Developing Motovated into a top tier consulting engineering firm has been my main focus over the last two decades. Sourcing talented engineers and implementing innovative virtual prototyping solutions was just the start! Developing the in-house infrastructure to support significant mechanical engineering projects has been a huge undertaking. But it has been very important for our clients, who require continually increasing levels of ongoing support.Major projects developed by Motovated include: Design and analysis of the P11 Bogie for KiwiRails new TranzScienic Carriages, development of the QSK50 Containerised Locomotive Power Unit for Global Locomotive, the Level Swing Units for Level Swing Ltd; Feller/Delimbers, Fellers and Grapples for Forest Systems; excavator Booms, Sticks and Cabs for Steel & Track; Bulk Container Loaders for NZ Express and Bedrock Trading; chassis and component design for the FX Bike ultralight motorcycle; prototype engines for Shuttleworth Axial Motor Co. and Pearson Motor Co.; wire advance modifications and wire handling solutions for Hurricane Wire; a 60T crane for FLSmidth Minerals; Australasian buses for Designline New Zealand and US bus variants for Designline International; as well as hundreds of small analyses for clients all over the world.Back in the Founding Director seat after a couple of years really feels great. Lots of challenges but life wouldn't be any fun without them. We're still doing amazing engineering and adding heaps of value to our clients. We will be working to expand the returns we provide to our team over the next couple years to ensure we're viable, significant value add and still unique for the long term!