Raised on a Te Aroha dairy farm, Matt’s interest in solving issues within the environmental and agricultural industries lead him to gaining a bachelor's in natural resource engineering and a master’s in agricultural engineering. In 1998 Matt started providing professional GPS mapping services for farming and kiwifruit and in 2001 he founded GPS-it.
Tim recently joined GPS-it from Fonterra where he was the head of Agrigate and farmer innovations manager. Tim has a long involvement with New Zealand agritech and a broad experience based in agriculture and business management, coming from a farming background, with experience in viticulture, kiwifruit and avocado growing.
Paul is experienced in project management and implementation. He works alongside the development team, leading the design and execution of GIS projects and applications. Paul can see both the detail and the bigger picture, which supports his leadership and management of projects.
Greg has extensive understanding of ArcGIS software and is responsible for geo-database and image service management. Greg is the main point of contact for clients requiring specific GIS related analysis, technical support and customised solutions or reporting.
Mitch started his career as a networking engineer but soon became fascinated with software development after he taught himself how to write his first iOS application. With five years’ experience, Mitch is now a highly skilled developer with a vast understanding of software development life cycles.
After studying graphic design, James worked for a for a fast-paced digital company in the role of web development and user experience (UX/UI). James is a natural problem-solver and uses his wide range of experience and innovate skills to find solutions and opportunities.
Sean started his career as a web developer, then changed career-path to application developer three years ago. Sean has extensive experience and has built several enterprise web and mobile apps.
Guri is a computer science graduate from Waikato University. He develops and maintains GPS-it's internal software, working with JavaScript. Guri is a highly motivated member of the team providing support and development solutions.
Alex is a front-end developer with a background in developing applications in the science and engineering industries. She got into front end development because she loves a challenge and has a passion for creating awesome, intuitive software.
Dean has a bachelor of science from Otago University. After graduating he worked five years at Southland Regional Council specialising in web GIS and ESRI. Dean also has extensive experience using AGOL and creating GIS tools for a wide range of uses including emergency management and field collection.
Zane gained her Master’s degree in geomatics from Riga Technical University. She started her career as a photogrammetric engineer, working mainly with LiDAR and aerophoto.
Reon is a surveyor and accredited UAV pilot who also holds level 2 and 4 national horticulture certificates. He's been with GPS-it since 2010 and has extensive experience of using GPS and UAVs to survey farms, orchards and building sites. Prior to working for GPS-it, Reon managed a dairy farm in Te Puke for five years.
Mitchell works with land survey data, aerial imagery, GPS processing and land mapping. He also tests our software and apps and provides technical and mapping support services to clients.
Joel is a new graduate with a Master of Science (Agriculture). He specializes in multispectral and hyperspectral imagery analysis to identify land surface features such as biodiversity, plant species, and their health.
Adam has a bachelor’s degree in geography and worked at GNS Science in Wellington for two years with the natural hazards risk and engineering team, assisting with GIS work and data collation.
