ABOUT NOVA

Two disciplines.One practical team.

Nova combines engineering, applied AI, business IT and senior product/UX design in one local team, bringing enterprise-level thinking to practical problems without the layers, hand-offs or agency theatre.

27+

Years of technical and digital experience across engineering, AI, enterprise UX, product design and hands-on delivery.

Based around Hitchin Engineering + AI + UX Small-business focused Local support
Enrico from Nova
Antonella from Nova

WHY NOVA EXISTS

Good work should feel clear, useful and human.

Nova brings together two senior disciplines that are rarely found in the same small team: engineering and technical systems on one side, product design and enterprise UX on the other.

We work from the problem outward. That can mean diagnosing hardware, improving business IT, applying AI where it is genuinely useful, simplifying a complex workflow or designing a website around real customer behaviour.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND NOVA

Different strengths. The same standard.

Founder & Director

Enrico

ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING · AI · BUSINESS IT · TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

Engineer with 27+ years of experience spanning enterprise engineering, technical systems, hardware, infrastructure and business IT. Enrico also works with applied AI, bringing together systems thinking, diagnostics and hands-on engineering to design solutions rather than simply troubleshoot symptoms.

  • 27+ years across enterprise engineering and technical problem-solving
  • Applied AI and engineering-led automation
  • Software, hardware, systems and infrastructure
  • Business IT, Microsoft 365, networking and technical support
  • Diagnostics, repair, integration and hands-on delivery
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Head of Digital

Antonella

LEAD PRODUCT DESIGN · ENTERPRISE UX · DESIGN SYSTEMS · DIGITAL

Lead Product Designer and UX leader with 27+ years across digital design, enterprise software and complex systems. Antonella combines product strategy, research-led UX, design systems and hands-on interaction design, with experience leading work across B2B products, industrial HMI and digital services.

  • Lead Product Design, enterprise UX strategy and complex workflows
  • Design systems, governance and scalable interaction patterns
  • B2B software, industrial HMI and responsive product design
  • Product transformation from research and journeys through delivery
  • Cross-functional leadership with product, engineering and stakeholders
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HOW WE THINK

Senior thinking, without unnecessary complexity.

That principle runs through both sides of Nova: understand the system, diagnose the real problem, make the decision clear, then design or build only what adds value.

01

Understand first

We start with the problem, the people involved and what success needs to look like.

02

Explain clearly

No jargon wall. You should understand the recommendation before agreeing to it.

03

Use the right level of process

Enterprise-grade engineering and product thinking where it adds value, stripped of ceremony where it does not.

04

Stay accountable

You deal with the people doing the work, not a chain of account managers and hand-offs.

Local, but not limited

Based around Hitchin. Built to support real businesses.

Computer repairs and on-site IT support are centred around Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire. Web & Digital work can support businesses much further afield.

The common thread is the same: direct access, practical thinking and work that is designed around what you actually need.

WORK WITH NOVA

Need technical help or a better digital experience?

Tell us what you are trying to solve and we will point you to the right next step.