Joel Ross

Joel ross

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  • About me

    Managing Director @ Telsen | Leading Teams & Creatively Solving Problems

  • Education

    • Auckland university of technology

      2010 - 2012
      Bachelor of design industrial and product design

      Activities and Societies: Participated in 2011 NASA International Spaceapps Challenge. Placed 1st in Category Worldwide for design of a 3D printable Mars rover wheel and file upload system.

    • Auckland university of technology

      2013 - 2014
      Bachelor of design (honours) industrial and product design

      Activities and Societies: Founder of Industrial Design Social Club

  • Experience

    • Outbound interactive

      Apr 2012 - Jun 2013
      Lead generation

      Lead generation, technical sales & database management for real estate, and government building subsidy program.

    • Mechanical design & development ltd

      Feb 2014 - Apr 2017

      Project lead in an agritech startup. Designed and developed proprietary robotic handling systems for fresh produce. Client facing role, and earned a reputation for getting things done.• Forged strong relationships with customers that won the company additional projects.• Supervised 4 graduate engineers and fostered their confidence in customer facing roles.• Assembled and commissioned plant equipment at customer's sites. Worked directly with clients to generate 3D models of production equipment.• SolidWorks 3D CAD design of food production equipment, bank security products, retail product displays, and components for a biofuel pyrolysis machine.• Interpreted functional & design requirements from discussions with clients.• Overhauled billable time tracking software for engineers, decreasing errors by 80%.

      • Mechanical Engineer

        Jan 2015 - Apr 2017
      • Engineering Technician

        Feb 2014 - Jan 2015
    • Ross roof group

      Apr 2017 - Sept 2021

      Developed innovative new roofing products and proprietary manufacturing equipment, and optimised existing manufacturing processes.• Designed product that became the company's best selling tile in the USA within 12 months of launch.• Oversaw agile development of production scheduling software, reducing workload from 10 hours to 1 hour per week and decreasing product defects by 70%.• Managed project risk, cost, and timeline to ensure projects were consistently delivered on time and under budget.• Integrated data driven continuous improvement methodologies that increased production equipment speed by 15%, and reduced downtime by 60% Show less

      • Project Manager & Global IT Manager

        Sept 2020 - Sept 2021
      • Project Engineer

        Apr 2017 - Sept 2020
    • Self-employed

      Sept 2021 - Feb 2022
      Project manager

      Provided freelance project management services before relocating to the UK.• Developed strong relationships with external suppliers to remove roadblocks and accelerate new commercial property builds.• Evaluated legislation to ensure projects complied with legal requirements.• Composed business cases for commercial property builds.

    • Studio graphene

      Feb 2022 - now

      We are Studio Graphene.We are inventors, experimenters and creatives.We turn ideas into show-stopping designs and designs into market-ready products.We invent new ways of using existing technology and deliver apps, websites and IoT software to ambitious start-ups and cutting-edge enterprises.We are the Studio of Better Things.

      • Senior Product Manager

        Jul 2022 - now
      • Digital Project Manager

        Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
    • Telsen

      Feb 2023 - now
      • Managing Director

        Sept 2024 - now
      • General Manager

        Feb 2023 - Oct 2024
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