Beryl
Lee Thomas has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Beginning in 2009 at Skydive Taupo, they worked as a Tandem Instructor until 2012. Lee then moved on to LV= where they worked in customer service for a year before becoming an Operations Manager and Skydive Instructor at GO Skydive from 2012 to 2016. In 2016, they joined Decathlon UK as a Bicycle Mechanic for a year before moving on to Figgures Cycles in the same role from September 2017 to September 2018. In 2018, they worked as a Carbon Fibre layer at C6(n) LLP from November to March 2019. Lee then transitioned to SMIDSY LTD. as a Lead Bike Mechanic before eventually joining Beryl in 2020 as their Operations Excellence Lead.
Lee Thomas attended Winton Boys School from 1983 to 1988, where they obtained their GCSE degree. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety from NEBOSH in June 2023, the Brose E bike mechanic certification from Brose Group in March 2020, the Cytech E bike Mechanic certification from Atg Cytech in October 2019, the Cytech 2 Qualified bicycle mechanic certification from Atg Cytech in August 2017, the Mental Health in the Workplace Level 3 (VTQ) certification from ProTrainings Europe Ltd in October 2022, the ITG AED Instructor certification from ProTrainings Europe Ltd in March 2022, the ITG First Aid at Work Instructor certification from ProTrainings Europe Ltd in March 2022, the ITG Paediatric First Aid Instructor certification from ProTrainings Europe Ltd in March 2022, the Instructor Preparation Blended Part One certification from ProTrainings Europe Ltd in March 2022, and the TQUK Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work (RQF) - FAW certification from ProTrainings Europe Ltd in March 2022.
Beryl
Beryl sell their micromobilty operating system to leading transport operators (Eg. London’s Santander Cycles) and operate their own bike, e-bike and e-scooter systems. Currently in 6 UK cities, with an exclusive contract for New York, they typically operate under exclusive, funded and long-term contracts. Beryl designed and built theirmicromobility system in-house (on-bike IoT, proprietary backend operating technology stack, on-street operations etc) which allows them to tailor their offering to a city's needs and become their fully-integrated, long-term, micromobility partner, as well as partnering with other technology operators to sell their technology and platform in markets they are not yet in.Beryl was founded in 2012 by Emily Brooke, with the purpose of building a better world by getting more people in cities on bikes. They have a range of consumer cycling products and were first known for their Laserlight safety innovation; a front bike light with a green laser projecting the symbol of a cyclist ahead of the bike. This was later adopted by all of the 12,000 Santander Cycles in London, after which Beryl went on to provide the London Bike Share Scheme with all on-bike technology and supporting asset tracking software. Beryl are the only micromobility company that is a certified BCorp.