MYRIAX SOFTWARE - Key Persons


Alison Wilcox

Job Titles:
  • Quality Assurance Lead and Software Developer
Alison Wilcox Quality Assurance Lead and Software Developer Fish Pacific seahorse Hobbies Reading, video games, movies and board games with friends/family Random fact Played with lion cubs a couple of times

Ben Hendriks

Job Titles:
  • Junior Software Developer
Ben Hendriks Junior Software Developer Fish Humphead Wrasse Hobbies Cycling, gaming, coffee drinking, reading (mainly sci-fi), sports watching Random fact Endeavoring to release a 2D platformer on Steam in the not-too-distant future

Bernd Wechner

Job Titles:
  • Quality Assurance Engineer
Bernd Wechner Quality Assurance Engineer Fish Babelfish Hobbies Taxi driver for 3 children, bicycles, tabletop games, home tech Random fact Hitch-hiked around Australia for a year on $5000 in 2001

Brett Merritt - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • CEO Fish Golden Perch Hobbies Bushwalking, Camping, Gardening Random Fact Once Mustered Cattle on Prenti Downs Station
Briony Hutton Product Manager Fish Leafy seadragon Hobbies Exploring the outdoors, travel, cooking and enjoying a glass of wine Random fact Has pet geese for lawnmowers Brett Merritt has over twenty-five years' experience in earth-science, including 20 years delivering products and services to clients across the world. With a strong geospatial background, he has worked in the sciences of geology, potential-field geophysics, environmental management and fisheries assessment. Earlier in his career, Brett worked as a carpenter, a geologist and as a manager in a geophysical services business. He moved into scientific software business in 2001 as Manager, GIS Applications at Encom Technology. In 2008, Brett was appointed Managing Director of Natural Resources Software at Pitney Bowes. He joined Echoview Software in 2013. Brett holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from RMIT and a Master of Business Administration from the University of New England. In his spare time, Brett enjoys bushwalking, camping, his vegetable patch and family holidays.

Briony Hutton

Job Titles:
  • Product Manager Fish Leafy Seadragon Hobbies Exploring the Outdoors, Travel, Cooking and Enjoying a Glass of Wine Random Fact Has Pet Geese for Lawnmowers

Charles Weld

Job Titles:
  • Software Architect Fish Sunfish Hobbies Bush Walking, Travel, Strategy Games ( Computer and Board ) Random Fact Once Walked 800km across Spain

Chris Free - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Director
  • CFO / COO Fish Striped Trumpeter Hobbies Playing and Watching Sport and Holidaying With Family Random Fact Has Lived in the Netherlands for 5 Years
Chris has worked within Corporate Service teams since 2000. He has worked for a diverse range of companies both in Australia and in Europe. These include: News Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, payroll firms and trust companies. Chris has a Bachelor degree in Commerce and Human Resource Management and is a qualified CPA. When not at work Chris' interests include playing and watching sports, holidaying with family, and discovering new restaurants and bars.

Darryn Sward

Job Titles:
  • Quality Assurance Engineer Fish Common Bellowsfish Hobbies Gardening, Playing Video Games, and Hanging Out With My Neighbour 's Cat Random Fact Has Been Bitten by a Flamingo
Darryn Sward Quality Assurance Engineer Fish Common Bellowsfish Hobbies Gardening, playing video games, and hanging out with my neighbour's cat Random fact Has been bitten by a flamingo

David Atkinson

Job Titles:
  • ICT Officer Fish Ram Cichlid Hobbies Steam Trains, Old Machinery, Bush Walking Random Fact Bungee Jumping into Waikato River in New Zealand

Dr Robert Sauer - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Rob is qualified in law and accountancy, and was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1974, and as a CPA in 1980. He has a BA (majoring in French language) and an LLB from University of Sydney, a Master of Commerce from UNSW (majoring in accounting and financial management) and a Doctor of Business Administration from Charles Sturt University with a thesis on the subject of venture capital and angel investment in small technology-based companies. He is a consultant to the law firm DibbsBarker of which he was a partner between 1978 and 2008, apart from two years living and working in Tokyo with the law firm Anderson Mori.

Fish Coral

Job Titles:
  • Leonie Ramsay Sales Officer

Fish Green

Job Titles:
  • Vasaant Krishnan Technical Writer

Fish Horseshoe

Job Titles:
  • Stuart Orchard Software Developer

Fish Manta

Job Titles:
  • Mathew Woods Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Geoff Matt

Job Titles:
  • Development Manager Fish Yellowtail Kingfish Hobbies Photography, Learning Japanese, All Things Bicycle Random Fact Allegedly Involved in Crashing a Spaceship into Mars

Joel Brand

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer
Joel Brand Software Developer Fish Wobbegong shark Hobbies Guitar, piano, reading, gaming, spending time with friends and family Random fact Taught myself enough French during Covid to read the Hunger Games

John Dyson - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Founder
  • Principal
John Dyson is a Founder and Investment Principal of Starfish Ventures, a leading Australian venture capital firm based in Melbourne. In addition to Echoview Software, John currently serves on the boards of Atmail and Audinate. John has been an active participant in the venture capital and technology industries for over twenty years and is a former Chairman of AVCAL, the peak industry body. John holds a Bachelor of Science from Monash University, a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment from Securities Institute of Australia, a Master of Business Administration from RMIT University, is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute. John attended the Stanford University Executive Program in 2010. John is also a board member of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and an advisor to the Dyson Bequest.

Miriam Rule

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
Miriam Rule Marketing Manager Fish Neon Tetra Hobbies Painting seascapes, walking on beaches, kayaking, piano, spending time with family and friends, food and wine Random fact I played the Mock Turtle in a High School Production of Alice in Wonderland

Pushkar Piggott

Job Titles:
  • Senior Developer Fish Octopus Hobbies Moving House, Beach Walking and Photography Random Fact Stands Up to Work
Suenor Woon Documentation lead Fish Blue tang Hobbies Reading, cooking, keeping up with her teenage son Random fact Was a glaciologist for three years and spent a summer in Antarctica in 1995/6

Tim Chalke

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager
Tim Chalke Business Development Manager Fish Flying fish Hobbies Family adventures, travelling, renovating, cycling Random fact Got snowed on during a freak storm in Namibia, Africa after hiking the Fish River Canyon