WELCOME TO DATUM PROJECTS

With over two decades in the industry, Seth has worked with some of Europe and Australasia’s most prominent retailers on his way to forming the formidable team at Datum. Following in his father’s footsteps in owning a shopfitting company, Seth oversees all project delivery – bringing a calm demeanour and top-notch problem solving to a fast-paced industry.

With over two decades of prior experience in project management, Alan joined Datum in 2014. As though managing a number of projects at any one time and facilitating the teams that make these projects happen wasn’t enough, Alan’s experienced and unique touch includes an impeccable eye for detail and a commitment to quality.

Michelle is one of the newest members of the Datum family, having relocated in mid-2018 from Johannesburg. Michelle has been in the business and retail fit out industry for ten years now and is loving the culture and work ethos at Datum. As a project manager, Michelle prides herself on her resilience and resourcefulness – attributes developed back home in South Africa.

Upon his return to New Zealand after spending twelve years fitting out superyachts all over the world, Troy moved into shopfitting and hasn’t look backed since. He’s passionate about delivering projects on time and to a high quality, while forming strong relationships with clients, staff and sub-contractors along the way.

Adrian brings years of management experience across multiple industries to Datum. His role is all about ensuring customers are happy, our people are happy, and the business is profitable – lining up the three to ensure we can weather any storm.

Sing has spent eight years immersed in the fit out industry, sharing that time between construction and retail. Although she has worked in full project manager roles in Malaysia, she’s focusing exclusively on the quantity surveyor aspect at Datum. This broad experience means Sing is great at analysing both the bigger picture and the smaller details.

After some time overseas getting more great experience to add to his tool kit, James is back with the Datum team. As a quantity surveyor, he helps clients ensure their projects are scoped and delivered accurately – time after time.

Joining the team when Datum set up its first factory, Barry’s responsible for the maintenance and remedial aspects of the work we do. Basically, it’s Barry’s job to make sure that everything we do is awesome, and stays that way long-term – and his communication skills and emphasis on perfectionism are second to none.

With more than 15 years’ experience and a real passion for health and safety, Tee is responsible for upholding our value of ‘safety first’. Coordinating onsite audits and meetings, first aid training, and all of our certifications, Tee takes our approach to health and safety standards beyond ‘just’ compliance.

Grant has joined us as a newbie to shopfitting, but not to business finance. Throughout a long career of helping businesses grow their profitability, he’s worked in industries as diverse as timber exports and healthcare – so brings a wealth of expertise and passion to his role as Financial Controller here at Datum.

Starting as a cabinetmaker and joiner in the 1980s, Paul moved to residential building before finding his passion in shopfitting more than two decades ago. With Datum since 2014, Paul oversees everything produced in the factory – including scheduling, purchasing, design, construction, and logistics – and thrives on the challenge of short lead times.

Joining the team in mid 2017 to run the factory, Mark’s spent over 20 years in the industry. Mark particularly enjoys innovating and finding fit-for-purpose solutions, and he’s driven by a desire for constant improvement, whether that be through training staff or streamlining our processes for even better customer delivery.

As our go-to person for anything accounts-related, and with a comprehensive knowledge of our work and team, Jo is the magic that ensures Datum functions like a well-oiled machine.

Max does the hard work of getting all of Datum’s building consents sorted, as well as doing general project coordination to make all of our jobs easier. Having started off as a designer before we took the opportunity to grab him for the Datum team, Max brings a wealth of experience and professionalism to his role.

The ‘devil is in the details’ – and even the grandest project depends on the success of the small components – which is why the role of our detailers is so important. Matt and Shane take concepts and turn them into working drawings ready for manufacturing – fuelling the creative projects Datum is known for.

As an ex-cabinet maker, Jackson brings a practical approach to detailing – taking the architect’s drawings, formatting them and making them understandable so our team can make them for our clients. Having been with Datum for three years, he’s achieved one of his career goals of becoming a detailer, and loves the family vibe here.

With a sharp eye for detail and strong communication skills, William's primary role is to interpret architectural drawings and put them in a language that the production team can use. He sees his role as a bridge between the office and the workshop, as well as between ideas and beautiful pieces of joinery.