VENTURES & VISION

A software development, IT, project management and consulting company that provides services and retail products to New Zealand and international clients.

Early developer, proponent and implementer of RAD, rapid prototyping, short lifecycle, Agile and high level software development methods since 1981. Application of the PRINCE2 project management methodology. Developed software for a multitude of industries from private investment fund management to aircraft maintenance, accounting, payroll, QS Building costing, real estate marketing, security and encryption and integrated manufacturing systems mostly with SQL DB backends. The company has operated for 25 years and has a history of maintaining client relationships for many years and through several product lifecycles.

Founder and Managing Director/CEO

and currently Strategic Advisor

Photo credit for background gallery image on left www.imcreator.com

An ethical natural paint manufacturing company founded in 1989 in New Zealand. Bootstrapped from a shed operation to a small but agile manufacturing and distribution company with global links to Germany, Australia and South Korea by 2006. Innovated micro manufacturing techniques,developed new natural and healthy surface coating products for the building industry and successfully negotiated international distribution agreements. BIO Paints was sold to a private investor in 2006 after a three year period of rapid turnover growth of 300% per annum.

Founder and Managing Director/CEO

An innovative collaborative venture to seamlessly align offerings by freelance contractors from IT, project management, graphics design and web design sectors to offer clients convenient,one-stop and full spectrum services while maintaining the agility, independence and creativity of freelance experts.

The alliance continued for a number of years after 2004 loosely cooperating on a variety of software and web projects.

Co-Founder and Director

A trust initially formed to create a settlement that could thrive in a post carbon future.
Original Mission Statement
Atamai Village offers present and future generations practical guidance, examples, and the opportunity to be a constructive part of the community of all life on Earth. It does this by following a practice of caring for the Earth with integrity, through the use of a low-impact lifestyle which actively enhances and restores living systems. The Village provides a fully-featured settlement modeled on a long tradition of human-scale villages, offering a way of life that is safe, sane and meaningful for today’s world, and sustainable for the indefinite future. All activities - including building homes and infrastructure, producing food, and creating livelihoods based on the surrounding area – are integrated seamlessly within the natural village surroundings, while most daily needs are provided for within the village economy. By creating their homes in the Village, its inhabitants contribute to a supportive community and culture. This unique and special place not only nurtures the human spirit, but embraces Nature, and celebrates all life on Earth.

The trust assets and project control were transferred to the principle investors in 2011 who have since then changed the vision, brief, outcomes, approach and scope of the project.

Trustee, Permaculture Designer
and Project Manager