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The Experts
Introducing our Talent base
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Manuel Shimasaki
Managing Director
“Underwriters Laboratories commitment to providing a reliable, flexible and competitive service, along with our many years of experience, enables us to provide an affordable solution to manufacturers, importers and consultants. We have specialist skills in EMC, standards type testing, environmental shock and vibration testing, and product evaluation. This has given us an international reputation for technical excellence while being customer oriented, providing a quick turnaround on jobs and maintaining an impeccable reputation for excellence.”
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Matt Toohey
Marketing Director
Matt Toohey has been involved in the electrical and plastics industry
since leaving school at the age of 17. As Marketing Director, his role
is to bring clients to Underwriters Laboratories and to ensure a positive
working relationship between client and laboratory. Matt sees the job
as an opportunity to bring engineering solutions to life: “We act as
the last link in our client’s development process. We take that role
seriously and diligently apply the principles of quality of delivery
to our ISO 17025 standard, secrecy and integrity. Our success is a
reflection of the success of our clients in bringing innovation to the
global markets we service.” Matt is often the first point of contact
for clients inquiring about Underwriters Laboratories’ services and can be
contacted by email at any time.
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Brian Hobbs
FUS Manager
“My job involves the Follow Up Service inspections on behalf of Underwriters Laboratories throughout New Zealand. As QA manager I oversee the quality and consistency of results reported by Underwriters Laboratories.”
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Bob Hills
Technical Manager and IANZ Signatory
“As Technical Manager and IANZ signatory my job entails overseeing the technical matters of the laboratory, supervision over the application of the procedures, checking Compliance Engineers' test results and providing technical assistance to less experienced staff members.”
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Peter Johnston
Quality Manager
"The Quality Manager role covers a number of aspects. The maintenance
and growth of our quality accreditation status, ensuring the quality,
delivery and consistency of results reported by Underwriters Laboratories
delight our customers, along with continually improving our business
through the introduction of best practice quality management systems."
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Susan Burton
Administration Manager
“Sole responsibility for managing the complete administration of
Underwriters Laboratories. Some of my duties include: managing junior
staff, organising all postal duties, overseeing the reception area,
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Jarek Tolloczko
Electrical Appliance Compliance Engineer and IANZ Signatory
“The main aspects of my job within Underwriters Laboratories Electrical
Appliance Department are to serve as an approved IANZ signatory and
also to provide supervision over application of the test procedures,
checking obtained test results, providing technical assistance to less
experienced staff members and any electrical appliance testing.”
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Christopher Bennetts
Shock and Vibration and Environmental Compliance Engineer
“Working within the Environmental Department at Underwriters Laboratories
offers testing capabilities in the areas of shock, vibration,
environmental chambers, and IP (Ingress Protection) testing. Vibration
and shock testing is carried out on computer-controlled LDS equipment
enabling a wide range of random, sinusoidal, and shock-pulse outputs.
The collection of environmental chambers includes programmable control
of relative humidity and temperature, as well as salt-fog and
altitude-testing facilities.”
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