Our People
Leadership
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Andy Matheson, MD + Commercial Lead
BBS, DipBS, MBA
Andy brings more than 25 years of experience in technology commercialisation, business development, and venture investment. He has a strong track record of taking deep-tech innovations from concept to global markets and building scalable commercial pathways around advanced science.Andy is passionate about turning scientific innovation into real-world value and bringing New Zealand technology to a global audience.
Email: andy.matheson@hydrometrics.co.nz -
Ian Woodhead, Technology Advisor
NZCE, BSc, PhD
Professor Ian Woodhead was Lincoln Agritech’s Chief Scientist and Group Manager of the Lincoln Technology Group. With almost 40 years’ experience in sensor development, his main research interests are measuring the broadband dielectric properties of composite materials including water content, physical measurements using microwave and mm waves, and high speed electronics.
Professor Woodhead has created a number of globally-marketed sensors, including devices to evaluate the performance of electric fences and the Aquaflex electronic soil moisture sensor, sold by Streat Instruments, that has paved the way for more efficient irrigation systems and allowed farmers to use water more sustainably.
Team
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Dr Ethan Dale, Operations Engineer
BSc, PhD
Ethan Dale joined the HydroMetrics team in 2022, after working as a postdoctoral researcher for Bodeker Scientific, studying urban air quality.
Ethan completed his PhD at the University of Canterbury, studying the interactions between large storms and sea ice in Antarctica. Before that he completed a BSc in physics.
Outside of work Ethan likes to spend as much time in the hills as possible, either skiing, hiking, mountaineering, mountain biking, rock climbing, or paddling down rivers.
Email: ethan.dale@hydrometrics.co.nz -
Dr Dave Rankin, R&D Advisor
BE, PhD
Dave has a Bachelor of Engineering and PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Canterbury.
He has a passion for business; in 2004 he formed Indigo Systems, a successful start-up wireless communications company that produced various types of telemetry equipment. The company was acquired by CropLogic in 2014 and Dave became the Chief Technical Officer.
Dave joined Lincoln Agritech as a Senior Research Scientist, but is now the team leader for our new GreenTech group, with a primary focus on greenhouse gas monitoring and mitigation.
He specialises in:- system modelling
- science innovation
- advanced product development
