Richard Templer Email & Phone Number

Wellington, Wellington, NZ

Te Ao Rangahau - Engineering New Zealand is engineers’ professional body. It supports our 22,000 members to be the best engineers they can be. We are the regulator, disciplinary and accreditation body for engineers. We support our members professional development, international recognition, climate change and Te Ao Māori journeys. We speak on behalf of our.

Feilding, NZ

CEO of a progressive and innovative regional council. Responsible for 180 staff and contractors, a significant operational and asset budget, and a very broad range of services including Economic development, Direct investment, Innovation, Roading, Water treatment, Waste & Storm water, Parks & recreation, Compliance, Community facilities & services and Dog.

Strategic consultancy in Innovation, Research, Strategy and Senior Leadership

Wellington City, Wellington, NZ

Member of the Executive Leadership team of Callaghan Innovation Responsible for 230 staff and an operational budget of $50M (what was IRL’s R&D)Successfully restructured the business unit into seven technology groups, while still achieving a $16M commercial revenue budget.

Wellington City, Wellington, NZ

IRL was merged with MBIE industry investments to form Callaghan Innovation. Was responsible for all IRL staff and operations (380 staff and $72 M budget)Successfully transferred two research groups (54 staff) to Victoria University, without the loss of a single key staff member and with a win-win-win outcome.

Responsible for 150 research scientists and engineers that span automation, materials, communications, medical devices and photonics. Managed IRL's successful research investment bidding round and led the growth of IRL in Christchurch and Auckland through crown and commercial revenue growth.

Responsible for all public-good research made by NZ Government in vote RS&T.Responsible for $480M public good investment with a team of 20 staffResponsible for all proposals taken to the Science Board and achieved a 100% success rate.

Responsible for $550M p.a. science & innovation investment and 95 staff, reported direct to the Foundation Board and met weekly with the Minister of Research, Science & TechnologySuccessfully managed the FRST side of the merger with MoRST to form MSI

Responsible for $380M p.a. science investment and 17 staff (3 locations)Led the team negotiating the Natural Hazards Platform – a 10 year $138M investment to increase NZ’s resilience to earthquake, volcano, tsunami, flood and storm hazardsMaintained relationships with Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, Ministry for Environment, Department of Conservation.

Developing the investment strategy for over $500M of Public R&D Investment and drove the bidding process and investment recommendations with 9 staff in three locationsDelivered two successful full research investment rounds

Managed research investment portfolios in the areas of Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Social, Health and MāoriCo-author of the NZ Fast Forward Establishment Report and seconded to MED for the Areas of Focus ProjectPart of Trilateral Working Group that secured additional MED investment

Managing the R&D investment of $18M

Managing the R&D investment of $10M

Started as a Research Engineer developing the world's first sheep processing robot 'Robochop'. Grew the meat automation business from $300k to $3million. In the last three years I managed a team of 24 Automation Researchers

Auckland, NZ

Research Engineer as part of the Infant Warmer Team. Developed a completely new infant warmer using new technology 'The Cosy Cot'. Delivered twice the performance with two-thirds the power.

Auckland, NZ

Part time lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department while completing my PhD

Executive Education, Strategic Leadership: The Transformational Process

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

A Bursary, Pure & Applied Maths, Physics, Chemistry, English