Committee
The RFUANZ Committee meets monthly to discuss and progress various initiatives for our members.
The committee is made up of elected volunteers from the industry alongside paid contractors who provide administration, finance, event management, and marketing services for the association.
Regular agenda items are the major portfolios that each have various activities and initiatives being considered or progressed:
- Industry Awards and Annual Gala Dinner
- The association website and other media presences
- Membership and Marketing
- Radio Spectrum Management matters and engagement
- Industry technical training and qualifications
- Association finances
Committee members share responsibility across these portfolios and sub-committees are also established to progress specific initiatives.
Like any association, while the committee represents RFUANZs members through their own industry involvement we always welcome input and requests from members on topics or initiatives they would like to investigate or progress.
Meet the Committee
Soren Low
Chairman
Soren Low - Chairman
Soren low our new chairman, works at Kiwirail, is part of AREC, and has been on the RFUANZ committee for 2 years
Trinity Matika
Admin & Secretary
Trinity Matika - Admin & Marketing
Trinity comes from an administration & art/design background.
Mike Head
Treasurer
Mike Head
Mike has become an integral part of the committee since 2019, taking on the Treasurer role in conjunction with the Administrator.
Mike is the PSN Services Director for Tait Communications, based in Christchurch and has been with Tait for over 35 years, starting in manufacturing. Mike has an NZCE in Telecommunications and has also worked for Tait in Australia where he was based in Sydney. Mike’s recent experience has been in Systems Engineering, Managed Services and Operations.
Mike hopes to leverage his experience in the radio industry to assist RFUANZ and its members.
David Johnston
David Johnston - Vice-Chairman
David is the New Zealand Channel Manager for Logic Wireless Ltd, working with a nationwide network of land mobile radio dealers. He trained in one of the last groups of apprentices and trainees employed by the NZED, and has over 25 years working across all aspects of the telecommunications industry including the nationwide cellular network build and Ultra-Fast Fibre deployment.
David is a registered Electrician with Advanced Trade in Electronics, NZCE Level 3 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Waikato University.
Corey Weir
Corey Weir
Corey is the joint owner of Outback Communications Ltd in Christchurch. Corey trained as a Mechatronics engineer and has also completed a Masters in Engineering Management. Corey has five years project management experience and has been working in the radio communications Industry since 2010.
Corey joined the RFUANZ Committee in 2015 and looks forward to helping support the Radio Communications Industry.
Carl Garner
Carl Garner
Carl is the Managing Director of Ashley Communications and Yonder.co.nz.
With over 14 years in the industry, Carl is well placed to offer viewpoints from land mobile radio users as well as WISPs. Carl started his time in radio originally working for Ashley Electronics, before crossing the ditch and spending 5 years working for Nixon Communications based in Gladstone, Queensland.
Eventually, he saw the light and returned to Timaru, where he ended up buying Ashleys and Yonder. Carl has a real passion for the radio industry in NZ and is looking forward to being able to add value to the RFUANZ committee.
Daniel Millar
Daniel Millar
Daniel Millar is a Network Engineer/Architect at Go Wireless NZ and Engineer at Merp NZ, a Network Consulting company. With over fifteen years of industry experience in the Wireless Networking industry, Dan has expertise in the field installing equipment, designing network topologies, and helping solve day to day issues for companies around New Zealand and the Pacific.
Dan is also a certified trainer, having taught over 700 students in New Zealand and the Pacific for brands like MikroTik, Cambium Networks, and Ubiquiti Networks. He has presented at conferences such as NZNOG and Comms Connect on Network Engineering and has a personal interest in getting connectivity into the Pacific.
Lorna Goulding
Lorna Goulding
Lorna is a (fairly) fresh face to the industry, working as Operations Manager at Hi-Tec Aerials. She has a background in Quality & Compliance Management (ISO) where she worked for a railway installation & testing company for almost 10 years in London.
She has enjoyed being on the committee the past year and is looking forward to seeing what we can do to keep the communications industry growing and in the spotlight.