Our Team

DIRECTOR

Jodie’s career in technology started the day she bought a technology company. She speaks fluent Japanese, grows her own vegetables, and has a gold medal in multi-tasking.

BOARD CHAIR

David Kennedy is a cybersecurity veteran, has held roles like CISO, CIO, and COO. Voted as one of New Zealand's top CIOs for three years and runner-up for CIO of the Year, he has also served on advisory boards, driving growth strategies.

GENERAL MANAGER

Mignon originally came from a web & graphic design background; essentially she has been a geek to the core since her teens. Mignon can be found caravanning and surfing most weekends with her husband, son and golden retriever puppy.

CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Aaron brings over 15 years of experience in science, R&D, and innovation. With degrees in Physics and Business Administration, he’s led projects in industries like green metals and defense, focusing on smart materials and machine learning. Outside work, Aaron explores new technologies and seeks out the next big idea for Cucumber's future.

HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Paula, a Southland native who settled in Tauranga 16 years ago, has 20+ years of IT expertise. She's known for rolling her r’s as well as her cheese rolls (Southland sushi) and spends summers using her son's cricket games as an excuse to lay about in the sun.

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Besides being a master developer, Mauro is also a scuba diver and private pilot. So in his spare time he doesn't spend much time on the ground. Rumours are he moved to New Zealand because it was the longest flight he could find.

PROGRAMME MANAGER

Matt studied golf and maths at St. Andrews, has modelled jumpers for GQ magazine, was a snowboard instructor in Switzerland and he's our Project Manager. We're as surprised as you are.

Solution Architect

Ashwin is our resident kiwi car enthusiast. Moving from Fiji when he was 2, he’s been in IT for over 20 years. He enjoys drifting his Nissan 200sx and cleaning up poker tables in his free time.

SENIOR TALENT CONSULTANT

Tom proudly heralds from the gritty northwest of England, with over a decade honing tech recruitment, Tom's a wealth of expertise. A Talent Acquisition ace, he masters end-to-end processes and strategic staffing. Beyond, he can carry a surfboard and look good doing it. Whether he can ride it is yet to be proven.

SENIOR ANALYST

When Jo isn't wrangling kids you'll find her climbing Mauao or crashed out on the couch with a good book. She's planning on walking the Camino de Santiago one day.

SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR

Fueled mainly by coffee, Zoe is all energy in the office and doesn't like it to be too quiet. She loves to be outdoors playing tennis or exploring the paradise that is the Bay of Plenty.

BUSINESS ANALYST

An experienced analyst with a technical leaning, Brett is an action sports junkie riding numerous bikes motored or otherwise and now passing this onto his young kids. He drinks far too much coffee and enjoys the technicalities of technology.

SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT

After completing four Ironmans, Grant saw a race up Mt Difficulty and thought, "Why not?" Now he’s gearing up for the World Iron Man Champs in Hawaii. With over 20 years in web and mobile development, plus 12 years in fintech, Grant brings deep technical expertise to the team—when he’s not conquering mountains.

SUPPORT CONSULTANT

Nick is a web analyst, self-confessed sports addict and always wins the office sports sweepstakes. He started in web analytics before Google was invented and drinks a lot of tea. Seriously, a lot.

APPLICATION SUPPORT CONSULTANT

After years of chasing waves and shredding the slopes, Alex is now diving headfirst into the world of IT. He’s bringing that same energy and focus to his new role as our support consultant, and we couldn't be more excited to have him on board.

TEST ANALYST

Rebekkah is an ex-aquarist with a BSc in Biology, who has moved to the dark side - testing. She became used to the warm waters of Dubai and PnG so now spends time gaming and avoiding NZs cold waters.

JAVA DEVELOPER

Simon is proud to be our oldest developer, with an impressive 20 years of developing under his belt. His special talent's bending his fingers back to touch the back of his hand. He might have more, but we're too afraid to ask.

FRONT END DEVELOPER

Emi is from Argentina and is a big fan of video games (with a tattoo to prove it). Other than loving to write code, Emi also loves chocolate and lollies and being in New Zealand.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Nathan likes to spend his spare time gardening and tinkering with his home PC to maximise performance on games he'll probably never actually play!