SEANZ Tech Team
The SEANZ Tech team is made up of SEANZ members who share their wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience to improve outcomes for SEANZ and the industry. The team provides assistance and support with the many and hugely varied technical queries and occasional dispute our members and consumers (who have engaged a SEANZ member) seek.
For any and all inquiries of a technical nature, please forward an initial email to [email protected].
Mark Eagles
Manager, Quality & Standards
Bio
Mark Eagles is a degree qualified Mechanical Engineer (UK) and came to NZ in 1993. After some time in the Hyperbaric engineering, plastics and steel manufacturing businesses, Mark retrained as an Electrician, qualifying in 2005. After some contracting in Ireland, he returned to NZ and established his own electrical contracting business in 2007. For the next 7 years, he focussed on the RE industry and installed hundreds of off grid, grid tied, residential and commercial solar PV systems, culminating in the large ballasted system on top of the Auckland War Memorial Museum. He joined solarzero in 2014 as Head of Engineering. Mark has completed all the necessary Electrical Inspectors exams for registration in NZ and sits on the EL-042 Joint Australian and NZ Standards Committee for Renewable Energy for SEANZ. He is passionate about the industry maintaining high quality, safety and compliance standards and works to ensure this continues to improve and flourish in New Zealand.
Rod Dewar
Lead Application Engineer
Colm Franklin
Snr Business Co-Ordinator
Bio
Colm Franklin is an Electronics & Electrical Engineer registered with the EWRB. Originally from Ireland, Colm has lived in NZ since 2009. He has almost 40 years of Industry experience working across a wide range of areas such as Design, Production & Testing, Customer Support, and Marketing for some of the world’s largest tech companies. In 2008, he undertook further studies in the UK for the emerging Solar, Hydro & Wind technologies, gaining additional City & Guilds qualifications. Colm works at Independent Power in Auckland where he is involved in the sale and design of Renewable Energy Systems involving Solar, Hydro & Wind, ranging from a small single panel system for an Off Grid Motorhome to multi Mega Watt Solar Farms. Colm is down to earth and very practical – he can be found at weekends welding up a trailer for a tiny home, or mixing concrete for a construction or landscape project, when he is not spending time with his 5 children or a growing number of grandchildren.
Mike Vicar
Martin Diprose
Electrical Engineer
Bio
With a degree in Electrical Engineering, Martin has been involved in the solar industry for many years. He is registered as an Electrical Engineer and an Electrical Inspector. Martin has been a solar design engineer at McNae Group in Palmerston North since 2012. He takes a keen interest in the regulations and standards that govern the electrical and photovoltaic industry. Before joining McNae Group, Martin spent 10 years in Africa living in a remote village that did not have grid electricity. Martin and his family lived off grid and were involved in language development work. Now Martin assists others with engineering design and advice to ensure compliance with solar and electrical standards
