spent eight years in public administration, resolving real estate issues, before transitioning to a construction company, where she focused on small infrastructure projects. Later, she worked for a bank for over two years, managing repossessed assets and real estate. Since 2022, she has been a full-time estimator. Born and raised in Berat, Ela loves the outdoors—hiking, camping, and traveling. She’s also passionate about opera, jogging, and martial arts, currently learning Taekwondo. A language enthusiast, she speaks English, Italian, and some French.

Gent is a structural engineer with nearly 15 years of experience in the construction industry, covering many roles over the years, from site engineer to quantity surveyor, structural designer and logistics management. He’s been working solely as a cost estimator for the last 5 years. He loves sports and nature, playing volleyball and practising taekwondo during the week and spending most of his weekends hiking the mountains.

James has been an estimator in the residential market for over 12 years and has worked for companies such as Willmott Dixon, Durkan, Engie, and Midgard. Over this time he has accumulated a wealth of knowledge in construction estimating. His previous projects included competitive tenders for multi-million-pound residential developments throughout London. James’ biggest source of motivation at work is playing an active role in helping individuals and companies build their businesses. This motivation has been pivotal to his ability to deliver innumerable successful tenders throughout his career. James enjoys outdoor sports including hiking, swimming, climbing, snowboarding, and cycling. In pre-pandemic times, you could’ve also found James practising Brazilian jiu-jitsu, karate, and judo. Now that he has a basic knowledge of German, James has set his sights on mastering conversational French.

With over 10 years of experience in both Construction and Technology, Leo was looking at ways of reconciling the two when he came across an earlier iteration of BuildPartner and met Hugo. He has expanded 1Roof and now manages it as the estimating arm of BuildPartner where he is constantly striving for more efficiency, smoother processes and better service. With tenders featuring heavily in his day to day and having worked on software in the past he has worked on the BuildPartner design since inception and continues to do so where possible. With too many interests to list Leo is a keen Environmentalist, who you’ll either find active in the great outdoors or studying the challenges we face.

Nick initially started out as a BuildPartner user while running his own construction company. He then transitioned into a full-time Estimator and Project Manager for various private clients, drawing on his extensive knowledge of residential construction methods, Building Regulations, and his proficiency in using the BuildPartner software. He contributed for many years via the Partner Programme before joining the BuildPartner team formally.

With a background in accountancy, construction and administration, Nick combines technical skill with a passion for maintaining, updating, and improving the BuildPartner software – enhancing both user functionality and data accuracy.

Outside of work, Nick enjoys travelling and scuba diving. A former PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor, he has lived and worked in various locations around the world, including Egypt, Australia, Cyprus, Thailand, Bali, and the Cayman Islands. He also enjoys learning new languages and is currently studying Spanish.