Team

Mike Saunders | Founder & Technical Director

Mike is the inventor of VIDEAR’s patented AR-enabled Digital Twin platform (GB2629638B). With expertise spanning drone operations, Unity3D development, and M2M systems architecture, he has spent the past five years building VIDEAR from concept to operational prototype.

Working closely with maritime safety organisations, environmental agencies, and logistics partners, Mike has focused on ensuring the platform solves real operational challenges rather than remaining a purely theoretical technology.

As Technical Director of VIDEAR, he leads the platform architecture and technical development behind systems such as CPAS - the Common Position Awareness System - combining Digital Twin environments, augmented reality interfaces, and sensor platforms to improve situational awareness in complex operational environments.

Steve Rackley | Commercial Director

Steve specialises in turning complex technical innovation into fundable, scalable ventures.

As founder of James Chase, he has spent over a decade helping startups, scale-ups, and enterprises solve the challenges that matter most: building exceptional teams, accelerating product innovation, and navigating the commercial complexity that comes with serious growth. James Chase operates across multiple time zones, delivering hands-on consulting, strategic talent solutions, and outcome-driven execution.

As Commercial Director at VIDEAR Ltd, Steve leads the commercial strategy behind CPAS, working alongside inventor and Technical Director Mike Saunders to build the partnerships, funding pathways, and institutional support required to take VIDEAR from validated prototype to national infrastructure.

Steve is also a co-founder of Silicon Brighton, one of the UK’s most active regional technology communities, connecting founders, investors, and industry leaders across the South Coast.