Darcy Aker

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Tech Guru | Instrumentation | IIoT Expert | Technical Sales @ Water to Grow
Lincoln, NZ
Darcy Aker's Location
Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand, New Zealand
About Darcy Aker

I have 20 years of experience in environmental compliance and monitoring technologies. I have worked across the product development pipeline from design stage, servicing, to technical sales in industrial, horticultural and agricultural sectors across New Zealand.

Darcy Aker's Current Company Details
Water to Grow

Water To Grow

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Tech Guru | Instrumentation | IIoT Expert | Technical Sales
Lincoln, NZ
Darcy Aker Work Experience Details
  • Water To Grow
    Water To Grow
    Lincoln, Nz
  • Hydrometrics
    Application & Sales Engineer
    Hydrometrics Mar 2021 - Jul 2023
    Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
    HydroMetrics offers real-time groundwater monitoring and puts the tools into the hands of land-owners and businesses so they can become environmental guardians of their land and water.Technical sales of UV optical instrumentation to businesses and clients by understanding their application and designing a solution to suit their needs, supporting the installation process, training, and ongoing after-sales support. - B2B, B2C, and B2B2C sales in New Zealand and international markets. - Fostering relationships to encourage ongoing sales with distributors and clients. - Exhibiting at trade shows and conferences to lift profile in the market and gather new leads and opportunities. - Training distribution staff in applications and technical aspects of the technology for increasing sales through these channels.HydroMetrics is a division of Lincoln Agritech Ltd, a research and development company owned by Lincoln University, New Zealand.
  • Lincoln Agritech Limited
    Hydrometrics Sales Engineer
    Lincoln Agritech Limited Mar 2021 - Jul 2023
    Canterbury, New Zealand
    Lincoln Agritech is an independent R&D company owned by Lincoln University, NZ. The company comprises of scientists, research engineers and software developers that closely work with central and local government, Maori iwi and businesses to deliver "tomorrow's solutions for today's problems".
  • Waterforce  Limited
    Instrumentation & Telemetry Sales/Technician
    Waterforce Limited Aug 2017 - Mar 2021
    Christchurch
    Technical sales of farm and industrial management IIoT & IoT hardware and software to new and existing clients. Assisting WaterForce designers in the application of technology into their designs. Install and commission technology including cloud-based irrigation control and management software, soil moisture, flow metering, weather stations, and VRI hardware. - B2C sales in local markets. - Product champion of IoT soil moisture and weather station solutions. - Consulting with clients about compliance and consent requirements to provide solutions to meet the conditions and client needs. - Manage installation and commissioning of projects. - Management of job cards and invoicing clients.
  • Think Water Leeston
    Technology Operations & Sales Manager
    Think Water Leeston Nov 2016 - Jul 2017
    Leeston
    • Management of electronic technology in the irrigation business with a focus on telemetry, instrumentation, GPS guidance, data management, and compliance.• Management of the installation, scheduled maintenance, servicing, and calibration of water meters and environmental monitoring equipment.• Project manage technology projects including sub-contractors to deliver quotes to final handover to the client.• Grow the technology business up to the set target of $450k from $200k the previous financial year.• Actively participate in Health and Safety meetings, identifying hazards in the workplace and ensuring a zero-harm workplace is achieved.• Identify opportunities in the agricultural sector to enhance existing or develop new solutions to allow farming to have a positive impact on the social licence to the intensification of farming.• Manage and train staff within the technology business unit and work with the Operations and Service Managers to upskill all staff in the business.• Develop marketing materials for core solutions for social media and trade shows.• Invoicing project and servicing jobs as well as maintaining asset management software.
  • Think Water Leeston
    Project Engineer
    Think Water Leeston Apr 2014 - Nov 2016
    Leeston
    • Assist water take consent holders to meet their ECan consent conditions for water metering and data reporting – including administration of records for scheduled servicing.• Design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of water meters and associated hydraulic systems and telemetry systems.• Initial scoping, preparing proposals and present to potential clients of technology systems for farm management systems.• Assist internal Irrigation Designer’s in developing drawings and quoting flow meters and telemetry in the well headworks design.• Actively participate in Health and Safety meetings, identifying hazards in the workplace and ensuring a zero-harm workplace is achieved.• Audit projects in progress to ensure both internal staff and contractors comply with all company Health and Safety policies. • Project manage contractors’ and internal staff for new installations to client handover.• Develop technical processes and documentation for existing and new services.• Make contact with all existing telemetry clients to organise verifications as part of maintaining the consent requirements of ECan and updating the CRM system.• Asset tagging and maintaining management system for programmed scheduled servicing.• Invoicing service and project jobs
