Technology development and deployment, business planning, commercial agreements. RotoCarb produces high quality activated carbon products from waste Macadamia nutshells, using pioneering technology developed and manufactured by Thermopower Furnaces.

Promask offers customised masking solutions for the metal finishing industry with applications for elevated temperature processes such as powder-coating, galvanizing, e-coating, anodizing, and wet coat curing.

Design of industrial kilns, furnaces, oxidisers and associated material handling equipment, including Electrical Systems, Mechanical Systems, Control and Instrumentation Systems. Design and execution of Research & Development of thermal processes, from bench-top tests through to scalable pilot-plants. As turnkey solutions provider, my role includes the overseeing and execution of product specification, project cost estimation and formal quotation, commercial agreements, project management, customer relationship management, equipment commissioning and post-sales support. My internal roles include human resource management, financial management, business strategy development, marketing management, labour relations management and HSE management.The projects I have worked on span several sectors, including mineral processing, (calciners, dryers, oxidizers), heat-treatment (steel fabrication), non-ferrous melting, ceramic manufacturing, laboratory equipment, nuclear fuels and pyrolysis (Pet-Chem, metallurgical reductants, activated carbon, bio-char)

Design, specification and management of electrical, electronics and mechatronic systems and projects for the management and instrumentation of a range of high performance marine engines and gearboxes. Scope of projects ranged from electrical wiring harnesses through to engine mapping and drive control, as well as instrumentation and control interfaces at the helm. Was responsible for supplier sourcing and supplier relationship management. Was responsible for a team 4 engineers and 3 electricians. Projects included the marinisation of V6 and V8 high perf Nissan engines, the new Ford 3L V6 TT Diesel and the development of a Formula1 Power boating engine and driver interface.