Key People

President

William has been president of EA Technology LLC since founding it in 2013. His responsibilities involve general management of the company which is responsible for EA Technology activities in North and South America. William is also responsible for sales, service, support and training on partial discharge instruments and condition-based asset management. He is an author or co-author of several industry papers.

Prior to EA, William was vice president of RFL Electronics Inc. Research and Development Engineering group from 1994. His responsibilities included corporate management, new product development, manufacturing engineering, and technical support. He joined RFL in 1988. Bill is a senior member of the IEEE and has co-authored a number of IEEE standards in the field of power system protection and communications. He holds one patent in this area as well.

Bill received his BS degree from Rutgers, The State University on NJ, School of Engineering in 1984 and worked in the biomedical engineering field for 4 years prior to joining RFL.

Group CEO

Robert is Group CEO

Robert has worked for the company since 2001. His expertise extends across sales and marketing, asset management and innovation. He has led the company since 2004, when he led an employee buyout. In 2015, he effected a CVA of the company to resolve a long-standing pension liability, relieving the company of £100M of liabilities in exchange for an equity and loan arrangement.

Robert was a founding Board Member of the Energy Systems Catapult, the Energy Innovation Centre, the Cheshire Energy Hub and the Cheshire Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Commission. He is a Past President and Life Fellow of the Institute of Asset Management and is an active member of the Cheshire Lieutenancy, where he leads on King’s Awards for Enterprise.

VisNet Monitoring MD

Dave holds the role of Managing Director of VisNet Monitoring, having joined the company in 2009.

A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IET, Dave has over 19 years of experience in the sector with an active history in innovation, asset management and the decarbonisation agenda. Today he is responsible for commercial development and the scale-up of all EA Technology’s products and services, implementing the outputs of innovation into a global market.

He has a track record in international business development, and was pivotal in creating, bidding and delivering several key innovation projects including the UK’s largest grid / electric vehicle trials. Dave is a member of the Ofgem/BEIS Smart Systems Forum and IET’s Energy Policy panel. He also represented the CBI’s Regional Council from 2016-19.

Group Chief Finance Officer

Julie is the Group Chief Finance Officer. she joined EA Technology in 2000 and was appointed to the Board in 2016.

A Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) with over 25years experience in finance, Julie works closely with the CEO and Executive team and serves as an effective business partner who can influence and collaborate across the Group.

She is commercially focussed and a competent strategic thinker with a keen eye to detail. A strong technical knowledge is coupled with a drive towards delivering results. She is highly motivated to drive strategic growth across the Group whilst maintaining financial stability.

Managing Director Australia

Neil is the Managing Director of EA Technology Australia.

A Chartered Engineer and Member of the IET, Neil has over 25 years of experience in the sector and a long and varied career in EA Technology since joining the UK business in 1996. Starting in a technical services role he played a leading part in the development of non-intrusive condition monitoring tools and techniques for HV assets. An innovator who led the development team that won two UK Queens Awards for Innovation, he also played an integral role in the international development of EA Technology and the establishment of the global subsidiary companies.

Neil was Group Commercial Director of EA Technology before leaving the UK in 2014 to take over the running of EA Technology’s operations in Australasia with wider remit to work within the Asia Pacific regional businesses.

Managing Director

Victor is an experienced electrical engineer with over 20 years of operational experience within the power sector. He has held engineering management positions with a large Singapore electricity utility and has an extensive operational background with the maintenance and operation on the transmission and distribution asset.

Victor joined EA Technology in September 2011 and established EA Technology Asset Management in Singapore. This subsidiary company provides a full range of products and services direct to customers and through its network of local distribution partners across South East Asia. Victor is the managing director for EA Technology Asset Management Pte Ltd. In January 2015, Victor took over the operations of Shanghai business. Being a managing director for both EA Technology Asset Management Pte Ltd and EA Technology (Shanghai) Ltd, Victor holds overall responsibilities for the operations of the South East Asia and China businesses.