  • Watermetrics Nz Ltd
    Technical Installation & Support Engineer
    Watermetrics Nz Ltd Nov 2011 - Apr 2014
    Canterbury
    • Manage all technical aspects of the company.• Manage and maintain all new and existing Telemetry Network connections via purpose built website. • Diagnose and troubleshoot faults remotely, consult with clients and organise sub-contractors and staff to repair as required, to minimise downtime.• Data collection, verification, management and reporting in accordance with regulatory obligations.• Write and revise a scope for the development of a new client portal website that meets ECan and National Legislation requirements for water metering and compliance, soil moisture monitoring and water level.• Liaise with website developers to ensure project completion on time, and functions correctly.• Install and service systems and products throughout the South Island.• Provide technical support to Sales staff for quoting complex jobs.• Invoicing service jobs.
  • Streat Instruments Ltd
    Operations Manager (Aquaflex)
    Streat Instruments Ltd Oct 2009 - Nov 2011
    Canterbury
    • Manage the telemetry & soil moisture operations in a developing market.• Regular input into the R&D team to develop more robust products and deploy new products into the market place.• Develop QA systems and roll out to all staff to ensure consistent results and delivery of service.• Manage clients, suppliers and distributors.• Train staff and lead them to self manage their own workload.• Assess current markets demands and opportunities to give future direction to the Managing Director.• Installation and servicing of products and systems.
  • Livestock Improvement Corporation (Lic)
    Development Engineer
    Livestock Improvement Corporation (Lic) Jul 2007 - Oct 2009
    Christchurch
    • Work in a team of 3 Hardware Engineers to develop the two existing products Automation RFID systems for easier installation and reducing the installation costs / components.• Work with manufacturers to increase the accuracy and repeatability of component’s in the final product.• Liaise with other companies’ technical staff for integrating 3rd Party components into the product suite.• Develop hardware solutions, perform field Beta testing, analyse results and report back to management.• Technical documentation writing for installation / service of products.• Develop QA procedures and forms for Installation of systems.
  • Livestock Improvement Corporation (Lic)
    Farm Automation - Territory Manager - Upper South Island
    Livestock Improvement Corporation (Lic) Mar 2005 - Jul 2007
    Upper South Island
    • Develop positive relationships with existing RFID Automation customers and provide ongoing support and training to ensure they get maximum value.• Assist the local Territory Manager with technical aspects to sell systems to prospective clients.• Provide support to other Installation & Support Specialists with little / no electrical knowledge.• Working with software developers to enhance algorithms and software and complete software testing.• Actively participate in Field Days to talk to existing and prospective clients.
  • Scott Techinical Instruments
    Instrumentation Technician
    Scott Techinical Instruments Jan 2003 - Mar 2005
    Christchurch
    • Design, manufacture, install, service and repair environmental monitoring and control equipment and systems to a high standard.• Datalogger programming specific to the data collection requirements and instruments been used, telecommunications protocols, and controls as necessary.• Calibration of weather station and hydrological sensors to the required standard on a programmed schedule for National Rural Fire Service, CRI’s, DOC and other environmental agencies and councils.• Diagnose equipment and system failures and take corrective actions.• Travel extensively to very remote locations in harsh conditions throughout the South Island regularly.• Create project files for new installations and maintain good service records for each site.• Assist in the setup and manuals for ISO9001 QA systems for the business.

Darcy Aker Skills

Testing Project Engineering Instrumentation Sensors Technical Support Electronics Management Engineering Troubleshooting Scada Calibration Telemetry Precision Agriculture Environmental Compliance Electronic Instrumentation Data Logging

Darcy Aker Education Details

Frequently Asked Questions about Darcy Aker

What company does Darcy Aker work for?

Darcy Aker works for Water To Grow

What is Darcy Aker's role at the current company?

Darcy Aker's current role is Tech Guru | Instrumentation | IIoT Expert | Technical Sales.

What schools did Darcy Aker attend?

Darcy Aker attended Cpit (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute Of Technology), Geraldine High School.

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Darcy Aker has skills like Testing, Project Engineering, Instrumentation, Sensors, Technical Support, Electronics, Management, Engineering, Troubleshooting, Scada, Calibration, Telemetry.

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