Wattblock Team
Directors
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Brent Clark
CEO and Founder 13 years assisting strata committees, strata managers, facilities managers, local councils, state governments, electric vehicle companies, the solar industry and hot water heat pump industry electrify apartment buildings. 20 years experience as a strata committee member including holding the roles of Chairperson and Secretary. [email protected] |
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Ross McIntyre
Founder and Director Previously worked in Business Intelligence for First Data and graduated from the Faculty of the Built Environment (UNSW). Postgraduate research student at UNSW in the Value Australia Co-operative Research Centre Project. |
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Joe Scicluna
Director 35 years accounting & finance experience including over 15 years in CFO and Senior Finance roles across the consumer finance, FMCG, retail and publishing industries in Australia. 8 years experience as Treasurer/Secretary of a high-rise apartment building increasing the capital works fund balance from $0 to $1m. |
Development Team
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Tim Barnett
Digital and Customer Experience Digital agency background with 20 years working with big brands, multiple channels and SEO consulting. |
Energy Analytics Team
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Sean Cowan
Energy Consultant Mechatronic engineer. Masters in Solar Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy from the University of New South Wales. |
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Jacky Zhong
Energy Analyst First class honours in Solar Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy at the University of New South Wales. Accredited NABERS for Apartment Buildings assessor. |
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Christopher Ho
Energy Analyst Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours) at the University of New South Wales. |
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Albert Ngo
Energy Analyst Graduate in Solar Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy (Honours) at the University of New South Wales. |
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Wilson Huang
Energy Analyst Graduate in Solar Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy at the University of New South Wales and Graduate of Masters in Commerce majoring in Big Data from Sydney University. |
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Zubair Vetter
Energy Analyst Postgraduate in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales. |
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Lamees Alkiyumi
Energy Analyst Postgraduate in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales. |
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Tristan Hadley
Energy Analyst Honours student in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales. |
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Rohan Jayasimha
Energy Analyst Honours student in Photovoltaics and Solar Energy Engineering at the University of New South Wales. |
Environmental Engineering Researchers
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Kevin Hu
Civil Engineer Graduated from Western Sydney University Download the research paper from the publications page |
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Prasad Kaparaju
Environmental Engineering Project Supervisor Lecturer in Environmental Engineering (Renewable Energy Systems) at Griffith University. [email protected] |
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Aaron Richardson
Sustainable Energy Systems Engineer Bachelor of Sustainable Energy Systems Engineering, Griffith University. Published 'Jade Albion Sustainability Case Study'. Download the research paper from the publications page. |
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Kulima Panapa
Researcher Bachelor of Environmental Engineer, Griffith University. Researching electric vehicle recharging solutions for strata buildings. Download the research paper from publications page. |
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Enoch Kwei
Researcher Bachelor of Environmental Engineer, Griffith University. Researching solar PV and solar hot water systems for strata buildings. Download the research paper from publications page. |
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Ragnar Ilustre
Researcher Honours Degree, Environmental Management - Sustainable Development, University of Queensland. Comparing energy efficiency of hot water systems available in Australia for strata buildings. |
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Alexander Prideaux
Researcher Bachelor of Environmental Management, Sustainable Development at University of Queensland. Published feasibility analysis of Digital Solar in strata buildings. Download the research paper from publications page. |
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Grace O'Neill
Researcher Bachelor degree at Griffith University, School of Engineering. Published 'Solar PV & Storage in Residential Communities'. Download the research paper from our publications page. |
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Harrison Pimm
Researcher Bachelor of Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Griffith University. Published 'Comparison of Three Battery Storage Systems to Aid in Energy Efficiency Within Residential Buildings'. Download from publications page. |
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Thomas Crossman
Researcher Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical, Sustainable Energy Systems, Griffith University. Published 'Developing Tools for Modelling Electric Vehicle Charging in High-Rise Buildings'. Download the research paper from publications page. |
Advisory Board
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Anthony Seeto
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Sydney), Bachelor of Science (Sydney), Masters of Arts (Deakin). |
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Scott Witheridge
Background in solar and graduated with a Masters in Environmental Engineering (Griffith). |
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Michael Waters
Environmental Engineer Over 22 years of extensive experience in environmental and water resources management in Asia, Africa and Australia. PhD, Environmental Engineering, BE(Hons), BSc, Civil Engineering, Physics/Mathematics, UNSW. |
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Samit Chandra
Executive Consultant IT Executive with 10 years of strategic planning, architecture and transformation experience across Financial Services, Insurance, Government, Telecommunications and Utilities including Sydney Water Transformation Project |
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Cormac Farrell
Energy Consultant Scrum Master and Project Manager in the Clean Energy Sector; Energy Storage Systems (Li-ion batteries), Solar PV monitoring, Remote Heating Control, Home Energy Management, Smart Metering & 'Time Of Use' Tariffs |
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Justin Baird
Advisor 20 years high tech management experience. As Google Innovationist launched local YouTube portals across APAC, supported releases of Google Maps and Google Wave, brought the Google Creative Sandbox event to Australia. Justin is now CTO of Microsoft for Startups in APAC. |
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Dan Milton Hine
Business Development Advisor 25 years of Sales, Marketing and Product Management experience in the IT and Financial Services Sectors working for a range of International Companies in Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom. |
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Ron Langley
Advisor Sustainability investor |
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Geoff Norman
Advisor Sustainability investor |
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Joanne Barnes
Human Resources Developing HR policies, identification of core values, HR forms & documentation to ensure compliance with FWA. |
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Matthew Zwolenski
Chief Technologist for Google Cloud in Australia and New Zealand. Providing assistance with technology strategy, the cloud and artificial intelligence. |
Wattblock acknowledges the contributions of staff and student interns from UNSW, Sydney University, Western Sydney Uni, Griffith University, University of Queensland, and Queensland University of Technology. Wattblock's diaspora are now working in organisations such as Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Origin Energy, Iberdrola, WaterNSW, Queensland Department of Environment & Science, NSW Environmental Protection Agency, EY, PWC, CBRE, Discover Energy, Solar Service Guys, Beyond Solar, Cleanspace Technology, Energylink, Energeia, Angin Impact Investment, Ecosave, Smart Commercial Solar, Canadian Solar, Microsoft, Gamurs, Core Intelligence Technologies, 5B, The Trade Desk, Vision Australia, Gratex International, icubed consulting, Limejump, GHD, TIS International, AECOM, Stephen Grubits & Associates Pty Ltd, SP Group, Entura and UNSW. 3 of Wattblock's interns have been afforded the opportunity to study PhD's at UNSW. Rong Deng who completed her first internship with Wattblock has been named in Forbes Asia's 30 under 30 for her work in Solar PV recycling.