Meet the team

Location: Melbourne, Australia

What is your work profile and what does your workday look like? Are you working on a particular fun project?

I manage the operation of the 1Spatial Australia office, where we offer software solutions for our customers. Our services include the provision of software, 1Spatial and FME, as well as support, training and consulting services for these products. I have the pleasure of working with a small but dedicated team of highly professional people that ensure that we are successful at what we do. The team and the type of work that we do makes it exciting to go to work each day and provides a never-ending stream of challenges.

I have been involved in the Spatial industry since 1980 and have undertaken a variety of projects and roles from traditional Land Surveying, Data Systems Management, Information Technology Manager, Sales Consultant, Marketing, Business Development, Sales Management and currently the Country Manager for 1Spatial Australia. In this time I have travelled extensively to over 40 countries around the world to every continent except South America.

Fun fact about yourself? I have a wonderful family that keep me grounded which includes my lovely wife Karen and three children, Kurt, Aiden and Elise.  As the Surveying and Spatial industry is a passion for me, I have and continue to be heavily involved in the professional bodies that represent this profession for over 30 years. The bodies included the then Institution of Surveyors Australia and now as a Fellow and foundation member of Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute where I am the Chair of the Victorian Regional Committee.

On a totally non-business tangent, I am a choc-a-holic and love a Guinness or three.

When not working what is it that you like doing? I enjoy going for long walks along the foreshore of where I live, arranging and going on holidays with the family, spending time with friends, watching Sci-Fi movies and the F1.

Location: 1Spatial Australia, Sydney, NSW

What is your work profile and what does your work day look like? Are you working on a particular fun project?

I am working on FME projects and manage FME support in Australia. I am interested on Cloud based solutions and currently working with clients to provide assistance to solve their data problems using FME Cloud, AWS Cloud and MS Azure.

Fun fact about yourself? Go out with kids at the weekend.

When not working what is it that you like doing? I like gardening and DIY projects.

Location – Melbourne

My role is to achieve the sales target. I do that by a combination of direct customer sales and by working with the sales, marketing and services teams to identify and close opportunities.

A fun fact about yourself: as a child I wanted to be an astronaut and one go into space. Instead, I got into GIS which is about using the perspective from space to solve problems on the earth.

When not working, I run for fitness, photograph classic and sports cars, drive my own nearly classic SAAB and catch up with friends and family.

When COVID is over: I will enjoy eating out with friends and planning holiday trips – I miss airports!

Starting just before COVID struck, I am the Sales Consultant for 1Spatial Australia, focusing on Local Government and Utilities. I am based in Sydney, working mostly from home and am also currently completing a Masters in GIS and Remote Sensing from Charles Sturt University part time.

My role is to be the first point of contact for 1Spatial enquiries and to provide a friendly ongoing service to our current customers, providing guidance & solutions with whatever they may need. Typically, my day consists of catch ups & meetings with our current customers & prospects, as well as responding to enquiries. I find myself reading up on the new trends & various articles in the spatial industry to broaden my knowledge quite a lot! I would normally be attending conferences and meeting clients on site, however that will just have to wait unfortunately!

Outside of work, I love getting out and playing sport, playing in several casual teams. DJing is a big hobby of mine, as well as finding new nature spots to hike to & fantasising about travelling

Location: Sydney, Australia

What is your work profile and what does your work day look like? Are you working on a particular fun project?

I have worked at 1Spatial Australia for over 4 years and have recently taken on the Marketing Manager position. My day to day work consists of - Implementing campaigns through social media channels, editorials, webinars, eblast, assisting in the creation of case studies, blogs. and sourcing merchandise.

Fun fact about myself – My husband and I have 3 children and we all love the ocean, if we are not surfing as a family, we are swimming, paddling, 4wding or walking the beach most days.

Location: Australian Office

What is your work profile and what does your work day look like? Are you working on a particular fun project?

I work in the sales team in a support role. My day to day tasks include assisting the sales team in raising quotes, managing our customer software renewals as well as organising all of our FME training courses.

In my spare time, I love spending time with my family, cooking and playing guitar.

A fun fact about myself - I recently became a mum to a baby girl Mia!

Location: Melbourne

What is your work profile and what does your work day look like? Are you working on a particular fun project? I manage the Services team in Australia and typically have involvement in most projects we’re bidding on, delivering or supporting; our team also handles the support channels & delivering training across Australia. Two interesting projects I’m currently working: an integration project with the Australia Bureau of Meteorology that’s dealing with lots of very interesting weather data and also really extending my IT skillset. The platform being deployed processes meteorological data critical to large parts of the Australian economy. Another project I have been involved in for quite a number of years and is an FME process to create power system models for a package called Sincal. This modelling tool is used by distribution network providers to model changes to their network as renewables and other connections are added or changed.

Fun fact about yourself? On a trip in Nepal I got very sick in the Himalayas and had to take a horse ambulance to the hospital.

When not working what is it that you like doing? Enjoy the outdoors here in Australia or overseas- backcountry snowboarding, running, riding & hiking. I have a newborn son who is quickly getting accustomed to being carried, pushed and towed in our local area.

I am an electronic engineer who has an innate interest in science and technology.

Working as a Senior Consultant at 1Spatial Australia, I spend my days tailoring solutions to meet clients GIS and data transformation needs, to ensure that they get the best results from their own data.

I also work closely with my colleagues on a daily basis, to ensure best practices are maintained, and to have a few laughs during the day.

My hobbies include hobbyist electronics, video games, board games, music and cinema.

I have a 3D printed prosthetic hand that I built, that functions from the stimuli the cause muscle movements.

