About us

Ben Starr

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ben is responsible for strategy development and execution to realise eagle.io's vision.

He has previously founded and directed a number of technology and professional service firms, one that was listed as the 35th fastest growing company in Australia (O2 Environment and Engineering) in the BRW Fast 100.

Jarrah Watson

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

Jarrah is the lead platform architect and heads our software development team.

Jarrah has over 15 years of international experience in architecting, deploying and maintaining mission-critical monitoring and control systems.

Career highlights include:

• Australia - ENVAULT data portal
• Canada - Water Survey Canada
• Indonesia - Kota Panjang Hydro Electric Power Plant
• Iran - Karun River Water Quality Monitoring and Flood Warning System
• Malaysia - Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART)
• Singapore - Singapore Reservoir Integration Scheme (SRIS)

Jesse Mitchell

CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF DATA SCIENTIST

Jesse has 15 years of experience in Database Administration and Professional Services, including over a decade at NetApp with global responsibility for data resiliance and customer advocacy.

Jesse has brought his experience in Silicon Valley to eagle.io as a co-founder and senior architect, with current responsibility for dev-ops, scaling, security, and customer experience.

John Russell

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

John has primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financial reporting.

John has more than 30 years experience in finance, accounting and organisational management and development gained through commercial, chartered accounting & not-for-profit environments.

Particular expertise in managing and developing the finance, HR, administration and sales operations functions across multinational divisions, acquisition integration and business planning and forecasting within the IT Software & Services industry.

Oregon Watson

VP SALES

Oregon is our head sales contact and product specialist.

Oregon's expertise spans a range of disciplines including customer relations, enterprise sales and marketing, strategic planning and channel development.

Stephane Malhomme

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Stephane is responsible for brand building and lead generation for eagle.io.

His previous experience includes work with international consulting agencies and Airbus.

Ridwaan Amod

VP USER EXPERIENCE

Ridwaan is responsible for managing User Experience (UX) design and development.

Ridwaan has more than 6 years of experience developing web and mobile apps, with a focus on designing beautiful user experiences. Ridwaan has worked on over 70 projects across 14 industries and 30 clients.

Career highlights include:

• Data capture, processing and visualisation for QLD Treasury's Budget data
• Remote data logging and processing for Nandos to monitor distributed spraying against Malaria
• Data capture, KPI dashboards, reporting and smart interfaces for McKinsey and Co projects
• Reporting system for the Australian Rail Track Corporation
• Digitisation of paper records for the Provincial Department of Health in South Africa
• Smart staff management for Childcare centres in QLD

Nicholas Hitchins

USER INTERFACE LEAD

Nicholas is responsible for managing the User Interface (UI) design and development.

Nicholas has over a decade of experience designing, developing and delivering world-class SCADA and Information System solutions throughout Australia, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Career highlights include:

• Australia - Envault data portal
• Hong Kong - Sewer Overflow and Wastewater Management System
• Iran - Karun River Water Quality Monitoring and Flood Warning System
• Kenya - Flood Warning and Management Systems
• Malaysia - Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART)
• Singapore - Remote Monitoring System For The Used Water Network (RENE)

Bentley

SENIOR VP IN CHARGE OF BEING A GOOD BOY

Bentley is a very good boy.

His primary responsibility is community outreach, catching frisbees, and being such a good boy.

Career highlights include:

• All the times when we thought he wasn't going to be able to catch that frisbee but then he totally caught it