What I enjoy most about working here is the collaboration. My name's Ash and I'm the solutions and research manager at Kaarbontech. Day to day, my job involves researching our customers, understanding their processes and how they're using our software. Before Kaarbontech, I was a product manager. I dealt with stakeholders and understood their requirements and translated those into specifications for building better enhancements and features for software. One thing I'd love to achieve is building a robust and varied skill set within the solutions research department. Day to day I find myself learning something new, whether that is researching a new customer or even just trying to understand a new scientific breakthrough that could help us grow our product suite. If I didn't follow this career option with Kaarbontech, I'd still be a product manager working to develop new software and enhancements. Outside of work, my hobbies include training again for the marathons, going to the gym. And starting to get back into martial arts. If I was stranded on a desert island with food and water, the three things that I'd bring with me, complete collection of Sherlock Holmes novels in a single novel, iPod that I've still got, and my sunglasses. If you gave me a €5 note, I'd probably buy myself a beer with it and say thank you. What I bring to Kaarbontech is a sense of curiosity. I am someone who consistently likes to learn, engage and try new things.
Introducing Ash Blair, our Solutions & Research Manager — leading the way in uncovering insights that help shape both our software and the way it's used.
Curious by Nature
Ash joined KaarbonTech in 2024 with a background spanning Agile product management, public sector analysis, and digital transformation. Whether he’s reviewing customer challenges or exploring how breakthrough research could improve our offering, curiosity is at the heart of everything he does.
A Research-Led Approach
Ash leads our Solutions Research team — investigating how customers interact with our products and processes. His experience in stakeholder management and translating needs into real-world improvements plays a vital role in the way we develop and deliver future solutions.
Always Evolving
From understanding new scientific research to shaping the future of the department, Ash thrives on continuous learning. His goal is to build a team equipped with a wide range of skills — capable of supporting meaningful change across the sector.
Outside the Office
Ash’s energy carries over into his free time, where you’ll often find him running marathons, hitting the gym or returning to martial arts training. He’s also a self-confessed fan of Sherlock Holmes — and isn’t one to turn down a good beer, especially if you hand it to him in euros.
In Ash’s Words:
“Day to day I find myself learning something new — whether that’s about a customer, a new process, or even a scientific breakthrough that could help us grow our product suite.”