Brian Cole

Experience

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  NZ Army

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Medic

  Junior Medical Assistant Course at Health Services SchoolRoyal Naval Hospital secondment

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  Royal New Zealand Navy

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Electronic Technician

  During my time in the Royal New Zealand Navy, I served on HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Moa, HMNZS Hinau, and HMNZS Wakakura as an Electronics Technician. The Navy has instilled in me the importance of team work. I achieved the rank of Able Electronics Technician 2 and was selected for officer training. This experience gave me a great appreciation for New Zealand and allowed me to develop a unique understanding of the military. I had first hand experience with: - Customs and Fisheries patrols - Assisting with policy enforcement - Public Events - America's Cup in Auckland 2003 amongst others- Electronics Maintenance - Various on-board and shore based systems - Weapon Maintenance and Operation - Various on-board and hand-held systems- Organisational Management - as the Weapon Engineering Officer's Assistant- Electronic Theory - Royal Naval College: Certificate in Electrical Engineering - Fire Fighting - both simulated and real- Damage Control - simulated Show less

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  Defence Technology Agency

  Mar 2005 - Feb 2011

  Trials Technical Officer CablingINTSECInternational CommunicationsEquipment MaintenanceJunior staff managementLAN Management

  • Science Researcher

    Aug 2005 - Feb 2011

  • Junior Technician

    Mar 2005 - Aug 2005
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  Waikato University

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2013

  Student

  Waikato University has been the perfect place for me to redefine my skill set and has nurtured my entrepreneurial side. The innovative atmosphere has meant that I have had the opportunity to start my own business and directly apply the material I have been learning.

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  Cold Productions Limited

  Nov 2011 - Oct 2014

  Director

  Start up software development company with a focus on mobile applications, working on the iOS platform and Windows. A valuable learning experience that allowed me to explore the mobile development space.

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  The University of Waikato

  Jul 2015 - now

  Currently working a dual role as the Associate Director - Research at Te Puna Haumaru (New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science) and as a Research Projects Developer for Research & Enterprise. At Te Puna Haumaru I have been working with researchers to identify research topics and to provide insights, connections, and collaborations, which are leading to funding of projects and ongoing collaborations with new partners. I manage existing relationships and have hard conversations when they are required to ensure that both parties can prosper and grow. At Research & Enterprise I look after two schools (Engineering and Computer Science) as well as providing support to two institutes and other parts of the university as required. I have a firm foundation of knowledge of the research activities across these schools and support the various activities and events. I provide connections and guidance for researchers on various aspects of research but in particular when engaging with MBIE or with Government agencies such as NZDF. Show less During my time at the University of Waikato I have worked on two major Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment research programmes worth $27.4m combined. I have also worked on several smaller projects and have specialised in developing relationships that are mutually beneficial. STRATUS, led by the University of Waikato’s Dr Ryan Ko, is a six-year, $12.2 million cyber security project, funded by Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE).Security Technologies Returning Accountability, Trust and User-centric Services in the Cloud (STRATUS) will create a suite of novel security tools, techniques and capabilities which return control of data to Cloud computing users. The aim is to empower users to be able to control their security of their data in the Cloud and to give companies tools and services to sell.STRATUS is executed by a team of leading Cloud security researchers and practitioners fromUniversity of Waikato, University of Auckland, Unitec Institute of Technology, and Cloud Security Alliance. TiTENZ, led by the University of Waikato & Callaghan Innovation's Dr Ian Brown, is a six-year, $15.2 million Titanium materials project, funded by Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE).Titanium Technology Enabling New Zealand (TiTENZ) has been working closely with New Zealand Industry to create new opportunities in advanced material manufacturing. The aim is to develop New Zealand's ability to compete internationally in the high value manufacturing space by harnassing the research excellence with a commercial focus.TiTENZ is done by a team of leading Material researchers and Industry experts fromUniversity of Waikato, University of Auckland, TiDA, Callaghan Innovation, and GNS Science.I have also worked along side many organisations including:PriorityOne, IITP, Gallagher, LayerX, Auror, MBIE, BoP Film, South Auckland Forging Engineering, Callaghan Innovation, Aura Information Security, and many others. Show less

  • Research Projects Developer

    Dec 2017 - now

  • Research Projects Manager

    Jul 2015 - Dec 2017
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  Te Puna Haumaru - New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science (NZISCS)

  Feb 2022 - now

  Associate Director - Research