MBA, B.Tech (HONS), NZCE, IPENZ
Managing Director

Graham Toy has over 20 years experience in telecommunications, including skills and experience in consultancy, management, engineering, design, project management, development, planning, installation and maintenance. Graham has a broad knowledge of information and communications technologies, business systems and applications. He has a Master of Business Administration from Victoria University, a Bachelor of Technology (Information Engineering) from Massey University and a New Zealand Certificate in Engineering (Telecommunications).

He has been employed in a number of key roles including Fundamental Planning Manager, Service Development Manager and Service Implementation Manager for telecommunications service providers. Graham has developed a strong team leadership approach, strategic thinking, dynamic problem solving, and effective relationship building with an outcomes focus. These roles included, developing platform architecture frameworks, economic and cost modelling, broadband carrier interconnect planning and testing, vendor relationships, service invention and creation, identifying future technology and developing technology strategies.

Working as a Senior Engineer for Telecom New Zealand, he worked on a diverse range of broadband telecommunications projects, specialising in ATM-based technologies. This role included the creation of Telecom's national ATM platform, international broadband interconnect, the broadband business development plan, developing request for proposals, supplier evaluation and selection, supplier contract negotiations, architecture planning, network design, technology acceptance testing, quality assurance, deployment and network commissioning, network development, technology life-cycle management, supplier performance evaluation, Y2K conformance and many other activities.

Graham managed the introduction of PABX systems following telecommunication deregulation in New Zealand. He has solved many implementation and support issues associated with nation-wide corporate networks in Australasia, trained engineers on systems in Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, and successfully delivered on a wide range of major projects.

ME, BE (HONS), BSc (Phy), IEEE
Principal Consultant

Geoffrey Laurence is a highly skilled and experienced telecommunications engineer. Geoff obtained a Master of Engineering from Auckland University specialising in ADSL technology, a Bachelor of Engineering from Canterbury University and a Bachelor of Science from Victoria University majoring in physics. After university Geoff has worked 6 years in the Telecommunications industry, focused mainly on Internet related technologies.

Working as a Senior Engineer for Telecom New Zealand, Geoff gained a wide range of experience on several carrier platforms, with specialisations in IP, DSL and Unix. His role included the design and development of Telecom's nation-wide dial-up IP platform, broadband ADSL access network, and cellular mobile data network (CDPD - a precursor to GPRS). These platforms span a wide range of telecommunications technologies.

Geoff spent 6 months working for Argus Telecommunications (a division of Rail Access Corporation) as part of a Service Development team that was responsible for the introduction and refinement of technologies used to deliver new telecommunications services.

He has extensive experience in carrier technology strategy, engineering, design, development and deployment of telecommunications platforms and services, documentation of technical specifications, costing models, manage vendor relationships and conduct technology evaluation. The skills and experience developed over the past years makes Geoff Laurence a recognised expert in IP infrastructure.

NZCE (Electronics & Computer Technology)
Senior Consultant

Graham Prowse has been in the information technology and telecommunications industries for over 13 years. He has providing network consultancy services for the past 5 years, specialising in data networking and communications. Graham has applied experience at all levels; encompassing strategic consulting, network architecture through to implementation and operational phases, enabling customers to implement their network strategies. His primary focus areas have been on proposing and implementing leading edge internetworking solutions for telecommunications carriers, service providers and large corporate organisations.

His experience covers a full spectrum of internetworking disciplines, including evaluation, selection, procurement, design, deployment and support. Graham's highly disciplined and professional approach ensures the delivery of industry best practice outcomes.

Senior Project Manager

Jeffrey Lattimer is highly accomplished in the field of Project Management. Jeff has over 25 years experience in the information technology and telecommunications industries, including over 15 years of project management experience. He has developed skills in project direction and management, people management and development, business development, specialist technologies and strategic consultancy.

Jeff has successfully headed many major, complex internetworking and systems integration projects for Telecom New Zealand, Clear Communications, National Bank, Ericsson, Rabobank Australia, Ministry of Health, Audit New Zealand, The New Zealand Refinery Company and the NSW Rail Network. He has held several key positions including Project Group Manager, Project Director and Senior Project Manager roles.

He has established and managed a professional services group consisting of 14 Project and Senior Project Managers, introduced project methodologies and processes, and led the project management group delivering managed network services. He has also held a major role introducing and implementing cable TV infrastructure, including billing system integration, end-to-end business process development, and the civil construction of the physical cable TV system. Jeff was also instrumental in the introduction of customer account teams, and as Project Director for numerous major customer implementation programmes.