HUMAN DYNAMO WORKSHOP - Key Persons
Deb is Human Dynamo's bookkeeper. Email Deb for account enquiries.
Deb is an independent bookkeeping contractor. Her business Bookkeeping Plus has provided services for Human Dynamo since 2011.
Job Titles:
- Senior Designer and Maker
Joe heads the CNC Workshop and is an experienced talented industrial designer. Skilled in Fabrication, machine programming, 3D modelling and designing. He programs, runs and maintains the workshop CNC machines. Specialist tasks include creating artist content and design.
Solving problems as they arise. Joe works directly with some clients and leads teams on authorised projects. Managing, time and resources to deliver successful jobs.
Joe holds an Industrial Design degree from Massey University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Designer and Maker
Justin is an Industrial Designer and CNC technician. He is dedicated to thinking though jobs and getting machines to do the work. He has a wide range of making and fabrication skills. Designing with meticulous standards and preparing cut files and operating any of the workshop CNC machines. Specialist tasks include working in the metal shop.
While he can work autonomously, he is a great collaborator. Taking responsibility for jobs, managing teams, time and resources to work efficiently and deliver successful projects.
Justin holds an Industrial Design Degree from Victory University.
As Manager of Production, Matt knows exactly what going on in the workshop at all times. He brings together the required people, materials, knowledge and a plan to realise the clients' visions and projects.
Matt has a passion and talent for making and creating. His roots are in the world of fabrication and professional boat building.
Job Titles:
- Business Performance Manager
Max works across a range of roles. He shares client liaisons and sales with Rob Uivel. Analyses and communicates on the company's direction and performance. Takes care of problems as they arise, and supports the team to find solutions. He works on a flexible time basis.
Max drives innovation and product development. Specialist tasks include research and development of 'Capi' motion capture helmets for export.
Job Titles:
- Founding Director - Business
Rob is the original Human Dynamo and founder of the company. He is a highly skilled problem solver, with a wealth of experience of materials and processes. He has over 30 years of experience in model making, film art department support, exhibition and industrial design.
Job Titles:
- Intermediate Designer and Maker
Sam moves between the design studio and the workshop floor covering both physical and digital fabrication. Designing for CNC, processing 3D prints, and product design and development. Sam is a fast CAD designer with great ideas.
Sam is a very talented sculptor. He can see form in a very natural way.
Sam joined our team in 2022 after graduating with a Bachelor of Industrial Design (Hon) at Massey University.
Job Titles:
- Creative Director
- Artist
- Creative Director for DCL Advertising
- Director - Creative
Susan grew up on Church Road in the wine region of Hawkes Bay. She enjoyed a childhood with lots of space and adventure and a semi-rural lifestyle. Her father loved jet boating, leading to her experiencing most of the upper reaches of the North Island rivers. But her main pastime was horse riding. She saved up and bought her own horse in her teen years.
Sue describes herself as a visual thinker. This lead her to study Visual Communication Design at Wellington Polytechnic (now Massey University Design School). The course was a perfect fit for her, covering; illustration, design, photography, animation, film, life drawing, typography, printmaking and fashion illustration. She graduated in 1983.
Sue worked as an Art Director at Illot Advertising Limited (later becoming Ted Bates) in Wellington. A brief move to Sydney saw her working as a designer and illustrator for Corlette and Associates and also as a free lance animation inbetweener for the movie, Footrot Flats.
Sue is now the creative director of Human Dynamo and has worked hard to bring Human Dynamo Workshop online, to modernise and create a strong name that both Sue and Rob are proud of creating.
Sue is Human Dynamo's artist director. Sue shares the governance of Human Dynamo Limit with Rob Uivel. Working on the company as well as in the company on selected projects. Specialist tasks include paint finishing and art direction.
Sue is a talented artist, sculptor and conceptual thinker.