Geoff Bentley Email & Phone Number

Waikato, New Zealand

New Zealand

Founded TechLeap, initially as an organisation to help communities learn about exponential technologies and their impact, and how to adapt to rapid change, before focusing more on sustainable technologies.I have provided professional development, as a Ministry of Education-accredited PLD facilitator, to schools and other organisations, since 2017, consulting with schools around the digital strategy and curriculum, and running workshops for staff, 1-on-1 training, and co-teaching in the classroom with students.The first initiative was a weekly Digital Tech Club for tweens & teens. Started in Cambridge, Waikato, in 2017, the club expanded to 4 clubs in 2018, with 1 in Te Awamutu and 2 in Kirikiriroa (Hillcrest & Rototuna). Termly topics included "Creating 3D Worlds for VR/AR", Electronics, and Web Development. We stopped in 2020, when Covid made getting together difficult.I started Repair Detectives ( repairdetectives.com ) in 2019 to focus on repair education, initially as a hands-on programme for schools, and this has continued to change and grow, including an after-school club started in Cambridge in 2024.Happy Phones ( happyphones.nz ) came out of my voluntary work with Urban Miners, rescuing phones and tablets from community e-waste collections in Cambridge and Te Awamutu, with the aim of repurposing them for use in school classrooms. After initial trials of phone kits in Term 2, 2023, I created a more attractive Happy Phones kit with resources for students and teachers, and these were tested with 10 Waikato schools and kura.

Aotearoa, Nz

🦄 Educational Resources - development and creation, including lesson plans, tutorials, online courses, and student-friendly worksheets and resources (including videos!)🦄 Workshops - creating and running online and in-person PD workshops for kaiako (teachers) and fun creative digital & sustainable tech workshops for ākonga (students), and leading school camps🦄 Relationships - working with principals, SLT, kaiako, partners, to plan, create and deliver effective training and school camp experiences; managing & building effective internal relationships, and mentoring hoamahi (colleagues)🦄 Digital Platforms - updating the OMGTech! & InAwe websites, and our LMS for kaiako and students🦄 Marketing - development, creation, and tracking of marketing materials, including SM posts, videos, and newsletters🦄 Reporting and analysis on user engagement with all online resources (6-monthly)

New Zealand

Founded Better World Digital, a training & solutions company focused on exponential technologies.DIGITAL REALITY TECHI gave talks & demos, and provided hands-on experiences with a range of VR/AR/MR devices, so teams were fully aware of what's possible with this technology.I also evaluated existing software solutions and provide consultancy around integration with existing business processes and specific projects.

Wellington & Waikato

Devise & implement technical web solutionsPromote and implement web development best practices within the web teamSystems & application administrationSystems integration

Waikato, New Zealand

Contracting as a programmer/developer/IA designer - a general problem-solver.

Had a great year building colonial-styled cottages for takeaway, in Clareville, just outside of Carterton, Wairarapa, NZ with a fantastic view of the Tararuas.Highlights: building a house from start to finish with eco-friendly materials; watching the yard turn into a lake in July floods; working with a great bunch of characters.

Performed in the Euro/Asia touring group

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Performed at Government & military functions & balls, as required.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Regular rehearsals, seated & marching performances and tours throughout NZ. Part-time.

Wellington

Wellington

Taught classical piano through the Suzuki method, and jazz piano. Performed in numerous jazz duos, trios, quartets and big bands as a pianist and vocalist.