The majority of my free time is spent with my family. Additionally, I play and develop video games, and like to tinker with robotic projects.

I was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal where I completed my Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronics in 2010. I worked for Smart Telecom, an emerging mobile network provider in Nepal for 3 years as Radio and Access Network Engineer. I had to design, inspect and maintain 2G Mobile Base Stations in rural parts of Nepal.

In 2014, I moved to Australia in pursuit of higher education and a better work role. I completed my Master’s degree in ICT from La Trobe University, Melbourne and started my career as an Intern at Spatial Partners. It was here that I was introduced to FME, GisCloud, MS Power Platform and other GIS technologies. I worked as a GIS Consultant/ GIS Developer and was involved in various projects such as NBN MI to AutoCad conversion, NBN field inspection, City Council assets management and inspections. I have gained much experience from Spatial Partners and I would like to gain much more here at 1Spatial.

I am also a heritage enthusiast and am involved with Chiva Chitya organization as a Volunteer developer where we aim to conserve old Chiva and Chaityas of Kathmandu. Besides this, I love to play Table Tennis and love photography (although I’m still learning).

Location: 1Spatial Australia, Brisbane QLD

What is your work profile and what does your workday look like?

I am an experienced sales professional with more than 15 years’ business development and technical sales experience in the geospatial industry with a passion for delivering innovative spatial services and solutions to end-users.

I have recently joined the 1Spatial Australia sales team to help identify new opportunities for the innovative software solutions and professional services we offer our customers.

Fun fact about yourself? 

I am originally from Canada and have lived in Australia since 2007. As I tell most people, both countries are very similar in terms of size, population, and quality of life but the weather is better in Australia (assuming you like warm weather)!

When not working what is it that you like doing? 

I enjoy mountain biking, bushwalking, skiing and spending time with family and friends. Travel is another passion of mine and I look forward to the next opportunity to travel outside of Australia.

Location: 1Spatial Australia, Perth WA

What is your work profile and what does your workday look like? Are you working on a particular fun project?

I am Senior Consultant for 1Spatial Australia. Born and raised in Perth, I completed studies in Geoscience and Spatial science at Curtin University of Technology. I have worked various Mining/Exploration Geology roles specialising in data management activities before becoming a GIS professional managing spatial data, transformation and automating company processes. I have completed projects to cleanse, validate and enrich data within sectors: oil/gas, mining, asset management, environmental management & community engagement.

My workday sees me helping clients review and catalogue existing FME workflows & processes, document enhancements and helping clients upgrade FME server to take advantage of new features. I really enjoy working ETL technologies with ESRI ArcGIS tools, configuring enterprise data stores, deploying web services, adding webhook integrations and mobile apps.

Fun fact about yourself?

I just returned to Australia after living & working in Europe, where we got to visit spectacular lava flow from the Fagradalsfjall volcano and observe other majestic landscapes of Iceland. Day trips typically saw us riding Icelandic horses on black sand beaches, taking a dip in hidden hot springs or simply relaxing in your geothermal heated cabin.

When not working what is it that you like doing?

We love travelling as a family - especially if it involves adventures in nature like going camping and bushwalking. I'm also a huge basketball fan/follower and super proud of our Perth team for being the pinnacle of success for so long, sadly missing the playoffs for first time recently.

Location:  1Spatial Australia, NSW Mid-north coast

What is your work profile and what does your work day look like?

I studied Bachelor of Applied Science – Surveying at RMIT. I have worked in both Surveying and GIS roles, including areas of: Cadastral surveying, engineering surveying, electricity industry, national telecommunications network.

An average day for me:

• Understanding existing client requirements and existing workflows
• Designing and communicating new solutions and automation workflows for projects
• Conducting spatial analysis
• Developing methodology for clients and developing workflow automation using FME and other GIS tools

Fun fact about yourself?

In recent years I have taken up kite-surfing, an adventure water sport which can be both thrill seeking or relaxing depending on the desired approach!

There is nothing quite like the thrill of riding a strong gust offshore towards a large forming wave and being launched into the air for some hang time, or even just kitesurfing down a big wave or kiteboarding at remote locations along the coast.

On one occasion I was kitesurfing far offshore and was startled when I realised I was being chased by several curious dolphins!

When not working what is it that you like doing?

Entertaining our new son and finding new ways to make him laugh, cooking, gardening, landscaping, kitesurfing.

Location: 1Spatial Australia, Canberra region, Australia

What is your work profile and what does your work day look like? Are you working on a particular fun project? 

I started out as a Cartographer (map maker) over 30 years ago with the Australian Army, and some might say I’ve developed into an honorary Surveyor, being passionate about data quality and accuracy. I now enjoy learning about how to help others with their spatial problems. I’m currently a Senior Consultant spending most days discussing and developing solutions to data problems with a variety of clients.

Fun fact about yourself? 

I once entered a 10km fun run and was leading the race until with about 2km to go took a wrong turn and by the time I realised it was too late and ended up finishing back in the pack. I also represented the Australian Defence Force in Squash, playing teams from England and New Zealand.

When not working what is it that you like doing? 

I enjoy tracing my family history through DNA matching. It’s like a never-ending jigsaw puzzle that gets you hooked the more you delve deeper into it. I also like riding my motorbike (but not really during the winter months). A long-time passion of mine is getting out bushwalking in wilderness areas, mostly where there are no trails and I have to navigate my way around. I have planned in detail a walk along the entire Australian Alps Walking Track (about 650km) but have yet to fulfil this dream. I grew up living across the road from the ocean on the northern beaches of Sydney, so whenever I get the chance I like to travel down to the coast. And finally, I love spending as much time as possible with my grown-up family who have now all left the nest.