Jinuk Lee

Design Engineer

Design Engineer Jinuk Lee has been with Equiptec since early 2019, after working as a freelance mechatronics engineer and interning at Compac. With a degree in mechatronics engineering from Massey University, Jinuk brings a keen eye for both detail and innovation to the team. Jinuk appreciates the friendly colleagues and good working culture at Equiptec, and enjoys cooking in his spare time.

Tom Senior

Operations Manager

Tom Senior joined the Equiptec team almost three years ago, fresh out of school and raring to get stuck into it. Originally working as a storeman picking and packing orders, Tom now enjoys working with the operations team as the Operations Manager, scheduling jobs, ordering stock and overseeing quality control for both incoming and outgoing stock. His hobbies include playing musical instruments, particularly the guitar.

Becky Senior

Marketing Manager

Having been at Equiptec since 2004, Marketing Manager Becky Senior has worked across many aspects of the business, with her focus over the years being admin, finance and marketing. For Becky, the best thing about life at Equiptec is working with a dynamic team to produce world-leading products that keep people safe and help them work more efficiently. Outside of work, she keeps things creative and relaxing with cooking, gardening, sewing, scrapbooking and playing the piano.

Gareth Smith

Business Development Manager

Gareth Smith came to Equiptec in 2016 after years in product development and sales in office interiors and then specialised patient handling equipment. As Business Development Manager, Gareth is proud of Equiptec’s innovative, market-leading products and the team behind it all. In his free time, he tries to get his family out into the rough to learn about and enjoy the elements wherever possible — cooking over fire is a favourite.

Bruce Senior

Managing Director

A qualified Joiner by trade, Managing Director Bruce Senior has spent almost 30 years growing Equiptec into the industry leader it is today.

“What makes working for Equiptec so rewarding is knowing that our innovations are helping customers all over the globe work safer, more comfortably and more efficiently,” says Bruce. “Working alongside a dynamic, disciplined team is a high point for me because we’re all equally passionate about finding safe, sturdy and economic solutions to our customers problems.”

When he’s not at work, Bruce likes to keep busy with his own building projects around the home, as well as exploring the great outdoors in his area.

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Risa Palgan

Marketing and Sales Coordinator

More than six years in customer service and IT has given Risa the experience and professional drive to deliver Equiptec customers a great experience. Since joining Equiptec in late 2020, she has been working to explore and develop exciting new markets for the business. Risa loves extreme adventures and has absolutely no fear of heights … as long as safety comes first.

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Rob Brauch

US Business Development Consultant

With almost 40 years of experience in occupational safety, Rob has helped introduce dozens of breakthrough technologies to the community of safety professionals in the US and beyond, through his consultancy, Occupational Health and Safety Solutions. He is a member of the International Society of Fall Protection, the American Society of Safety Professionals, The American Industrial Hygiene Association and has sat on and chaired numerous technical advisory committees for ANSI, ASTM/ASSP, ISO, AIHA and more. He has global experience working in the field on six continents.

He is also a CAOHC Certified Occupational Hearing Conservationist and member of the National Hearing Conservation Association, stemming from his lifelong love of music and performance as a guitarist who has acquired a diverse collection of instruments – some of which he redesigned or built from scratch.