Finalists for NZ's Excellence in IT Awards named
Finalists for the 2016 New Zealand Excellence in IT Awards have been announced, with a huge range of individuals standing out this year.
The awards are a sector-wide event that recognise the individuals and team show have excelled in the tech industry. Unlike other events that focus on companies and vendors, the New Zealand Excellence in IT Awards exclusively celebrates people.
"This year's finalists are a smorgasbord of professionals who have not only been hugely successful professionally, but have also given back to the sector through volunteer and other roles," comments IITP chief executive Paul Matthews.
The awards are a collaboration of ten of New Zealand's tech associations, to create a truly sector-wide awards programme.
Partners include the Institute of IT Professionals, TUANZ, Health Informatics NZ, itSMF NZ, NZ Software Association, GOVIS, Project Management Institute, InternetNZ, NZRise and the NZ Open source Society.
"What makes the Excellence in IT Awards different is that it recognises the real people behind software and information technology - the people that make IT work," Matthews explains.
"The unsung heroes and champions of our sector deserve all the recognition they can get," he adds.
The highlight award, IT Professional of the Year, includes Michael Trengrove, the head of a nationwide programme helping kids learn to code, Victoria Maclennan, a very successful entrepreneur and cochair of sector group NZRise, and Murray Wills, a very experienced consultant who has dedicated a huge amount of time to initiatives to help build the sector.
The other categories feature leaders and doers from across the tech industry.
"The 16 sector leading judges have their work cut out for them," says Matthews.
The Finalists in the New Zealand Excellence in IT Awards are:
IT Project Excellence Award
In partnership with Project Management Institute of NZ
Antoon Moonen AM Consultancy Limited
Information Services Group Whanganui District Council
Nick Kumarich NZME
Excellence in Software
In partnership with the NZ Software Association
Fulton Hogan Digital Team Fulton Hogan
Jonny McKenzie Possboss HQ
Simon Baker CricHQ
Excellence in Health Informatics
In partnership with Health Informatics NZ
Dr David Hay Orion Health
David Ryan Waitemata DHB
Homecare Medical (National Telehealth Service Project) Spark
Excellence in IT Education
In partnership with CITRENZ
DIGIT Team: Temakwan Fenton-Coyne, Luke Tomes - Nigel Studdart North Tec
Michael Trengrove Code Club Aotearoa
Rohan Wakefield Enspiral Dev Academy
Excellence in Public Sector IT
In partnership with GOVIS
Govt.nz Product Team
Information Services Group Whanganui District Council
Jeremy Hughes Company-X
Excellence in IT Service Management
In partnership with itSMFnz
Christchurch City Council Service Desk
MYOB IT Services team
IT Services Group (ISG) Canterbury District Health Board
Young IT Professional of the Year
In partnership with NZRise
Ilya Zharenikov Designer Technology Ltd
Leah Langdale Fulton Hogan
Thomas Mitchell Hunchbuzz
New Zealand IT Professional of the Year
In partnership with the Institute of IT Professionals NZ
Michael Trengrove Code Club Aotearoa
Murray Wills Maxsys
Victoria Maclennan Optimal HQ
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on 12th July 2016, during the ITx 2016 tech megaconference in Wellington.
More information about the finalists and the awards is available here.
