Principal for New Zealand's best commercial interiors engineering firm. From humble beginnings in a garage in 2009, through a rapid national and trans-tasman expansion after the Christchurch Earthquakes and then refinement into a leading specialist engineering consultancy, I have enjoyed the challenge of growing all aspects of an engineering business, including:- Startup hustle and uncertainty- Engineering team development- Mastery of engineering analysis for code compliance- Market creation and expansion- Motivation, innovation and visionSome of my key achievements include:- A recognised industry leader in seismic design for interiors, and a regular speaker at industry conferences- Successfully piloting the 4 day work week to increase our productivity and alignment- Technology advancements in our engineering methods, leading to best-in-class turnarounds for engineering deliverables- Being recognised as a Structural Chartered or Registered Engineer in New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania

With an extensive background in structural analysis and building code compliance in NZ and Australia, and plenty of construction project experience from my time at Brevity, I know that construction has issues. PRENGUIN is my vehicle to create a better way to do engineering and compliance for Construction. We have created a scalable library of engineering methods and product specifications, which are married with an easy to use software platform to enable efficiencies that are record breaking. What used to be up to a two week manual process now takes 15 minutes using PRENGUIN.

Mechanical / structural design, manufacture and installation of two whiteware manufacturing lines, and upgrades on two other lines. This involved directing a team of engineers, managing considerable communication issues with the Chinese workers and on-site commisioning in Central China and Thailand.

Mechanical / Structural design for a heavy vehicle refrigeration unit as part of an R&D team. Responsibilities included structural analysis and testing of the unit structure, design of plastic enclosures, heat management, vibration management, and site visits across Europe.

Heavy Vehicle design, analysis and certification as a Heavy Vehicle Specialist Certifier under the NZTA. Mechanical / Structural design for trucks, trailers, earth-moving equipment and cranes.Managed the Dunedin office, including responsibility for managing jobs and training staff.