ABOUT US
Technology is about people
We’re building a collective of extraordinary talent with shared values and a passionate commitment to deliver game-changing outcomes for New Zealand enterprises.
Justin Tomlinson, CEO
Reuben Dunn, Principal Cloud Architect
Gareth Evans, Founder & Chief Engineer
Vicky Price, Mission Control
Ajay Blackshah, Chief Practices Officer
Rob England, Associate Consultant
Martin Kearns, Associate Partner
Davin Ryan, Coding Architect
Gillian Clark, Founder & Director
Rick Mugridge, Yoda
Don Smith, Mentor & Coach
Philip Rodrigues, Coding Architect
Jeff Gibson, Agile Trainer
Tony Luisi, Coding Architect
Noah Cantor, Technical Leadership
Anne-Amelie Berdugo, Creative Director
Paul Jacobs, Coding Architect
Blair Jacobs, Coding Architect
Anna Tyrrell, Technical Editor & Coding Architect
Benji Stephenson, Coding Architect
Laché Melvin, The Coding Gymnast
Nathan Wang, Coding Architect
Eleanor Woodhouse, Coding Architect
Siân Hoskins, Marcoms
Catherine Saganic, People Pod Lead
Tanya Kennard-Campbell, People & Culture
Nicky Beuker, People
Nick Allan, Strategy & Engagement
The principles that guide us
Conjure moments
Strive to create the a-ha! moments that jolt, liberate and inspire you. They’ll help you discover the ‘elevation, insight, pride and connection’ that become defining memories and waypoints on your personal journey. Following these will help…
Listen and observe first
Empathy, respect and compassion start here. It’s the cornerstone of learning and shared experience that puts you into insightful territory, open to moments. It’s the thing that allows your strong opinions – however loosely held – to be heard in return and validated (or otherwise) by others who may know more. It shows you care, it brings others to your side and everyone’s wellbeing will be better for it.
Explore, experience and find purpose
Stretch your comfort levels, embrace uncertainty and be open to a journey of discovery. Take joy in the ambiguity of it all and cherish the experiences along the way – the wins, the fails and the risks that took you away from life as usual. Somewhere on this kind of journey you’ll definitely have moments. One of those might be finding your purpose.
Good things multiply
Create the things that make life better and more good things are sure to follow. Create relationships, trust, understanding, networks, diversity of thought and ideas. Create the environments that allow people to become better versions of themselves. If we do all of this together, we’ll conjure more moments for everyone.
Engage differently
We have a unique approach to thinking about your challenges and how they can be met.
Playbooks – finding a path to value
We bring systems-level thinking and a toolbox of models, frameworks and concepts to shine a light on your situation in ways that you may not have considered. Ways that help you see things through different lenses and which reveal the new paths to value that are worth exploring.
We work with...
BNZ
Payport
Fidelity Life
NZ Super Fund
LIC
Serko
Jarden
MTF Finance
Our partners
Tasktop
Tasktop is revolutionising Value Stream Management with a platform that helps enterprises ‘see through the black box’ of software delivery, align IT initiatives with business goals and accelerate flow. As trained Tasktop partners, we’re ready to help you see value in a whole new way.
Elevate.to
elevate.to is home for some of the world’s most experienced SPCTs (SAFe Programme Trainers) and transformation consultants (including HYPR’s Gillian and Gareth). Our partnership ensures we learn, share, collaborate to ensure delivery of world-class SAFe® education.
Dev Academy
We work with Dev Academy to provide critical capability uplift for developers, helping them expand their technical skills to deliver better software. Dev Academy is where Kiwi ingenuity and values of manaakitanga and aroha collide with innovation, education and technology.