Experience

Navicom Dynamics Limited

• New Zealand
• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D and Engineering Lead

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Soul Energy

• Auckland, New Zealand

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Dec 2019 - Mar 2022

  Lead Soul Energy through the beginning of its transition from a project-oriented startup to a multifaceted asset/energy management provider. Created transformational plan for development and recruitment to foster enable company transformation. Key responsibilities and achievements included: ● Spearheaded company pivot into NZ domestic market following COVID-19 outbreak. ● Focused the company strategy for remote cloud management for off-grid sites. ● Consulted directly with clients to develop several large-scale proposals. ● Understood core business processes and identified key technologies for future growth. ● Fostered/enhanced relationships with key partners. ● Provided hands on project management for contractors commissioning sites in Fiji. ● Rapid familiarisation of energy market and identified strategic company direction. Show less



AoFrio Ltd

• New Zealand
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hardware Team Leader

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

  Managed the hardware engineering team with multiple R&D streams utilizing both internal teams and 3rd party contractor resources. Active developments included next generation high-efficiency fans/motors and IoT sensors with cloud connectivity & proximity marketing. All products designed for high-volume manufacture with volumes exceeding 1M units PA.Key responsibilities and achievements included: ● Rejuvenated and motivated Hardware team, implemented training and support processes improving work experience. ● Coordinated hardware, mechanical and software teams pushing toward R&D targets. ● Designed patent pending IoT solution for cooler monitoring with 5yr+ battery life ● Support for remote high-volume production ● Proposed & developed new tools for more robust, data-centric experimental analysis. ● Recruitment and team development for Hardware department. Show less

• Senior Hardware Engineer

  • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018

  Technical Lead for new product design



Autogrow

• New Zealand
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Aug 2018

  As the ‘product expert’, I act as the conduit between the R&D team and Sales, from feeding into the development pipeline through to supporting the sales team in pre-sales and in closing key opportunities.Achievements ● Through visiting key partners in SEA, Europe and USA I have been able to enhance or build relationships and increase our profile in target markets. ● In a stage of targeted sales growth, I closed three key opportunities in the USA (Autogrow’s key market for growth). These opportunities are installed into their R&D facilities which promote future ongoing sales as they push out recommendations to contract growers based on their R&D trials. ● Facilitated sales training and communications processes between departments in a fast growing company that has doubled in size within one year. Show less

• R&D Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Mar 2017

  As R&D Manager I developed and facilitated Autogrow’s new vision and strategy, moving the company away from small, deeply embedded products into larger, more scalable Linux solutions that allowed the company to grow.With the passing of Autogrow’s Founder & Managing Director (2013) I became heavily involved in sales generation, revenue development and establishing trusted relationships with existing and prospective partners.Achievements ● Created the ‘Multigrow’ platform, the industry’s first touch-enabled, natively internet capable controller providing remote access from any device, without special software. o Remote access/update capabilities allowed deeper international expansion without increasing support staffing. o The powerful, modular design made Autogrow suitable for much larger operations increasing the average opportunity size by 200%. ● Modernised the R&D toolset, giving a 10x increase in performance over our existing solution. Created a development strategy for cloud-accessible IoT products utilizing this toolset. ● Migrated from deeply embedded (8051) designs to embedded Linux for core-products (x86 & ARM), allowing us to leverage its best-in-class networking/security and utilize more powerful, high-level languages (TCL, Golang, Python, Ruby, JavaScript) and database (Sqlite3, InfluxDB) solutions for development. ● Fostered and enhanced existing and new partner relationships following the passing of the company founder. By working closely with existing partners and building new relationships, we were not only able to keep the company afloat during this tough time but grow the business and obtain further capital investment. ● Established and maintained highly regarded support services and processes for all Autogrow product lines. Show less

• Product Development Manager

  • Jul 2001 - Mar 2007

  As Product Development Manager I was responsible for all aspects of product design, stock control and production scheduling for Autogrow.Achievements: ● Creation of new range of successful commercial controllers. o Design of RS485 communication circuitry and protocols, allowing robust intercommunication between controllers and peripherals. o Reduced production QA by almost 20mins per product with smart circuit design. o Reduced inventory line-items by 20% by creating PCBA designs that could be re-used across a range of product lines. ● Reduced PO generation time by over 30% by implementing a new part numbering scheme and creating module/submodule BOMs simplifying the production scheduling. ● Implemented both Version control & Issue tracking (SVN/TRAC) for all development within the business. ● Coordinating with all stakeholders (both internal and external) to develop product requirements and communicating of feature-sets/deliverables to all parties.Roles & Responsibilities: Product Development ● Project managing all developmental work. ● Guiding the company in development, production, marketing and growth strategies. ● Creating project plans / progress reports; presenting them to the MD and Board. Production Scheduling ● Documenting standard jobs with expected unit times. ● Forecasting labour requirements based on sales forecasts. ● Allocating jobs to production staff and training of best-practices and quality control. ● QA testing of finished goods and reporting on production efficiency. Stock Control: ● Identifying and forward-ordering critical components. ● Forecasting component requirements based on sales forecasts and lead-times. ● Ordering all components in a timely fashion to meet planned production. ● Monitoring and reporting on stock value, stock usage/production ratio. Show less

• Design Engineer

  • Sep 2000 - Jul 2001

  Autogrow engaged me following my graduation to undertake a review of the existing product lines and redesign several products to reduce production costs and increase reliability. During this time, I designed and implemented policies/procedures required for future Autogrow products. ● Implemented procedures and guidelines for schematic and PCB files. ● Redesigned the iconic Minidoser products, allowing single-pass manufacturing, reducing handling and costs in production builds. Show less

• Student Engineer

  • Jun 1999 - Sep 2000

  Developed next-gen prototype control platform (Schematic/PCB design, prototype build). ● Circuit conception ● Schematic & PCB design ● Firmware development (8051 using Modula-2) ● Co-processor communication design (I2C & RS485)