Meet the Committee

In his day job Simon is CAD Services Manager at Temperzone where he develops automation linking CAD and manufacturing processes. His work history includes a range of projects spanning across R&D, product design, machine design and architectural fitouts. Simon has been an Engineering New Zealand member and MEG member since 2002, a Chartered Member since 2007 and a Fellow since 2019.

Dr. Vinay Karanam is an independent professional consultant with over 200 satisfied clients across the globe. With expertise encompassing renewable energy, net-zero carbon strategies, non-linear analyses, thermal hydraulics and multi-scale material modeling, he is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer in India and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers India. Dr. Vinay is a well known name in the nuclear fission and fusion industry and has been an invited speaker at several distinguished research and academic institutes around the world. Dr. Vinay has been a committed member of Engineering New Zealand and the Mechanical Engineering Group (MEG) since 2020, following his move to New Zealand from India.

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Adrian's diverse background includes mechanical & manufacturing, product design and project engineering. He has also taught at degree and diploma level as an engineering academic and has some Three Waters related infrastructure asset management experience. He has polytech & university qualifications in mechanical engineering & business. Coming from a mechanical background, Adrian's interest in electrical engineering and the EEG springs partly from insatiable curiosity about all things engineering and also from a belief that mechanical and electrical engineering seldom exist in isolation from one another. Adrian is involved with the EEG Education sub-committee, the Mechanical Engineering Group, and the Wellington Branch of Engineering NZ.

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Andrew Jackson is a mechanical engineer and team lead in the Industrial business line at Beca. He is a chartered member of ENZ and has been a member of MEG for 15 years.

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Steve Lockwood is a retired Honours Graduate Mechanical Engineer. He is CMEngNZ(Ret) and was previously C.Eng. M.I.Mech E. Steve has been a member of the MEG Auckland Management Committee since 2009.

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